UCT Libraries

There are many rare and valuable books in the various subject-focused sub-collections in Special Collections.

Our published collections include African studies books, films, maps, newspapers, government publications, rare and Antiquarian books, and pamphlets.

The Brand van Zyl Law Library serves the Faculty of Law and has one of the best legal collections in Africa.

Special Collections is the preservation library and archive of UCT Libraries, with an array of rare holdings in a range of formats.