Posted on January 19, 2017
Reinventing African Libraries was the title of an informative conference hosted by the University of Johannesburg Libraries from 20 – 21 September 2016, on the sixth floor of their newly renovated Kingsway campus library.
Posted on January 19, 2017
In the first week of November, the South African Museum’s Association (SAMA) held its 80th National Conference, at Diep in die Berg, Wapadrand.
Posted on January 19, 2017
Here are a few questions we asked them to know them better:
Posted on January 19, 2017
Congratulations to....
Posted on January 19, 2017
We bid farewell to the following staff member ....
Posted on January 19, 2017
Happy birthday to the our colleagues who will celebrate their birthdays during the next 3 months.
Posted on October 28, 2016
The University of Pretoria is proud to announce that it is now an official ORCiD member. The University joins the list of 11 South African ORCiD members.
Posted on September 15, 2016
In celebration of National Book Week, the departments of English and Library Services at the University of Pretoria hosted an event titled: 'Meet your African writers: Yewande Omotoso and Sandile Memela'.
Posted on September 13, 2016
The Department of English, in collaboration with the Department of Library Services, recently hosted an event titled: 'Meet your African writer: Zoë Wicomb'.
Posted on August 25, 2016
Sowetan-born African writer and journalist Niq Mhlongo and African short story writer, novelist and professor in the Department of English at the University of Pretoria David Medalie, recently shared their literary works during an event held in the Library Auditorium on the University's Hatfield...
Posted on August 12, 2016
The Department of English, in collaboration with the Department of Library Services recently hosted an event titled: 'Meet your African poets: Dr Raphael d'Abdon and Phillippa Yaa de Villiers'.
Posted on July 21, 2016
Vet Books for Africa is a unique, student-run initiative that was established in 1993. The project's main aim is to distribute veterinary text books, journals and other educational tools to veterinary faculties in countries in southern and central Africa.
Posted on June 21, 2016
Invitation to a presentation by Prof. Kobus Maree
Posted on June 13, 2016
On Tuesday, 31 May 2016, the Department of Library Services' MakerSpace, in collaboration with the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, hosted an award ceremony for Manufacturing Systems (MVS311), a third-year Industrial Engineering module.
Posted on May 25, 2016
On 17 May 2016, AmaTuks Head Coach Shaun Bartlett shared his story with University of Pretoria students and staff at a Youth Day event organised by the Department of Library Services in the Merensky Library on the University's Hatfield Campus.
Posted on May 05, 2016
A landmark book titled Umkhonto we Sizwe: the ANC's armed struggle, written by Dr Thula Simpson, a lecturer in Historical Studies at the University of Pretoria, was recently launched at the Merensky 2 Library on the Hatfield Campus.
Posted on May 05, 2016
To mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes, the Merensky Library, the Languages Cluster and the Drama Department organised a week of celebrations from 18 to 22 April 2016.
Posted on April 28, 2016
The Austrian Embassy recently donated German language books to the Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on April 20, 2016
The Department of Library Services has officially launched its new library management system, OCLC WorldShare Management Services.
Posted on March 30, 2016
To celebrate Library Week, Ms Elsabe Olivier, Assistant Director of the University of Pretoria (UP)’s Department of Library Services, organised a visit to a nearby rural school, Leeuwfontein Primary Farm School, on Tuesday, 15 March, as part of the Marketing and Advocacy Interest Group's...
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