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The Library is the university's information and knowledge centre where you find various information resources to support learning, teaching and research.

30/10/2026

🎓💙 ONE LAST PUSH. One step closer to your dreams!

Every late-night study session, every page revised, every challenge overcome, and every effort made has brought you closer to your goals.

As you prepare for your final examinations, trust your preparation, stay focused, manage your time wisely, and believe in yourself.

Remember, your dreams are worth the effort. Keep going, stay positive, and finish strong!

The VUT Library wishes you clarity, confidence, resilience, and every success in your final examinations.

Your future is worth the effort. You've got this! 💪🏽📚🎓

29/10/2026

The VUT Library’s Open Access Seminar brought together knowledge, collaboration and conversations on making research more accessible to all.

VUT Library’s Open Access Week webinar examined publishing costs, equitable access to research and agreements that support eligible authors.

28/10/2026

Invitation | Tsietsi Mashinini Book Launch

The VUT Library, in partnership with the Tsietsi Mashinini Foundation, invites you to the Tsietsi Mashinini Book Launch.

📌 Ready to attend? Register using the RSVP link below:

🔗 https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/9W8bQ75fjG

We look forward to welcoming you.

20/10/2026

International Open Access Week 2026 | VUT Library

The VUT Library was delighted to host an engaging Open Access Webinar in celebration of International Open Access Week 2026, under the theme “The Cost of Knowledge".

We extend our sincere appreciation to our keynote speaker and the international guest speaker for sharing valuable insights.

We are are grateful to the dedicated Library staff for their participation and continued commitment to advancing access to knowledge.

Thank you to all attendees for joining us and contributing to the success of the webinar.

05/10/2026

📚✨ THE FINAL PUSH ✨📚

You’ve made it this far - now give it your final push! 💪🏽

The late nights, the notes, the assignments, the moments when you wanted to give up… they have all brought you here.

Take a breath. Stay focused. Revise what you can. Ask for help when you need it. And most importantly, believe in yourself.

You don’t have to be perfect.
You just have to keep going.

24/09/2026

08/09/2026

📚 International Literacy Day | 8 September

Literacy is more than the ability to read and write, it is the power to access information, make informed choices, participate meaningfully in society and shape a better future.

On International Literacy Day, LIASA celebrates literacy as a cornerstone of an informed, empowered and inclusive nation.

As libraries and information services champion access to knowledge, we recognise the vital role of literacy in nurturing a culture of reading, lifelong learning and informed citizenship. When people can access, understand, evaluate and use information, they are better equipped to learn, participate and contribute to the development of their communities and country.

This is at the heart of what LIASA stands for: promoting freedom of access to information, championing reading and lifelong learning, and contributing to the growth and development of South Africa through excellence in librarianship.

Literacy empowers.
Libraries connect.
Information transforms.
Knowledge builds nations.

This International Literacy Day, let us continue to champion access to information, foster a culture of reading and lifelong learning, and build a more informed South Africa, one reader, one learner and one community at a time.

Copyright MattersA beautiful record of VUT Library Copyright Campaign. Thank you for gracing our event.

27/08/2026

27/08/2026

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The VUT Library’s copyright awareness campaign highlighted the shared responsibility of protecting intellectual property and using information lawfully.

20/08/2026

The preparations are underway!

The VUT Library & Information Services team is getting ready for today’s Copyright Awareness Campaign. We are looking forward to an engaging session focused on copyright compliance, authors’ rights and the responsible use of information in teaching, learning and research.

Copyright Matters — know it, respect it, protect it!

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Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 23:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 23:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 23:00
Thursday	08:00 - 23:00
Friday	08:00 - 23:00
Saturday	08:00 - 16:30
Sunday	08:00 - 16:30

Telephone

+27169509000

Website

http://www.vut.ac.za/library/

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