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 |