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UCT Libraries Annual Report 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and the Jagger Library fire are two unprecedented situations that foreground the latest Library Annual Report. Snapshots of the salvage and recovery operations and our teaching and learning efforts are also shared.

UCT Libraries Annual Report 2019-2020

The compilation of a two-year report provided an opportunity to reflect on our ability to migrate from functioning as a contact-based academic library in 2019 to a virtual library service when confronted with the global COVID-19 pandemic.

UCT librarian named among most influential in SA

Term & Vacation Hours

Library opening hours during UCT term and vacation.

Library Annual Reports

Maps

A wide selection of cartographic material including over 5 000 published African maps covering a range of topics, eras and officially produced atlases and hand-drawn maps.

Published Collections

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

Special Collections

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

About us

UCT Libraries are a world-class repository of knowledge and innovative research. UCT’s main library, the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, and its seven branch libraries offer a diverse array of study and research materials.

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

This library is also known as UCT's main library. Most of your learning material will be found here if you are an undergraduate Science, Engineering, Commerce, or Humanities student.

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