Library Membership

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

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.

* 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 a fine.

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.