SAC Library Collections
Library collections are available for circulation, with a borrowing period of 7 days and 30 days for Students and Staff respectively . Items can be renewed once if there are no reservations for them. Popular resources should not be renewed, however photocopies can be made. These resources consist of:
- Books donated by the English Office/British Council in December 2008
- Books donated by the PDO [Petrol Development of Oman]
- Books donated by the Teachers
- New books purchased by the Ministry
Total number of books - 5,514
Total number of titles – 2,409 [statistical data, updated AY2019-2020]
Reference Material
Various reference materials are available for in-house use only and can
be photocopied if necessary. These are Dictionaries & Encyclopedias and
are not for circulation.
Audiovisual Material
Various audiovisual materials are available, some are exclusively for referencing purposes only. Original copies are available for circulation.
Audiovisual material, discs consisting of Encyclopedias, Dictionaries,
English Grammar Exercises; Discs for listening; story tapes; Copies are
divided into: story cassettes; stories on discs; discs consisting of
encyclopedias, Dictionaries and English Grammar Activities. These are
all new additions added to the collection since March 2008.
Computers
Computers in both the girls and boys sides are available to students and staff.
Various computer programs for English are
available on all computers in the SAC for students to use. No printers
are available.
Projects and School Works
Teachers are requested to inform the SAC Staff of all prospective
projects and school works before sending students to the SAC
LCD TV Sets \ VCR \ DVD Recorders and Players
TV, VCR, DVD recorders as well as the software, are available for use
in the SAC primarily for students. Staff also have access to these
resources. These resources are mainly to improve the listening skills,
communication skills, vocabulary and grammar in the English language.
All students should be encouraged to use these resources for educational
purposes only.