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FADA - Adopt a Postgraduate 2025 : Library Services

Welcome to Your research support journey

We offer multiple services to you: click on the tabs to open

  • Open-shelf collections: for loan
  • Reserve collections: prescribed and recommended books
  • Reference collections: dictionaries and encyclopaedias
  • E-books
  • Full-text electronic journal databases
  • Information retrieval, reference services and research support by professional staff.
  • Inter-campus loans, that allows you to take out books from any of the five UJ libraries.
  • Inter-library loans
  • Library tutors
  • Lending services
  • Special help and assistance to students with disabilities.
  • Quiet study space
  • 24-hour study space
  • Discussion areas
  • Research Commons space
  • Learning Commons: space for undergraduates to meet and work
  • Photocopying, scanning and printing
  • Library facilities for students with disabilities
  • Self-checkout machine (Meescan)
  • Virtual reality room ( APB Campus)
  • Makerspace (DFC Campus) Here you can unleash your creativity by making use of the latest 4IR technology.
  • Library App, downloadable from Google Play. It provides easy access to all the core library resources. The app is compatible with all devices.
  • We  offer subject specific  scheduled trainings for both undergraduate and postgraduates.
  • Trainings are conducted face to face and online.

Borrowing of books

Membership category General collection
Number of items Number of days 
Permanent staff – academic 30 60
Permanent staff – non-academic 15 30
Temporary academic staff 6 14
Temporary non-academic staff 6 14
​Post Doctoral students/ Research Fellows 30 60
Postgraduate students (Doctoral and Masters, Honours, B.Tech. & 4th-year degree students) 16 30
Prospective postgraduate students 8 14
​Undergraduate students 6 14

Contact your library

CAMPUS CONTACT NUMBER
APB  +2711 559 1293
APK +2711 559 3198
DFC +2711 559 6752
FADA +2711 559 1018
SWC +2711 559 5666

Email the UJ Library on: infolic@uj.ac.za