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Primo login via Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
-Please note that going forward should you need to login to Primo to access your Library account, place a hold request, renew your books or get to the full-text of an article you will need to utilize UCT’s multi-factor authentication system. You can still search the catalogue without the need to sign in.
(If you need more info about the Authenticator app please see the ICTS website.)
Leganto reading lists will also be utilizing multi-factor authentication.
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Snape Library Learning Lounge extended hours
-Please note that the operating hours for Snape Library Learning Lounge will be extended from the start of the second semester. Effective 28 July 2025, the lounge will be open from 08h00 to 18h00 on weekdays.
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Special Collections in Recovery – Four Years On
April 18, 2025, marks the 4th anniversary of the Jagger Library fire, and the past year has witnessed the relocation of Special Collections to a new premises and ongoing renewal in the form of steady rebuilding of services...