Prescribed and recommended books: Academic Reserves/ Short loans
Copies of prescribed and recommended books are often kept in the Academic Reserves/ Short Loans section of the libraries. Academic Reserves/ Short Loans materials may not be taken out of the library during the day but may be borrowed overnight or for weekends.
Academic Reserves / Short Loans
The library catalogue indicates what books have been placed in Short Loans. Short Loans material cannot be removed from the library during the day- the day is divided into one-hour slot to allow as many users as possible to have access. Items can be borrowed overnight or for weekends.
You must produce your student card to be able to borrow items.
The general book stock is arranged on the open shelves in number order; General Chemistry is mostly within the 540 number ranges, Physical chemistry 541, Analytical chemistry 543, and Inorganic chemistry 546, Organic Chemistry 547. Undergraduates may borrow 5 items for two-week period, Post graduates may borrow 10 items for 3 months’ period and staff may borrow 15 items for 6 months’ period. Books may be renewed if not requested by another borrower.
The library catalogue iLink on the Library’s website may be used to track the location and availability of an item.
INTER-LIBRARY LOAN
Library guide
The Mangosuthu University of Technology provides an Inter-Library Loan (ILL) service to registered Post graduate students and staff, in order to obtain material not owned by this Library. Library subscribers may also use the service at no cost per request.
Please check the Mangosuthu Library catalogue for an item before requesting an ILL. Journal articles may also be found in some of full text electronic journal databases subscribed to by the Library: see http://mut.ac.za/library/databases/
1. Requesting an Inter-Library loan in person
- Complete an Inter-Library Loan request card. Cards are available at the ILL desk or at the Issue Desk.
- Fill in the card in ink, using clear printing.
- Yellow cards are used for books and green cards for journals.
- If an item that should be in the MUT Library appears to be lost, please state this on the card.
- Although request cards are preferred, it is possible to submit a request by email to interlibraryloans@mut.ac.za
- If submitting a request by email, the borrower’s student/staff number must be included and the references clearly indicated in terms of title, author, year/ edition, ISBN and publisher.
Requests are sent off within 24 hours
A maximum of five requests per user per day will be processed.
• Items requested from Durban should arrive within a week.
• Items requested from other South African libraries will take 14 days or longer.
2. Collecting ILL items
Books and theses
These items are held and issued directly from the ILL desk.
Books are issued and returns accepted in the ILL Desk.
Borrowers are notified by email sent to their University address.
Journal articles
Journal articles are emailed to borrower’s University address
3. Renewing ILL books
Renewals must be requested before the due date that the book is due back. Only ILL staff, who are available Mondays to Thursday 08h00 – 16h00 and Fridays 08h00 – 13h00, can submit renewal requests on behalf of borrowers. The Lending library makes the final decision concerning the renewal of a book. Should they decline the renewal request, the borrower will be contacted?
The lending Library can recall the book at any time. This seldom happens, but it is advisable to prioritize all work involving material borrowed on ILL.
4. Fines
Overdue ILL books will cost R5.00 per day per book.
5. Lost items
Should a borrower not return a book after the due date has lapsed, or after having been notified that the book has been recalled, the book will be regarded as lost. The user will then be billed for the Lending Library’s cost of replacing the book.
In the event that the borrower presents the book after having been billed, any refunds will be administered at the discretion of the Lending Library and, as such, are not guaranteed.
Some specialist Chemistry dictionaries and encyclopaedias are available in the Main Campus Library and Natural Science Library. Below is a list of just a few.
Concise Dictionary of Chemistry. 1985 Ref 540.3 CONC
Encyclopaedia of Physical Chemistry by Ulag Mahadevani. 2011. Ref 541 ENCY
Encyclopaedia of Analytical Chemistry by R.A. Meyers. 2000. Ref 543
Encyclopaedia of Inorganic Chemistry by Prabhat Choudhary. 2011. Ref 546 Ency
Online books are available via the MUT library. The iLink catalogue will provide the URL where online access is available. The online books make it possible for you to work on assignments, project and just catch up on reading without coming into the library.
What if a book is not available at MUT?
MUT Library offers an interlibrary loan (ILL) facility through which books can be borrowed from other libraries in the country if available. Most times there is no charge for borrowing a book. Copies of journal articles may also be requested and if it cannot be scanned and emailed there is a fee for this. This service is for post graduate students and staff members. You can access this facility through the Subject Librarians or email interlibraryloans@mut.ac.za.