Primary contact
Nelson Mandela Drive
Bloemfontein, Free State
ZA 9300
Identity area
Identifier
UFS/Africana
Authorized form of name
University of the Free State Africana Collection
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- UFS Africana Collection
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Hesma van Tonder
Primary contact
Type
Africana Librarian
Address
Street address
Nelson Mandela Drive
Locality
Bloemfontein
Region
Free State
Country name
South Africa
Postal code
9300
Telephone
+27 51 401 3468
Fax
hesma@ufs.ac.za
URL
Note
Cornelle Scheltema-Van Wyk
Type
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Address
Street address
Nelson Mandela Drive
Locality
Bloemfontein
Region
Free State
Country name
South Africa
Postal code
9300
Telephone
+27 51 401 7869
Fax
cornelle@ufs.ac.za
URL
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Africana means information resources published in and about the history, politics and culture of the people of South Africa. Special focus is given to Africana related to the Free State Province of South Africa and the Anglo-Boer War.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
The Africana Collection is managed by the Library and Information Services at the University of the Free State.
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
The Africana Collection is housed on Level 6 in the Postgraduate Research Unit of the Sasol Library on the Bloemfontein Campus of the University of the Free State.
Holdings
Finding aids, guides and publications
Search for documents in the Africana Collection on the Library and Information Services catalogue, Kovsiecat (https://wagtail.ufs.ac.za). Learn more about the collection on the Africana guide (https://ufs.libguides.com/africana).
Access area
Opening times
The Africana Collection on Level 6 of the Sasol Library, Bloemfontein Campus, University of the Free State is open weekdays (Monday to Friday) from 08:00 to 16:30.
Access conditions and requirements
The physical collection may only be used by staff and registered students of the University of the Free State and only inside the Africana Reading Room. The digital collection is available to anyone unless an item may not be made available online. In such cases, a user may request access to the item, digitally or in person.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
The Africana Collection is housed in the Postgraduate Research Unit on Level 6 of the Sasol Library, Bloemfontein Campus, University of the Free State. Research librarians are available for training and consultation.
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- South Africa (Geographic subregion)