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<a href="/en-za/Usingthelibrary/borrow/off-campus-doc-del/Pages/default.aspx"> </a>Selected services are provided to prospective postgraduate students to facilitate preliminary research and the writing of research proposals. <br><br><h2>Access</h2><a href="/en-za/Libraries/Pages/default.aspx">All libraries </a>of the Library and Information Service are accessible free of charge to prospective postgraduates subject to positive identification with a valid identification document (photo identification is essential). See <a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/hours">Library hours</a>.<br> <div><h2>Borrowing privileges</h2>A <a href="/SiteCollectionDocuments/circ/VNG_Brief_2015.pdf">recommendation form</a>, completed and signed by the supervisor of the prospective postgraduate student, must be handed in at the lending desk of the library.<br><ul><li>Number of loans: 15 items</li><li>Borrowing period: 30 days per item</li><li><a href="/en-za/Usingthelibrary/borrow/Pages/renew.aspx">Renewals</a>: 2 per item (within maximum renewal period of 90 days) unless someone else has requested it. <a href="/en-za/Usingthelibrary/borrow/Pages/renew.aspx">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.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/account?vid=27US_V1&section=overview&lang=en_US" target="_blank">Reserve online</a> or enquire at the lending desk.</li><li>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><h2>Services</h2><div><h3>Information services & research support</h3>Please consult the following library guides:<br><ul><li><a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/StepbyStep">Find, access and use information effectively: a step by step guide</a></li><li><a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/researchprocess">The research process</a></li><li><a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/content.php?pid=698324">Referencing</a></li><li><a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/mendele">Mendeley</a> is a reference management tool<br></li><li><a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US">Subject guides</span></span></a> provide access to subject-specific resources and pertinent research matters within a subject area </li></ul>Your <a href="/en-za/AboutUs/ContactUs/Pages/fbs.aspx">faculty librarian</a> is available by appointment.<br>An electronic information service is available at <a href="https://libanswers.sun.ac.za/">Ask a Librarian</a>.</div><div><br></div><h3>Short loans</h3><ul><li>Frequently used items</li><li>Only available to SU students and staff</li><li>Number of items: 3</li><li>Loan period during library hours for use in the library: 3 hours</li><li>Loan period when library is closed: overnight (out 30 min before closing time; back 30 min after opening)</li><li>Fines for late items: R10.00 per hour after grace period of 30 min<br></li></ul><div> <br><h3>Finding books, articles & other information resources</h3><span>Visit our <a href="/">library homepage</a> and type your search terms in the search box or choose E-databases or E-journals from the FIND menu. Guidelines are available at <a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/StepbyStep">Find, access and use information effectively: a step by step guide</a>. See <a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/content.php?pid=344501&sid=2818211">Find information</a>.<br><br></span><h3>Finding your way around the library</h3><p class="MsoNormal">Introduction to the physical and virtual library:</p><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><a href="https://prezi.com/qwdyg4c7zn4z/introduction-to-the-stellenbosch-library-and-information-service/" target="_blank">Introduction to the Library & Information Service</a> *Prezi</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><a href="https://prezi.com/vi1kxkqt3eo-/stellenbosch-library-and-information-service-new-homepage/" target="_blank"> Library & Information Service (new website)</a> *Prezi</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><span>Stellenbosch University Library: <span><a href="/SiteCollectionDocuments/jsg/SU%20Library%20floor%20plan.pdf" target="_blank">Floor plan</a><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"calibri", sans-serif;"></span></span></span></li><li>Medicine & Health Sciences Library: <a href="/SiteCollectionDocuments/jsg/MHS%20Library%20floor%20plan.pdf" target="_blank">Floor plan</a><br><span><span></span></span><br></li></ul><h3>Internet & wireless access</h3>No internet and wireless access is available to prospective postgraduate students in any of the libraries. Internet and wireless access is limited to Stellenbosch University staff and students registered on the University network.</div><div><br><h3>Library orientation & training</h3><p>Consult the following training calendars:<br></p><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/stb#%21/month/2017/03">Library training calendar</a></li><li><a href="/en-za/Learning/Pages/training-postgrads.aspx">Training programme – postgraduates & researchers</a><br></li></ul>Alternatively request a one-on-one training session via <a href="https://libanswers.sun.ac.za/">Ask a Librarian</a>.<br><br><h3>Electronic resources</h3>Access to a multitude of electronic resources is provided by means of <a href="https://sun-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?vid=27US_V1&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&sortby=rank" target="_blank">SUNSearch</a>, the search function on the <a href="/en-za/Pages/Home.aspx">library's homepage</a> and provides collective access to the Library's e-resources.<br><br><h3>Off-campus e-access</h3>All electronic resources offered by the Library and Information Service via our <a href="/">library homepage</a> are available from home, office computers, laptops or mobile phones. Use your SU network username and password to sign in. If you do not have your own SU network username and password, see <a href="/en-za/Help/Pages/offcampus-electronic-access.aspx">Off-campus e-access</a>.<br><br><h3>Print, copy & scan</h3>Cash facilities are provided by Maties Copy & Print in the Stellenbosch University Library or at the lending desks of the branch libraries. See <a href="/en-za/Usingthelibrary/Pages/Copy-print-scan.aspx">Print, copy & scan</a> for fees.<br></div><div><br></div><h3>Interlibrary loans</h3><div>Material not available in any of the libraries of the Library and Information Service may be borrowed from other libraries. See <a href="/en-za/Usingthelibrary/interloans/Pages/default.aspx">Interlibrary loans</a>. <br><br><h3>Off-campus document delivery</h3>Library material can be sent to students not residing on campus and who are prepared to pay for the service. See <a href="/en-za/Usingthelibrary/borrow/off-campus-doc-del/Pages/default.aspx">Off-campus document delivery</a>.</div>

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