The Oman Room houses special collections, among them items on Oman, writings by Omanis and other materials relevant to the Sultanate. The general collection is classified according to the Library of Congress classification system, utilizing the open-stack system. Users of the library locate materials through the On-Line Public Access Catalogue with computer terminals conveniently located on all floors of the building. Holders of valid University I.D. cards are entitled to the borrowing privileges offered by the library. Study areas accommodating 550 users include separate male and female reading rooms, individual carrels and less formal seating areas.
Qualified staff are on hand during all opening hours to assist students, faculty and staff.
Reference librarians are available to answer questions, to assist individual students with their research projects and to conduct manual and computerized bibliographical searches. Other staff members are available to aid library users with current periodicals, reserve materials, audio-visual and microform materials and equipment. When needed material is not owned by the library, the Interlibrary Loan Section can obtain it from external sources. Although their holdings are included in the central catalogue, the three libraries work independently from each other and from the Main Library. During summer, official holidays and the holy month of Ramadhan, the opening hours are subject to amendment.