Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service

01/09/2026

🔍 3D SCANNING: INTRODUCTION
Turn real-world objects into 3D models! ✨
📅 2 Sept 2026
⏰ 11:00–11:45
📍 Makerspace, Stellenbosch Campus
Learn 3D scanning, object positioning & basic post-processing.
🎟️ Only 6 seats! Register here: https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/17239143

01/09/2026

💭 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 📚

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
— Robert Collier

To all our students preparing for assessments: trust the preparation you’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. 💙

✨ Stay calm. Stay focused. Believe in yourself.

You’ve got this, Matie! 📖📝💪

28/08/2026

📚 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 | 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝟒 𝐎𝐅 𝟓
🔧🌳 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘

Next up in our Meet our Libraries series is the 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲!

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 you’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. 💙📖

📍 Knowledge Centre, Faculty of Engineering
📍 Banghoek Road, Stellenbosch

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

27/08/2026

📚 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐀 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔?

Your faculty librarian is more than someone who helps you find a book — they’re your research partner! 🔎

Academic faculty librarians in the 21st-century are no longer just custodians of books—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!

👉𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧:https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/about-us/faculty-librarians

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 — 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧! 💙📚

27/08/2026

🔓 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞!

Join our 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 and discover how making your research freely available can increase its visibility, reach and impact.
Learn about the principles of Open Access, how it works, and how removing paywalls and barriers can help your research reach a wider audience.

📅 Save the date (01 September, 11:00-12:30) and join us! Register here: https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/15973270

27/08/2026

🎵 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝟑 𝐎𝐅 𝟓: 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 🎶

Did you know that Stellenbosch University has a specialised 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲?

Located in the 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, the Music Library supports the Department of Music, Africa Open Institute, researchers, students and other library users.

From sheet music and books to sound recordings and unique music manuscripts, the collection offers a fascinating resource for music study, teaching and research.

And there’s more… 🎼 The Music Library is also home to 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐔𝐒– the Documentation Centre for Music, which preserves rare and valuable South African music collections, including manuscripts, photographs and sound recordings.

Whether you're studying music, researching South African musical heritage, or simply curious about what’s available, there’s a world of music waiting to be explored. 🎶

📍 Konservatorium Building, Stellenbosch Campus

🔗 Discover the Music Library: https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/libraries/music

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭? 👀

26/08/2026

🖨️ READY TO BRING YOUR IDEAS TO LIFE?

Join us for 3D Printing: Introduction – In-Person and discover the basics of 3D modelling and 3D printing!

Learn about:
🔹 Rafts & supports
🔹 Filament types
🔹 Object orientation, scale & positioning
🔹 Finding and downloading 3D models
🔹 Submitting files for costing, payment & printing

🎯 Open to all SU students & staff

📅 27 August | 11:00–11:45
📍 Stellenbosch University Library: Makerspace

Come learn, create and print! 🚀

🔗 Register: https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/17238974

This workshop will introduce the fundamentals of 3D modelling and how to print 3D models. Learn concept like rafts, support, filament types, object orientation, scale, and...

26/08/2026

📚 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝟐 𝐎𝐅 𝟓: 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 🩺

Did you know that Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service is made up of 𝐒𝐔 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, each supporting the unique needs of our University community?

Today, we’re visiting 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝟓: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐲𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬.💙

Located in the Education Building, the library supports the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences with resources, spaces and services that support learning, teaching and research across the health sciences.

Whether you're studying Medicine, Nursing & Midwifery, Family & Emergency Medicine, Global Health or another health-related discipline, your Library is here to help you find, discover and use the information you need. 🔬📖

📍 3rd Floor, Education Building, Tygerberg Campus

✨ One University. One Library and Information Service. Five libraries supporting your journey.

More information:
https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/libraries/medicine

26/08/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫:

You are warmly invited to the 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝐁𝐞𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.

This session, facilitated by Dr Andiswa Mfengu (University of Cape Town, South Africa), will explore approaches to assessing and incentivising Open Access. It will examine how Open Access publishing can be leveraged to advance equity, inclusion, and integrity in science, and to narrow the information access divide between the Global South and the Global North.

The session will also consider the role of research assessment and research integrity within the Open Access publishing model — issues that remain central to the Open Access movement as institutions worldwide continue to refine how they assess, recognise, and reward Open Access scholarship.

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 17 September 2026, 12:00-13:00 (SAST)
𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Making Open Access Count: Approaches to Assessment and Reward
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: Dr. Andiswa Mfengu, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: click here to register https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/17010704

More about Dr. Mfengu can be found here: https://humanities.uct.ac.za/department-dkis/contacts/andiswa-mfengu

For further information: contact Sizwe Ngcobo @ [email protected] Tel: 021 808 9907

Registered participants will receive a Teams meeting link and reminder emails.

25/08/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫:
𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐎𝐔! 📚💙

The 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 is open 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐔 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 & 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟐 𝐀𝐮𝐠–𝟏𝟖 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

🎁 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟎, 𝐑𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬!

🔗 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲: https://alterlinepanel.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey?tt=YcjtCY3mV0K8pFy0vx9nnA%3D%3D

The draw will take place at the end of September.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲. 💙
𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐎𝐔!