University of Cape Town Libraries
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University of Cape Town Libraries (UCT Libraries) is the library system of the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa.
UCT Libraries | |
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33.957571°S 18.460347°E / -33.957571; 18.460347 | |
Location | Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa |
Type | Academic library |
Established | 1905 |
Branches | 7 |
Collection | |
Size | 1,2 million volumes, over 72,000 e-journals, over 28,500 print journals[1] |
Other information | |
Director | Ujala Satgoor |
Website | UCT Libraries |
The library system holds roughly 1.2 million print volumes and over 100,500 print and online journal subscriptions. An Africana research collection can be found in the Special Collections Division and consists of numerous monographs, periodicals, ephemera and multimedia sources.[2]
UCT Libraries are specialists in subject areas including African Studies, Commerce, Centre for Higher Education Development, Engineering and the Built Environment, Government Publications, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law and Science.[3]