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UMP Library

The UMP Library and Information Services (LIS) was established in 2014 from a one room library with only one staff member, to a state-of-the-art library that currently has a total staff complement of 14 members based at both the Mbombela and Siyabuswa Cam

Library Spaces

Libraries have a large number of open spaces for individual quiet study and collaborative group study.

Collaborative Study Space
Space
Location
Reservable
Seating - 95 Mbombela library – Level 1 No
Computer terminals - 21 Mbombela library – Level 1
Seating - 16 Siyabuswa – Ground floor
Computer terminals - 8 Siyabuswa – Ground floor

Quiet Study Space
Space
Location
Reservable
Seating - 74 Mbombela library – Level 2 No
Seating - 77 cubicles Siyabuswa – 1st floor

Group Discussion Rooms
Space
Location
Reservable
Seating - 26 Room (009) - Mbombela library west wing No
Seating - 24 Room (LG04) - Mbombela library west wing

Research Commons
Space
Location
Reservable
15 computers
Tables with power
Printing facilities
Seating - 30		 Mbombela library - Level 2, (Room 210) No
Discussion room Mbombela library - Level 2, (Room 210) No
**Designated quiet workspace reserved for post-graduate students and UMP staff members

Computer Labs
Space
Capacity
Reservable
Computer terminals
Data Projector & screen
Mbombela west wing Ground floor - Room 012		 32 Desktops
1 Projector		 No
Computer terminals
Data Projector & screen
Mbombela west wing Ground floor - LG02		 32 Desktops
1 Projector
Computer terminals
Siyabuswa library - Ground floor		 8 Desktops