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DUT Laptops Initiative Embraced By Students

Durban University of TechnologyRef: https://www.dut.ac.za/DUT_Laptops_Initiative_Embraced_By_Students/

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This document is a news article from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) titled “DUT Laptops Initiative Embraced By Students” dated 28 Aug 2013. It reports that the DUT Student Representative Council (SRC), in partnership with the DUT Library, donated laptops to all DUT university libraries to ease shortages and reduce queues. The article states that 100 laptops were bought by the 2011 and 2012 SRC leadership, that laptops are available for loan at all DUT libraries (30 at ML Sultan and Steve Biko campuses; five at other libraries), and that students with valid student cards and no outstanding library fines may use laptops for two hours before fines apply.

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Laptop loan at DUT libraries

DUT students can borrow laptops from DUT libraries to use for up to two hours. Laptops are available at all DUT libraries, with 30 at ML Sultan Campus and Steve Biko Campus and five at other libraries; exceeding the two-hour period results in a fine.

Who it is for: DUT students with valid student cards and no outstanding library fines
How to act on it: Go to a DUT library, present a valid student card, and borrow a laptop. Return it within two hours to avoid fines.

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laptops are available for loan at all DUT libraries

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eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

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https://www.dut.ac.za/DUT_Laptops_Initiative_Embraced_By_Students/

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DUT university

Key Takeaways

DUT news article title: “DUT Laptops Initiative Embraced By Students”
Date: 28 Aug 2013
Initiative: SRC and DUT Library donated laptops to all DUT libraries
Total laptops: 100 (bought by 2011 and 2012 SRC leadership)
Loan availability: all DUT libraries
Laptop allocation: 30 at ML Sultan Campus and Steve Biko Campus; five at other libraries
Loan conditions: valid student card and no outstanding library fines
Loan duration: two hours
If time exceeded: students are issued fines
Durban University of Technology (DUT)
DUT Student Representative Council (SRC)
DUT Library
Nombali Ntoza (SRC Administrator)
Shirlene Neerputh (Library Manager: Academic Services)
Thula Shangase (student)
ML Sultan Campus
Steve Biko Campus