Inter-library loans consist of two parts: Inter-campus loans and Inter-library loans.
Inter-campus loans are services available to all students and staff members of the university, free of charge. If an item is only available at one of the other UJ libraries you can request it, You will then be informed via e-mail of its arrival at your 'home' library.
Inter-library loans are only available to registered post-graduate students and to UJ staff members. If an item is available in another South African library it can be obtained free of charge for your use. If the item is only available from a library outside of South Africa, your request will be sent back to you indicating that it will cost you R75 should you want to continue with the request.
Some items additional to the Prescribed books, are placed on the Reserve shelf - also known as Short loans. This material can be used only in the library. Your student card will allow you to use the two items for two hours at a time.
Search for Mechanical Engineering books at Level 4 in the APK Library.
Most, but not all, Mechanical Engineering books can be found in the shelf number (call number) range between 621.1 and 621.9 (Level 4, APK Library).
| Mechanical Engineering - Main Dewey ranges | ||
| Dewey number | Main sections | |
| 620 | Engineering | |
| 620.004 | Design, testing, measurement, quality, maintenance, repair | |
| 620.1 | Engineering Mechanics | |
| 620.11 | Engineering Materials | |
| 620.16 | Metals and their alloys | |
| 620.3 | Vibration | |
| 621 | Applied Physics | |
| 621.042 | Energy Engineering | |
| 621.092 | Mechanical engineers | |
| 621.1 | Steam engineering | |
| 621.2 | Hydraulic-power technology | |
| 621.3 | Electrical, magnetic, optical, communications, computer engineering; electronics, lighting | |
| 621.4 | Prime movers and heat engineering | |
| 621.47 | Solar Energy Engineering | |
| 621.5 | Pneumatic, vacuum, low-temperature technologies | |
| 621.6 | Blowers, fans, pumps | |
| 621.8 | Machine engineering | |
| 621.9 | Tools | |
| 629.1 | Aerospace engineering | |
| 629.2 | Motor land vehicles, cycles | |
| 629.3 | Air-cushion vehicles | |
| 629.4 | Astronautics | |
| 629.8 | Automatic control engineering | |
| 670 | Manufacturing | |
| 671 | Metalworking processes and primary metal products | |
| 697 | Heating, ventilating, air-conditioning engineering | |