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Alumni Guide: Alumni Membership - Library Privileges

This guide is developed to assist our UP Alumni community.

 

Type Membership  Borrowing Privileges General Collections Special Collections Online Resources

Closed & Study Collections & Standards

 

 

Holds Library Events
Gold

Only UP graduates admitted

Alumni Membership for 6 months to get access to  library privileges

R750 per annum

No

 

Access to resources inside the library No

Alumni subject guide

Access to some e-books

Access to databases in Open Access

Study space on the different levels in Merensky Library (excluding Postgraduate rooms, Research Commons, Discussion rooms and Study centre)

Prescribed books, Study Collection books, Standards and inter library loan services are excluded

 

No

No
Premium

Only UP graduates admitted

Alumni Membership for 6 months to get access to library privileges

R850 per annum

2 items for circulating collection

Borrowing period: 
14 days

Fines per day:
R1,00 per item per day

Renewals:
3 times per item

Lost/Damaged books:
Replacement value payable.

Prescribed books, Study Collection books, Standards and inter library loan services are excluded

Access to sources inside the library

Yes, on appointment.

library.specialcollections@up.ac.za

 

 

Alumni subject guide

Access to some e-books

Access to databases in Open Access

5 Reference interviews of an hour per annum.

Restricted to 20 articles per annum

Contact list: Information Specialists by Department

Study space on the different levels in Merensky Library (excluding Postgraduate rooms, Research Commons, Discussion rooms and Study centre)

Prescribed books, Study Collection books, Standards and inter library loan services are excluded

Yes Yes