University of the Free State Africana Collection

Africana Collection

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

    Email

    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

    Email

    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)