Abstract
Over 10, 000 students register each year for various postgraduate (PG) degrees
across institutions in South Africa with majority of the students relying on the resources that
the host universities libraries offers. This paper assesses the degree of importance that the
Built Environment Postgraduate Students in a South African higher education attach to specific
library services when undertaking their Postgraduate studies. The data used in this research
were derived from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data were collected
via an online questionnaire that was sent out to Built Environment Postgraduate students
who include: Postgraduate diploma degrees, Masters, doctoral and post-doctoral students).
Out of the 500 questionnaires that were sent out, an 82% response rate was achieved,
representing a total of 410 collected questionnaires. The questionnaires were analyzed using
descriptive statistic procedures. Findings from the questionnaire survey revealed that research
commons, learning commons, archives and the online databases were what the PG
students attached the most importance as contributory to their studies. The study does not
only contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the degree of importance that built environment
students attaches to library services but also assist with an understanding of the factors
that higher institutions need to focus on when updating services in their Postgraduate
Learning Centers; the library.