Bibliographic Services

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This department provides a range of centralised services for the six library branches in Port Elizabeth and George, through staff in the following three sections:

Acquistions Section which is responsible for selecting, ordering and receiving finite information resources for the library collection to meet the needs of Nelson Mandela University's clientele in the most economical and expeditious manner.

Cataloguing and Classification Section which is responsible for coding and organizing library materials according to their subject and allocating a call number according to the Library of Congress classification system (for the Port Elizabeth branch libraries) and the Dewey Decimal Scheme (for the George library), and ensuring that the resources are accessible through the online catalogue. The physical processing of all materials is also handled in this section.

Electronic Resources Management Section which is responsible for 24/7 access to all e-Resources (e-books, e-journals and databases) which Nelson Mandela University LIS subscribes to.
The Serial Publications Section which is responsible for the administration of specialized periodic publications including scholarly journals, trade periodicals and newspapers to meet the needs of Nelson Mandela University’s clientele, including scholarly researchers.

Bibliographic Services Staff

Ms Nomathongo Bell
Deputy Director: Bibliographic Services
Library & Information Services
South Campus
(Tel) 27 41 504 2292
Nomathongo.Bell@mandela.ac.za

Ms Rafiekah Abrahams
Senior Librarian: ERM
Library & Information Services
G12
South Campus
(Tel) 27 41 504 3240
rafiekah.abrahams@mandela.ac.za

Mr Bubele Bido
Librarian: E-Resources Management
Library & Information Services
South Campus -Library G13
South Campus
(Tel) 0415044866
bubele.bido@mandela.ac.za

Ms Virginia Bussy
Librarian – Pre-Cataloguing and Acquisitions
Library & Information Services
South Campus
(Tel) 27 41 504 2299
virginia.bussy@mandela.ac.za

Ms Nwabisa Mantewu
Library Attendant: Processing
Library & Information Services
South Campus
(Tel) 27 41 504 2327
nwabisa.mantewu@mandela.ac.za

Mr. Luyolo Matabeni
Senior Librarian: Acquistions
Library & Information Services
G08
South Campus
(Tel) 041 504 3120
luyolo.matabeni@mandela.ac.za

Ms Nandipha Mqotsi
Librarian-Cataloguer
Library & Information Services
G - 05
South Campus
(Tel) 041504 2299
Nandipha.Mqotsi@mandela.ac.za

Miss Sandiswa Mtshoniswa
Library & Information Services
South Campus
Sandiswa.Mtshoniswa@madela.ac.za

Mr Mandla Ndabeni
Book Processor
Library & Information Services
8
South Campus
(Tel) 041 504 2299
(Fax) 041 504 2280
mandla.ndabeni@mandela.ac.za

Ms Sibongiseni Nyendwana
Librarian-Cataloguer
Library & Information Services
08
South Campus
(Tel) 041504 2299
Sibongiseni.Nyendwana@mandela.ac.za

Mr Noel Penny
Library Assistant - Serials Acquisitions
Library & Information Services
South Campus
(Tel) 27 41 504 2296
noel.penny@mandela.ac.za

Ms Chuene Shiela Seanego
Librarian - ERM
Library & Information Services
G-13
South Campus
(Tel) 0415041979
chuene.seanego@mandela.ac.za

Ms Suzette Share
Assistant Librarian - Orders Monographs
Library & Information Services
G10
South Campus
(Tel) 27 41 504 3413
suzette.share@mandela.ac.za

Ms Pumeza Tube
Serials Cataloguer
Library & Information Services
South Campus
(Tel) 27 41 504 2299
pumeza.tube@mandela.ac.za

Ms Karin Van der Westhuizen
Assistant Librarian - Serials Acquisitions
Library & Information Services
South Campus
(Tel) 27 41 504 2296
karin.vanderwesthuizen@mandela.ac.za