User & Access Services

Lending Services and Short Loans
Access and Lending services assists to make all resources available to users in the library according to their membership category. The Short Loan services offer high-demand items such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings to users for limited time periods.

Inter Library Loans
Inter Library Loans allows UWC students & staff to borrow books, journal articles and other materials not available in the UWC Library collection, from other libraries, both locally and internationally. Users can submit an ILL request through the library’s online form. Once the requested item arrives, the ILL staff will notify you via email or phone. You can then collect the item from the library.

Reciprocal Agreements
CHELSA (Committee for Higher Education Libraries of South Africa) is a national collaboration mainly for distance researchers to access institutional libraries and selected resources in their region. Registered senior postgraduate students and staff can use these reciprocal borrowing privileges. Users will require a referral letter from their home institution.

Unit for for Persons with Disabilities
There are a dedicated space and resources for users with mobility or visual impairments, including wheelchair-friendly desks, screen magnification tools and none-visual desktop access.