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Contact Information and Services
Mahikeng Library
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Latitude: S 25° 49' 35.1559"
Longitude: E 25° 36' 39.2826"
Physical address:
North-West University: Mahikeng Library
Mahikeng Campus
Corner of Albert Luthuli
and University Drive
Building A-7
MMABATHO
2745, South Africa
Postal address:
North-West University: Mahikeng LibraryMahikeng Campus
Private Bag X2104
MMABATHO
2745, South Africa
Services on each floor:
Basement
On this floor:
- 24-Hour Study Centre
- 24-Hour Discussion Rooms
- CTL - One Button Studio and Podcast Facility
- Information Desk
- Learning Commons (Undergraduate Students)
- Learning Commons Study Area
- Learning Commons Training Room
- Special Collections
Ground floor
On this floor:
- Circulation Services (Loan Services)
- Conference Room
- eReserves / Short Loans and Reading Corner
- Faculty Librarians
- Interlibrary Loans
- Junior Research Commons (Fourth-year and Honours students)
- Library Administration
- New Books Shelve
- Periodicals Section
- Security
- Self-Checkout
- Senior Research Commons (M, PhD students and staff)
First floor
On this floor:
- Book Shelves (Loan Collection)
- Discussion Rooms
- Law Section
- Study Area
- Training Centre
Potchefstroom - Ferdinand Postma Library
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Latitude: S 26° 41' 21.0606"
Longitude: E 27° 5' 31.1065"
Physical address:
North-West University: Ferdinand Postma Library
Potchefstroom Campus
Building E7
11 Hoffman Street
POTCHEFSTROOM
2531, South Africa
Postal address:
North-West University: Ferdinand Postma LibraryPotchefstroom Campus
Private Bag X05
NOORDBRUG, Potchefstroom
2522, South Africa
Services on each floor:
Basement
On this floor:
- Book Shelves: 000-999 (Publications pre-1980)
(Staff at the Circulation Desk will collect the books for you.) - Binding Services
Ground floor
On this floor:
- Besembos
- eReserves
- Catalogue Workstations
- Circulation Services (Loan Services)
- Information Services (Faculty Librarians)
- Information Commons (Undergraduate Students)
- Information Resources
- Interlibrary Loans
- New Books Shelve
- Printing and scanning
- Security
- Self-Checkout
- Seminar Rooms (Undergraduate Students)
- Tarentaal Training Room
First floor
On this floor:
- Book Shelves: 000-999 (Publications from 1980-)
- Laptop Workstations
- Library Administration
- Quiet Study Area
- Seminar Rooms (Undergraduate Students)
- Theses and Dissertations
Second floor
On this floor:
- Group Work Area
- Journal Help Desk and Collection
- Laptop Workstations
- Law Collection and Quiet Study Area
- Quiet Reading Foyer
- Seminar Rooms (Undergraduate students)
- Special Collections
- Quiet Study Area
Third floor
On this floor:
- Africana Collection
- Conference Room
- Honours Commons (Fourth-year and Honours students)
- Honours Commons Study Area
- Honours Commons Seminar Rooms
- Information Desk: Research and Honours Commons
- Research Commons (M, PhD students and staff)
- Research Commons Lounge
- Research Commons Skype Room
- Research Commons Group Work Room
- Research Commons Study Area
Branch libraries
The Ferdinand Postma Library has four branch libraries, namely:
- Education Library
- Music Library
- Natural Sciences Library
- Theology Library (Jan Lion Cachet Library)
Potchefstroom - Education Library
Potchefstroom - Music Library
Potchefstroom - Natural Sciences Library
Potchefstroom - Theology Library
- Theology Library (Jan Lion Cachet Library)
Vanderbijlpark Library
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Latitude: S 26° 43' 35.5044"
Longitude: E 27° 52' 52.6584"
Physical address:
North-West University: Vanderbijlpark Library
Vanderbijlpark Campus
Hendrik Van Eck Blvd
Building A14
VANDERBIJLPARK
1900, South Africa
Postal address:
North-West University: Vanderbijlpark LibraryVanderbijlpark Campus
P.O. Box 1174
VANDERBIJLPARK
1900, South Africa
Services on each floor:
The ramps lead to the split levels and the staircases to the floors.
Lower ground floor
On this floor:
- 24-Hour Computer Centre
- 24-Hour Study Room
- Computer Centre
- Facilitation Rooms
- IT Support
- Supplemental Instruction Room
Ground floor
On this floor:
- Coffee Shop: Books & Beans
- Copy Shop
- eReserves
- Interlibrary Loans
- Journal Section
- Circulation Services (Loan Services)
- New Books Shelve
- Security Services
- Self-Checkout
Split level 1
On this floor:
- Catalogue Computers
- Book Shelves (Loan Collection)
- Computer Workstations
- Facilities for people with disabilities
- Faculty Librarians
- Honours Group Discussion Rooms
- Information Desk
- Study Area
- TLC - One Button Studio
First floor
On this floor:
- Africana Collection
- Honours Wing: Quiet Study Area
- Library Administration
- Training Room
Split level 2
On this floor:
- Group Study Units
- Information Librarians
- iStudy Units
- Reference Section with Reference Works
- Research Commons (M and PhD students and staff)
- Research Commons Computer Workstations
- Research Commons Seminar Room
- Research Commons Silent Leisure Area
- Research Commons Study Area
- Study area with Computer Stations
Second floor
On this floor:
- Water Archive
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