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Overview

The Library’s collection consists of books, journals (electronic and print), and audio-visual material. Library facilities include computer workstations with internet access, printing, photocopying, audio-visual viewing stations and group viewing facilities. The library also offers study areas including cubicles for postgraduate students and a 24 hour study area that is accessible 7 days per week.

Some of the services on offer are circulation, document delivery, information services (these include direct support to individual students and academics) and training in the use of the library and its resources.

The University of Venda Library is housed in one main library building. The Law Library is a section within the main building housing the legal collection.

Mission

The mission of the University of Venda Library is to provide a comprehensive information service to its students, staff and the community outside the University.

The Library will achieve its mission by means of advanced information and communication technology, well trained staff and a comprehensive stock of information resources.

Vision

The vision of the University of Venda Library is to be a dynamic, user focused information service provider that caters for teaching, learning and research within fields of study that are responsive to the needs of rural and regional development in Southern Africa.

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Mrs. Mushoni Mulaudzi obtained an honours degree in Library and Information Science from the University of the North (now University of Limpopo) and a Masters Degree in Public Management from the University of Pretoria. She worked as a librarian at Vhembe District Library before joining the University of Venda Library in 1992. Mushoni Mulaudzi has served as a member of Council of the African Library Association of South Africa (ALASA), Regional Representative of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), member of the Limpopo Provincial Library and Information Service Board responsible for advising the MEC on library and information services matters in the province. Mrs. Mulaudzi heads a staff establishment of 39 members.

The Library subscribes to the following databases:

#	Databases	Coverage	URL/ Web Address
1	Ebscohost	Multi-disciplinary	http://search.ebscohost.com
	• Academic Search Complete	multi-disciplinary with full text
	• Agricola	Agriculture
	• Business Source Complete	Academic Business Resources
	• CINAHL with Full Text	Nursing and Allied Health Journals
	• Communication and Mass Media Complete	Communication and Mass media
	• ERIC	Educational Resources
	• Health Source – Consumer Edition	Consumer Health Information
	• Health Source: Nursing/Academic edition	Medical Disciplines
	• Econlit with Full Text	Indexes and Full Text articles
	• Environment Complete	Environmental disciplines
	• Greenfile	Human Impact to the Environment
	• Library, Information Science and Technical Abstracts	librarianship and bibliometrics
	• Masterfile Premier	Multi-disciplinary
	• Regional Business News	Regional Business publications
	• MEDLINE	Authoritative medical Information
	• Newspaper Source	Full text U.S and International newspapers
	• Teacher Reference Centre	Education indexing and abstracts

2	SABINET		http://reference.sabinet.co.za/all_products
	• SA-ePublications	SA Full Text journals - multidisciplinary	http://journals.sabinet.co.za
	• SA Media	SA newspaper articles	http://www.sabinet.co.za
	• All Legal Products	legal products	http://discover.sabinet.co.za/
3	Science Direct	Multi-disciplinary with strong emphasis on the sciences	http://sciencedirect.com
4	JSTOR	Multi-disciplinary	http://jstor.org
5	Emerald	Management	http://emeraldinsight.com
6	Web of Knowledge	Multi-disciplinary	http://webofknowledge.com
7	Springerlink	Multi-disciplinary; strong emphasis on science	http://link.springer.com
8	Global Books in Print	International in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books	http://globalbooksinprint.com
9	African Journals Online	African Journals	http://ajol.info
10	Directory of Open Access Journals	Multi-disciplinary	http://doaj.org
11	NEXUS (NRF)	Current and completed research including theses and dissertations	http://nrf.ac.za

