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Recess week is here! A quieter campus gives us a chance to pause, reset and recharge.Wherever you are this week, take a ...
07/09/2026

Recess week is here! A quieter campus gives us a chance to pause, reset and recharge.
Wherever you are this week, take a little time for yourself โ€” and maybe pick up a good book while youโ€™re at it. ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ’š
Happy Monday from the Library!

๐Ÿ“– ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ โ€“ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค!Rethink, Refurnish, Redress: African Memory Landscapes in the 21st Century by Gera de ...
07/09/2026

๐Ÿ“– ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ โ€“ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค!

Rethink, Refurnish, Redress: African Memory Landscapes in the 21st Century by Gera de Villiers and Leslie van Rooi.

A thought-provoking exploration of African memory landscapes, identity and the ways we remember and reinterpret the past.

Find it on the Library catalogue: https://www.su.ac.za/en/library

๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐›๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ | ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ Weโ€™re kicking off the 17th Stellenbosch Un...
07/09/2026

๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐›๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ | ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ

Weโ€™re kicking off the 17th Stellenbosch University Library Symposium on ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ,with an exciting programme of thought-provoking conversations and international perspectives.

Under the theme ๐๐„ ๐๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, the opening session will explore the changing role of academic libraries in a rapidly evolving scholarly and research landscape.

๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ: ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 

๐ŸŽค ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž
Ellen Tise
Chief Director: Library and Information Services, Stellenbosch University

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ
Prof Reggie Nel
Dean: Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University

๐ŸŒ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ
Prof Hussein Suleman
Dean: Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Scholarly communication and the future African library

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Letโ€™s discuss the next chapter of academic libraries

The panel brings together voices from the Global South and Global North:

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Prof Dr Claudia Lux โ€” Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Kate Robinson โ€” University of Bath, UK
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Dr Tshiamo Motshegwa โ€” National Research Foundation, South Africa
๐ŸŒ Dr Mark Hahnel โ€” Digital Science

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ: Wouter Klapwijk, Stellenbosch University

The discussion will consider the structural, technological and cultural changes shaping academic libraries โ€” and how libraries can position themselves for the next chapter of research, scholarship and knowledge.

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, 20 October 2026
๐Ÿ•‘ 14:00โ€“17:00
๐Ÿ“ Stellenbosch University

๐Ÿฅ‚ The day concludes with a Welcoming Function at the SU Konservatorium.

BE BOLD. Join us as we shape the next chapter of academic libraries.

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/about-us/conferences-and-symposia/symposium-2026/registration

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž: https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/about-us/conferences-and-symposia/symposium-2026/programme

๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ Don't miss out on ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for the ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง...
03/09/2026

๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

Don't miss out on ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for the ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐›๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ. Join us in Stellenbosch from 20โ€“22 October 2026 for three days of inspiring conversations, thought-provoking presentations and opportunities to connect with colleagues from across Africa and beyond.

Under the theme ๐๐ž ๐๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, the Symposium will explore how academic libraries are shaping the future of research, learning and scholarly communication, with insights from leading voices in the field. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/about-us/conferences-and-symposia/symposium-2026/programme ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž, with speakers' information included.

The Symposium will also be an opportunity to celebrate the career of Ellen Tise, a former IFLA President. The current IFLA President, Leslie Weir, will speak to her presidential theme, Be Bold! (which is also reflected in the Symposium's theme) in her presentation Being bold beyond where we have led before. Claudia Lux, also a former IFLA President, will be a guest speaker during one of the panel discussions: Letโ€™s discuss the next chapter of academic libraries.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/about-us/conferences-and-symposia/symposium-2026/registration deadline is 18 September 2026. Secure your place and join us in Stellenbosch as we explore the next bold chapter for academic libraries.

We look forward to welcoming you to Stellenbosch in October!

For more information, please contact Mariรฉ Roux, [email protected] Tel: 021-8082870.

Please keep an eye on our social media posts where more information about sessions and speakers will be highlighted. ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด #๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ, ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—œ๐—ป.

๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
Building on the success of the inaugural Figshare User Group Conference, hosted in partnership with Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service, Digital Science will return to Stellenbosch University on 19โ€“20 October 2026, immediately prior to the Symposium. Now a Digital Science User Conference, the meeting will remain a forum for the Figshare community to engage, share ideas and connect with peers. There will also be an opportunity to learn about other Digital Science tools in use across South African universities. Please note that registration for this event is on invitation only. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: https://www.digital-science.com/agenda-user-conference-stellenbosch-2026/

๐ŸŽถ SAKOV National Organ Symposium | 3โ€“5 September 2026 ๐ŸŽถThe SAKOV National Organ Symposium is happening now, and thereโ€™s ...
03/09/2026

