During Term
Monday to Thursday : 08:00 to 21:00
Friday: 08:00 to 16:30
Saturday: 09:00 to 13:00
Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
During Recess
Monday to Friday : 08:00 to 16:30
Saturday : Closed
Elsevier and South African universities (SANLiC Consortium) have established an agreement to support authors in South Africa who wish to publish open access.
The cost of publishing open access is covered under the terms of this agreement. When publishing open access in hybrid journals, eligible corresponding authors do not have to pay an article publishing charge (APC). When publishing in fully gold open open-access journals. Authors will receive a discount on the APC. The agreement started in 2023, and it's a three-year agreement, 2023–2025. Institutions participating in this agreement have access to over 1660 subscription-based journals in the Science Direct Freedom Collection without paying. APC.
The SPU library encourages a reading culture to all students and staff
Come and use the reader's corner on the first and second floors of the library.
Take time to relax and enjoy reading our collection of African-inspired novels and poems