It is the mission of Iringa University College library to provide a high quality library and information service for all its actual and potential users, to measurably strengthen the college's performance of its objectives by:
Students and staff of the Iringa University College are entitled to free library membership and may start borrowing after completing a Library registration form.
Members of the public are required to report to the Director of Library and Information Services to obtain information on how to use the library. Most of the library services are restricted to actual library users. Visitors are however allowed to use some services upon submitting a latter that requests to use the library and a valid identification card, license, or passport will be required to access Special Reserve Collection. Loans are not allowed to visitors.
| The library opening hours during the academic semester are: | |
| DAY(S) | HOURS |
| Monday - Saturday | 8.00 AM - 10.00 PM |
| Sunday And Holidays | 3.00 PM - 10.00 PM |
| During school breaks the library is open as follows: | |
| DAY(S) | HOURS |
| Monday - Friday | 8.00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Databases | |
| The library offers its users databases covering various disciplines as well as specialised subjects and trials of new offerings from electronic publishers. These are made available free of charge for registered students and staff. Non-IUCo Library users who wish to make use of these databases should consult the Subject Librarians about the cost of searches, printouts and bookings. The trials on offer are also made available for the duration of the trial periods. Subject librarians provide user codes and passwords on request to registered UZ students and staff. | |
The history of the IUCo Library goes back to January 1994. At that time one of the classrooms in the north wing of the classroom building, near the Multipurpose Hall, was dedicated as a library, housing relatively few books with two library staff. However, the facility was appropriate to the number of users, namely theology and academic staff, present at the time. Most of the library books were donations from many sources: Readers Services in Stoney Point (New York), the International Theological Library Project sponsored by the Union Theological Seminary (Richmond, Virginia), Books for Africa, West Publishing, and the Lutheran International Library Association. The text books that came from faculty members of Northern Michigan University and the University of Minnesota formed the basis for the Business and Economics programme collections. In the following years, the new faculties and programmes were launched and as a result the number of students and academic staff grew. This phenomenon prompted the need for a new library that would serve the increasing number of users. With the challenge of creating sufficient space to house the library's resources, space for users and staff offices, IUCo completed its new library in 1999. The library has the capacity to house approximately 100,000 volumes, and has space for about 150 users, offices, computers, and other library operations. Computer facilities have become an integral part of library services in the 21st century. The library received its first computer for administrative uses in 1994, but because of various difficulties with the technology, continued to employ typists to produce catalogue cards until 2000. The library started with one computer lab with 16 computers for word processing. There are now three computer labs with a total of more than 68 networked and Internet capable computers. Read More |
| Preamble |
| The Library prime purpose is to provide services and materials for the faculty, staff and students of the Tumaini University, ringa University College. Admission to the library and use of its resources are conditional upon the strict observance of the following regulations, and ignorance of these will not be accepted as an excuse for their non-observance. |
| Definitions |
| THE LIBRARY - means the library site under the management of the Iringa University College and such services as are available to users outside Library premises (e.g. access to electronic databases). THE LIBRARIAN - Means the Director of Library and Information Services or any member of the Library staff acting on the Librarian's behalf. USER - means any person making use of Library materials, services or facilities. |
| Admission to use the Library |
| a) Members of Council, Senate, Board of Directors, Emeritus Professors, Iringa University College academic and administrative staff, registered students and alumni of University are entitled to use the Library. Read Others |
| Borrowing |
| a) The right of borrowing is accorded to the persons mentioned in (1a) above; but the prior approval of the Director or his designee shall be necessary in the case of persons who are not members of the University as mentioned in (1b) above Read Others |
| Conduct |
| a) The Library is to be used for the purpose of academic study and research and for the consultation of its collection and associated materials..Read Others |
| Read About Penalties for infringement and Miscellaneous Information |