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WHO CAN USE THE LIBRARY

Only bonafide students in possession of student I.Ds registered at Lupane State University are entitled to borrow library materials. Students and staff from other institutions are also allowed to have access to the library material upon payment of a stipulated fee for research purposes.

CIRCULATION OF LIBRARY MATERIAL

Books from the ordinary loan shelf and short-term loan shelf can be borrowed. Reserve section books can be borrowed only for three hours by students and academic staff can use them overnight . CD ROMS, DVDs and audio video cassettes can be borrowed for a period of one week.


Book Reservation
If a book within the library’s collection is not immediately available, users can request the book by completing a reservation form which is available at the Circulation Desk. Only 2 books can be reserved at a time. The borrower is informed as soon as the book is available. The book is to be collected within 3 days from the date of notice.

INTER-LIBRARY LOAN
The Library can obtain for its patrons books and other materials it does not have from other libraries. All such requests should be submitted to the User ServicesLibrarian through the reference section for necessary action. Note that inter-library loans are subject to the terms imposed by the lending library.


USE OF COMPUTERS AND INTERNET IN THE LIBRARY
The library have computers in the knowledge commons where Lupane State University registered students and staff can access the internet. The knowledge commons can be used by students/ staff to do their academic research, access e resources, type assignments, check e-mails and access the library catalog.

NB:Students are not allowed to abuse the computers by viewing sensitive materials like pornographic material and accessing social networks.

ONLINE ACCESS TO CATALOGUE
Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is an online database of materials held by the library. Students can access the OPAC by navigating to the library website. The OPAC allows remote access to library collections, The OPAC allows students to view the the library collection, status of a book whether its short loan, long-term, available in the library and its location.
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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
The University Subscribes to a number of Online Electronic Resources. These have been arranged in order of relevance to the Faculties in the University:

Agricultural Sciences related e-resources.




Commerce related e-resources.




Humanities and Social Sciences related e-resources.




Open Access e-resources that are relevant to the University's areas of focus, that it does not pay in-order to access.