Together with the Eloff Street Library it renders services to the Faculties of Health and Biotechnology, Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, and Art, Design and Architecture. The Branch Libraries on the Auckland Park and Hotel School Campuses render services to the Faculty of Business Management. However, the subject coverage of the various Libraries does overlap to a certain extent and duplication of stock is necessary. The Library's main contact with its users is through the Information Librarians. In consultation with lecturers, these Librarians carry out book selection, information and enquiry work, and provide library instruction to students at set stages of their programmes.
Library instruction integrated into the established curriculum is in an experimental phase.
To support technology education cost-effectively. To provide timely information to technology practitioners to enable them to make optimal progress. This service supports the expressed needs of the Library's clients and so provides resources that in themselves should expand the potentials and expectancies of clients by suggesting new avenues for learning. The Library provides a variety of individualised and learning experiences for clients through independent study, media resources, tutorial activity, etc. Through a variety of services, the Library supports the instructional programmes offered by academic areas.