All academic staff members (including part-time lecturers) and heads of departments are encouraged to recommend titles for purchase by the Library. Purchase recommendation cards are available from the Acquisition Sections of the Library and should be returned there after completion. All recommendation cards must be approved by the Head of the department.
Publisher’s catalogues are sent to departmental heads on a regular basis. Lecturers may consult the catalogues in the office of their department heads. Staff will be advised when the material they have ordered has been ordered/ received, cancelled or out of print. Upon receipt of notification that ordered material has been received, staff may request the cataloguing staff to process items needed urgently.
To avoid frustration, it is imperative that orders be placed long before the material is needed for lectures: ± 3 months in advance for South African published material and ± 6 months for overseas material.
