مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية
Volume 10, Numéro 1, Pages 100-108
2025-04-04

Security And Policy In University Libraries: Ahmed Orwa Library At Emir Abdelkader University Of Islamic Sciences

Authors : Saidi Ibtissam .

Abstract

Abstract: ‎ The increasing security risks to institutions and their information systems have ‎necessarily led to attention to their protection mechanisms.The current study attempts to ‎shed light on the necessity of providing a safe and reliable infrastructure in university ‎libraries to provide electronic services, and directs attention to the need to develop ‎policies and strategies that ensure the security of the library service and the user at the ‎same time ; Where the rules, laws and controls that are applied when dealing with ‎information and related technologies within the library should be available.‎ The study also aims to verify the existence of such policies in Ahmed Orwa ‎library of Emir Abd El kader University of Islamic Sciences, And the most important ‎protected elements, as it aims to clarify the most important methods adopted to secure ‎digital systems‏. ‏The study used the Case study method approach and the interview as a ‎data collection tool ; The study concluded that there are some mechanisms to protect the ‎library and its data, such as passwords, antiviruses, etc. However, the results denied the ‎existence of a documented and controlled security policy in the true sense of security ‎

Keywords

Security policy ; university libraries ‎ ; levels of security policies ‎