What services remain on offer during the national Lockdown?

What services remain on offer during the national Lockdown?
- Access to electronic books (multi-disciplinary).
- Access to some electronic textbooks.
- Access to electronic databases (multi-disciplinary).
- Access to electronic databases (specialised).
- Access to university research output (theses and dissertations).
- Access to electronic journals.
- Telephonic or virtual guidance may be provided by Faculty/Information Librarians to students and staff in respect of available online information resources with self-search on various platforms (e.g. Google Scholar).
- Searching and downloading online information resources to forward to students and staff.
- Limited telephonic or virtual assistance with the Citation tools (i.e. EndNote, Mendeley, etc.) when needed.
- Small group online/virtual information training sessions when essential/ possible (pre-arrangements to be made with relevant Faculty/Information Librarians).
- Limited possibility for availability of scanned chapters of specific books online for blended learning if arranged with relevant Faculty Librarian and other colleagues (i.e. Copyright office, or Bibliographic).
- Each campus has a designated area / pigeon hole / book chute available for the return of materials/books.
- Liaising and assisting students and staff with the return of library print materials/books (both Mandela and non-Mandela materials) to the campus if necessary.
- Ad hoc services for students/staff on request where possible.