SAM JONAH LIBRARY

The Library is opened to all students, academic staff, senior administrative and technical staff, as well as other staff who are recommended by their heads of department.

Other persons may be admitted as readers at the discretion of the Librarian. Such external readers may be required to pay an enrolment fee and a non-refundable deposit as determined by the Librarian.

New students/faculty are required to register with the library before they can use its facilities. New faculty/students are identified by their identity cards indicating their university registration number, year of admission/ employment and their halls of affiliation.

Readers are solely responsible for their bags. The Library shall not accept responsibility for any lost bags. Lost bag tags shall attract replacement fee of Five Ghana Cedis (GH¢5.00). Readers will be asked to replace the tag before the bag will be given to them.

Failure to report the loss of a book or ticket may delay students’ clearance or even graduation.

If the book one wants is not on the shelf, the person one should find out if the book has been borrowed so that he/she could ask and complete a reservation form and hand it over to the library officer at the service counter. The person will then be notified when the book is ready for collection. The book will be reserved for the person for 24 hours only.

Some books recommended by lecturers for their students are removed from the open shelves and kept on reserve shelves. Such books are available for use in the library only.

A reader must return books signed for, from the reserved collection, to the library staff at the counter before leaving the library.

The loss of any book(s) must be reported to the Librarian immediately. The user(s) will be given time to look for the lost book(s). After a period of one month if the book(s) is/are not found, the user will have to pay three times the current price of the book(s). The fine will be refunded if and when the book(s) is/are found and returned in good condition.

Books in this section are to be used only in the Library. Books must be returned to the Students’ Reference Section after use. Students must cancel their names on the user forms before leaving the library.

Library books used should be left on the reading tables. Readers should not attempt to shelve any book after use. However, a book taken from the shelves and browsed through should be put back in its position on the shelves.

The rate, which is subject to periodic review, is currently 50 Gp per book per day. No further books may be borrowed until books are returned and fine incurred paid.
Overdue books in the Reserve and Reference Collections borrowed under special dispensation attract a fine GH₵1.00 per day

No reader may renew a book for two consecutive periods without the permission of the Librarian.

Vacation borrowing begins just before the end of the semester. Books cannot be borrowed before the announced date.

Users are required to obtain clearance from the Library at the end of their programme/service. Before their clearance certificate can be signed, all tickets issued to a reader must be returned to the Library. Clearance takes place during the working hours of the Library. The cooperation of library users will help to provide the best possible services. Please follow proper clearance procedures to ensure your graduation and other issues.