South East Academic Libraries System

South East Academic Library System
Formation1999
TypePublic Beneifit organization
HeadquartersNelson Mandela University
Location
Membership
4 tertiary institutions
SEALS Trust and Systems Manager
Allwright, Maretha
Key people
Dr Peter Clayton, SEALS Trust Chairperson
Websitewww.seals.ac.za

The South African South East Academic Libraries System, commonly known as SEALS, was conceptualized in 1998 as a regional library cooperative, and fully constituted in 1999 as a regional consortium, under the auspices of the Eastern Cape Higher Education Association (ECHEA) in South Africa.[1][2]

  1. ^ Clarke, Philip (2013), Summary of automation history of the academic libraries in the Eastern Cape: 2000 - 2005
  2. ^ Allwright, Maretha (2003), Cost-benefit study of the SEALS Millennium Library System