Covenant University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == University Library (Centre for Learning Resources) == [[Covenant University Library (Centre for Learning Resources)|Covenant University's Centre for Learning Resources]], otherwise known as the university library,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Centre for Learning Resources (CLR)|url=https://covenantuniversity.edu.ng/Library}}</ref> is situated between the female halls of residence, Dorcas Hall and Esther Hall areas of the campus, and directly opposite the university chapel. The total floor area of the complex is 11,300{{nbsp}}m{{sup|2}}. The library complex is an edifice with three floors, reputed to be one of the largest in Africa.<ref name=":0" /> It is designed as a glass structure. It is located amidst the college buildings, the university chapel and the halls of residence.<ref name=":0" /> It can accommodate up to 3000 readers and about 500 research staff and postgraduate students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://clrmain.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/preamble/|title=Preamble|website=Centre for Learning Resources|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last1=Yusuf|first1=Felicia|last2=Iwu|first2=Juliana I|date=2010|title=Use of Academic Library: A Case Study of Covenant University, Nigeria.|url=http://www.iclc.us/cliej/cl30YI.pdf|journal=Chinese Librarianship: An International Electronic Journal}}</ref> === Open access publishing === In January 2011, Covenant University adopted a policy that mandated all referred publications in journals, conferences and books to be deposited in the university open access repository. This applied to faculty and postgraduate students alike.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/portals-and-platforms/goap/access-by-region/africa/nigeria/|title= Nigeria - Global Open Access Portal |publisher= UNESCO |access-date= 2017-05-06}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page