This page will guide you on how to search for books in Primo. What to do when the library doesn't have a book you are looking for (Interlibrary Loans). As well as how to renew your books or DVDs, manage requests and view fines using My Library Card.
Search for books & e-books, DVDs, articles, theses & dissertations, digital media collections and more.
This presentation will show you on how to use the Primo to find books, print journals, CDs, videos and DVDs available in UCT Libraries. Primo will tell you what books we have in your subject area, and the shelf-numbers where you will find those books.
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Loan Limit at a time |
Loan Period | Renewal Period | |
| Undergraduates | 6 items | 7 days | 28 days |
| Postgraduates | 12 items | 35 days | 140 days |
| Staff members | 30 days | 90 days | 180 days |
CDs, DVDs and journals are issued for 3 days and they are renewable.
Items that have been requested by another library user (Interlibrary loans) may not be renewed.
More information is provided at Borrowing page at UCT Libraries website.
To find scholarly publications in the library collections, use the Primo searching platform. Primo is the prominent search box at the UCT Libraries home page (www.lib.uct.ac.za).
eBooks: In Primo eBooks will have a green Available online tag. Most of them needs Adobe Digital Edition software to be able to borrow and read offline. Library eBooks could have number of simultaneous users limit at a time and a copy will be available in
Physical books will be indicated with specific library and shelf location information in your retrieved results.
Most archaeology physical books can be found at the shelf number 913:
913.031 Prehistory & archaeology to 400 A.D.
913.03100393 Burial customs
913.0310059 Animal remains and prehistoric animals
913.0310182 Statistical methods
913.031028 Techniques, equipment, fieldwork, photography
913.0310283 Excavation of remains
913.0310285 Interpretation of remains
913.0312 Stone ages
913.0313 Mesolithic Age
913.0314 Neolithic Age
913.0315 Copper & Bronze Age
913.0316 Iron Age
913.09162 Underwater archaeology
[913.4 - 913.9 Archaeology of different countries]
If a book is not available at UCT libraries. A copy can be requested via InterLibrary Loans from another library. Note that if you request a chapter you will be provided with a copy much quicker than the full book.