Western Cape

Cape Town Library

Services Offered

  • Access to online and physical collections
  • Access to online resources
  • Catalogue and Literature searches
  • Borrowing and returning books
  • Library client training
  • Queries
  • Assistance for students with special needs
  • Partner library services

Students with special needs

In addition to the ARCSWiD facilities, the library offers a dedicated room equipped with assistive devices needed by special needs students.

Additional services include:

  • Study and examination facility
  • Special parking
  • Guide dogs welcome
  • Material supplied in alternative formats

Access to collections

A wide variety of collections are available for loan. Reference and reserved/short loan materials can only be used within the library. The other collections, which are kept on open shelves and include the study and the prescribed collections, can be checked out for three weeks.

Students in the region can also make requests for materials from the Postal Study Collection, which is housed at the Main Campus Library in Pretoria.

Electronic Access

Students can browse the library's catalogue, collections, and online resources using their own computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone.

Likewise, students can download e-books, e-journals and e-reserves from the library website

Library Training

You can book a training session on how to use the Library and its resources.

Training schedules can be found at:
www.unisa.ac.za/librarytraining

Partner Library services

  • Access to the study space
  • Availability of photocopy and printing facilities
  • Unisa Postal study collections, courier services for book borrowing and returning services
  • Access to the internet and computer hardware

Western Cape municipalities with partner libraries contracted to Unisa:

  • Beaufort West
  • Bitou
  • Drakenstein
  • Eden
  • Hessequa
  • George
  • Laignsburg
  • Matzikama
  • Mossel Bay
  • Oudtshoorn
  • Saldanha
  • Swartland
  • Swellendam

Operating Hours

January to November
Monday - Friday: 08:00 to 16:00

December
Monday - Friday: 08:00 to 16:00

Contact us for any enquiries during office hours from 08h00 to 16h00.

Cape Town Campus Library Email: ctnlib@unisa.ac.za

Last modified: 2024/02/01