University of South Africa (UNISA) Library services : Research support

University of South Africa (UNISA) Library services : Research support

Registered students involved with research have various resources available to them to get everything they need out of the Unisa Library. Students can access a series of online tutorials on essential topics and have personal librarians on hand to assist.
 
Research support videos
 Citation Analysis video

Personal librarians

Personal librarians are responsible for assistance with research needs; training in the use of the subject databases; support in setting up alerting services; compilation of subject-specific literature lists; partnering with academics in the structuring of study material; gathering subject-specific input for collection development and developing partnerships with academics, researchers and graduate students.

College of:

Accounting Sciences (CAS)

Schools / Departments Personal Librarian(s)
School of Accountancy: Undergraduates and Honours
Department of Auditing
Department of Financial Accounting
Department of Management Accounting
Department of TaxationSchool of Applied Accountancy: Masters, Doctoral and Post Graduates CIMA, SAICA
Department of Financial Governance
Department of Financial Intelligence
Ms Manthe Rantlha
Tel: 012 429 3501
rantllb@unisa.ac.za

College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET)

Schools / Departments Personal Librarian(s)
School of Computing
Computer Science

School of Engineering
Department of Civil & Chemical Engineering

Department of Electrical & Mining Engineering
Department of Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringSchool of Science
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Department of Physics
Department of Statistics
Dr Filistea Naude
Tel: 011 471 2471
fnaude@unisa.ac.zaMr Aaron Tshikotshi
Tel: 012 429 3033
E-mail: tshikam@unisa.ac.za

Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES)

Schools / Departments Personal Librarian(s)
School of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Agriculture and Animal Health
Departmnt of Life and Consumer SciencesSchool of Environmental Sciences
Department of Environmental Sciences
Department of Geography
Science Foundatioin Programme
ABEERU – Applied Behavioural Ecology & Ecosystem Research Unit
Ms Leslie Adriaanse
Tel: 011 471 2301
ladriaan@unisa.ac.za

Economic & Management Sciences (CEMS)

Departments Personal Librarian(s)
School of Economic Sciences
Department of Decision Sciences
Department of Economics
School of Public and Operations Management
Department of Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain, Transport, Tourism and Logistics Management
Department of Operations Management
Quality Assurance
Operational Research
Ms Leanne Brown
Tel: 012 429 3216
brownlt@unisa.ac.za
Departments Personal Librarian(s)
SBL. Graduate School of Business Leadership Ms Megan Scheepers
Tel: 011 652 0342
scheema@unisa.ac.zaMs Busisiwe Ramasodi
Tel: 011 652 0341
ramasbc@unisa.ac.za
School of Management Sciences
Department of Business Management
Department of Finance, Risk Management & Banking
Department of Marketing and Retail Management
Ms M van Zyl
Tel: 012 429 3201
vzylmm@unisa.ac.za
Department of Human Resource Management
Department of Public Administration
Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology
Ms Me´lanie Malan
Tel: 012 429 3595
malanmm@unisa.ac.za

Education (CEDU)

Schools / Departments Personal Librarian(s)
School of Teacher Education
Department of Curriculum and instructional studies
Department of Educational foundations
Department of Educational leadership and management
Department of Mathematics Education
Department of Science and technology education
 
Ms Danisile Motsatsi
Tel: 012 429 3217
motsabd@unisa.ac.za
School of Educational Studies
Department of Adult basic education
Department of Early childhood education
Department of Inclusive education
Department of Language education , arts and culture
Department of Psychology of education
 
Ms Anemarie Strydom
Tel: 012 429 3543
astrydom@unisa.ac.za

Graduate Studies (CGS)

Schools Personal Librarian(s)
School of Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies (SIRGS)
School of Transdisciplinary Research Institutes (STRI)
Ms Hleziphi Napaai
Tel: 012 429 3204
napaasg@unisa.ac.za

Human Sciences (CHS)

Schools / Departments Personal Librarian(s)
Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies
Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology
Department of Religious Studies and Arabic
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Department of Afrikaans & Theory of LiteratureInstitute
Research Institute for Theology and Religion
Ms Elsabe Nell
Tel: 012 429 3633
nelle@unisa.ac.za
Department of Development Studies
Department of Psychology
Department of Sociology
Mr Tinyiko Ndhlovu
Tel: 012 429 4409
ndhlotc@unisa.ac.za
Department of Health Studies
Department of Social Work
Department of African Languages
Mr Abram Kheswa
Tel: 012 429 3101
kheswva@unisa.ac.za
Department of English Studies
Department of Art History and Visual Arts
Department of Musicology
Department of Communication Science
Institute for Gender Studies
Department of Linguistics & World Languages
Mr Dawie Malan
Tel: 012 429 3212
malandj@unisa.ac.za
Department of Information Science
Department of History
Department of Political Science
Ms Hleziphi Napaai
Tel: 012 429 3204
napaasg@unisa.ac.za

Law (CLAW)

Department of Library Services
March 2024
 
Customer Services Division Subject Allocation
College Schools/ Depts PL
College of Law
(CL)
School of Law
Dept of Constitutional, International and Indigenous Law
Institute for Foreign and Comparative Law
Dept of Jurisprudence
Dept of Mercantile Law
Dept of Private Law
Ms Yegis Naidu
Tel: (012) 429 2063
email: naiduy@unisa.ac.za
  School of Criminal Justice
Dept of Criminology
Institute of Criminal Sciences
Dept of Penology
Dept of Police Practice
Dept of Security Risk Management
Unisa Legal Aid Clinic
Dept of Criminal and Procedural Law