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COVID-19 Library Update The due date of library material due back from 13 March - 29 April 2020 has been extended.

 

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Monday, 30 March 2020
Appeal for print newspapers for Special Collections

We need your Help!

UCT Libraries Special Collections want to keep their collections of print newspapers (local, national and community) as complete as possible during the COVID-19 lockdown. Our normal routes of acquisition are closed and uncertain whether publishers will be able to supply back copies.

Our appeal to the University community

Keep any print newspapers that have been delivered/purchased and donate them to Special Collections upon your return to campus.

Newspaper list

The Cape Times, The Argus, The Weekend Argus, Mail & Guardian, The Voice, The Sun, Business Day, all the weekend papers and community newspapers.

Thanking you in advance

Mandy Noble
Principal Librarian: Published Collections
UCT Libraries: Special Collections
mandy.noble@uct.ac.za

Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Book drop box closed until further notice

The book drop box outside the Main Library will be closed until further notice. Patrons must please keep their library material until instructed otherwise.

Monday, 23 March 2020
Due date of library material extended

In light of the library closure due to COVID-19 and to help you manage your Library loans, the due date of all library material out on loan that were due back from 13 March - 29 April 2020 has been extended. All fines accrued will be waived.

Wednesday, 18 March 2020
UCT Libraries CLOSED from Wed 18 March 2020

Dear staff and students

A decision has been taken to closed UCT Libraries to the public with effect 18 March 2020. We are devising a plan on how best the service may continue and support you and your needs in the coming weeks.

Please monitor the Libraries website and follow our social media channels for further updates.

Regards
UCT Libraries

Monday, 9 March 2020
New Trial Databases: DynaMed, Medline Complete & CINAHL Complete

The following trial databases have been added on UCT Libraries Databases A-Z:

DynaMed

DynaMed is a clinician-focused tool designed to facilitate efficient and evidence-based patient care. Rigorous and daily review of medical literature by our physician and specialist staff ensures that timely and objective analysis, synthesis and guidance are at our users' fingertips.DynaMed publishes clinically-organized topics which are continuously updated as new information indicates a need for change in practice. DynaMed content ranges from comprehensive reviews of diseases, conditions, and abnormal findings to highly focused topics on evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management. Drug and laboratory monographs developed and maintained by IBM Micromedex are also included.

 

CINAHL Complete via EBSCOhost

The most comprehensive database of the CINAHL suite, CINAHL Complete is the world’s largest source of full text for nursing and allied health journals, and provides full text for more than 1,300 journals indexed in CINAHL.

CINAHL Complete also provides indexing for more than 4,000 journals, and provides additional nursing and allied health research material including health care books, select conference proceedings, evidence-based care sheet and quick lesson disease overviews. This comprehensive file is an essential research database covering all areas of nursing and allied health literature.

 

Medline Complete via EBSCOhost

MEDLINE Complete is the leading full-text database of biomedical and health journals. It is the largest companion to the MEDLINE index, providing full text for thousands of top medical journals with cover-to-cover indexing. It is an essential research tool for doctors, nurses, health professionals and researchers. 

 

We welcome your feedback! Please send your feedback or queries to jillian.clark@uct.ac.za or caroline.dean@uct.ac.za.
Friday, 28 February 2020
Where is the off-campus login button?

Did you know? You no longer need to use off-campus login to access Libraries resources off-campus.

The off-campus login link has been removed from the UCT Libraries website.

EZProxy has been integrated into links from the following library resources for a seamless library experience.

 You will be prompted to login via UCT's Single Sign-On service when needed.

Tuesday, 4 February 2020
Loadshedding on Campus

Staff and students are encouraged to check the City of Cape Town load shedding schedule for areas and times affected, and be prepared for outages.

Area Number

Area 15

UCT upper, middle and lower campuses, the health sciences campus and all residences.

Area 7

Hiddingh Campus and the Graduate School of Business.

 

Backup Generators at UCT Libraries

The following Libraries are covered by generator backup during load shedding:

  • Chancellor Oppenheimer Library
  • Hiddingh Hall Library
  • Brand Van Zyl Law Library

 

Save your Work

Be prepared for a load-shedding event and save your work as a precaution when studying on a computer.

Follow us online for the latest updates @UCTLibrary and @UCT_news.

 

Wi-Fi during load-shedding

Wi-Fi will unfortunately not be available in most UCT buildings during power outages. Although UCT IP landlines will not function during load-shedding, the Campus Protection Services (CPS) landline (021 650 2222/3) will still be operational.

 

Lifts

UCT has over 100 lifts. Staff and students are cautioned not to use these lifts 10 minutes prior to scheduled load-shedding times. Some of the lifts have emergency dial-out systems that will allow communication with CPS, and you are advised to use this service if necessary. Alternatively, make use of your cellphone to contact CPS on 021 650 2222/3, assuming that reception is sufficient.

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