The Central Library provides students and faculty with diverse collections including books, theses, dissertations, and digital resources.
Development of online services including the electronic catalogue (OPAC), access to databases, and remote consultation.
Supporting students and researchers in information retrieval, scientific monitoring, and the promotion of academic work.
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2026-03-17
The Central Library has posted updates regarding registration forms for the National Online Document...
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2025-07-18
The library has released its new acquisition catalogues, documenting recently added books across sev...
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2025-07-23
The library administration recently announced the opening of its new digital library platform. This...
Read moreOur collections in numbers
From October 1978 to December 2026, the Central Library acquired a total of 446,844 copies, equivalent to 94,242 titles, including 165,566 copies transferred to faculties and institutes.
The Central Library of Setif 1 University Ferhat Abbas dates back to 1978, and was moved to its new headquarters in the El-Baz complex in 2025. Its area is estimated at 6639 m2, and it consists of 3 floors. The ground floor includes a book storage room for the disciplines of literature, humanities and social sciences and the archive hall. The first floor includes a book storage room for the disciplines of medical sciences, economic and administrative sciences, in addition to the office of the head of the guidance department, the office of the computer unit, the processing department, the acquisitions department, the reception and guidance office, in addition to the lecture hall. As for its second floor, it includes a book storage room for the disciplines of science and technology, in addition to the reading hall that can accommodate 1000 seats, the bibliographic research hall, the internet hall, the periodicals and theses hall, and the language and media café. The third floor includes the office of the director, the secretariat, the office of the head of the processing department, the office supplies storage room and the surveillance camera office.
Discover MoreThe Central Library of Setif 1 University Ferhat Abbas consists of four departments, as defined in Article 21 of the joint ministerial decree dated 08 Rajab 1425 AH, corresponding to August 24, 2004, which defines the administrative organization of the university directorate, faculty, institute, university annex, and their shared departments: Acquisition Department - Guidance Department - Processing Department - Bibliographic Research Department. Our main tasks are as follows: