Posted on April 26, 2021
Library Special Collections Book of the Week (26 April 2021) England and South Africa by Edward J. Gibbs.
Posted on March 31, 2021
The Department of Library Services together with the Faculty of Humanities has developed a journal publishing and hosting service using the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.
Posted on January 26, 2021
There is no denying that 2020 was a tough year for the UP community and the entire world around us. The Marketing & Quality Assurance Office had to learn how to navigate the new territory of crisis communication and adapt to these unique set of challenges by taking a new approach in our...
Posted on January 26, 2021
InstaNovels are mostly short stories published on the UP Library Instagram page, accompanied by colourful, modern illustrations. The concept was originally introduced by the New York Public Library.
Posted on November 30, 2020
Library Special Collections Book of the Week (30 November 2020) History of Matiwane and the Amangwane tribe: as told by Msebenzi to his kinsman Albert Hlongwane, edited by N. J. van Warmelo.
Posted on October 06, 2020
UP has partnered with South African Heritage Publishers to contribute to their series of illustrated history books called Our Story that offers fascinating insight into the lives of South Africa’s ancestral people. Read more:
Posted on October 06, 2020
The Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria cordially invites you to an information session covering the various products and services that the Library offers.
Posted on September 07, 2020
Library Special Collections Book of the Week (7 September 2020) A popular account of missionary travels and researches in South Africa by David Livingstone.
Posted on September 07, 2020
We need your input! Please tell us which books have been most “Mind-Altering” for YOU!
Posted on August 31, 2020
Library Special Collections Book of the Week (31 August 2020) Botanica in originali, seu Herbarium vivum by Johann Hieronymus Kniphof.
Posted on August 26, 2020
In celebration of National Book Week this September, the Department of Library Services and the Humanities Faculty are running a Match the Brain 2020 competition and hosting our annual Mind-Altering Books 2020 webinar.
Posted on June 12, 2020
Need a fun mental break? We have created jigsaw puzzles from some of our most loved books, interesting photographs and various other digitized resources, so you can have some fun while exploring our collections virtually.
Posted on May 29, 2020
The Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Pretoria (UP) has launched a National SMME Support Portal (NSSP).
Posted on May 11, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) has received 14 nominations in the 2019/2020 National Science and Technology Forum’s (NSTF) prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards.
Posted on May 11, 2020
Library Special Collections Book of the Week (11 May 2020) Cultural landscape heritage in Sub-Saharan Africa edited by John Beardsley.
Posted on April 30, 2020
The libraries’ physical doors might be closed, but we are still providing virtual support for teaching, learning and research.
Posted on April 02, 2020
The Department of Library Services would like to bring to your attention that a number of publishers and aggregators of scholarly materials have stepped up to support online learning in response to the current health emergency of COVID-19.
Posted on March 04, 2020
As librarians, we know that reading is fundamental. In fact, it is one of the most important ingredients in becoming all that you can be. It is our responsibility to encourage a reading culture in our communities and this begins with our little ones. That is why seven staff members representing...
Posted on January 20, 2020
Library Special Collections Book of the Week (20 January 2020) An Imperfect Occupation: Enduring the South African War by John Boje.
Posted on December 23, 2019
Library Special Collections Book of the Week (23 December 2019) Classic African: authentic recipes from an ancient cuisine by Rosamund Grant.
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