{"id":21727,"date":"2021-09-02T11:06:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T09:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/about-the-library-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:01:01","slug":"about-the-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/about-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Library About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21727\" class=\"elementor elementor-21727\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4573cde elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4573cde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Through smart technologies, personalized services, and collaborative efforts, we aim to drive the university\u2019s vision of becoming a digital-first institution while fostering a culture of innovation, efficiency, and sustainability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb416d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfb416d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9edc37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9edc37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070964e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070964e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The SPU Library was established in 2014 to serve the SPU students with their information and study needs. 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