News Archive

Tue, May 9 2023

Reflections on the second anniversary of the Jagger Fire - Tue, 05/09/2023 - 09:20

Wed, Apr 19 2023

Commemorating Jagger Library: UCT, DStv launch ‘Stories from the Ashes’ - Wed, 04/19/2023 - 09:12

Tue, Apr 4 2023

Chocolate Egg Hunt 2023 is here! - Tue, 04/04/2023 - 16:27

Thu, Mar 30 2023

Jagger restoration project: Belgian academics visit UCT Libraries - Thu, 03/30/2023 - 10:50

Mon, Mar 20 2023

Human Rights in the AV Archive - Mon, 03/20/2023 - 15:34
Published Collections: Our Ongoing Recovery - Nearly Two Years On - Mon, 03/20/2023 - 08:46

Thu, Feb 16 2023

Core Research Series for Undergraduates - Thu, 02/16/2023 - 11:02

Wed, Jan 18 2023

Digital Scholar Series 2023 - Semester 1 - Wed, 01/18/2023 - 15:19

Tue, Dec 6 2022

Remembering Alex D'Angelo - Tue, 12/06/2022 - 16:06

Fri, Nov 4 2022

UCT students share their study tips - Fri, 11/04/2022 - 14:50

Tue, Oct 18 2022

Main Library, Law & Health Sciences open 7 days a week for exam prep - Tue, 10/18/2022 - 11:09

Tue, Oct 11 2022

UCT Libraries hosts Library Tours for Prospective Students - Tue, 10/11/2022 - 09:24

Mon, Sep 26 2022

UCT’s law library celebrates six decades of service excellence - Mon, 09/26/2022 - 10:15

Wed, Aug 24 2022

UCT Libraries Annual Report 2021 - Wed, 08/24/2022 - 09:15
UCT Press returns home - Wed, 08/24/2022 - 08:00

Wed, Aug 3 2022

Reimagining the Jagger Library – together - Wed, 08/03/2022 - 12:30

Wed, Jun 1 2022

Bolus Herbarium Library closed for renovations - Wed, 06/01/2022 - 10:23

Mon, May 9 2022

Rebuilding what was lost – reflections on UCT’s Jagger Library - Mon, 05/09/2022 - 11:45
‘Of Smoke & Ash’ exhibition a visceral reminder of loss – and hope - Mon, 05/09/2022 - 11:45

Tue, Apr 19 2022

Reflections on the first anniversary of the Jagger Fire - Tue, 04/19/2022 - 14:15

Tue, Mar 15 2022

South African Library Week 2022: A Message from our Library ED - Tue, 03/15/2022 - 11:45

Thu, Feb 3 2022

Happy World Read Aloud Day! - Thu, 02/03/2022 - 08:30

Mon, Jan 31 2022

Ibali Iindaba 2022 - Digital Collections UCT Webinars - Mon, 01/31/2022 - 10:15

Fri, Jan 21 2022

Crates of salvaged material moves to cold storage facility, thanks to I&J - Fri, 01/21/2022 - 16:15
‘UCT Open Textbook Journeys’ provides access to locally relevant learning materials - Fri, 01/21/2022 - 10:30

Fri, Jan 7 2022

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu: 1931–2021 - Fri, 01/07/2022 - 09:15

Tue, Dec 7 2021

UCT Libraries recognised in VC’s Service Excellence Awards - Tue, 12/07/2021 - 08:45

Mon, Oct 25 2021

The Terrace on Immelman Level 4 has reopened. Chancellor Oppenheimer Library has 386 seats now available - Mon, 10/25/2021 - 10:00

Thu, Sep 23 2021

Heritage Month: Recovering the Archive - Thu, 09/23/2021 - 19:00

Wed, Sep 8 2021

Heritage Month: After the Salvage - Wed, 09/08/2021 - 14:00

Wed, Jun 23 2021

UCT Libraries wins LPC Publishing Practice Award for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion - Wed, 06/23/2021 - 09:00

Fri, Jun 18 2021

Update from UCT Libraries ED: Two months down the line.... - Fri, 06/18/2021 - 23:45

Thu, Jun 17 2021

Return to Lockdown Level 3: Update on library study spaces & hours - Thu, 06/17/2021 - 20:45

Wed, Jun 16 2021

Self-study spaces and hours - Wed, 06/16/2021 - 21:15

Tue, Jun 15 2021

Temporary Database access during #JaggerLibraryRecovery - Tue, 06/15/2021 - 09:00
Stationery giant PNA donates to Jagger Reading Room - Tue, 06/15/2021 - 08:45

Fri, May 21 2021

A message of thanks from our ED #JaggerLibrarySalvage - Fri, 05/21/2021 - 12:00
UCT Libraries Annual Report 2019-2020 - Fri, 05/21/2021 - 10:00
Jagger Library Salvage Project - Fri, 05/21/2021 - 08:00

Thu, May 20 2021

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation visits UCT following campus fire - Thu, 05/20/2021 - 11:15

Tue, May 18 2021

Completion of Phase One: Salvage - Tue, 05/18/2021 - 08:45

Thu, May 13 2021

Update from UCT Libraries ED: Wrapping up the salvage phase and the way forward - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 13:30

Mon, May 3 2021

Update from UCT Libraries ED: Lessons in despair and hope at the trenches - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 09:00

Tue, Apr 27 2021

UCT Libraries will reopen as self-study spaces from Wednesday 28 April 2021 - Tue, 04/27/2021 - 12:45

Fri, Apr 23 2021

Sad moment as ‘treasured’ Jagger Reading Room remembered - Fri, 04/23/2021 - 15:00
Photo Essay: UCT’s historic Jagger Reading Room lost to fire - Fri, 04/23/2021 - 14:45

Tue, Apr 20 2021

Devastation as historical UCT buildings gutted by runaway fire - Tue, 04/20/2021 - 10:15

Sun, Apr 18 2021

The loss of the Jagger Reading Room: A sad day for UCT Libraries - Sun, 04/18/2021 - 02:30

Fri, Apr 16 2021

‘Proud moment’ as UCT launches first Sesotho open-access book - Fri, 04/16/2021 - 14:45

Tue, Apr 6 2021

Invitation to the launch of Dikeledi ha di wele fatshe authored by Dr Rethabile Possa-Mogoera - Tue, 04/06/2021 - 11:30

Mon, Mar 15 2021

#LibrariesMatter! South African Library Week 2021 - Mon, 03/15/2021 - 13:15

Fri, Mar 5 2021

Limited reopening of UCT Libraries from Monday 8 March 2021 - Fri, 03/05/2021 - 17:15

Fri, Jan 29 2021

UCT alum’s book chosen for South Africa’s World Read Aloud Day - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 08:45

Thu, Jan 14 2021

UCT Libraries’ new platform supports publishing of African-centric research - Thu, 01/14/2021 - 13:30

Thu, Oct 8 2020

8 reasons to use Wikipedia in teaching and learning - Thu, 10/08/2020 - 08:15

Thu, Oct 1 2020

University of Cape Town Libraries Are First in South Africa to Adopt Ex Libris Leganto Reading List Solution - Thu, 10/01/2020 - 15:00

Tue, Sep 22 2020

Access over 80 million open books from various subject disciplines - Tue, 09/22/2020 - 08:30

Mon, Sep 7 2020

#LiteracyCantWait Celebrating International Literacy Day - Mon, 09/07/2020 - 17:00
Achmat Dangor: In Memoriam: 1948 - 2020 - Mon, 09/07/2020 - 16:00

Mon, Aug 17 2020

My lockdown experience by Andrea Walker - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 09:00