Frequently Asked Questions

During the regular academic semester, the Prempeh II Main Library operates on the following schedule:

• Monday to Friday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
• Saturdays: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Sundays: 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM

During mid-semester and end-of-semester examination periods, opening hours are extended up to 12:00 Midnight (with designated 24/7 study halls). Vacation hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Your library account is automatically created upon official university admission and semester course registration.

To activate your account for physical loans and facility access, simply visit the Circulation Desk on the Ground Floor of the Prempeh II Library or your respective College library with your valid KNUST Student ID Card or Staff ID Card.

In addition to the Prempeh II Main Library, KNUST operates specialized libraries across all six colleges:

• College of Science Library
• College of Engineering Library
• College of Health Sciences Library
• College of Art and Built Environment (CABE) Library
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CoHSS) Library
• College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Library

Books may be renewed up to two consecutive times, provided no other user has placed a reservation or hold on the item. You can renew items through:

1. Visiting the Circulation Desk in person with the books and your ID card.
2. Logging into your account on the KNUST Library OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog).
3. Submitting a renewal ticket through this Library Help Desk before the due date.

Overdue fines accrue daily per item returned past the due date. To avoid fines, renew your books before they expire or return them on time.

If a borrowed book is lost or damaged, report it immediately to the Circulation Desk. Users will be required to replace the book with an exact or newer edition, or pay the current market replacement cost plus a standard administrative processing charge.

Yes. Items borrowed from the Prempeh II Main Library may be returned at participating College library circulation desks, and vice versa. Always ensure the library assistant scans and clears the item from your record upon return.

Past examination question papers and postgraduate dissertations are digitized and freely accessible via the KNUSTSpace Institutional Repository (knustspace.knust.edu.gh).

You can search by course code, department, or academic year to download past exam papers and institutional research publications.

Undergraduate and postgraduate students can submit their dissertations and research papers for Turnitin similarity checking by:

• Contacting their departmental or college research coordinator.
• Submitting a research support ticket right here on the Library Help Desk with your manuscript attached (PDF or MS Word). A subject librarian will generate and email your official similarity report.

Yes! KNUST Subject Librarians provide one-on-one and group research support, including help with comprehensive literature searches, reference citation styles (APA, Harvard, IEEE), and reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, and EndNote. You can schedule a research consultation by opening a ticket on this portal.

Yes. The library provides designated group discussion rooms for collaborative study sessions, presentations, and group projects.

Rooms can be booked at the Reference Desk on the first floor. Please note that silent and quiet study halls are strictly reserved for individual study, and silence must be maintained at all times.

Reprographic services, including high-speed black-and-white photocopying, color printing, document scanning, and spiral binding, are available at the Reprographic Unit on the Ground Floor of the Prempeh II Library at university-subsidized rates.