 the berbice campus library the berbice campus library welcome to the berbice campus library the university of guyana berbice campus library ugbcl is a branch of the main university library at turkeyen the berbice campus library bcl is headed by a deputy university librarian who reports to the university librarian at turkeyen one of our main objectives is to support the instructional information and research needs of the academic community bcl therefore aims to provide a variety of resources which support and extend the teaching and research programmes of the university of guyana it is hoped that the extramural function of the library will develop as the library progresses library services lending members only  out of library  materials are loaned out for two 2 weeks one 1 week 48 hrs and overnight loans inlibrary  materials can be accessed on a 2 hr basis these include reserved caribbean journal collections past exam papers course outlines newspapers university academic staff and past students research papers collection references assisting students in finding resources hosting il sessions orienting teaching students to resources services and assisting students with research printing black white 2000 per page coloured 14000 per page reservation if the book is part of the library s collection but out on loan then patrons can place a hold online on the koha database or visit the circulation desk conditions of services the reservation process is a first come first serve basis and students have to wait their turn a 48 hrs book will be reserved for borrower up to 1000 hrs on the day after it is due one 1 week book will be reserved for borrower for 48hrs after it is due patrons are asked to keep checking online to ascertain the availability of the book in order to uplift same koha database koha database  patrons can browse the library s catalogue online check if a book is available reserve books preview a book check how many books you have outstanding and many more features to make your library experience easier web  ugbc library ebscohost this database the university of guyana subscribes to students and staff members can access this for free jstor  collection of academic journals and textbooks in all subject areas hinari  collection of books and journals on biomedical and health literature agora  access to global online research in agriculture oare  access to research in the environment library instruction and tours the bcl conducts inhouse orientation and tours for all university students and staff members orientations sessions for new students are usually conducted at the beginning of the academic year in these sessions students are informed of the library s services how to use the library and getting access to the library resources renewal only books borrowed on 1 week loan can be renewed for a further week via the telephone email sms whatsapp bbm facebook twitter linkedin or visiting the library with details of the author or title statement conditions of renewal can only be renewed once can only be renewed if not reserved by another user can only be renewed on the day it is due not before or after a 48 hrs book cannot be renewed photocopying photocopying of materials is done at a cost of 1000 per exposure conditions apply binding the library offers spiral soft cover and hard cover binding newspapers thesis final year research papers etc interlibrary loan the library can obtain materials not in its collection from overseas or local sources for patrons to request same visit the circulation desk visitor s access persons who are not university students or staff members are considered visitors to the library and can be granted access to the library resources all visitors are required to present a form of identification at the information desk to gain access to the library and obtain a visitor s permission pass borrowing privileges can also be granted to visitors once the requirements are met requirements include a nonrefundable cautionary deposit and passport photographs information literacy sessions the library conducts information literacy sessions for new students at the beginning of the academic year and also during the academic year in conjunction with faculties sites default files images natjpg  services department 