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Using the Library

Welcome to Sokoine National Agricultural Library Service Page. In this Section you will find important links to various services offered at SNAL . For detailed information  consider contacting SNAL staff using the contact details provided at the end of this page.

Getting oriented

The Sokoine National Agricultural Library is your partner during your study at SUA, the sooner you get to know what all we have here, the more successful you’ll be!
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Visiting the Library

Visit the Sokoine National Agricultural Library, we will be happy to serve you!. SNAL is located at the Sokoine University of Agriculture, main campus.  
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Join the Library

Admission to the Library and use of its resources are conditional upon compliance with the rules and regulations of the Sokoine National Agricultural Library (SNAL)

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Membership

The Sokoine National Agricultural Library is open to the public although only members enjoy full benefits of the library resources and services.
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Finding materials

Use the catalogue for all physical records including books, journals and other material held by the SNAL. Read more

Borrow Materials

Users are allowed to borrow materials available from our collection to read for the duration of 1 day to 21 days.
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Library Catalogue

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Libhub

Libhub is an information gateway that helps users to access electronic resources available at SNAL
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Reference Management Tools

The following are Reference management software tools to assist in your research 
Mendeley | Zotero

Information Literacy

Information Literacy Program is provided to the library users formally.
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FAQ

The following are some of Frequent Asked Questions and Answers
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TEEAL

TEEAL is electronic resources which also can be accessed from SNAL
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Using our Website

Users around the world can access material from Sokoine National Agricultural Library website and SUA website
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Computer access

SNAL has the computer lab full fledged with computers connected to Internet for users to access e-resources available.
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Opening Hours

Sokoine National Agricultural Library opening hours from Monday to Sunday during Semester; during Vacation and Public Holidays  Read more

Ask our Librarian

Need help finding information on a topic, planning a research strategy, or getting oriented with our services and resources? We can help! Ask Now

Guide to Digital Librarianship

This guide delineates the traditional roles of libraries – Acquisitions and Collection Development, Delivery of User Services

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Writing & Publishing help

Learn how to write a paper in scientific journal style including how to write an abstract, publishable qualitative research, psychology critique paper etc.

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SUAIR

This repository hosts a variety of openly accessible materials including: scholarly articles and books, theses and dissertations, conference proceedings and technical reports.

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Share Your Story

Dear friends, You can now share a story, or express your wishes for the future of the Sokoine National Agricultural Library and your article will be published on our website.

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Have you Submitted your Research Article onto SUAIR?

Welcome to the Sokoine University of Agriculture Institutional Repository (SUA IR).  This repository hosts a variety of openly accessible materials including: scholarly articles and books, theses and dissertations, conference proceedings and technical reports. For assistance about depositing your research output in the repository contact us at dkm.snal@sua.ac.tz

SUGGEST FOR A PURCHASE

Dear user, you can suggest a book which you think should be acquired by the Sokoine National Agricultural Library