CAMPUS NEWS
Campus welcomes lucky number 13
Annette Willemse
Albert Einstein once said that the
only thing a person needs to know to
succeed in life is where the library is
situated. For the Vaal Triangle campus community, the answer to this
question is Building 13! In the weeks
leading up to the completion of the
R60 million facility, the library manager – Hendra Pretorius, is of the
opinion that the new facility - to be
referred to as the Information Commons, represents much more than
just another infrastructure expansion on the campus. “The new facility
serves as a symbol of the campus’s
commitment to lifelong learning and
future readiness,” says Hendra.
Computers; 178 (previously 38)
Building 13 also boasts the following
new add-ons:
•
Honours Room
•
Masters and PhD Commons
•
Group discussion rooms
•
Individual study cubicles
•
Training rooms
•
Lecture rooms
In terms of the number of books
housed in the new facility, a total of
84 377 titles will be available, as well
as 6 475 e-books. In addition to this
the library subscribes to 1 104 emagazines.
The Information Commons will host
several units such as Academic Development and Support (ADS), Student Counselling and Development
(SCD), the writing laboratory, as well
as the South African Water History
Archival Repository (SAWHAR). Other additions include a 24 hour study
and computer laboratory, a copy
shop and a coffee shop.
Compared to the former library infrastructure, the new facility represents
not only a state-of-the-art facility,
but also a modern hub suitable for
knowledge sharing and creation.
In relation to the previous library facility (Building 3), the new facility
compares as follows:
Seats: 687 (previously 246)
Campus bridges
mathematical gap
Annette Willemse
The Faculty of Economic Sciences and Information
Technology on the Vaal Triangle Campus of the NorthWest University (NWU Vaal) has successfully introduced an initiative to not only be