Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service

✨ Believing in yourself is where every dream begins.
Even when things feel uncertain, trust that you are capable of more than you think 🌱📚

Just a week ago, every study space seemed to be occupied.
Today, the library is noticeably quieter as many students finish their exams and head off for a well-deserved break.
To everyone who has completed their exams: congratulations. To those still writing: you've got this! 💪📚

📖 Youth Month | RESET@50 – The Future Calls
This Youth Month, we highlight the open access book Practical Tools for Youth Entrepreneurs: An Applied Approach for South Africa and Beyond, a resource that supports young entrepreneurs with practical skills and strategies for success. Available here: https://bit.ly/3S82wYS
Fifty years after the Soweto Uprising, we remember the power of young voices, ideas, and action.

With South Africa’s National Open Science Policy promoting more accessible, transparent, and collaborative research, the conversation around Open Science is more important than ever.
Read Current Trends in Open Science: Will Open Science Change the World? and explore how openness may transform the future of research. Available here: https://bit.ly/4v22XlP

🥁World Music Day, 21 June🥁

What does music mean to you?

Visit the Music Library and explore our exhibition in the Music Library foyer. Discover how music inspires, connects, and shapes our lives—and share your own perspective!

🎼🎺🪗🎸🪕🪉🎻🪈🎹🪇🪘🎷

📚 Library Notice | Youth Day Closure

Please note that Stellenbosch University Library will be closed on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, in observance of the public holiday.

⏰ Plan your visit ahead of time and make use of our online resources where possible. https://www.su.ac.za/en/library

✨ “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela

To all students preparing for assessments and exams, keep going—you are capable of great things! 🌟

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦
𝟏𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟔 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

Whether you're preparing for classes, completing assignments, or studying for exams, we're here to support you. Please see the poster for our opening hours or visit:https://libguides.sun.ac.za/hours

To all students still writing exams, we wish you every success for the remainder of the examination period.

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." – Robert Collier

🌍 World Environment Day | 5 June

Today, we celebrate World Environment Day by recognising the role that knowledge, research and innovation play in building a more sustainable future.

At Stellenbosch University Library, we support environmental scholarship by providing access to research, resources and learning spaces that empower informed action for our planet.

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𝐒𝐔 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 “𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠! 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡" | 𝟏𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Guest Speaker: Professor Francesco Petruccione, Professor of Quantum Computing and Pro Vice-Chancellor: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technologies

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into research, one message stood out at Stellenbosch University Library's Research Week: technology should enhance, not replace, human judgement.

At the launch of Research Week 2026, experts explored the opportunities and challenges presented by AI and quantum technologies, emphasising the importance of critical thinking, ethical scholarship and collaboration in the evolving research landscape.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://www.su.ac.za/en/news/researchers-urged-keep-human-judgement-centre-ai-driven-science

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=391aU92mJaY

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭: Stefan Els

𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 | 𝟐𝟐 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Hosted by Ms Ellen Tise, Senior Director: Library and Information Services and Dr Basil Brown, President of the New Unity Movement (NUM), the event celebrated the introduction of this important archival collection to researchers and the public.

The Unity Movement Collection was donated to the Library in June 2023, with the project to sort and catalogue the extensive collection beginning in March 2024. The collection reflects the history and legacy of the New Unity Movement (NUM) and the Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM), organisations committed to non-racialism, human rights, and resistance to apartheid.

The programme featured a welcome by Prof Nico Koopman, a keynote address by Dr Basil Brown, and a panel discussion. The event also included readings and an exhibition of archival material from the collection.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://www.su.ac.za/en/news/new-archive-su-sheds-light-overlooked-liberation-history

𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysJB4LbJjy4

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭: Henk Oets