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WHY CHOOSE OUR LIBRARY?

Marondera University Library offers state-of-the-art facilities, extensive digital resources, and expert assistance to support your academic journey. Our modern infrastructure and dedicated staff ensure you have access to the best learning resources and research materials. Join our vibrant academic community and discover endless possibilities for growth and success.

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LIBRARY RESOURCES

Explore our comprehensive collection of academic resources

KOHA Library System

KOHA is our integrated library management system that helps you search and access our physical collection. Use it to check book availability, place holds, renew items, and manage your library account online.

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DSpace Repository

DSpace is our institutional repository that preserves and provides access to MUAST's research outputs, including theses, dissertations, journal articles, and conference papers.

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Turnitin

Turnitin is our plagiarism detection and academic integrity tool. It helps students improve their writing by providing feedback on originality and proper citation. Essential for thesis and dissertation submissions.

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Zimpapers

Business Weekly is a Zimbabwean online publication that focuses on business and economic current affairs.

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LIBRARY STATISTICS

Supporting academic excellence at Marondera University

Books

10,000+

Members

3000+

E-Resources

200+

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Electronic resources at MUAST refer to digital content accessed or retrieved using a computer or similar device. They encompass a wide range of materials, including e-books, e-journals, online databases, websites, and multimedia files.

COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

These are digital collections accessible online, that are made available for a fee or subscription by commercial providers to MUAST. These resources include databases, electronic books, journals, and more.

ProQuest eBook Central

ProQuest eBooks is a new solution that enables Libraries to provide uninterrupted access to high-quality, multidisciplinary content on a larger scale. With over 700,000 scholarly eBooks and unlimited user access

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Taylor and Francis Open Access

Taylor & Francis is a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), a Gold Sponsor of Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN) and a publisher member of the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB).

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De Gruyter

De Gruyter group publishes over 1,800 new books annually in the humanities, social sciences, STM, and law, as well as more than 400 subscription-based or Open-Access journals, and a variety of digital products.

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Project Muse

Project MUSE is a trusted provider of authoritative humanities and social science books and journals from some 400 of the world's most distinguished university presses and scholarly societies.

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Informs

With almost 12,000 members from around the globe, INFORMS is the leading international association for professionals in operations research, analytics, statistics, artificial intelligence, data science, and other relevant fields.

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EIFL

EIFL, or Electronic Information for Libraries, is a non-profit organization that works with libraries worldwide to enable access to digital information for people in developing and transition countries.

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Loan Periods and Fines (AIP & CSC Campus)

Collection Category Students Teaching Staff Non-Teaching Staff Overdue Fine
Open-Shelf Books 1 week 1 week 1 week $ 1 per day
Reserve Books Overnight Overnight Overnight $ 1 per day
Dissertations and Theses 3 hours 2 hours 2 hours $ 1 per hour

Latest News

Stay updated with the latest news, events, and announcements from the MUAST Library

Recently acquired books

12 Jun 2024 120 5

We are excited to announce the arrival of new books in our collection, including the latest in science, technology, and literature. Visit the library to explore these new resources!

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Chess Club Tournament Winners

10 Jun 2024 85 8

Congratulations to the winners of the annual Chess Club Tournament held in the library! Thank you to all participants and supporters for making this event a success.

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Library Orientation for New Students

05 Jun 2024 200 12

Our library hosted an orientation session for new students, introducing them to our resources, services, and study spaces. Welcome to all our new members!

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Latest Turnitin news

01 Jun 2024 150 10

Turnitin has introduced new features to help students and staff check for plagiarism and improve academic writing. Visit our help desk for more information and training sessions.

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Ms Shiella Nomathemba Ndlovu

Librarian

Mr N. Siziba

Senior Assistant Librarian

Teclar Shava

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Mr. B. Mutanga

Library Assistant

OUR EVENTS

Discover and participate in upcoming library events, workshops, and training sessions designed to support your academic journey and personal growth.

15Jun

Learn Mendeley

4.00 pm - 8.00 pm CloverHill Campus

Join our hands-on workshop to master Mendeley for research management and citation. Learn how to organize your references and streamline your academic writing process.

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20Apr

Learn Turnitin

4.00 pm - 8.00 pm CSC Campus

Attend this session to understand how to use Turnitin for plagiarism checking and academic integrity. Get tips on submitting your assignments and interpreting similarity reports.

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06Dec

Learn D-Space

4.00 pm - 8.00 pm AIP Campus

Explore how to access and submit research to our institutional repository, D-Space. This session will guide you through searching, uploading, and managing your scholarly works.

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  1. Conduct not conducive to the proper use of the Library is forbidden.
  2. Noise, disturbance or unruly behaviour is forbidden in any part of the Library.
  3. Smoking, food and drinks are not allowed in the Library.
  4. Silence shall be observed in the Library. Mobile phones, laptops, pagers and watch alarms should be on silent before entering the Library.
  5. Users of the Library should be decently dressed.
  6. Loitering in the Library is prohibited.
  7. Library materials must not be taken out of the Library unless a Library staff member has properly issued them.
  8. Bags should be deposited at the property counter as you enter the Library at your own risk.
  9. Library books and documents must be treated with honour, it is prohibited to underline, write notes or pull out pages from books.
  10. All fines/dues to the Library must be paid at the Bursary.
  11. The Library will not be held responsible for the loss of any personal belongings of users.
  12. Library staff have the right to ask users to leave the Library if they are inappropriately dressed or are causing a disturbance.