The role of libraries departments, as all university institutions, focuses mainly
upon education, scientific research and community service. The purpose of this
study is to highlight the role of libraries departments in the Egyptian universities in
community service. It examines the status of community service in libraries
departments, as well as the obstacles that impede the implementation of
community service programs in the appropriate manner.
The study was applied on fourteen departments of the Egyptian libraries
departments. It was found that the interest in serving community within the
libraries departments in Egyptian Universities is medium. There are no
statistically significant differences in the interest of libraries attributed to the
departments' years of experience, the staff's scientific level, or the majority's
gender.
Therefore, the researcher has developed a guiding vision to help libraries
departments to serve the community appropriately