UCT Libraries

South African Library week takes places from 18 - 24 March 2019 and this year we invite you to "collaborate @ your library". Explore spaces to connect, get savvy with your research or visit our archives.

Opening access to the University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) substantial body of research will foster development and empowerment, and not only personal advancement for individual researchers. But there are watchpoints, participants heard at the

Staffer Judy Favish travelled to Eastern Europe to trace her father’s ancestry after he was rescued from anti-Semitic pogroms and sent to South Africa as an orphan in 1920. The story has been captured in a groundbreaking documentary film. Some ar

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One summer's day, nestled under several shady trees at UCT Educare Centre, toddlers gathered with their chairs ready for storytime. Only this time Libraries staff appeared, ready to read their favourite storybooks.

You've begun your journey at UCT, but navigating the academic landscape can seem daunting. UCT Libraries is here to guide you each step of the way - from your first-year experience to postgraduate and beyond.

The main library was a hive of activity this week as parents explored numerous study and information spaces. Parents asked questions during the library tours that uncovered an interesting perspective of their expectations of the library.

Lack of access to reading material and textbooks are two of the main reasons that 78% of South African children in grade 3 still can’t read for meaning. And education expert Professor Mary Metcalfe says fixing this national literacy crisis w

Down in the Main Library foyer we asked for your best exam survival tips and you answered. Check out the winners and the Top 40 "exam tips" we received.

Books, films and publications that were once banned by the apartheid regime in South Africa will be on display until 5 October as the University of Cape Town (UCT) marks Banned Books Week.