Staff (Academic and Administrative)

UNAM LIBRARY Staff (Academic and Administrative)

What Services can I get as an Academic/Administrative Staff?

Staff can borrow books and other information resources available in the UNAM Library. In addition, the Library offers information literacy and research support services.

Borrowing Privileges

  • Provide Staff card
  • 20 items for 90 days (Academic Staff)
  • 10 items for 30 days (Administrative Staff)
  • Renewals of loan period may be granted on request for two further periods of two weeks for Academic staff.
  • Requests for extensions must be made before the loan period lapses if such item is not put on hold by another user
  • Renewals can be done telephonically, via e-mail, or online self- services.
  • Fines and administrative fees are charged for late returns of material
  • Fine limit: N$20.00 (Borrowing privileges will be suspended when this limit has been exceeded).
  • During non-operational hours and at times as prescribed by the library, users may return borrowed items through the slot provided at Windhoek and Oshakati campuses.  Users at other campuses may  arrange for after-hours return pertaining to their own campus. The after-hours return box is emptied daily.

Short Loan ( Frequently used items only available to UNAM Postgraduate students and Staff)

  • Two items may be borrowed simultaneously for a period of four (4) hours
  • Titles with adequate number of copies can be borrowed for a period of one (1) day.
  • Items may be taken out for overnight from 20:00 but must be returned by 09:00 the next day.
  • Reservations for overnight loans are possible.
  • Arrangement to fit the situation on hand can be made to ensure flexibility in the utilization of these resources.

Electronic Resources (E-resources)

  • Access to a multitude of electronic resources is provided by my means of UNAMSearch, the search function on the Library homepage and provides collective access to the Libraries e-resources.

Off-Campus e-Access

All electronic resources offered by the Library via the library home page

  • UNAMSearch by clicking on the eBooks or the A-Z electronic journals.

Interlibrary Loans

Material not available in any of the libraries of the Library and Information Service may be borrowed from other libraries. See Interlibrary Form

Users with Disabilities

  • Currently only available in the Windhoek Main Campus and Khomasdal Campus libraries.
  • With the help of innovative assistive technologies, the disability room support all users with disabilities by providing an environment in which they will fully participate, enjoy a quality experience while studying, working, or visiting library facilities.

Research Common

Research Commons facilities are available at Windhoek Main Campus, Oshakati, HP and Hage Geingob libraries. Research Commons at the Windhoek Main Campus are located on the second floor of the library. Access is limited to UNAM Postgraduate students and researchers only, due to the space and availability of equipment in the Research Commons. Postgraduate students of other institutions may use other spaces and facilities within the library, for example the study carrels.

Training Rooms

These facilities are available at some Campus Libraries.