Faculty of Social Sciences

Most programmes in the faculty of Social Sciences taught from the Gweru Main Campus whilst a few are taught from the School of Social Work Campus in Harare.

Gweru Main Campus

Midlands State University

Main Library

Gweru Campus

Senga Road

Senga Gweru

Tel. +263 54 2260359 Ext. 2466

Fax: +263 54 2260233

School of Social Work Campus

Midlands State University

School of Social Work Library

Cnr Chinhoyi and Grant Street.

Harare

Tel. +263 54 2260359 Ext. 2466

Fax: +263 54 2260233

Gweru Campus Main Library

School of Social Works Library

Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences guide. This is your gateway to both hardcopy and electronic resources. The guide proffers a myriad of resources as well as services that are germane to support the information needs for all students in the Faculty. The guide directs you to resources such as; e-journals, e-books, dissertations/theses, research papers, conference papers, public lectures, speeches and seminar presentations.

The Midlands State University Library is committed to providing high quality services to our users. We treasure customer feedback and strive to improve our performance and ensure that the services provided are responsive to the needs of our clients. In support of this commitment the Library produced a Library Charter. The Charter is a guiding principle that directs the way the Library serves, behaves and holds itself accountable for its actions. It also attempts to demonstrate the Library's total commitment to valuing its customers by providing a memorable experience and ensuring that every customer interaction results in positive experiences.

CLIENT EXPECTATIONS

Expect from us:

• Prompt, and courteous service
• Helpful well-trained staff who will treat you with respect
• Fair and equitable access to our collections and services
• Collections which aim to meet your needs and are well maintaned and accessible

LIBRARY EXPECTATIONS

Help us to help you by:

• Treating other people in the library with respect and courtesy, whether these are other clients or library staff
• Treating library facilities, equipment, collections and property with due care
• Assisting staff understand your needs clearly
• Providing us wth feedback on how we may improve our services, or we can resolve a specific service problem

The MSU Library collection is multidisciplinary and it covers the entire gamut of academic programmes offered by the institution. For one to access the library, you need to be an MSU bonafide client, i.e. a registered student or a current employee of the institution. For non-MSU students or staff, clients are required to request for authority to use the library and subsequently pay the fees to be recognised as 'Approved readers'.There are different borrowing privileges depending on the cohort a client belongs to and these are as follows;

1. Teaching staff - Allowed to borrow a maximum of 8 books at a time for a period of 1 month
2. Non-Teaching staff - Allowed to borrow a maximum of 6 books at a time for a period of 1 month
3. Postgraduate students - Allowed to borrow a maximum of 3 books at a time for a period of 7 days
4. Undergraduate students - Allowed to borrow a maximum of 3 books at a time for a period of 7 days
5. Approved readers - Do not have any borrowing rights. They are only allowed access to library materials within the building.

The Library is located at the School of Social Work Campus situated in Harare at Corner Grant Street and Chinhoyi Street. The Library collection supports the teaching, learning and research requirements of the Midlands State University. Comprehensive collections are maintained for social welfare administration, Introduction to Social Work, Health Care, Community Mental Health, Child Welfare, Social Policy Analysis and Implementation, Social Planning, Ethics and Values in Social Work, Human Behaviour and Social Environment, Human Rights, Law in Social Work as well as Sociology of Change and Development.

Claudious Chuma

Contact Details:

School of Social work Library
Office Extension : 2466
+263 78 675 5935
Cell +263 77 374 7889

        

The Midlands State University Disability Resource Centre Libraries (DRC) are located at both the Gweru and Harare Campuses to provide services to students with special needs. The Libraries have equipment such as braille embossers, computers and magnifying readers as well as the Jaws software which assist users with special needs to efficiently access information.

For further assistance please contact matsae(a)staff.msu.ac.zw