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.
How to identify predatory publishers
How to evaluate requests for journal article submissions, what to consider when choosing where to publish, and how to judge the quality of a journal for unethical publishing practices.
Stop 6: Research Wing - Jagger Level 6
The Research Wing is located across 3 levels of the Main Library, Jagger levels 5, 6 & 7.
Stop 7: Research Wing - Jagger Level 5
The Research Wing is located across 3 levels of the Main Library, Jagger levels 5, 6 & 7.
Stop 8: Hub (Printing room & ILL)
Access computers and a print room in this section of the Hub.
Journals and Magazines
Our holdings include current academic journals related to African studies in both print and digital formats. Collections of popular magazines with historic significance, and academic and community periodicals which are no longer published.
Built Environment Library
The Built Environment Library serves the School of Architecture, Planning & Geomatics and the Department of Construction Economics & Management.
Bolus Herbarium Library
The library contains many early botanical works, including the writings of early 17th-century travellers who visited southern Africa and explored its flora. It serves academics and students from Biological Sciences and Bolus Herbarium.
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.