{"id":10520,"date":"2020-05-23T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/library-services-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:08:48","slug":"inter-library-loans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/inter-library-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Services: Inter-library loans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10520\" class=\"elementor elementor-10520\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81815b3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81815b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ac7cd3\" data-id=\"0ac7cd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86560c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86560c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3f3e27\" data-id=\"b3f3e27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c66e006\" data-id=\"c66e006\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdc66b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcdc66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Library and Information Services<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ff54e\" data-id=\"43ff54e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-340233d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"340233d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa1f9c4\" data-id=\"fa1f9c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fe688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"84fe688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c923ad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c923ad3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-409f962\" data-id=\"409f962\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5206e74\" data-id=\"5206e74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f2e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f2e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #dd1328;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;font-weight: 600;margin-bottom: 0px;padding: 0px;line-height: 1;letter-spacing: normal\">Inter Library Loans (ILL)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed192f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ed192f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SPU ILL provides a service strictly to SPU\u2019s personnel and postgraduate students to get hold of books and journal articles that are unavailable in the SPU LIS.<\/p><p>Only requests from South African institutions will be processed.<\/p><p>Please complete this online<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spu-za.libwizard.com\/id\/a3c1bb20f194e836b4304c682475b490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> ILL request form<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>or email\u00a0 Ms Baas (details below).<\/p><p><strong>Ms Papula Baas<\/strong><\/p><p>Email: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:papula.baas@spu.ac.za\">papula.baas@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Tel: 053 491 0554<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c2895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3c2895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #dd1328; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: normal;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">Ask a Librarian<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecca8d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecca8d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Need help?\u00a0 Contact a librarian\u00a0<strong><div class=\"show_more\"><p class=\"wpsm-show\" style=\"color: #cc0000; font-size: 100%; text-align: left;\"> here.<\/p><div class=\"wpsm-content\"> \n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f8544-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"8544\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10520#wpcf7-f8544-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"8544\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.2.4.1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f8544-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><label> Student Name: (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"StudentName\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"StudentName\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Student Email: (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"StudentEmail\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"StudentEmail\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Student Number: (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"StudentNumber\"><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-number wpcf7-validates-as-number\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"number\" name=\"StudentNumber\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> School: (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"School\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"School\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Question? Please add as much detail as possible (required)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"Inquiry\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"Inquiry\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n  <p class=\"wpsm-hide\" style=\"color: #cc0000; font-size: 100%; text-align: left;\"> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf2f69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6cf2f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa3233f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa3233f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-417976c\" data-id=\"417976c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d787c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d787c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c06d7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c06d7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-870bb92\" data-id=\"870bb92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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