Circulation service
The circulation service manages the authorised issue, renewal and return of library books and helps users understand the applicable borrowing procedure.
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Library Services
Reader-focused services that make information easier to discover and use.
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Support for learning inside and beyond the classroom.
Reference assistance
Library staff assist readers in identifying dictionaries, encyclopedias, reference books and other appropriate sources for assignments, projects and subject enquiries.
Current-awareness service
New arrivals, important publications and useful information resources are brought to the attention of students and staff through displays and library communication.
Reading room and newspapers
The reading room provides a suitable setting for individual study and access to newspapers, journals and periodicals in multiple languages and subject areas.
Internet and digital access
Available internet, e-book and digital facilities help readers locate online learning material and complement the library’s printed collection.
OPAC guidance
Users receive assistance in searching the Online Public Access Catalogue by author, title, subject or keyword and in locating the identified material.
Reprography service
Reprography support is provided for permitted academic material, subject to copyright requirements and the operational guidelines of the library.
Resource sharing
Inter-library loan and institutional repository facilities extend access to useful academic resources when the required material is not immediately available in the regular collection.