Matheson Library Services
Discover our wide range of services
Circulation Services
Circulation Services handle the check-out and return of library materials. Patrons can borrow books, DVDs, and other media using their library cards. This service includes online and in-person renewals, placing holds on checked-out items, and managing overdue fines or lost books.
Periodical Service
This service offers access to magazines, journals, and newspapers, both current and archival. The library maintains an organized archive of back issues, available in both physical and digital formats, ensuring access to contemporary and historical periodicals.
CAS Service
The Current Awareness Service (CAS) helps users stay updated on new publications and research in their fields of interest. Users can subscribe to alerts via email or RSS feeds to receive notifications on new books, journal articles, and conference proceedings.
SDI Services
SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information) Services provide personalized updates on new acquisitions and publications that match a user’s research interests. This service ensures researchers receive timely notifications about relevant resources.
Inter-Library Lending
Inter-Library Lending (ILL) allows patrons to borrow materials from other libraries when they are not available at Matheson Library. Requests can be submitted online, and library staff manage borrowing and returning logistics.
Reference Services
Reference Services assist users in locating and utilizing library resources. Professional librarians help with research queries, citation styles, and academic writing. Assistance is available in-person, via chat, email, and phone.
Course Reserve
Course Reserve services ensure that essential course materials are readily available. Instructors place textbooks, articles, and other high-demand resources on reserve with shorter loan periods to maximize access.
Circulation and Customer Services
Library users intending to borrow materials from the library’s collection must register to become members at the library.
Non-members can only use other services provided by the library.
Undergraduate students can borrow up to 10 books at any one time for 4 weeks. Postgraduate students and Staff members are allowed up to 15 books.
External borrowers are institutions that are affiliate members of the library. They are registered in the Library database as Inter-library Loan patrons. As Inter-library Loan is a ‘library-to-library service,’ these patrons are regarded as Institutional borrowers.
A library item that is currently on loan to a patron can be successfully placed ‘on hold’ using the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).
Search and click on the title of interest in the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). The bibliographic details and holdings will be displayed. Browse results will appear on the right-hand side of the screen. Click on ‘Place hold’ and follow through with the reservation. The borrower will be informed when the borrowed item is returned.
Library users needing assistance in finding and locating library resources can seek help from the Circulation and Customer Services Desk.
All readers’ inquiries and general help for information are handled here by friendly staff.
Help can also be sought through live chat, email, and phone.
Chatwoot Chat: Available for real-time assistance.
Phone: +675 473 4358
Email: libinfo@pnguot.ac.pg or customer.services@pnguot.ac.pg
Inter-library loan is the reciprocal sharing of information resources between libraries. Since no library can contain all information, libraries collaborate to fill the information gap. When information is not found in the library, Matheson Library places Inter-library Loan requests with other libraries for assistance within the country or abroad.
The library provides research assistance through consultations to help both Postgraduate and Undergraduate students access appropriate information sources.
A mini computer lab is available at the American Corner for a 2-hour booking daily. For research help, contact us at:
Phone: +675 473 4361
Email: research_hs@pnguot.ac.pg
The library provides printing, scanning, and copying services at a minimal cost. Term papers and projects can also be bound if required.
This service enables students to copy reference materials that cannot be borrowed.
The library provides access to electronic resources, including subscribed databases and open-access sources.
Several databases require login credentials provided by the library. Registered members can use their assigned credentials to access them.
Click the link in the Public Access Catalog (OPAC) to access electronic books.
The Matheson Library Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is available at:
American Corners, also known as American Spaces, exemplify the U.S. commitment to the core tenet of democracy: the citizen’s right to free access to information. With over 700 locations worldwide, American Spaces provide in-depth information about the United States, connecting Americans and host country citizens in engaging discussions on U.S. policy, society, culture, and values.
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