Library

Lending Services and Short Loans

Access and Lending Services assist in making all resources available to users in the library according to their membership category. The Short Loan service offers high-demand items such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings to users for limited time periods.

Inter Library Loans

Inter Library Loans allows UWC students and staff to borrow books, journal articles and other materials not available in the UWC Library collection, from other libraries both locally and internationally. Users can submit an ILL request through the library’s online form. Once the requested item arrives, ILL staff will notify you via email or phone. You can then collect the item from the library.

Reciprocal Agreements

CHELiN (Cape Higher Education Library Network) is a regional collaboration between UCT, UWC, CPUT and Stellenbosch. CHELSA (Committee for Higher Education Libraries of South Africa) is a national collaboration, mainly for distance researchers to access institutions in their region. Registered senior postgraduate students (excluding short-course and Honours students) and staff can use these reciprocal borrowing privileges. Users will require a referral letter from their home institution.

Unit for Persons with Disabilities

There is a dedicated space and resources for users with mobility or visual impairments, including wheelchair-friendly desks, screen magnification tools and non-visual desktop access.

Your Personal Digital Library

The UWC Library is pleased to introduce MyLOFT – a smart digital library platform designed to give you seamless access to library resources anytime and anywhere.

With MyLOFT, you can:

• Access all UWC Library eResources in one place
• Save and organise articles for your research
• Read content offline on your mobile device
• Log in using your UWC credentials

Access on the Web

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Inter-Library Loans

The Interlibrary Loans (ILL) system allows borrowing of materials, such as books and journal articles, not held in the UWC Library collection from other academic libraries within the system or from libraries abroad if not available locally. Users can request books or journal articles by completing the online form or by emailing interlending@uwc.ac.za.

Please complete one form per item, even if multiple articles come from the same journal issue. Ensure that all required details are provided accurately to avoid delays.

If no staff member is available in the office, you may place your completed request in the tray provided outside the office window.