Wits Library Events

Time Zone: Central Africa Time (change)

Library Databases Training: Subject specific (PubMed & Medline)

Discover how to search, find, and download scholarly/academic sources.
Date:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Register! - 987 seats left

WHSL: Enhancing Research Impact Through Library Support and Bibliometrics - Physiotherapy Dept.

This session aims to equip researchers with a comprehensive understanding of the research support services offered by the library, with a particular focus on bibliometrics and related tools to enhance...
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
8:30am - 10:00am
Location:
Lecture hall-Parktown campus, Parktown Campus
Categories:
Workshop
Register! - 18 seats left

Open Access Publishing at Wits

Dear All, The Wits Libraries' RVOS unit invites you to attend a training on Open Access Publishing at Wits. The session will focus on the Wits Article Processing Charge (APC) fund and the...
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Categories:
Academic Staff Training
Register! - 199 seats left

WHSL-Manage Your References with Zotero

Greetings Witsies, The Wits Health Sciences Library invites you to attend a reference manager session where we will be exploring the use of ZOTERO as a reference manager. This session will help one...
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Library Staff training Academic Staff Postgraduates students Undergraduates students
Register! - 89 seats left

Tour of William Cullen Library - Journalism and Media Studies Postgraduate Students

Tour of William Cullen Library to view physical copies of DRUM magazines, The Star, Rand Daily Mail ...
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Location:
Green room-William Cullen,East Campus - Basement 1, East Campus
Categories:
Postgraduates students

Library Database Training: (Science Direct & EBSCOhost)

Navigate across a broad array of high-quality sources using AI to help find and download scholarly/academic sources.
Date:
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Postgraduates students
Register! - 990 seats left

Library Database Training: Scopus & Web of Science

Compare research performance to peers using Research Metrics Toolkit.
Date:
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Register! - 993 seats left

Open Access Publishing at Wits

Dear All, The Wits Libraries' RVOS unit invites you to attend a training on Open Access Publishing at Wits. The session will focus on the Wits Article Processing Charge (APC) fund and the...
Date:
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Time:
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Categories:
Academic Staff Library Staff Postgraduates students Training
Register! - 245 seats left

Navigating Health Sciences Database:ProQuest

Dear Witsie, The Wits Health Sciences Library invites you to attend a scholarly database searching on the ProQuest platform. This will help students and researchers to be able to effectively search...
Date:
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Register! - 100 seats left

Library Databases Training: Subject specific (LexusNexus & WestLaw)

Build a precise search using operators to find and download scholarly/academic sources.
Date:
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Categories:
Register! - 995 seats left

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Upcoming Events

Time Zone: Central Africa Time (change)

WHSL: Enhancing Research Impact Through Library Support and Bibliometrics - Physiotherapy Dept. In-Person

This session aims to equip researchers with a comprehensive understanding of the research support services offered by the library, with a particular focus on bibliometrics and related tools to enhance...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
8:30am - 10:00am
Location:
Lecture hall-Parktown campus, Parktown Campus
Audience:
  Academics staff     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 18 seats left

Tour of William Cullen Library - Journalism and Media Studies Postgraduate Students In-Person

Tour of William Cullen Library to view physical copies of DRUM magazines, The Star, Rand Daily Mail ...
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Location:
Green room-William Cullen,East Campus - Basement 1, East Campus
Audience:
  Postgraduates students  
Categories:
  Postgraduates students  

Research Support Drive: How to Get an NRF Rating: Insights and Strategies for a Successful Application Online

Are you considering applying for an NRF rating but unsure where to start? This informative session will guide you through the key aspects of the application process for the National Research...  More
Date:
Monday, June 2, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
East Campus
Audience:
  Postgraduates students     Academics staff     Researchers     Masters     Post-Doc Researchers     Doctoral  
Categories:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduates students  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 136 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, June 4, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
East Campus
Audience:
  Postgraduates students     Academics staff     Researchers     Masters     Post-Doc Researchers     Doctoral  
Categories:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduates students  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 143 seats left

Research Support Drive: Research Visibility (ORCID) Online

Attendees will learn how to on set-up up and manage researcher profiles for academic visibility. Presenter: Katlego Chiya Venue: Online
Date:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
East Campus
Audience:
  Postgraduates students     Academics staff     Researchers     Masters     Post-Doc Researchers     Doctoral  
Categories:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduates students  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 142 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