PIETER WESSELS LIBRARY
Services
Faith Resources
The library provides extensive Christian literature, including Bibles and the writings of Ellen White. We are also home to the Ellen G. White Seventh-day Adventist Research Centre, established in February 1983. The Centre preserves a wealth of historical and church-related research material, offering valuable resources for students, scholars, and the wider faith community.
Course Materials
Our collections are organized by course to help students quickly access textbooks, manuals, and other essential materials. Through the Academic Search Elite database on EBSCOhost and other databases, students can explore information across nearly every area of study, ensuring they have the tools for academic success.
Study Spaces
PW Library provides comfortable, quiet areas ideal for focused studying and academic work. For collaborative needs, a fully equipped boardroom is available for meetings, discussions, and presentations, making the library a versatile space for both individual learning and group engagement.
Resources
The Adventist Digital Library is the essential online repository, preserving and offering unfettered access to a vast, growing collection of historical resources that chronicle nearly two centuries of the Seventh-day Adventist movement and its global impact.
DOAJ is the definitive, community-driven index of high-quality, peer-reviewed open access journals globally. It ensures quality, free-to-read scholarly content is accessible to everyone, advancing the future of open research.
The Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists (ESDA) is the official, comprehensive digital authority chronicling the rich history, key people, and global mission of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church.
EBSCO is the leading global provider that accelerates knowledge by offering comprehensive and authoritative research databases, e-books, and evidence-based clinical decision resources for universities, hospitals, and corporations worldwide.
This multidisciplinary database helps students find full-text articles from scholarly journals, trade publications, and magazines across numerous subjects. The database is designed specifically to assist in academic research.
The database is currently only available when accessed from the HCHE campus network.
Guides on how to search and what the different sources are: https://www.proquest.com/info/
This is a multidisciplinary ebook subscription designed for academic libraries. The database is currently available when accessed from the HCHE campus network. However, users must create personal accounts to download eBooks for offline reading and online note taking.
Please contact IT Services for an account to be setup: ITS@hche.ac.za
Meet Our Team
Tandokazi Biyana-Moyo
Library Manager
Barenise Peffer
Classification Librarian
Gail Geduld
Periodical Librarian
Babsie Mpiko
Circulation Librarian
TALK TO US
To send us a message directly,
please use the form to the right.
Physical Address
27 Annandale Drive
Helena Heights
Somerset West,
South Africa
7130
Postal Address
P.O. Box 22,
Somerset West,
7129
Operating Hours
Mon-Thurs: 8:30am-4:30pm
Mon-Thurs: 19:30pm-21:30pm
Friday: 8:30am-13:00pm
Sunday: 3:00pm-6:00pm(by request)
Call Us
+27 21 850 7500
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