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TSiBA Library

The Tertiary School in Business Administration(TSiBA), a non-profit business school which offers emerging leaders an opportunity to study for Business Administration courses that are focused on Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Currently there are two campuses, one in Cape Town and the TSiBA Eden campus in Karatara.

TSiBA Library’s mission is to support TSiBA’s innovative learning community by offering pertinent information resources and library services to those who ignite opportunity and social change in 21st century.

TSiBA, Cape Town Library

The TSiBA library is located on the first floor of the TSiBA Education main campus building in Pinelands, Cape Town.

The primary focus of the collection is on business related topics including Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Management, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Commercial Law, Operations and Project Management. Information Technology, Business Communication, Personal Development and Career Management are also highlighted. Prescribed text books and books in high demand are kept in the Short Loan section. There is a small fiction section and also some material on topics of general interest. TSiBA library has a growing e-resource collection.

Library Clientele

The clientele comprises of all students studying towards various qualifications at TSiBA and TSiBA academics, alumni and staff. TSiBA volunteers, including mentors, lecturers and tutors are encouraged to patronize the library.

Library Resources

The library resources are maintained at 7000 catalogued items, which are constantly upgraded and about 40 journal titles. Access to EBSCOHost, an electronic database of journals, is readily available. The library subscribes to two major newspapers and to GetAbstract, an electronic database summarising business books. Adjoining the library is an additional computer laboratory that is equipped with computers dedicated to assignments and research. Seating is available in the library for study purposes.Books may be borrowed by using a bar-coded scanning system, but reference books and journals are not for loan.

TSiBA, Eden Library         

An extensive selection of both fictional and academic books is available in the Resource Room and Ignition Centre.