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Interlibrary loansInterlibrary loans<div><span><span>If a book you need is not available at any of the libraries of the SU Library and Information Service, you may request this from another library in South Africa or abroad by way of interlibrary loans.<br></span></span></div><br> <div><h2>What can I request?</h2><ul><li>Books, theses or book chapters</li><li>Journal articles <br> <br></li></ul></div><h2>Submit an Interlibrary request</h2><ol><li>Instructions on how to find articles is available in the <a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/StepbyStep">Find, access and use information guide</a>; OR contact your <a href="/en-za/AboutUs/ContactUs/Pages/fbs.aspx">faculty librarian</a> if you need assistance with determining the availability of items at the SU libraries before you submit an interlibrary loan request.</li><li>Complete and submit the <a href="/en-za/Usingthelibrary/interloans/Pages/request.aspx"><strong>interlibrary request e-form</strong></a>.</li><li>SU clients in Stellenbosch requiring articles - not available in electronic format - from branch libraries situated in Stellenbosch, have to go to that particular branch library to obtain it.</li><li><p>SU clients requiring articles - not available in electronic format - located at a SU campus (Stellenbosch, Tygerberg and Bellville Park) other than the one they are located at, may request the articles from their campus library.<br><br></p></li></ol><h2>What does it cost?</h2><div><table class="ms-rteTable-2" width="100%" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:30%;">​<span><span><strong>​National cost</strong></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:70%;">​<span><span>Free of charge</span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:30%;">​<span><span><strong>​International cost</strong></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:70%;">​<span><span>Articles : Free of charge<br>Book chapters :  R150 per chapter<br>Books : R500 per book</span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-2"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-2" style="width:30%;"> <span> <div> <span> <span> <strong>Payment procedure</strong></span></span></div></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-2" style="width:70%;">​<span><span><span><span>Students pay in cash; staff may pay by completing and returning the <a href="/SiteCollectionDocuments/services/IL_Rekwisisievorm.pdf">requisition form</a> to the contact person.<br></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <br> <h2>Contact us</h2><h3>​​Stellenbosch University Library</h3> <a href="mailto:jsgil@sun.ac.za">Lorenda Boyd</a>  |  Tel: +27 21 808 4872  <br><br> <h3>Branch libraries</h3><table class="ms-rteTable-0" width="100%" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-0"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-0" style="width:50%;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <strong>Engineering & Forestry Library</strong> <div> <a href="mailto:narendse@sun.ac.za">Natashia Arendse</a>  |  Tel: +27 21 808 4604</div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-0" style="width:50%;">​<span><span><strong>Medicine & Health Sciences Library</strong><br><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:tkl@sun.ac.za">Tracey Louw</a>  |  Tel: +27 21 938 9492</span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-0"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-0">​<span><span><strong>Music Library</strong><br> <div> <span> <a href="mailto:%20sler@sun.ac.za">Sonette le Roux</a></span><strong> </strong> |  Tel: +27 21 808 2337</div></span></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-0">​<span><strong>USBL (Bellville Park Campus Library</strong>)<br> <div> <a href="mailto:am7@sun.ac.za">Alna Marais  </a>|  Tel: +27 21 918 4273</div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <strong></strong> <span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div><br> </div><div><h2>Information for other libraries</h2> <hr /></div><div><span><div><span> <p> <strong>Items available for interlibrary loan </strong> <br></p> <ul><li>Photocopies of journal articles, conference papers and chapters of books.</li><li>Books may be requested by South African libraries (we do not lend books to international libraries).</li><li>The SUNScholar URL of SU Master's and Doctoral theses will be supplied free of charge to requesting libraries, both national & international. </li><li>We do not lend audio-visual material to requesting libraries.<br><br></li></ul> <strong>Document delivery method</strong><br> <ul><li>Article Exchange, a software tool, will be applied as the standard electronic means for delivery of articles. </li><li>Fax or mail delivery is acceptable in cases where the requesting or supplying library does not have the necessary facilities to receive or transmit articles electronically. </li><li>Books will be posted by mail or can be collected by the requesting library.<br><br></li></ul> <strong>Loan & renewal periods</strong></span><br> <p></p><ul><li>The loan period of a book is 8 weeks. </li><li>No renewal is possible. </li><li>Requesting libraries will be blacklisted if they do not respond to recall notices or invoices.</li><li>The requesting library is responsible for the replacement of a lost or damaged book.<br><br></li></ul> <span><strong>Tariffs</strong><br></span></div> <ul><li>Unless libraries have a reciprocal free of charge agreement, fees as determined by the National Library of  South Africa (NLSA) will be charged for interlibrary loan documents.<br></li><li>Photocopies exceeding the normal standard will be charged for, according to the NLSA price structure.</li><li>The tariffs for documents to be sent by fax, as determined by the NLSA, will be applicable unless libraries have a reciprocal agreement.</li><li>National coupons are acceptable for payment by non-online libraries.</li><li>The rate for journal articles or book chapters for international requesters is $20.00.</li><li>IFLA vouchers and IFM are accepted.</li></ul></span><br></div><p></p>

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