Wits Library Events

Time Zone: Central Africa Time (change)

Search Strategies: Advanced search techniques to select & refine search terms

Master the art of smart searching—learn how to refine your keywords and get precise, relevant results every time.
Date:
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Academic Staff Postgraduates students
Register! - 201 seats left

Unlocking the Power of ScienceDirect AI: Enhancing Your Research Experience

Dear Researchers Elsevier in collaboration with WITS Libraries, are excited to invite you to an informative meeting titled "Unlocking the Power of ScienceDirect AI: Enhancing Your Research...
Date:
Monday, September 1, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Tutorial 2, East Campus
Categories:
Academic Staff Library Staff Postgraduates students
Register! - 65 seats left

e-Book collection & Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs: Carry your entire library wherever you go!

Carry the library in your pocket! Explore our e-books and ETDs to access research anywhere, anytime.
Date:
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Academic Staff Postgraduates students
Register! - 216 seats left

William Cullen Library Tour - SLLM - German Studies

This educational research tour of the William Cullen Library will cover various sections within Cullen library including special collections on early Africana, medieval collections, early writing...
Date:
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Time:
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Green room-William Cullen,East Campus - Basement 1, East Campus
Categories:
Undergraduates students
Register! - 19 seats left

Library Database Training: ScienceDirect & EBSCOhost

Unlock powerful research tools—discover how to navigate ScienceDirect and EBSCOhost like a pro!
Date:
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Academic Staff Postgraduates students
Register! - 228 seats left

Scopus AI and Zotero Training - Humanities - Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students

In this session, students will be introduced to Scopus AI to understand how the tool can help to enhance research discovery using advanced search strategies, and exporting results into Zotero, an open...
Date:
Monday, September 8, 2025
Time:
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Categories:
Postgraduates students Undergraduates students
Register! - 198 seats left

Library Database Training: Scopus & Web of Science

Boost your research impact—learn how to track citations, analyze trends, and explore global scholarship with Scopus & Web of Science!
Date:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Academic Staff Postgraduates students
Register! - 227 seats left

Library support for Evidence Synthesis (Systematic Reviews/ Literature Reviews)

Planning a systematic or literature review? Learn how the library can support you every step of the way.
Date:
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Academic Staff Postgraduates students
Register! - 221 seats left

Library Databases Training: Sabinet & ProQuest

Unlock powerful research tools—discover how to find quality journals, dissertations, and local resources with Sabinet & ProQuest.
Date:
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Academic Staff Postgraduates students
Register! - 230 seats left

Research Support Drive: Open Access Publishing

Participants will gain insight into the key principles and advantages of Open Access publishing, explore various OA models, identify reputable accredited journals, introduced to the Transformative...
Date:
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
East Campus
Categories:
Academic Staff Postgraduates students
Register! - 50 seats left

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Upcoming Events

Time Zone: Central Africa Time (change)

Unlocking the Power of ScienceDirect AI: Enhancing Your Research Experience In-Person

Dear Researchers Elsevier in collaboration with WITS Libraries, are excited to invite you to an informative meeting titled "Unlocking the Power of ScienceDirect AI: Enhancing Your Research...  More
Date:
Monday, September 1, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Tutorial 2, East Campus
Audience:
  Postgraduates students     Library staff     Academics staff     Researchers     Post-Doc Researchers     Doctoral  
Categories:
  Academic Staff     Library Staff     Postgraduates students  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 65 seats left

William Cullen Library Tour - SLLM - German Studies In-Person

This educational research tour of the William Cullen Library will cover various sections within Cullen library including special collections on early Africana, medieval collections, early writing...  More
Date:
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Time:
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Green room-William Cullen,East Campus - Basement 1, East Campus
Audience:
  Undergraduates students  
Categories:
  Undergraduates students  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 19 seats left

Research Support Drive: Open Access Publishing Online

Participants will gain insight into the key principles and advantages of Open Access publishing, explore various OA models, identify reputable accredited journals, introduced to the Transformative...  More
Date:
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
East Campus
Audience:
  Postgraduates students     Academics staff     Researchers     Masters     Post-Doc Researchers     Doctoral  
Categories:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduates students  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 50 seats left

Research Support Drive: Reference Management Tools_Zotero Online

Learn how to efficiently manage your references using Zotero, a free and powerful reference management tool. This session will cover installing Zotero, collecting references from databases, organizing...  More
Date:
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
East Campus
Audience:
  Postgraduates students     Academics staff     Researchers     Masters     Post-Doc Researchers     Doctoral  
Categories:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduates students  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 50 seats left

Spaces and Room Bookings

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Library Hours

Library

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Architecture Library

08:00-21H00

08:00-21H00

08:00-21H00

08:00-21H00

08:00-17:00

08H30-12H30

Closed

Biological and Physical Sciences Library (Biophy)

08:00-20H00

08:00-20H00

08:00-20H00

08:00-20H00

08:00-17H00

08h30-12h30

Closed 

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital Library

Closed 

08:00-16:00

Closed 

08:00-16:00

Closed 

Closed

Closed

Commerce Library 

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00 

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed

Closed

Education Library

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed

Closed

Education and Training ECR

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed 

Closed

Engineering Library

08:00-20:00

08:00-20:00

08:00-20:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08H30-17h00

14h00-20h00

GeoMaths Library 

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed 

Closed

Government Publications

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00 

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00 

Closed

Closed

Historical Papers

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed 

Closed

Interlibrary Loans

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed

Closed

Law Library

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed

Closed

Multimedia Library

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed

Closed

Research Commons

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed

Closed

Wartenweiler Library

08:00-23:00

08:00-23:00

08:00-23:00

08:00-23:00

08:00-17:00

08:30-17:00

14:00-20:00 

William Cullen Library

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed

Closed

Wits Library of Management

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

08:00-17:00

Closed

Closed

Witwatersrand Health Sciences Library

09:00-22H00

09:00-22H00

09:00-22H00

09:00-22H00

09:00-18H00

08H30 17H00

14H00-20H00