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Following the repeal of the remaining national Covid-19 regulations on 22 June 2022 and a statement issued by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel on 24 June, the Library (SU Library and branches) has decided to implement the following changes:
Number of clients and booking system
From 27 June 2022, the Library no longer has a limit on the number of clients and the buildings can be filled to capacity. The booking system in most of the Library venues will no longer apply, except at the Makerspace, Auditorium and some group study seminar rooms in the SU Library.
Sanitisation stations and social distancing
The Library will retain the sanitisation stations inside its buildings and where possible, clients are urged to continue maintaining social distancing.
SU access cards
Staff and students are reminded to always be in possession of their SU staff/student cards to access the Library buildings. No access will be granted without these cards.
Visitors
The Library is in the process of implementing a new access system for visitors (such as alumni, prospective postgraduates and school learners). Until the new system is in place visitors do not have walk-in access to the libraries. Visitors, may however, contact SU Library Special Collections, SU Library Client Service, Music Library, Theology Library, Engineering and Forestry Library, Medicine and Health Sciences Library or Bellville Park Campus Library to make an appointment to visit the library in person.
Visitors who qualify for lending privileges may use the Request a Book for Pickup service.
All visiting researchers and academics must make prior arrangements through their faculties and departments to gain access to the Library.
Complaints about noise levels
Following complaints about high levels of noise in the Library, staff and students are reminded to adhere to the Library rules. The Library has designated quiet spaces where talking is not allowed. This rule will be strictly applied in the second semester.
For further details contact Ms Delene Pretorius[:af]Ná die herroeping van die oorblywende nasionale Covid-19-regulasies op 22 Junie 2022 en ’n verklaring deur die Viserektor: Sosiale Impak, Transformasie en Personeel op 24 Junie, het die Biblioteek (US Biblioteek sowel as takbiblioteke) besluit om die volgende veranderinge te implementeer:
Aantal kliënte en besprekingstelsel
Vanaf 27 Junie 2022 is daar nie meer ‘n beperking op die aantal kliënte nie en die biblioteekgeboue kan tot hul volle kapasiteit gevul word. Die besprekingstelsel is nie meer van toepassing nie, behalwe in die geval van die Innovasieruimte, die Ouditorium en sommige seminaarkamers in die US Biblioteek.
Ontsmetmiddels en sosiale distansiëring
Die Biblioteek sal voortgaan om ontsmetmiddels in biblioteekgeboue te voorsien en kliënte word aangemoedig om steeds, waar moontlik, sosiale distansiëring toe te pas.
US-toegangskaarte
Personeel en studente word daaraan herinner dat hulle nie sonder hulle personeel- of studentekaarte toegang tot die biblioteekgeboue sal kry nie.
Besoekers
Die Biblioteek is besig om ‘n nuwe toegangsstelsel vir besoekers (soos alumni, voornemende nagraadse student en skoolleerders) te implementeer. Totdat die nuwe stelsel in plek is het besoekers nie instaptoegang tot die biblioteke nie.
Besoekers mag wel per afspaak die biblioteke persoonlik besoek. Kontak US Biblioteek Spesiale Versamelings, US Biblioteek Kliëntediens, Musiekbiblioteek, Teologiebiblioteek, Ingenieurs- & Bosboubiblioteek, Geneeskunde & Gesondheidswetenskappe Biblioteek of Bellvilleparkkampusbiblioteek om ‘n afspraak te maak.
Besoekers wat kwalifiseer vir uitleenvoorregte mag versoek om ‘n boek af te haal.
Alle besoekende navorsers en akademici moet vooraf met die fakulteite en departemente wat hulle kom besoek reëlings vir toegang tot die biblioteke tref.
Klagtes oor geraasvlakke
Ná klagtes oor die hoë vlakke van geraas in die Biblioteek, word personeel en studente herinner om by die Biblioteekreëls te hou. Die Biblioteek het toegewyde stil areas waar gesels nie toegelaat word nie. Hierdie reël sal in die tweede semester streng toegepas word.
Kontak me Delene Pretorius vir meer inligting.[:]
Were you one of our 1 147 clients who “spoke” and completed the Library’s survey last year? Your responses have enabled the Library to identify where we need to improve, as well as where we are doing well. How is the Library responding? Below, we present what “You said” and how “we’re acting”.
We are pleased to inform all stakeholders of the completion of the SU Library Refurbishment Project. Construction work began in February 2021 and was completed at the beginning of May 2022. The handover of all the spaces to the Library was officially done on 13 May 2022. Save for some snagging, the project is now complete.
Dit is vir ons aangenaam om bekend te maak dat die US Biblioteek se Opknappingsprojek voltooi is. Konstruksie het in Februarie 2021 begin en is aan die begin van Mei 2022 voltooi. Die amptelike oorhandiging aan die Biblioteek het op 13 Mei 2022 plaasgevind. Behalwe vir enkele haakplekke, is die projek nou afgehandel.