Services for Other User categories
User categories determine the borrowing privileges of books and the use of other information resources available in the UNAM Library.
| CATEGORIES | REQUIREMENTS | PATRON TYPE |
BORROWING PRIVILEGES |
| Retired UNAM Staff |
· Positive identification · Proof of retirement · Two passport photographs |
Retired UNAM Staff |
3 items 14 days |
| Visiting Staff |
· Letter of introduction from relevant Head of Department · Positive identification · Two passport photographs |
UNAM Administration/ Academic Staff
|
Arranged with Head: User Services Less than 6 months= 10 items for 14 days. More than 6 months =10 items for 30 days. |
| Visiting/Exchanged Students |
· Letter of introduction from relevant Head of Department · Positive identification · Two passport photographs
|
Students (Undergraduate/Postgraduate) |
Arranged with Head: User Services Less than 6 months= 3 items for 14 days. More than 6 months = 5 items for 30 days. |
| NUST, IUM and Welwitschia University Staff/Undergraduate/Postgraduate |
· Current staff card · Student card for current Academic Year or student card or proof of registration · Reference letter from NUST Library · Student Card for Current Academic Year or student card and proof of registration. · Payment of the refundable annual fee of N$300 for 1 item, N$400 for 2 items, or N$600 for 3 items. (Only applicable to NUST Undergraduates) · A valid receipt must be presented for the refund. |
NUST, IUM and Welwitchia/ Staff/Undergraduate/Postgraduate | 3 items, from the Open Shelf Collections for 14 days |
| Namibian research institutions and government ministries |
· Reference letter from the institution and filled application form · Positive identification · Two passport photographs |
Institutional Membership |
3 items, from the Open Shelf Collections for 14 days per registered Individual |
| Private individuals |
· Positive identification, two passport photographs · Proof of postal and residential address · Non-refundable annual fee of N$300 for 1 item, N$400 for 2 items, or N$600 for 3 items. |
Outside Borrower 1-3 | 1-3 items, from the Open Shelf Collections for 14 days |