The WHSL provides areas for study purposes for individuals or groups. The Cyber Space and the Discussion Room can be used for group discussions. Carrels are also provided for individual study.
WHSL is a silent study library. No talking or disturbance is permitted in any of the study areas. The Discussion Room is a place where you can talk and share ideas with co-students, or work jointly on projects, so that you do not disturb other people who are trying to study. Cell phone conversations are permitted only in the foyer area of WHSL, or in the Discussion Room. Make sure your phones are set to silent, meeting, or vibrate before entering.
You will find the Discussion Room in the south-west corner of WHSL.
Please ensure that the door is closed, and that you finish your conversation before leaving this room, so that you do not disturb other library users.
Photocopying facilities are available in the library. Photocopiers operate on student, or staff ID cards at a nominal cost per A4 page. Money can be deposited on student cards at the Kudu Bucks machine, which is located outside the Library adjacent to the ATM in the foyer of the Medical School Building. After loading money on to your card, you only need to tap your card on the side of the equitrac card reader attached to a machine to enable you to make photocopies. Please be aware that there are copyright restrictions on photocopying large amounts of material.
Please do not attempt to clear jammed paper yourself, ask for assistance from the library staff.
Click on the link below for instructions on how to setup wifi in your laptop.
The Cyber Classroom is available for use by students between 08H30 - 16H45, provided it is not in use for teaching and training. Use your student number and password to log onto the computers. Please note that the library does not create log on passwords for students. No access to private email and social networking sites is allowed in this venue.
Logging on Cyber Classroom PC's
Username: Your Student Number
Password: Given to you by CNS (You may change this - see http://my.wits.ac.za)
Log on to: Student
Limited printing facilities exist at WHSL, mostly for Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP) students. If you wish to make use of the printer, and are not a GEMP-student, please contact the CHSE (Centre for Health Sciences Education, Level 3, Medical School).
There are printing facilities available in the Walk-in-Computer Lab (CNS Lab), Level 3, Medical School.
You may save your work to an unvirused memory stick if you are working in the WHSL Cyber Classroom.
All fixed study carrells are fitted with electrical plugs for charging laptops, tablets, cell phones, etc.
