OVERVIEW
The Textbooks Follow-up Office was established in April 1999 to facilitate the task of providing and selling textbooks to the UOB students, the academic staff and external buyers. The Textbooks Follow-up office is a division of the Vice President for Information Technology Services and Financial and Administration Affairs Office. The Textbooks Follow-up Office -through its coordination with all colleges specifies the needs of textbooks for every academic year. It also coordinates with the purchasing department at the University to supply such textbooks from various suppliers to offer them for sale at competitive prices, which enables students to get their needs of textbooks at ease and comfort.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate with different colleges and centers in the University by sending reports regarding textbooks availability to every college or center to determine their needs according to these reports.
- Gather textbooks requests from each section coordinator from every college and compare such requests to set off the quantities required with what’s available in the stores.
- Coordinate with purchasing department in the University to supply requested textbooks from the suppliers.
- Receive textbooks from the suppliers in coordination with assets department and ensure they match requested quantities and specifications. Then, enter all related data in the electronic system and deposit the stock in the stores in preparation to offer them for sale.
- Distribute textbooks according to the needs of the sale desks at: Sakhir, Isa town, and the sale desk at the Health Science College at Salmaniya Hospital.
- Perform sale activities to University students and the academic staff and other external parties.
- Participate in international and local book fairs and exhibitions held in the Kingdom of Bahrain annually.
SERVICES
- Providing and selling books to students in different locations.
- Providing books to staff.
- Providing information regarding book quantities to other departments.
- Selling books to external entities, such as private universities, etc.
- Selling books at local book fairs and exhibitions.
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