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Despite Wikipedia being the “largest and most popular general reference work” on the internet and “the fifth most popular site in overall global web traffic”, the focus in academia is often only on the cons of using the online r

Ex Libris Press Release: Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce that the University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries in South Africa have selected the Ex Libris Leganto® course reading list solution

In celebration of the National Book Week which coincides with the International Literacy Day, Rare Books Librarian in Special Collections, Thundeza Mafungwa, highlights the importance of literacy for children in every language, particularly during the

UCT Libraries pays tribute to Achmat Dangor, a South African author and political activist. His most notable works were the novels Kafka's Curse and Bitter Fruit and also authored two collections of poetry, a novella and a s

Special Collections Librarian, Bev Angus shares some of her experiences working from home under lockdown, starting with how three of her daily "bugbears were instantly eliminated...".

In an age of fake news and solipsistic world views, it is this legacy of the late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and his commitment to truth as an unfettered doctrine for democracy that we choose to honour on Mandela Day in 2020.

As a result of the global outbreak of COVID-19, many are struggling to adjust to what will be our “new normal” for the foreseeable future: social distancing (or social solidarity), self-isolation, quarantine and, following

As the issue of repatriation of foreign nationals from China grabs the headlines in South Africa and elsewhere

On the anniversary of his birthday, UCT colleagues, family and friends honoured the late Professor Bongani Mayosi with a bibliography, an inaugural lecture and the renaming (and future renovations) of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Heal