Useful Websites

	Description	URL / Web Address
	Google Scholar	http://scholar.google.co.za
	General Information about South Africa	http://rainbownation.com
	Government Information and Documents	http://www.gov.za
	South African Statistics	http://www.statssa.gov.za
	Crime statistics	http://saps.gov.za
	Human Sciences Research Council	http://hsrc.ac.za
	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	http://csir.ac.za
	English dictionary and thesaurus	http://merriam-webster.com
	Online encyclopaedia-free online access to a small subset on a specified word or phrase	http://britannica.com
	search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries-reputable and citable	http://encyclopedia.com
	Gateway to free e-journals	http://www.icast.org.in/ejournal/ejournal.php
	Social Sciences Research Network	http://ssrn.com
	Access My Library	http://accessmylibrary.com
	full text articles from databases e.g Emeraldinsight	http://www.search.com
	Free academic resources for students.	http://www.squidoo.com/free-academic-resources-for-students
	More than 100 trusted sources including dictionaries, enclopaedias etc.	http://www.encyclopedia.com/
	access to more than 57000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.	http://factmonster.com/encyclopedia.html
	History, facts, statistics and maps of a country	www.infoplease.com
	historic events and birth dates	http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
	general & life sciences encyclopedia	http://www.eol.org
	country profiles	The Encyclopedia of Earth
	Expert reviewed info about the earth	http://www.eoearth.org
	Country Reports	http://www.countryreports.org/
	Encyclopedia Of Law & Economics	http://encyclo.findlaw.com/
	Includes PRIME-Maths interacive encyclopaedia	http://www.mathacademy.com/
	Stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy	http://plato.stanford.edu/
	Encyclopedia of Psychology	http://www.psychology.org
	230 plus peer-reviewed open access jornals covering all major disciplines of Science, technology, medicine and social sciences	http://www.benthamscience.com/open
	Intute	http://www.intute.ac.uk/
	OpenDOAR	http://www.opendoar.org/
	Pinakes	http://www.pinakes.org/
	PLOS (Public Library of Science)	http://www.plos.org//
	PubMed	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/l
	Meta search engine	http://www.alltheinternet.com/
	Blog on information research	http://info-research.blogspot.com/
	Blog search	http://www.blog-search.com/
	Collaborative information seeking	http://collab.infoseeking.org/
	Information needs	http://www.informationneeds.org/

South African Search Engines

	Ardvark	http://www.aardvark.co.za/search/
	Ananzi	http://www.ananzi.co.za/
	Search South Africa	http://searchza.com/

Current Awareness

	Brief Description	URL / Web Address
	Headline articles from recent publications	http://www.citeulike.org/journals
	4000 medical sources including TOC's	http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/feednavigator
	Table of Contects from over 10,000 journals; many with fulltext	http://www.myfavoritejournals.com
	Latest issues of favorite science journals	http://www.myjournals.org
	Life sciences'magazine rac'; TOCs, see popular articles	www.scifeeds.com
	search for 1000s of journal table of contents; RSS feeds by title, link to full text	http://www.journaltocs.ac.uk
	Provides access to the BLs Electronic Table of Contents of 20000 current journals and 16000 conference proceedings every year	http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk
	BERJ-British Educational Research Journal	www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal

The Library is open during the following hours:

Day	Time
Mondays - Thursdays	09:00 - 22:00
Friday	09:00 - 20:00
Saturdays	08:30 - 14:00
During Vacations	08:00 - 16:45 Mondays to Fridays

Changes in the opening hours will be indicated by notices issued by the Library from time to time.

The Library is closed during the end-of-year closure period of the University.

Click here to view the substract of Library Rules from the Calender

The Library provides training to assist staff and students in the use of the Library and its resources.

1. Guides

Please click below to access the different library training guides:

2. Library orientation

It is compulsory for students to attend a library orientation session on the day set aside for their School's Library Orientation. Further orientation will be arranged with academics during the course of the year. General library orientation takes place at the beginning of the year and is targeted at first entering students.

For more information please contact:

Ms T.V. Nemalili (Librarian: User Services)
Tel: 015- 962 8559
Email: vmalabi@univen.ac.za

3. Further training

Advanced user training is offered throughout the year and is available at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels. Training sessions can be arranged for individuals and groups.

Academics are encouraged to arrange user training sessions for their students.

Please contact the Subject Librarian for your school to arrange for training

Trainer	Contact Details	Schools Services
Ms. T.P Tlakula	Pascalis.tlakula@univen.ac.za (015) 962-8542	Human Sciences Environmental Sciences
Mrs. N.K. Mahwasane	Nkhangweni.mahwasane@univen.ac.za (015) 962-8271	Education
Mr. M.T. Ramabina	Maropene.ramabina@univen.ac.za (015) 962-8544	Law
Ms. A.I. Mokwevbo	ivy.khangale@univen.ac.za (015) 962-8544	Management Sciences
Ms. S.R. Lesetja	shela.lesetja@univen.ac.za (015) 962-8549	Maths and Natural Sciences
Ms. S.M. Hlabangwane	sindy.hlabangwane@univen.ac.za (015) 962-8551	Agriculture Health Sciences

