Lucinda Raath

Congratulations to all our graduates this week! 🎉 Your hard work, perseverance, and dedication have brought you to this incredible milestone. We are so proud to have been part of your academic journey and wish you every success in the exciting road ahead.

📖 Now available: The Animal and the Thinker A fascinating exploration of mind, animals, and what makes us human. Available now in the library on the lower level. #LibraryFinds #NewArrival #Psychology #Mind #Body

Discover how to bring together library resources and external content into one seamless list for your students. Register here: sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/15949107 #SUNLearn #AcademicSupport #LibraryServices #TeachingSupport

✨ New week, new chances. Even small steps move you forward — don’t underestimate today’s effort. You’ve got this. 💪 #MondayMotivation #KeepGoing #StudentLife

If you have a library nearby, please get a library card! It’s boosts library stats, which helps keep them funded and open for kids who need them the most, I beg!🥹🙏🏾

Join us for 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝟏𝟏–𝟏𝟓 𝐌𝐚𝐲! Sharpen your research skills & amplify your impact. 🎤 Kicks off 11 May, 15:30–16:30 with Prof Francesco Petruccione, SU Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Big Data & Director of NITheCS. 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞!

📚🇿🇦 South African Library Week Explore our display at Stellenbosch University Library! Discover how we support students, researchers & staff at every stage — with access to information, collaborative spaces, expert guidance & inspiration. #SALW2026

Cultivating Citizens and Making Men: The Rise of the Physical Training Battalion, c.1938–1947 #masculinity #race #military doi.org/10.1080/025824…

While most of campus is on pause, the library is still quietly keeping watch. Online resources remain available whenever inspiration strikes. library.sun.ac.za #StellenboschLibrary #SUCommunity @SU_Libraries

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐔 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬! With SU celebrating a record number of graduates, we’re cheering for every student who spent hours researching, writing & dreaming within our Library walls. #SUGrad #classof2025 #whoyoubecome

SU scooped 27 excellence awards, at the MACE Awards. The Library contributed 3 wins: 🏆 Gold – 2023 Annual Report 🥉 Bronze – Promo video 🥉 Bronze – 30 Years of Democracy exhibition Ms Ellen Tise says she’s “extremely proud” of the team. Full article: tinyurl.com/2vxehwbp

New E-book available. Why is disability everywhere & nowhere in our histories? Cripping the Archive takes a deeper look & shows how we can reimagine the archive through disability justice. #CrippingTheArchive #DisabilityJustice #InclusiveArchives #ArchivalStudies #HistoryMatters

Together, we say NO to gender-based violence. 💜 Speak up. Stand together. Support survivors. #EndGBV #StopGBV #TogetherWeRise

Dear SU Postgraduates and Staff, Writing Lab consultants are now available in the SU Library: Carnegie Research Commons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Book a slot and meet with a supportive writing consultant to enhance your academic writing. Bookings link: languagecentre.sun.ac.za/writing-lab/

‘Entirely free and at liberty to engage their services as they may think fit’? Recaptured African Adjudication and Freedom at the Cape Colony, 1806–1834, by Benjamin Crous doi.org/10.1080/030570… @BenjaminCrous @Stell_History #slavetrade #CapeColony

🎨 Join us Mon, 13 Oct (12:00–13:00) in the Library Auditorium for the 15th Manuscripts Centre Lecture, part of #Woordfees2025! Theme: Creative Inspiration – Using Archival Material from Special Collections 👩‍🏫 With Prof Kathryn Smith. ✨ Free entry!

Who owns our knowledge? Join us on 22 October for an engaging hybrid event exploring ownership, access, and equity in knowledge. #OpenAccess #OpenAccessWeek2025 #OAWeek2025 @SU_Libraries Register here: bit.ly/3KGzr2V

New in our e-Reference Collection! The Encyclopedia of Tourism (2024 edition) offers comprehensive coverage of tourism theory, practice, and research — now available online to explore anytime. #Ebook #LibraryResources #tourism link-springer-com.ez.sun.ac.za/referencework/…

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 📢 #OAWeek2025 at SU Library 🗓️ 22 Oct 2025 | Hybrid 🎙️ Theme: Who Owns Our Knowledge? Join the conversation on ownership, access & equity in knowledge. More details to follow – keep an eye out! #OpenAccess #OpenAccessWeek2025 #OAWeek2025

This week we celebrate Heritage Day – a time to honour our roots and imagine our future together. ✨ #HeritageDay #UnityInDiversity