Libraries and other information-related organizations, as well as individuals that are members of SAIS can borrow sources from one another. Journals are not lent out, but copies of articles are supplied instead. Any individual, library, organisation or school may join the Scheme.

The 600 plus SAIS members have access to Southern African information resources plus those of Africa, plus resources in overseas countries, using sophisticated database searches to trace information. The National Library also coordinates the supply of documents to Southern African libraries from its own collections and from foreign libraries and institutions by International liaison with and participation in international systems for resource sharing.

 Benefits:

    * Membership of SAIS entitles you to be able to request and supply library materials (photocopies and loans) to and from other SAIS members.

    * An annual updated SAIS address list:

        click here to see limited information if you are not a member  

        click here to see complete information if you are a member

    * Interlending Manual (an Interlending reference tool and procedures and policy manual, to guide you on all Interlending processes).

Statistics

Detail of each country's national interlending statistics are collected by the National Library annually for IFLA. All SAIS members must provice us with their organisation's statistics.

Please complete the online form with your organisation's latest annual statistics.

To become an active member of this Scheme and share in the benefits:

    * Apply for membership use the New Member Entry form.

    *  Update your corporate contact information interactively for immediate effect in the database.

    *  Buy Southern African Interlending Scheme (SAIS) Stationery.

  
    *  Join the SAIS-L listserv