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International Publications Now Accessible Online At The DUT Library

Durban University of TechnologyRef: https://www.dut.ac.za/International_Publications_Now_Accessible_Online_At_The_DUT_Library/

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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This document is a news article from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) Library announcing that Library PressDisplay (LPD) is now available online at the DUT Library. It explains that LPD provides access to a large collection of digital newspaper and magazine issues from many countries, with features such as browsing, reading text, searching keywords, translation, audio, sharing, and mobile access. The article also gives DUT-specific access instructions for on-campus and off-campus users and provides login details for students and staff, noting that DUT’s subscription is currently limited to a maximum of five users at a time during a trial phase.

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Library PressDisplay (LPD)

DUT students and staff can use Library PressDisplay online to access digital newspaper and magazine issues from many countries, with features including browsing, keyword searching, translation, audio, sharing and mobile access. The trial subscription allows a maximum of five users at a time.

Who it is for: DUT students and staff
How to act on it: On campus, go to library.dut.ac.za > Quicklinks > Databases > Library PressDisplay. Off campus, go to library.dut.ac.za > Quick links > Off-campus Access > Library PressDisplay. Students use their student number and the password 'Dut' plus the first six digits of their ID number; staff use the first part of their DUT email address and their current email password.

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Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, City of Tshwane, Gauteng

Reference

https://www.dut.ac.za/International_Publications_Now_Accessible_Online_At_The_DUT_Library/

Key Takeaways

Organisation: Durban University of Technology (DUT) Library
Service added: Library PressDisplay (LPD) / Library PressDisplay.com
Date of article: Aug 28, 2013
LPD scale: 2200+ publications from 100 countries; 57 languages
South African publications available: 36 (includes The Mercury, Sowetan, Isolezwe, Pretoria News, The Star, The Witness)
Archive availability: up to 60 days of old issues (varies by publisher)
Trial subscription limit: maximum of five users at any given time
On-campus access path: library.dut.ac.za > Quicklinks > Databases > Library PressDisplay
Off-campus access path: library.dut.ac.za > Quick links > Off-campus Access > Library PressDisplay
Student login: username = student number; password = 'Dut' + first six digits of ID number
Staff login: username = first part of DUT email address; password = current email password
Durban University of Technology (DUT)
DUT Library
Library PressDisplay (LPD)
NewspaperDirect Inc.
Camilla Thumbadoo (DUT Librarian)
Lucille Webster (Director of Library Services at DUT)
The Mercury
Sowetan
Isolezwe
Pretoria News
The Star
The Witness