Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine Programmes are taught from the Gweru Main Campus.

Physical Address

Midlands State University

Medical Library

Gweru Campus

Senga Road

Senga, Gweru

Tel. +263 54 2260359 Ext. 2430

Fax: +263 54 2260233

Welcome to the Midlands State University Faculty of Medicine Library Guide. This is a one stop centre for all your medical research and study resources developed to cater for the needs of the Faculty. The collection is carefully developed through liaison with Faculty in order to build collections that relate to the needs of the main stakeholders. The resources include a combination of electronic and print books, journals and research papers. The guide provides answers to questions relating to the availability, access and use of required resources. It should enhance the ability to effectively carry out research using both print and electronic resources, not only for medical students and lecturers but also medical practitioners practising in the health sector. The ability to conduct medical research will allow one to quickly and effectively respond to medical problems through the utilisation of latest medical research resources.

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 Library stocks a variety of research resources some of which are available for loan for varying periods whilst others are only for in-house use. Loan period differ for the client categories.

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