Name	Contact Details
Director's Office
Ms Mushoni Mulaudzi (Director : Library Services)	Tel: 015 962 8106 E-mail: tshif@univen.ac.za
Ms Humbulani Munyai (Executive Secretary)	Tel: 015 962 8314 E-mail: humbulani.munyai@univen.ac.za
Ms Tshiwela Matshotshi (Administrator)	Tel: 015 962 8487 E-mail: matshotshit@univen.ac.za
Technical Services
Ms Irene Mashamba (Head of Division)	Tel: 015 962 8166 E-mail: matamela@univen.ac.za
Acquisitions Section
Mr Rudzani Sadiki	Tel:015 962 8388 Email: rudzani.sadiki@univen.ac.za
Mr Tshilidzi Ravhutsi	Tel: 015 962 8046 E-mail: ravhutsit@univen.ac.za
Ms Patricia Ramabulana	Tel: 015 962 8180 E-mail: patricia.thovhakale@univen.ac.za
Periodicals Section
Mrs Shumani Nndwakhulu	Tel: 9628452 Email: Shumani.nndwakhulu@univen.ac.za
Mr Steven Nemukongwe	Tel: 015 962 8378 E-mail: steven.nemukongwe@univen.ac.za
Cataloguing Section
Mr Nnduvheni Malabi (Head Cataloguing)	Tel: 015 962 8564 E-mail: nmalabi@univen.ac.za
Ms Constance Mutsila	Tel: 015 962 8469 E-mail: mutsilag@univen.ac.za
Mr Doctor Raulinga	Tel: 015 962 8555 Email: doctor.raulinga@univen.ac.za
Ms Zwiitwaho Siaga	Tel: 015 962 8340 Email: Zwiitwaho.siaga@univen.ac.za
Law Library
Mr Maropene Ramabina(Law Librarian)	Tel: 015 962 8521 E-mail: maropene.ramabina@univen.ac.za
Ms Dolly Makhura	Tel: 015 962 8733 E-mail: makhura@univen.ac.za
Special Collections
Mr Khathutshelo Mphidi	Tel: 015 962 8134 E-mail: mphidik@univen.ac.za
Reference Section
Ms T.A Matodzi (Head of Division)	Tel: 015 962 8325 Email: lufuno@univen.ac.za
Ms Pascalis Tlakula (Inf.Libr) Human & Social Sciences and Environmental Science schools	Tel: 015 962 8542 Email: pascalis.tlakula@univen.ac.za
Ms Nkhangweni Mahwasane (Inf. Libr) Education	Tel: 015 962 8271 Email: Nkhangweni.Mahwasane@univen.ac.za
Ms Shela Lesetja (Info. Libr.) Maths & Natural Sciences	Tel: 015 962 8549 E-mail: shelarahab.lesetja@univen.ac.za
Ms Ivy Mokwevbo (info.Librarian) Management Sciences	Tel: 015 962 8544 E-mail: ivy.khangale@univen.ac.za
Ms Sindy Hlabangwane(Inf.Libr) Agric.&Health	Tel: 015 962 8551 E-mail: sindy.hlabangwane@univen.ac.za
User Services
Ms Violet Nemalili (Head of Division)	Tel: 015 962 8559 Email: violet.malabi@univen.ac.za
Circulation Section
Main Issue Desk
Mr Cedric Muvhango	Tel: 015 962 8140 E-mail: cedrick.muvhango@univena.ac.za
Ms Nyambeni Mulaudzi	Tel: 015 962 8543 E-mail: nyambeni.mulaudzi@univen.ac.za
Ms Mercy Makhavhu	Tel: 015 962 8140 E-mail: makhavhum@univen.ac.za
Mr Fungisani Ralineba	Tel: 015 962 8282 E-mail: fungisanir@univen.ac.za
Reserve Collection
Ms Gladys Tshipetane	Tel: 015 962 8537 E-mail: tshipetaneg@univen.ac.za
Ms Peggy Mudau	Tel: 015 962 8411 E-mail: mudauli@univen.ac.za
Inter Library Loan
Mr Mashudu Ntshauba	Tel: 015 962 8724 E-mail: ntshaubam@univen.ac.za
Shelving
Ms Lindiwe Mtshali	Tel: 015 962 8155 E-mail: masanabol@univen.ac.za
Ms Mbulungeni Mudzunga	Tel: 015 962 8348 E-mail: mudzungaj@univen.ac.za
Ms Irene Baloyi	Tel: 015 962 8348 E-mail: Sasavona.baloyi@univen.ac.za
Mr Raphotle Paul	Tel: 015 962 8155 E-mail: raphoptlep@univen.ac.za
Ms Livhuwani Segudu	Tel: 015 962 8348 E-mail: segudul@univen.ac.za
Evening Staff
Mr Rendani Mabogo	Tel: 015 962 8140 E-mail: mabogor@univen.ac.za
Ms Matodzi Matibe	Tel: 015 962 8140 E-mail: matibem@univen.ac.za
Mr Moses Raphasha	Tel: 015 962 8733 E-mail: musher@univen.ac.za
Ms Florence Mushavhanamadi	Tel: 015 962 8537 E-mail: mushavhaf@univen.ac.za
Systems Librarian
Vacant
Information Literacy
Mr Frederick Mavhunduse	Tel: 015 962 8554 E-mail: mavhundusef@univen.ac.za
Mr Alugumi Ndou	Tel: 015 962 8423 E-mail: andou@univen.ac.za