University of Pretoria Library Services

It provides a comprehensive information service for the university's approximately 38 161 undergraduate students, 16 805 postgraduates and 8 843 full-time staff members.[2] The cornerstone of the building was laid by General Jan Smuts on 11 October 1937.Construction on the Merensky 2 Library started in November 1971 and the building was inaugurated by the Vice Chancellor, Prof E.M. Hamman on 26 March 1976.[4] The Merensky 2 Library (Main campus library) includes the Learning Centre, Technical Services, a Research Commons, a Digital Scholarship Centre and the following faculty libraries: - Economic & Management Sciences - Natural & Agricultural Sciences - Engineering & Built Environment - Humanities (incl.In addition to the traditional library services, the Library Services gives access to over 500 000 e-Books; 181 342 e-Journals; 66 248 items on UPSpace (the University's institutional repository); 169 datasets on Figshare data repository, access to 3-D printing in the MakerSpace, Digitisation service, Libby (service robot) for short enquiries,[5] Ask-a-Librarian and Chat to a Librarian (an online reference service); and openUP (a collection of full text research articles published by UP staff, students and affiliates).
The Old Merensky Library
University of PretoriaPretoria, South AfricaChancellorWiseman NkuhluVice-ChancellorCheryl de la ReySouth African School of MinesTransvaal University College Merensky LibraryKya RosaGordon Institute of Business ScienceFaculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information TechnologyVeterinary ScienceAfrican Centre for Gene TechnologiesForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology InstituteCentre for Human RightsSpecial CollectionsUPSpaceVan Wouw MuseumMapungubwe CollectionVan Gybland-Oosterhoff CollectionVan Tilburg CollectionBotanical GardenKalafong HospitalOnderstepoort Veterinary Academic HospitalSteve Biko HospitalWeskoppies Psychiatric Hospital HatfieldTuks FMUniversity of Pretoria F.C.Tuks LadiesTuks WomenFNB Varsity CupTuks Rugby LeagueTuks StadiumTuks Cricket Oval