Hiddingh Hall Library

11/05/2026

Important Announcement:

15/04/2026

Wishing a very happy World Art Day to everyone.

08/04/2026

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AI Isn’t Killing Scientific Credibility – Scientists Are 🧠⚠️
A sobering new analysis in Nature reveals that over 110,000 scholarly papers from 2025 alone may contain completely fabricated, AI‑generated references – citations to studies that simply do not exist.

Key findings:

Fake citations are exploding – At three computer science conferences, hallucinated references jumped from 0.3% of papers (2024) to 2.6% (2025).

“Frankenstein citations” – Real author names + invented titles + existing journals + fake DOIs. Plausible looking, totally false.

Publishers are fighting back – Frontiers and IOP Publishing now use detection tools; one journal rejected 25% of submissions in January for fake references alone.

Root cause = author accountability – LLMs hallucinate by design. Skipping verification isn’t “saving time” – it’s polluting the scientific record.

Bottom line: No tool will fix a culture that doesn’t check its own work. Verify every citation against primary sources. Period.

07/04/2026

Please find herri 12 TIMBILA LIBRARY bumper edition perfectly timed to be savoured over the long weekend and beyond. it provides for a profound reading experience. It is curated by Vonani Bila, Guest Editor of the 12th issue of herri. This edition is a selection of the best of Timbila to form the basis of the ongoing Library project, digitising the rich heritage of South African poetry, short stories and music that have been unjustly neglected up to now. This issue has been described as "A gem to be treasured and savoured... dizzyingly rich. herri 12 features many luminaries and smart mense including Bra Eugene Skeef, Malaika wa Azania, Hugo ka Canham, Fortunate Jwara, Kopano Ratele, Sandile Ngidi, Lucas Ledwaba, Phillippa yaa de Villiers, Mphutlane wa Bofelo, Kgafela wa Magogodi, Tinyiko Maluleke, abuti Sam Mathe, Bongani Madondo, Wamuwi Mbao, Kwanele Sosibo, Lwazi Lushaba, Makhosazana Xaba, Zakes Mda and many many more!!!" by Prof Tshepo Madlingozi.

https://herri.org.za/12/

01/04/2026

Gabrielle Goliath, whose performance exploring femicide, r**e culture and the killing of Palestinian civilians was abruptly pulled from South Africa’s Venice pavilion in January, will present the work during the biennial’s 61st edition after all. ⁠
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The artist will mount an independent exhibition of her long-term project ‘Elegy’ at the Chiesa di Sant’Antonin in Castello, a venue close to but not part of the biennale, in the form of a multi-channel video installation.⁠
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In a statement, Goliath said: “Convened in this exhibition is a gathering space, a sacred chamber in which to sound a reparative work of loving and longing. We hold a note—a black femme chorus—and in the face of cancellation, threat, and incommensurable losses, dare to think and dream the world differently.”⁠
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‘Elegy’, which began in 2015, is an ongoing series featuring seven singers who collectively enact a mourning ritual, sustaining a single tone over the course of an hour. ⁠
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Read this news story in full on Ocula: https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/south-african-pavilion-artist-defies-venice/

01/04/2026

Important announcement:

20/03/2026

It has been an amazing library week 2026.

20/03/2026

Libraries are one of the most underhyped resources out there.

Free books (and audiobooks).
Free movies and TV shows.
Free classes and workshops.
Free study spaces and internet.
Free programs for kids and families.

Some even let you borrow things like tools, museum passes, and equipment – all funded by the taxes you already pay.

And yet… so many people never step inside one.

Your local library might be one of the most valuable resources in your community.

20/03/2026

if you are in Cape Town and haven't yet seen our exhibition INK: MAKING ACCESS VISIBLE, curated by Georgia Settler, then you have till next week, 25 April. Our director, Mario Pissarra, will be doing a walkabout at lunch time. If you can't make it, you will still have a chance to see these and more prints from our access workshops on show at our booth at the Cape Town Print Fair (27-29 March, St George's Mall, Old FNB Building)