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20/10/2025

📢 CUZ library Joins the Global Conversation! It's International Open Access Week!

The CUZ Library is proud to join universities and researchers worldwide in celebrating International Open Access Week 2025!

This year, we are tackling the crucial question: "WHO OWNS OUR KNOWLEDGE?

17/09/2025

This month, we're highlighting Digital Commons Network as our Open Access Site of the Month!

It is a collection of free, full-text scholarly articles, dissertations, and more from universities around the globe. Curated by librarians, you can browse by discipline to find the latest research.

➡️ Start exploring now: https://network.bepress.com/

28/08/2025

🔍 Open Access Resource of the Month: Google Scholar! 📚

This month, we're highlighting Google Scholar as our top pick for open access resources! It's a free tool that allows the discovery and access of scholarly articles.
Google Scholar helps you find key literature and track how many times a paper has been cited. It's your shortcut to the world of open-access research.

Start your search here: https://scholar.google.com/

Have you used Google Scholar before? Share your favourite tip in the comments below! 👇

28/07/2025

📢 Boost Your Academic Writing Skills! Join Our Free Online Webinar! ✍️📚

The CUZ library invites all CUZ community members to a webinar on "Information Sources for Academic Writing!"

Learn how to find credible sources, navigate library databases effectively, and enhance your research for academic success.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, July 30.
⏰ Time: 09:30 AM CAT
💻 Online Platform: Google Meet

🔗 Register Here: https://forms.gle/VaSBpnsh24yneBjJ9

Share this with your fellow students and colleagues!

23/07/2025

📢 Introducing our Open Access Resource of the Month: OpenStax! 📚

OpenStax, a fantastic non-profit initiative of Rice University, offers free, peer-reviewed, and openly licensed textbooks for a wide variety of subjects.

Why we love OpenStax:

Absolutely FREE textbooks!

High-quality, peer-reviewed content you can trust.

Accessible online, as PDFs, and more.

👉 Explore OpenStax now: https://openstax.org/

18/06/2025

📢 CUZ Community! Boost your research with Scopus! 🚀

Join our webinar: "Unlocking Research Potential: Mastering Scopus for Academic Excellence." Learn advanced search, citation analysis & more!

Register here https://forms.gle/E9YbHiADdGCuTnRw5

19/05/2025

New to the CUZ Library! 📚 Explore the intersection of faith and governance in the local context with "Ecumenical Christianity + Politics in Zimbabwe," published at the Catholic University of Zimbabwe. Delve into insightful analysis relevant to our society. Find it on our shelves today!

07/05/2025

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We're thrilled to announce our Open Access Resource of the Month: CORE!

CORE offers a fantastic gateway to millions of open-access research papers, making it easier than ever to find the information you need for your studies and research. It's free and accessible to all.

Discover the wealth of knowledge available through CORE: https://core.ac.uk/

Share this great resource with your classmates and colleagues!

29/04/2025

📢 Exciting News from the Catholic University Library! 📚✨

Great news for our entire university community! You can now access a huge collection of academic journals, ebooks, and reference works through De Gruyter Brill! 🌍

Whether you're researching for a paper, preparing lectures, or exploring new topics, De Gruyter Brill offers valuable content across the Humanities, Social Sciences, STM, Law, and much more.

➡️ Start exploring now via the Library website: https://library.cuz.ac.zw/

Need help? Contact the Library: cuzlibrary.cuz.ac.zw

02/04/2025

This month, we're calling attention to OAPEN Library as your go-to open-access resource for scholarly books!

What is OAPEN Library?
OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) Library is a collaborative initiative dedicated to building a quality-controlled collection of open-access books. It provides a central repository for freely accessible academic publications, making research more visible and accessible to a global audience.

Why explore OAPEN Library?
Vast Collection: Discover thousands of open-access books across various disciplines, from the humanities and social sciences to science, technology, and medicine.

High-Quality Content: All books in the OAPEN Library have undergone rigorous peer review, ensuring scholarly standards.

Free and Accessible: Enjoy unrestricted access to valuable research without paywalls or subscription fees.

Enhance Your Research: Utilize OAPEN's extensive collection to inform your studies, teaching materials, and research projects.

Support Open Access: By using OAPEN, you contribute to the growing movement of making knowledge freely available.

How to Access OAPEN Library:
It's easy! Simply visit the OAPEN Library website: https://www.oapen.org/

03/03/2025

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 Our e-resources collection just got bigger! We've added Juke Journals and Euclid Prime. Explore cutting-edge research and publications now!

14/02/2025

We love connecting you with the resources you need for your academic pursuits.

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Wednesday	08:15 - 18:00
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The mission of the Catholic University of Zimbabwe Library (CUZL) is to enrich its user community by fostering lifelong learning and providing access to recorded knowledge and information consistent with present and anticipated needs of the Catholic University of Zimbabwe (CUZ).

CUZL seeks to serve as the intellectual commons of the university, providing high quality services, resources and gateways to meet the needs of CUZ’s diverse instructional, research and outreach programmes. This will be in keeping with the technological advances of the 21st Century.