General Information
The holdings of the Library Service are reflected in the online
Library catalogue
and the records of older
items that are seldom used may still be found in the
card catalogue.
A
Library catalogue training programme
is available to guide clients through the
various search options in the catalogue.
Books
Location
Horticultural books are located on the upper level of the JS Gericke Library and are identified by blue markers on the shelves.
More information on the Library Service's e-books is
available at
e-books.
Books
elsewhere
Books that cannot be found at the University of
Stellenbosch might possibly be traced via SACat on
Sabinet Online.
This database lists all books held in South African libraries.
The Library Service renders a free interlibrary loan
service to all staff members, registered students and prospective
postgraduate students of the University. It is important to check the
online
Library catalogue to ensure that the required item is
not held at the University of Stellenbosch Library Service before
requesting an interlibrary loan. Click here for
requesting procedures.
Theses
Location
Horticultural
theses are located on the upper level of the
JS Gericke Library and are identified by blue markers on the shelves.
To obtain a list of all the horticultural dissertations reflected in the
online library catalogue, type horticulture and dissertations
in all fields of the keyword search. For Stellenbosch dissertations on
genetics, type ((horticulture) and stellenbosch) and
dissertations.
A list of the Library Service's e-theses and dissertations is
available at
e-theses and dissertations
Theses elsewhere
Theses that cannot be found at the University of
Stellenbosch might possibly be traced via the Union Catalogue for Theses
and Dissertations (UCTD) on
Sabinet Online.
The Union Catalogue for Theses and Dissertations (UCTD) contains
bibliographic records of theses and dissertations at masters and
doctoral level submitted to universities in South Africa. Honorary
doctorates are also included.
Digital
dissertations (international)
Database of doctoral dissertations and master's theses. It
represents the work of authors from over 1,000 graduate schools and
universities. Some 47,000 new dissertations and 12,000 new theses are
added to the database each year.
Reference works
A
list of e-books
including e-encyclopedias
and e-dictionaries is available at the following link:
e-books
Location
Horticultural reference works are located on the upper level
of the JS Gericke Library
and are identified by green markers on the shelves.
Lending
Lending privileges for
reference works are restricted.
The reference collection includes
standard reference works in horticulture such as dictionaries, bibliographies, encyclopedias, e.g.:
