| Alumni guide | Alumni guide | The Library and Information Service offers special services and privileges to alumni of the Stellenbosch University.<br><br>
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<a href="/en-za/Libraries/Pages/default.aspx">All libraries</a> of the Library and Information Service are accessible free of charge to alumni subject to positive identification with a valid identification document (photo identification is essential).
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<div>During the 1st exam period the SU Library is accessible for SU staff, SU students, CHELiN borrowers, CHELSA borrowers. Alumni and other visitors with borrowing privileges only. Additional identification needed is a barcoded lending card for the current year. See
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<div>See also more information concerning the use of the SU Library under Services below.</div>
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<span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">Borrowing privileges</span></h2>Available to alumni who reside within a 150 km radius of Stellenbosch
<ul><li>Verification will be done on alumni database</li><li>Proof of address is required<br></li><li>Membership fee: R100.00 for 3 months; R400.00 per annum</li><li>Number of loans: 3 items</li><li>Borrowing period: 14 days per item</li><li>
<a href="/en-za/Usingthelibrary/borrow/Pages/renew.aspx">Renewals</a>: 2 per item (within maximum renewal period of 42 days) unless someone else has requested it.
<a href="https://sun.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/login?vid=27US_INST:27US_V1&lang=en" target="_blank">Renew online</a> or enquire at the lending desk.</li><li>Returns: To any of the libraries of the Library and Information Service</li><li>Fines for overdue items: R1.00 per item per day</li><li>Fine limit: R30.00 (borrowing privileges will be suspended when this limit has been exceeded)</li><li>
<a href="/en-za/Usingthelibrary/borrow/Pages/reserve-book.aspx">Reserving books currently on loan</a>: Free and unlimited.
<a href="https://sun.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/login?vid=27US_INST:27US_V1&lang=en" target="_blank">Reserve online</a> or enquire at the lending desk.</li><li>
<span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span>Material available to borrow: All item types where POLICY is indicated as “Unrestricted"</li><li>Lost/damaged books: Replacement value payable to the Library and Information Service<br><br></li></ul><div>
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<h3>Electronic resources the Library pays for<br></h3>
<span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">Free self-help access is available to
<strong>walk-in users</strong> only, in any of the libraries. Due to licensing agreements, access to some electronic resources is restricted to currently registered students and staff members of Stellenbosch University.
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<span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> Due to licensing agreements,
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<h3>Electronic resources freely available (<a href="/Lists/PageContent/DispForm.aspx?ID=1">open access</a>)</h3> <span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<em>Die Matie</em>;
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<em>Noseweek</em>, etc.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:18%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><a href="http://scholar.sun.ac.za/">SUNScholar</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:82%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">Articles, book chapters, theses and dissertations, conference papers of SU staff and students</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:18%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><a href="https://scholardata.sun.ac.za/">SUNScholarData</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:82%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">Research data of SU staff and students</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:18%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><a href="/en-za/Search/Pages/sunjournals.aspx">SUNJournals</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:82%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">Open access journals hosted by the Library</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:18%;"><span><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><a href="https://scholar.google.co.za/">Google Scholar</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:82%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">Allows users to search for digital or physical copies of articles, whether online or in libraries. Some digital copies may be freely available.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:18%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><a href="https://books.google.com/">Google Books</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:82%;">T<span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">he world's most comprehensive index of full-text books</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:18%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><a href="https://core.ac.uk/">Core</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:82%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">The world's largest collection of open access research papers<strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:82%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:18%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><a href="https://archive.org/index.php">The Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:82%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more<strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:82%;"><span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">
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<br>Information services</h3></span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span></span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span>Basic information services are provided to walk-in users. These include assistance to become self-sufficient in finding sources and information, in either printed or electronic format. Should assistance be required, please enquire at the lending desk of the Stellenbosch University Library or ask any staff member at the various branch libraries. For general enquiries concerning the Library's collections and services,</span></span><a href="https://libanswers.sun.ac.za/"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">Ask a Librarian</span></a><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> may be used.</span><br><br>
<h3>Finding books, articles & other information resources</h3>
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<span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">Find information</span></a><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">. Due to licensing agreements, access to some electronic resources are restricted to currently registered students and staff members of Stellenbosch University.
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<strong>Off-campus users</strong> may visit the
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<div><h3>Short loans</h3>
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