Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
COTUL is an acronym for the Consortium of Tanzania University and Research Libraries. It is a strategic alliance among academic and research Libraries in Tanzania aimed at improving access to information resources in different disciplines.
The key role of COTUL Comprises engaging her members in joint information provision activities particularly; Acquisition of electronic information sources, Research, Training, Consultancy and others deemed critical in the attainment of academic excellence in learning, teaching and research to the member institutions as follows:
Major benefits of joining the Consortium are as follows:
All university libraries, colleges and polytechnic libraries, research libraries and special libraries are eligible to apply to join the Consortium.
Interested institutions who are joining the consortium for the first time are advised to submit their requests to the COTUL General Secretary
Interested institutions who are joining the consortium for the first time will pay application fees once and as Partner members will be paying an annual Contribution and subscription fees to partake in the programs and services of COTUL.
We will contact your institution directly each year to outline its exact annual contribution as a member of the consortium.
All electronic resources that are being subscribed through the Consortium are made accessible from the publisher’s Website. The COTUL official website provide links to the subscribed e resources. The access to electronic resources is IP-enabled for the member institutions. As such a user does not require “Login ID and Password” to access resources available to your institutions, instead, the resources are accessible to you anywhere on your Campus network. Also, Most institutions provide links to such resources through their library website.
Members with issues on e-resources subscription are advised to submit their queries to the COTUL General Secretary.
For e-resources troubleshooting and registration on both INASP and EIFL resources contact Name: Mr. Cyril Patric
eMail:
Mobile Phone: +255715978462
Members with issues on e-resources subscription are advised to submit their queries to the COTUL General Secretary
For e-resources troubleshooting and registration on both INASP and EIFL resources contact Mr. Name: Mr. Cyril Patric
eMail:
Mobile Phone: +255715978462
Partner members are supposed to pay annual e-resources subscription fee before July each year.
Partner members are supposed to pay annual Contribution fees to s enable COTUL to meet daily official costs and enable member to partake in the programs and services of COTUL.
Consortium for Tanzania University and Research Libraries ( COTUL ) is currently hosted under the chairmanship of the University of Dar es Salaam Located within the University of Dar es Salaam - Library,
For general enquiries :
Phones: + 255 22 24 10 24
Contact COTUL tresurer for issues related to payment through Ms. Julitha E. Rukamata
eMail:
Mobile Phone:
For any inquiry which need immediate action please contact the COTUL General Secretary OR the COTUL Chairperson Executive Staff
P.O. Box 4302,
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Kijitonyama
(Sayansi ) COSTECH Building,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzaniaa
E-mail : chairperson@cotul.or.tz
Mobile : +255 757 547 856
Mobile : +255 784 315 281
Phone : +255 734 680 978