About Us
The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Library Digitisation Centre (WLDC) currently operates from the ground floor of the Main library, Wartenweiler Library. Since its establishment in 2012, the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Digitisation Centre (WDC) has played a crucial role in capacity building within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAMs) sector and has continuously enhanced its expertise in the field of digitisation.
The Centre aims to position itself as a cornerstone for preserving the University's intellectual property and the nation's cultural heritage. This mission is driven by a commitment to prevent incidents like the devastating fire at UCT's Jagger Library in April 2021. It embodies the Centre's motto, "Preserving the Past, Powering the Future". By fulfilling this role, the Centre ensures perpetual accessibility to digital records, fostering opportunities for education, research advancement, and lifelong learning.
Equipped with extensive capabilities, the Centre specialises in digitising a wide array of formats including bound and unbound documents, books, manuscripts, microfiche, microfilm, film, glass plates, artifacts, fabrics, maps, photographic prints, among others.
On the 29th of May of 2026, as the Centre turn a new page in the history of its existence, it will be launched and be known as The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Library Digitisation Centre (WLDC).