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Circulations / Lending Services

The main purpose of Circulation /Lending services is for issuing and receiving of library books for the library and other services pertinent to the Lending section. A service that makes the circulation of library materials possible, by implementing proced

Fines & Membership fees

Fines for Open shelves books

  • A fine of R2.00 per day for an overdue book charged from the day after the expiry of the loan period.
  • Accumulate with R2.00 every day until the information resource has been returned (until after 3 weeks).
  • Pay a total of R42.00 after three weeks or pay the replacement cost of the information resource plus processing costs (R100.00) of the information resource.

Fines for Short-loan (Reserved books)

Prescribed/Textbooks and recommended/supplementary books that are placed on short loan:

  • A fine for overdue: R2.00 fine per book charged after 2 hours; accumulative after every two hours.
  • After 24 hours the system billed R51.00 per book once-off.
  • Fine for overnight loan returned after 10:00: R20.00 penalty per hour.
  • Fine of R51.00 is payable after 24 hours.
  • Fine for lost information resources: Replacement cost plus R100.00 inconvenience fine plus R70.00 processing cost.
  • Fine for failure to return information resources recalled: R50.00.

 Fines for lost books

  • Pay the replacement cost of the information resource plus R100.00 processing fee.

Alternative purchase the information resource and pay only the R100.00 processing fee.

 

  Membership fees

                                      LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP TARIFFS 2019

Membership Type

           Amount                     

Total

External clients

Annual membership fee      R512.00

R992.00

 

Refundable deposit fee        R400.00

 

 

University access card            R80.00

 

Prospective Masters / PhD

Refundable deposit fee        R500.00

R500.00

CHELSA postgraduate students

University access card    R80.00

R80.00

External client

Renewal membership fee

R512.00

 

Study cubicles

Postgraduate students shall be eligible for use of study cubicles at a fee charged annually as follows:

  • Rental payment: R270.00 for annual use.
  • Deposit fee: R65.00 refundable deposit for keys and damages that might be incurred.
  • The rental is renewable until the client has finished his/her programme.

  Procedure to pay library tariffs

Internal  payments should be made at the UFS Cash office

Complete the internal deposit  slip at the Library Circulation Desk- Level 3

Depending on the following codes and Library reference entity numbers you could decide which code you want to use:

 

Codes to use and Library reference entity numbers:

Whenever you are making payments, use the following Library reference entity numbers.

 

Codes to use

Library reference entity numbers

External Clients: membership

1431 07867 0198

External clients: Deposit

1431 07867 6541

Fines

110 followed by student number

Lost books

1791 84511 0198

Rental of study cubicle

1431 07869 0198

Refundable deposit fee

1431 07867 6541

 

Alternative payment option is via ABSA Bank 

              Use the following codes for the Bloemfontein Campus Library

Credit:                          University of the Free State (Main Account)

Branch Code:              632005

Account number:         1570 850071

Reference:                   Library entity number followed by your name and student number.

Please email proof of payment to:

               UFS Sasol Library – Molatoli@ufs.ac.za

 

For any enquiries or queries regarding Circulation matters feel free to contact the Head of Section –   Mr Mncedisi Mtwa

Tel: 051 401 2226

Email: MtwaM@ufs.ac.za

 

 

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