๐ŸŽถ SAKOV National Organ Symposium | 3โ€“5 September 2026 ๐ŸŽถ

The SAKOV National Organ Symposium is happening now, and thereโ€™s plenty to explore. While youโ€™re here, be sure to visit the SAKOV exhibition in the Music Library foyer โ€“ documents from the SAKOV collection in the Music Libraryโ€™s Documentation Centre for Music (Domus). Discover the stories, people, music and fascinating world behind one of the most extraordinary instruments ever created. Whether youโ€™re an organ enthusiast, a musician, a student, or simply curious, come and see whatโ€™s on display! ๐ŸŽน

๐Ÿ“ Music Library foyer
๐Ÿ“… 3โ€“5 September 2026
โฐ Exhibition closes Saturday at 12:00

Donโ€™t miss it โ€” pop in and have a look while the symposium is underway! ๐ŸŽน

sakov.co.za/en/tuisblad/
https://libguides.sun.ac.za/domus



SAKOV NG Kerk Algemene Sinode Kerkbode Stellenbosch University

๐Ÿ“Š Introduction to Research Data Management (RDM) & Data Management Plans (DMP)Good data management is an essential part ...
02/09/2026

๐Ÿ“Š Introduction to Research Data Management (RDM) & Data Management Plans (DMP)
Good data management is an essential part of good research. Join us for an online workshop introducing the fundamentals of RDM, including SUโ€™s RDM regulation, ethical considerations, funding requirements, Data Management Plans, and the FAIR principles โ€” Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.
๐Ÿ’ป Online
๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, 2 September 2026
โฐ 14:00โ€“16:00
Register here: https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/15973249
Learn how to manage your research data responsibly and effectively. ๐Ÿ”Ž๐Ÿ“

๐Ÿ” 3D SCANNING: INTRODUCTIONTurn real-world objects into 3D models! โœจ๐Ÿ“… 2 Sept 2026โฐ 11:00โ€“11:45๐Ÿ“ Makerspace, Stellenbosch...
01/09/2026

๐Ÿ” 3D SCANNING: INTRODUCTION
Turn real-world objects into 3D models! โœจ
๐Ÿ“… 2 Sept 2026
โฐ 11:00โ€“11:45
๐Ÿ“ Makerspace, Stellenbosch Campus
Learn 3D scanning, object positioning & basic post-processing.
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Only 6 seats! Register here: https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/17239143

๐Ÿ’ญ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ | ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ“šโ€œSuccess is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.โ€โ€” Robert Co...
01/09/2026

๐Ÿ’ญ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ | ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ“š

โ€œSuccess is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.โ€
โ€” Robert Collier

To all our students preparing for assessments: trust the preparation youโ€™ve put in. Take it one question, one page and one day at a time. Stay focused, take breaks, and remember that every small effort adds up. ๐Ÿ’™

โœจ Stay calm. Stay focused. Believe in yourself.

Youโ€™ve got this, Matie! ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ“š ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“ ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’ | ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ž๐… ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ”ง๐ŸŒณ ๐„๐๐†๐ˆ๐๐„๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† & ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐‘๐˜ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜Next up in our Meet our Libraries series is the ๐„๐ง...
28/08/2026

๐Ÿ“š ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“ ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’ | ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ž๐… ๐Ÿ“
๐Ÿ”ง๐ŸŒณ ๐„๐๐†๐ˆ๐๐„๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† & ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐‘๐˜ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜

Next up in our Meet our Libraries series is the ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ!

Located in the Knowledge Centre at the Faculty of Engineering on Stellenbosch campus, this branch library supports the learning, teaching and research needs of the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Forestry and Wood Science, and Department of Mathematical Sciences.

Whether youโ€™re working on your next engineering project, researching forestry and wood science, or tackling mathematical challenges, the library is there to support your academic journey. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“–

๐Ÿ“ Knowledge Centre, Faculty of Engineering
๐Ÿ“ Banghoek Road, Stellenbosch

๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out more about the Engineering and Forestry Library: https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/libraries/engineering

๐Ÿ“š ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐‚๐€๐ ๐€ ๐…๐€๐‚๐”๐‹๐“๐˜ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐ƒ๐Ž ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐˜๐Ž๐”?Your faculty librarian is more than someone who helps you find a book โ€” theyโ€™r...
27/08/2026

๐Ÿ“š ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐‚๐€๐ ๐€ ๐…๐€๐‚๐”๐‹๐“๐˜ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐ƒ๐Ž ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐˜๐Ž๐”?

Your faculty librarian is more than someone who helps you find a book โ€” theyโ€™re your research partner! ๐Ÿ”Ž

Academic faculty librarians in the 21st-century are no longer just custodians of booksโ€”they are tech-savvy research partners, digital resource managers, and teaching collaborators who help faculty and students navigate complex information landscapes. They provide expertise in data management, digital literacy, scholarly publishing, and research impact, making them essential allies in academia.

Whether you're starting an assignment, working on your thesis or planning your next research project, your faculty librarian is here to help!

๐Ÿ‘‰๐…๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง:https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/about-us/faculty-librarians

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ž โ€” ๐š๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

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Victoria Street
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Tuesday 08:00 - 22:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 22:00
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Friday 08:00 - 17:30
Saturday 10:00 - 16:00

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