Resource Center

SHF's Resource Center is geared to support
and serve local and foreign stakeholders in social housing with quality information.

Information searches

Send your requests via e-mail, fax or phone. If we don't already have the information you're after, we'll research it for you. Walk-in researchers are welcome Monday to Friday 09h00-17h00.

Resource center services

View the Resource Center Brochure
Click Here to Search our Online Catalogue

Our online Publications and Documents section contains downloadable documents and past Housing Sector news items.
Publications and Documents

Resource center services

On-line catalogue
Reports, articles, newsclippings
Full-text documents via e-mail or downloadable
Resource and Information Bulletin
Subscribe to keep up-to-date with new developments, book reviews, and sector-relevant events like conferences and workshops.
Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)
On request, we'll notify individuals or special interest groups about materials of relevance to them.
Inter-library lending
When we're unable to provide you with information you're after and know where to source it from, we're sometimes able to borrow material on your behalf (consider that a cost may be incurred)
Database hosting
If you're in social housing and need help with information management, talk to us about hosting your information on our system.

South African users

Social Housing Institutions
National, provincial and local government
Housing consultants
Academic and other researchers
Social housing support institutions

International users

International donors
SHFs partner organisations
Foreign research organisations
Academics worldwide doing social housing projects

We're well connected

We are always learning from our foreign stakeholders and visitors. Dynamic interaction with donor and other foreign social housing players (Canada, Norway, USA, EU, Netherlands) allows us to build a strong base of international reference material relating to social housing overseas.

Locally, our resource network extends to the National Department of Housing Library, National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC), Built Environment Support Group, and many university departments and research units.

Lending policy

Users can borrow up to 3 items for 14 days.
Unless requested by others, items are renewable
Renewals may be done via e-mail, phone or fax
Fines charged per overdue day per borrowed item
Lost items must be replaced

Copies and copyright

Copies can be made in compliance with Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978 (amended and under review). Since the South African copyright laws do not yet address digital technology, we suggest you follow the following guidelines:
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/papers/pa/fair/intro.html

Where copies are made at SHF, there is no charge (unless bulk). Costs plus a small handling fee will be charged for couriers and postal services.

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