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University of Cape Town Libraries
Map
LocationRondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa
TypeAcademic library
Established1905
Branches9
Collection
Size1,2 million volumes, over 72,000 e-journals, over 28,500 print journals[1]
Other information
DirectorMs Gwenda Thomas
WebsiteUCT Libraries

University of Cape Town Libraries is a library based at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in Cape Town, South Africa.

The main library in the University of Cape Town Libraries system is the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library on UCT's upper campus and also includes nine branch libraries across the campus. The system holds roughly 1.2 million volumes and has access to over 100,500 print and online journal subscriptions. University of Cape Town Libraries system has substantial Africana research collections constituting of numerous monographs, periodicals, ephemera, and multimedia sources.[2][3][1]

Branches

An aerial view of the Bolus Herbarium library in the Botany Building, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town

All of the sub-branches of the University of Cape Town Library system are:

  • Bolus Herbarium Library
  • Built Environment Library
  • Health Sciences Library
  • Hiddingh Hall Library
  • Institute of Child Health Library
  • Jewish Studies Library
  • Law Library
  • Music Library
  • Special Collections: Manuscripts and Archives Department
  • Special Collections: African Studies Collection
  • Special Collections: Rare Books Collection

History

Professor W.S. Logeman,a multilingual philologist at the then South African College (SAC) was the founder of what became the University Library.[4] From 1905 to 1920, Logeman was appointed Honorary Librarian and became the first chairman of the University Library.[4][5] To commemorate his contribution in the founding of the university's library system, the Logeman Reading Room within the Hiddingh Hall Library was established in 1967.[4]

Repository services

UCTScholar is the University of Cape Town Library's digital repository. It houses digital collections and the University's Master's and Doctoral theses. The digital collections span diverse themes, including UCT history, South African history and oral history, as well as various formats, such as images, sound recordings and video. The collection of theses currently dates back to the 1990s. The Libraries' Digitisation & Digital Services Unit is involved in a retrospective digitisation project of all UCT theses. The aim is that all UCT's Master's and Doctoral theses, dating back to 1929, will be available via UCTScholar.

Manuscript Collections

The Manuscripts and Archives Department collects primary source material of historical value for use by the academic community and other researchers. It is housed in the J. W. Jagger Reading Room of UCT Libraries. There are currently more than 1500 collections, some of which are highlighted below.

Political Collections

Literary Collections

  • Richard Rive Collection
  • Louis Leipoldt Collection

Architectural Collections

UCT History Collections

References

  1. ^ a b "About UCT Libraries". UCT Libraries. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ^ "University of Cape Town: University Resources". Southern Africa Regional Universities Association. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. ^ "University of Cape Town Libraries brochure" (PDF). University of Cape Town. December 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Phillips, Howard (1993). University of Cape Town 1918-1949: The Formative Years. Cape Town: UCT in association with the UCT Press. ISBN 9780799214994.
  5. ^ "History of UCT Libraries". University of Cape Town. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

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