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The University of the West Indies

at Mona, Jamaica

The Library

Distance Learners: Off-campus services

 

The following services are available to you, if you are unable to visit the Mona Library.
  • Book and Article Delivery
    Request all the books and articles you need using the form below. If the Library is unable to send the book (s) requested, you will be sent the content pages and asked to indicate the pages you need. The Library will then photocopy the pages and send them to you. If the book or article is crucial for your research but the library does not own it, you may request an interlibrary loan. You should bear in mind, however, that this process is sometimes slow and if the lending library charges, you will have to pay the cost. Place a request.

    Books and articles from the Mona Library will be sent immediately by courier or e-mail to the site administrative assistant who will notify you of their arrival. However, you may request that an article be mailed directly to you. You should receive requested items no later than one-week after your request was made. You are allowed to keep books borrowed for one month. Fines will be charged for overdue materials ($50 per day for books from the reserved collection and $20 from the open shelf collection).

  • Reference and Research Services
    The reference service is designed to provide answers to the same kinds of questions you may ask on the phone or at the Library’s Reference Desk. Reference questions are usually concerned with research, finding information, and learning about library resources and how to use them. Reference request
  • Access to Electronic Resources
    You may personally access the Library’s online catalogue for references and past examination papers. (Click here to learn how to search for examination papers). However, if you are having problems consult your site administrative assistant.

Databases can be accessed from your UWIDEC Sites only. Several databases contain full-text of articles. (Click here to see list of databases and their coverage).

  • Site collectons
    Remember also that Each UWIDEC Site maintains a collection of core texts, supplemental readers, past examination papers (you may also access examination papers from the online catalogue) and journal articles for your convenience. Please contact your administrative assistant for access to this collection. Suggest a purchase for on-site collection.