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History
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Technikon
- Cape Town
- Granger Bay
- Thomas Pattullo (moved to Media City 2015)
Peninsula Technikon
- Bellville
- Groote Schuur (closed 2016)
- Tygerberg
Education Colleges (incorporated into Cape Tech 2001)
Mowbray
Wellington
Nursing Colleges (incorporated into CPUT 2008; withdrawn 2018)
Athlone
George
Worcester
2019
- Hosted first Research into Information Literacy in the Workplace Seminar
- Cape Town campus renamed District Six
- GISA collection added and housed at Wellington
- Wellington Agricultural Library opened
2018
- Separation of WCCN libraries from CPUT
- George and Worcester libraries closed
2017
- Figshare adopted as part of the ilifu project
- CPUT Libraries participated in the ilifu WG 2 project
2016
- Berlin Declaration signed by CPUT
- ALMA library system purchased
- Newspapers replaced by PressReader
- Bibliometric reports developed for staff
- Groote Schuur campus library closed
2011 – 2015
2015
- IFLA post-conference workshop on statistics hosted
- First staff exchange with Virginia Tech
- Thomas Pattullo Library moved to Media City
2014
- Open Access Policy and Research Data Management Policy accepted
- MediaTUM software installed
- Advanced Information Literacy Certificate course introduced
- LATINA workshop hosted with University of Oslo and Akershus
- First LibGuides developed
- Collaboration agreement signed with Virginia Tech
2013
- Annual IATUL conference hosted
- Digital repository platform moved to DSpace
- WCCN George Library opened
- Research Data Management project started
2012
- Five-module Certificate in Information Literacy developed
- Statistics database rolled out nationally to academic libraries
2011
- Library statistical database developed and piloted internally
2006 – 2010
2010
- WCCN Worcester Library opened
- Faculty programme review manual approved
2009
- Information Literacy Policy accepted
- New Director appointed
- First Deputy Director appointed
- Library research agenda launched
- Digital repository (Digital Knowledge) launched
2008
- Thomas Pattullo branch library opened
- RISC Centre opened at Bellville campus library
- First e-book package purchased
2007
- WCCN Athlone Library collaboration
2006
- Knowledge Centre opened at Bellville campus library
- First e-journals purchased
Pre-Merger
2005
- Merger of Technikons to form CPUT Libraries
- Libraries at Bellville, Cape Town, Granger Bay, Groote Schuur, Mowbray, Tygerberg and Wellington incorporated
2003
- Metalib and SFX implemented at Cape Town campus library
2002
- Research Information Support Centre (RISC) opened
- First Research Notes newsletter produced
2001
- Education colleges at Mowbray and Wellington incorporated into Cape Technikon Libraries
1999
- Cape and Peninsula Technikons adopted the ALEPH Library Management System under the CALICO initiative
