Faculty of Science and Technology

Faculty of Science and Technology Programmes are taught from the Gweru Main Campus.

Physical Address

Midlands State University

Main Library

Gweru Campus

Senga Road

Senga, Gweru

Tel. +263 54 2260359 Ext. 2182

Fax: +263 54 2260233

Welcome to the Faculty of Science and Technology Library Guide. The guide will assist you in finding information pertaining to your studies that include both hard copy and electronic resources of books, journals, dissertations and research papers. In this guide you will also find information related to your training needs in various research related activities such as referencing and academic integrity.

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 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