Health Sciences Center Library Administration

Policies

Library Membership

HSC Faculty, Staff and Students need the following to obtain library membership:

HSC Staff	Copy of University ID & Civil ID	1 Photograph
Student	Copy of University ID & Civil ID	2 Photographs
Ministry of Health Professional	Copy of Work Center ID & Civil ID	1 Photograph + KD.40/-
Private Health Professional	Copy of Work Center ID & Civil ID	1 Photograph + KD. 80/-

Borrowing Privileges

The Health Sciences Center Library Administration resources are available to HSC faculty, staff, students, Kuwait University members and health professionals in Kuwait.

Loan Period
Loan period varies depending on the Borrower Category and items being borrowed.

	HSC Faculty	HSC Staff	HSC Students	Post-Graduate Students / Clinical Tutors	Others
Books	10 books for one month	5 books for one month	5 books for two weeks	5 books for one month	3 books for one month
Reserve Books	1 book for two hours				none
Journals	3 issues for two hours	none
Slides	3 sets for three days	none
Audio & Video Tape	3 items for three days

*Reference materials, microfilms, computer software, CDs and laser discs are restricted to in-house use

Renewals

Items must be renewed in person. Facility to renew by telephone / email is restricted to HSC faculty
Items renewed twice must remain in the library for two weeks prior to the next check-out
Items placed on hold are not subject to renewal
Items are subject to be recalled after 10 days

Overdue Fines
Patrons who do not return/renew books on or before the due-date must pay fine.

Fines:

Item	Fine
Book	250 Fils/day
Reserve Book	250 Fils/2-hours delay & KD 1/day
Audiovisual Item	250 Fils/day

Interlibrary Loan

Requester must provide complete and accurate citations on the request form
Requester signature is required on the request form
HSC faculty are entitled to 20 articles per academic year from commercial document suppliers.
Clinical tutors are entitled to interlibrary loan from Gulf libraries free of charge.

Literature Search

HSC Faculty is entitled to mediated literature search free of charge.
Other HSC members, Clinical tutors and Students are entitled to conduct free literature search.
Non-HSC members are entitled to conduct literature search for a fee.