{"id":2677,"date":"2024-10-17T06:59:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=2677"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:30:14","slug":"library-about-us-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/library-about-us-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Library About Us Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2677\" class=\"elementor elementor-2677\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cba5d81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cba5d81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691ea286 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"691ea286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710fd32a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"710fd32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laeborari<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747340c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"747340c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The university\u2019s information and knowledge <br \/>center where you find various information <br \/>resources<\/p><p>\u201cYour Information Partner of Choice\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e82591 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29e82591\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726c044 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"726c044\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485c11d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"485c11d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc8470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dc8470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Welcome to VUT Libraries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624e9b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"624e9b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4e6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca4e6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is with great pleasure that the VUT Library welcomes new students, staff, and students returning for the new academic year. <br \/>The Library staff wishes the VUT community a happy and prosperous year. The VUT Library is an integral one-stop place to <br \/>meet academic and research information needs. As \u201cYour Information Partner of Choice\u201d, we look forward to providing excellent <br \/>customer service and a welcoming environment to meet your educational needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05dac07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05dac07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02eec78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02eec78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25683c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e25683c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Library<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e3173 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78e3173\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d7704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8d7704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Library is the university\u2019s information and knowledge centre where you find various information resources, both print and online to support learning, teaching, and research by VUT students and staff. The Library plays a prominent role in the University and is regarded as the information hub of VUT, where you find books, journals, newspapers, reference materials, theses and dissertations, government publications, audio visual material, online databases and electronic journals. These are mainly related to courses offered by all faculties in the University.<\/p><p><strong>Vaal University of Technology (VUT) Library has libraries at all its campuses:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Vanderbijlpark (Main Campus)<\/li><li>Sebokeng Campus<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>VUT Libraries information fact sheet<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Collection of 62 876 printed books<\/li><li>341 titles of printed journals<\/li><li>62 electronic databases<\/li><li>Provides electronic access to 92 461 full text journals<\/li><li>1 405 videos<\/li><li>942 DVDs<\/li><li>92 E-books<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>World Cat Local, providing access to 674 million articles<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>42 private study cubicles<\/li><li>10 group discussion rooms.<\/li><\/ul><p>The strap line for VUT Libraries is: \u201cYour information partner of choice\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614b2dc e-flex 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