Secondary clients

Membership categories

Non-paying secondary clients

This category includes:

  • Spouses of SU staff members
  • Clergymen
  • Staff of Paul Roos Gymnasium
  • Part-time music students at the Department of Music
  • Certificate programme students at the Department of Music
  • Music teachers at Stellenbosch schools
  • Senior citizens, i.e. persons older than 60 years
  • Tutors of remedial education students
  • B.Ed. students of National Colleges (e.g. Lyceum College)
  • Donors

Proof of address is required.

Paying secondary clients

  • Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography
  • The Private Hotel School

Lending privileges

  • Secondary clients may borrow 3 items for 2 weeks and renew these twice, unless another client has requested the item.
  • Fines are charged for overdue items at 50c per item per day. The fine limit is R20-00. Borrowing privileges are suspended when this limit has been exceeded.
  • Items may be returned at any library of the Library and Information Service.
  • Reserving of books is free of charge and unlimited.
  • If an item has been lost or damaged, the replacement value will be payable to the Library and Information Service.

Material available for loan

All library material is available for loan, excluding journals, reference material, B.Th. theses, Bible commentaries, music recordings, sound recordings, music videos, vinyl recordings, music CDs and items marked “Not for loan” and “Restricted”.

Accessible libraries

JS Gericke Library, Engineering and Forestry Library, Theology Library, Music Library (Stellenbosch), Health Sciences Library (Tygerberg) and USBI (Bellvillepark Campus).

Access

Access is free of charge subject to positive identification with a valid identification document (photo identification is essential).

Photocopying

Cash facilities are available in the Read Me Services (RMS) photocopying facility, JS Gericke Library, and at the lending desks of the branch libraries (40c per page).

Computer printouts:

Cash facilities are available in the Read Me Services (RMS) photocopying facility, JS Gericke Library, and at the lending desks of the branch libraries (40c per page).

Finding books and articles.

Use the library search function, SUNSearch. Guidelines are available at How do I?

Electronic databases

Self-help in the library only