Inter-Library loan service
If a book you require is not available at any of the KUHeS Library locations, you may request it through interlibrary loans from another library in Malawi.
Items available for interlibrary loan
- Photocopies of journal articles, conference papers and chapters of books.
- Books may be requested within KUHeS Libraries or Malawi (we do not lend books to international libraries).
- The Nkhokwe Institutional Repository theses and dissertations will be supplied free of charge to requesting libraries, both national & international.
- We do not lend audio-visual material to requesting libraries.
Submit an Interlibrary
request
- Instructions on how to find articles are available through Vu Find or the Online Public Access Catalogue; alternatively, you can contact the Librarian by filling out the Ask the Librarian form on the Library Website.
- Complete and submit the interlibrary loan request form.
Submit an Interlibrary loan
request
- Instructions on how to find articles are available through Vu Find or the Online Public Access Catalogue; alternatively, you can contact the Librarian by filling out the Ask the Librarian form on the Library Website.
- Complete and submit the interlibrary loan request form.
Document delivery method
- E-mail delivery is acceptable when the requesting or providing library lacks the necessary facilities to receive articles.
- Books will be mailed to the requesting client and can be picked up at any of our libraries.
Loan & renewal periods
- The loan period of a book is 4 weeks.
- No renewal is possible.
- Requesting clients will be blacklisted if they do not respond to recall notices or invoices.
- The requesting client is responsible for the replacement of a lost or damaged book.
Tariffs
- Unless libraries have a reciprocal free of charge agreement, fees as determined by the KUHeS Libraries shall be charged for interlibrary loan documents.
- Photocopies exceeding the normal standard will be charged for, according to the KUHeS Libraries price structure.
- The tariffs for documents to be sent by courier shall be applied unless libraries have a reciprocal agreement.
- The rate for journal articles or book chapters shall be determined by courier services charges.
How many requests can I place?
As a guide we offer the following allowance of inter-library loan requests per year to University members, free of charge
| Category | Number of requests per year |
| Undergraduates | 5 |
| Part-Time Students | 5 |
| Post Graduates | 5 |
| Graduate Students | 10 |
| Senior Staff | 50 |
| C.T.S Staff |
50 |
| External Users | 5 |