Library Services
December 7, 2023 2024-04-26 9:48Library Services
The JHBS Library loans books and journals to support teaching, learning and research.
Loan periods: The library provides varying loan periods based on the type of materials borrowed and the borrower’s relationship to the University. These loan periods may be subject to renewal if there are no holds on the item.
Students: Postgraduate students may borrow library materials for two weeks. Media materials, such as DVDs, may have shorter loan periods.
Faculty and staff: Faculty and staff have extended load periods to accommodate research, teaching or work responsibilities. If the library recalls an item, faculty and staff patrons are expected to return it promptly.
Limits on the Number of Items
- Students: Postgraduate students may borrow up to four.
- Faculty and staff: No limit is placed on the number of items for faculty and staff may borrow.
Renewals
Renewal limits: Borrowers may renew items for an extended loan period, provided there are no holds or recalls on them.
- Students: Postgraduate students may renew twice.
- Faculty and staff: Faculty and staff may renew materials multiple times.
Library materials may be renewed:
Online through the library’s integrated system (KOHA);
Via email ([email protected]);
In person at the circulation desk.
Loaned items can be returned physically at the circulation desk. However, if you are off-campus and have items you wish to return, they may be sent to the following address:
The Main Library
James Hope University
Twin Lakes Estate
Lekki
Interlibrary loan platforms enable JHU library staff can request materials from other libraries on your behalf to expand access to resources.
The JHBS Library provides support for literature-based capstone to support your research. You will be supported in creating the proposal, building and running a quality search, collecting all the papers, and evaluating the studies that meet the inclusion criteria.
What to expect in your initial consultation
- Discuss the scope of your research question
- Align the type of review with research question
- Discuss the research protocol
- Create a timeline for creating search iterations, translating across databases, and completion of the project.
