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Exam Papers
   
  Exam papers can be made available in electronic format through the library catalogue:
 
  • Please supply exam papers as soon as possible after every examination. Absolutely NO exam papers are accepted before an exam.
  • No memoranda or tests are included in the catalogue.
  • Reminders to staff are published on Campus News before the June and November exams each year.
  • Paper copies of exam papers are no longer kept in the Merensky Library.  Exam papers are available to students in electronic format only.
  • Please note: electronic exam papers are not available to anybody not registered at the library.
  Departments can send exam papers as e-mail attachments to:
 

exampapers@up.ac.za

 

Exam papers must include an EXAM PAPER COVER with specific information for future retrieval. It is strongly advised that Schools/Departments make use of a template.

All the information requested below is catalogued for this purpose:

  • Examiners' name(s)
  • Course code, e.g. ZEN 600
  • Name of Department
  • Date of examination, e.g. June 2008
   File formats and file naming
   
  The following file formats are accepted:
 
  • Microsoft Word (without password protection)
  • Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
  Please name files of exam papers as clearly as possible, e.g. ENG 210 nov 2008
   
   How to find an exam paper in the catalogue
   
  The path http://www.library.up.ac.za/
  Make use of the search box on the Library Home (illustrated below)
   
 
e-Exam Papers

(search via course code e.g. INL 120)  
  OR if you want to look at all of a Department's exam papers
  • click on Catalogue
  • choose Department from Course Code / Department
  • exam and department - substitute department with name (e.g.) exam and Auditing
   
   Statistical information
   
  Number of records for exam paper in Catalogue:
   
  Dec 2005: 1268
  Dec 2006: 1371
  Dec 2007: 1594
  Dec 2008: 1751
  Dec 2009: 1832
  Dec 2010: 1941
  Dec 2011: 2301
   
  Total of exam papers (in pdf format) linked to records above:
   
  2006: 3947
  2007: 5202
  2008: 6326
  2009: 6774
  2010: 7959
  2011: 8705
   
   Number of pages downloaded:
   
  2005:   80963
  2006:  124506
  2007:  164468
  2008:  187781
  2009:  228375
  2010:  264912
  2011:  265008
   
Contact person
   
  Any information regarding changes of subject codes, new courses, cancellation of courses, etc. can be communicated to:
 

Merensky Library
Level 6 (Office 6-23.1)
E-mail exampapers@up.ac.za
Tel.: +27 12 420 4804

 
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