Lending services in SU Library incorporates: borrowing, return, renewal, reservation and recall.

Borrowing

who can use/borrow library materials?

• Strathmore faculty, staff and regular students: Borrowing and use privileges are automatically granted o SU community upon presentation of a valid Strathmore University ID card. However, Visiting faculty and researchers need to bring to the University Librarian a letter from their departments requesting for permission to use the library.

• Strathmore Alumni: This category of users are granted access to the library and its resources after registering with the Strathmore Alumni Office

• Professional Students (CPA/ACCA, CISA, CISM, CCNA, CFA etc): All Professional students are automatically granted library privileges upon presentation of a valid Strathmore University ID card. However, Borrowing privileges by users of this category are granted upon payment of a refundable deposit of 5,000/=.

• All other patrons: This group entails information seekers who are not members of SU community. They must apply for library privileges from the University Librarian.

Borrowing rules

• Only registered students and Strathmore University staff are entitled to borrow materials

• All library users MUST produce their student/staff identification card before borrowing any information material.

• Lost or mutilated information materials on loan will be replaced at the market cost of the information materials plus Ksh.  500 processing charges.

• Users who inconvenience others in any way while in the library will be punished - see penalties on the offences and penalties part.

• Information materials borrowed on regular/normal loan and not returned on the due date will be charged Ksh. 5/= per day per item.

• Information materials borrowed from the short loan and not returned on the due date and time will be charged Ksh. 1/= per minute per item.

• Information materials borrowed overnight and not returned on the due date and time will be charged 5/= per hour.

• For more information, check the borrowing privileges for the number of items you can borrow.

Renewal

All information materials borrowed from the library may be renewed for a further period which is dependent on the user category provided they have not been reserved by another user. Users are encouraged to do this on their own using the OPAC machines or anywhere as long as they are connected to the internet.

To Renew / materials access My Library Account and click on Renew. Please remember that not all items are renewable. As long as an item is not requested by another user or is not assumed lost (see Fines) you may renew it for another borrowing period.

If however the loan period has already expired, then renewal cannot be effected and will be possible ONLY on personal application by the borrower, provided that any fine incurred is paid.

Reservation

i) If a required information material has been borrowed by user, another user may place on hold the information material via the OPACs in the library or even outside the University as long as they have internet access.

ii) Users should note the due date of the materials reserved and check for the items in the library on that date. Reserved information materials must be collected within 24 hours of the notice.

Return

Borrowed items should be returned before or on the due date. The due date is usually stamped on the date due label as well as indicated in the details of the borrowed items.  Various penalties (check borrowing rules) apply for items that are returned late. To extend items beyond the due date, please renew the item (applies to books only)

Recall

The Librarian may recall any information material on loan from a user by notice, email or phone call which shall specify return of the same. If a user does not return the item as specified, he shall incur a fine of ksh. 5 per book per day