About Library

Botho University Library strives to support teaching, learning, and research of the multi-disciplinary programmes offered by the University. We serve as an abode of knowledge, with the primary mission of supporting the teaching, learning, and research needs of the university by facilitating access to a broad range of information sources and resources.

Vision
To serve as an abode of knowledge, with the primary mission of supporting the teaching, learning, and research needs of the university by facilitating access to a broad range of information sources and resources.

Operating Hours
Monday – Friday | 08:00 am – 19:00 pm
Saturday | 08:00 pm – 17:30 pm
Sunday/Public holiday | Closed
*Extended hours during examination periods: Botswana campuses only 08:00 am – 22:30 pm

Rules & Regulations

Users are expected to present their valid Botho University ID for all services.
Minimize noise.
Library staff and security personnel have the right to inspect the library user and their belongings.
Food and beverages are not allowed inside the library.
Bags are not allowed in the library: In cases where the library supports users by providing storage space, users have to take personal responsibility for their personal valuables. Although all possible security precautions will be taken, neither the library nor Botho University shall be held responsible for any lost valuables.
The usage of mobile phones in the library is not allowed. Mobile phones should be put on silent and calls taken outside study areas.
Computers in the library are to be used for educational purposes in line with the university computer policy.
Viewing of objectionable, pornographic materials is not allowed.
No materials may be removed from the library without following the loan procedure or the librarian’s permission.

Borrowing/ Returning
An undergraduate can borrow a maximum of 4 books and return them after 21 days
A postgraduate can borrow a maximum of 8 books and return them after 30 days
A staff member can borrow a maximum of 8 books and return them after 30 days

All items to be loaned, returned, or renewed must be presented to the circulation desk.
Users must check the due date and condition of the book before leaving the counter.
Users must return items in good condition on or before the due date.
User privileges are not transferable.
A user will be held responsible for all items taken out on his or her name.
Renewal of loans is allowed only if the book is not overdue, in demand or reserved.

Overdues & Losses

An overdue penalty fee of P1.00 will be charged for each item per working day.
The user must notify the librarian immediately of any lost items.

Book Requisition

Users can request the library to purchase books not available in the collection. See the librarian and fill out a Library Items Requisition Form.

Learning Commons
Objectives of the Learning Commons
• Space for discussion and group work.
• Allow students to use the area for a variety of study-related needs.
• Support student collaboration.
• Increase library utilization by providing additional collaboration and discussion space for students.
• Provide space for mentors, tutors, and teachers to meet with their students.
• Give students and staff freedom.
• Collaborate with research and writing support center to give holistic student and learning support.
• The user must notify the librarian immediately of any lost items.

Open Access

Google Books
This digital database provides services from Google Inc. Users can search the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition, and stored.

Project Gutenburg
This website offers over 42,000 free eBooks. Users have the option of downloading or reading online. All eBooks were previously published by bona fide publishers. They were digitized and diligently proofread with the help of thousands of volunteers.

Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other websites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.

Open Access Thesis and Dissertations
OATD.org aims to be the best possible resource for finding open-access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions. OATD currently indexes 4,660,285 theses and dissertation

Open Access books on JSTOR
More than 5,000 Open Access ebooks from 75+ publishers are now available at no cost to libraries or users. These titles reflect JSTOR’s high standards for quality content and are freely available for anyone in the world to use.

Open Access eBooks
Open Access eBooks is an international publisher of eBooks. Open Access eBooks cover different disciplines of science, technology, and medicine. Each eBook contains around 6 or 7 book chapters providing the latest inform

Directory of Open Access Books
The primary aim of DOAB is to increase the discoverability of Open Access books.