King Saud University has paid great attention to its libraries as one of the main foundations of the research and educational process. It exerted all efforts over the previous fifty years to enhance its libraries; now a total of eighteen libraries make up the main nerve of the academic and learning disciplines of the university. At the time of its transition ito its current location, the university added the collections of nine of its libraries to the main library, forming thereby the central library. Renamed later Prince Salman’s Central library, it now enjoys seven branch libraries.

Ideally housed in its seven floor building, with an area of 51400 square meters and more than 4000 reading seats, the central library occupies a central location among colleges and facilities, providing students, faculties, employees and other members of the community easy access to its location and holdings. Its collections include books, periodicals, manuscripts, government publications, academic theses, dissertations, press clippings, audio-visual and electronic media.

The Libraries Deanship launched this site to help Internet surfers and interested individuals gain access to catalogs, holding locations, galleries, and electronic databases, along with other different facilities. We hope the site will familiarize those interested with our activities and services; should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Dr. Abdel Wahab bin Mohammed Aba Al-Kheil, Dean