Ms
Christel Oosthuizen
(Midvaal Local Municipality)
Any institution or organisation is only as strong as the people who serve in it. It is therefore important to create an enabling environment that is conducive to high performance. Organisations whose operations are dependent on effective teamwork should invest in teambuilding initiatives and the optimal development of individuals within teams.
Teams that are strong, united and efficient,...
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Advocacy for the Open Access mandate implementation at the University of Pretoria : a case study
Mrs
Elsabe Olivier
(University of Petoria)
Introduction
This paper will describe the advocacy campaign for the implementation of the Open Access mandate at the University of Pretoria.
The University of Pretoria embraced the Open Access movement with enthusiasm as it enhances the visibility and impact of an institution and its authors. Its first Open Access repository UPeTD was implemented in 2000 and the submission of electronic...
Ms
Marieta Buys
(North-West University( Potchestroom Campus)
Alignment of the development plan of the subject librarian with the information needs of the academic staff: A case study of North -West University.
Changes and demands in the working environment of the professional librarian create opportunities for improving, evaluating and reviewing their skills and knowledge. All these factors are important for excellent information delivery and the...
Mrs
Shipra Awasthi
(National Institute of Technology, Rourkela)
Institutional repositories are digital collections of research articles that have been placed there by their authors. This is known as ‘self-archiving’. These repositories expose the metadata of each article in a format compliant with the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAIPMH). To access the contents of these archives, one can use Google or one of the specialized...
Ms
Bongiwe Chigumbu
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality)
, Ms
Luyolo Ngabase
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)
, Ms
Zingisani Makrwede
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Library)
Zingisani Nokubonga Makrwede
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Library and Information Services, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Telephone: +27 41 504 1135 –Fascimile : 27 41 504 4549 –E-mail : zingisaninokubonga.makrwede@nmmu.ac.za
Luyolo Ngabase
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Library and Information Services, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Telephone: +27 41 504 2291 –Fascimile :...
Mr
Parvez Ahmad
(King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
The aim of present study is to highlights how much libraries have been exaggerated with the advent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based products & services and their priorities shifted to on them for instance library automation, digital archives (digital library, institutional repository), library 2.0 and library services on mobile phone. By the help of this paper the ...
Ms
Lyn Steyn
(Fish Hoek Library, City of Cape Town)
Conventional library philosophy is that outreach programmes attract patrons into the library, and that exposure to its services will encourage visitors to become regular users and consequently better readers (Broadley, 2010). In South Africa, many of us move between two universes on a daily basis, performing a balancing act between first and third world demands and rewards. The paper’s title...
Mr
Joseph Mosekare Mangadi
(Monash University)
, Prof.
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha
(University of South Africa)
The aim of this paper is to investigate the extent to which the introduction of self-loan technology has impacted on the circulation services in South African academic libraries. The study addresses the following specific research questions: to what extent has self loan technology impacted on the organisation of circulation sections, the roles of circulation services supervisors, the job...
Ms
Segarani Naidoo
(Durban University of Technology Libraries)
This paper is based on a master’s study undertaken to investigate the impact of the digital divide on information literacy training of Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) students at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). The demographics of higher education student enrolment in South Africa have evolved over the years. Today such enrolments comprise a heterogeneous group of students, by...
Mrs
Nampombe Mnkeni- Saurombe
(University of South Africa)
Focusing on Information literacy is essential for open distance learning institutions (ODL) such as the University of South Africa because students and academics function in an information environment that is rapidly developing and becoming increasingly complex. Information literacy is described as a skill that is central to learning, as it enables individuals to recognize the need for...
Mr
Molefi Phillip Molefi
(University of Johannesburg)
Abstract
By: Molefi Nyofane, University of Johannesburg
The paper reports on an investigation into the perceptions of the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) undergraduate students with regard to accessing the library catalogue via mobile technology software called AirPAC. AirPAC is a wireless e-catalogue that allows users to view documents on alternative devices such as mobile phones and...
Mr
Mervin weerasinghe
(Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
ABSTRACT
The National Library (NL) is a living organization as well as a social institution in the contemporary society. It is the heart of library system of most of the countries. Therefore, it is a major responsibility of a library to provide its service to all the members of their communities, regardless of age, race, nationality, religion, culture, political affiliation, physical or other...
Ms
Theresa Denton
(Library and Information Services, City of Cape Town, Rocklands library)
Senior Librarian, Rocklands Library, City of Cape Town
Theresa.denton@capetown.gov.za
Stueart and Moran (1998) state that despite the vast amount of knowledge, training and focus on management, little is known about how to lead efficiently and effectively. The motivation behind this study originated from the assumption that determining the different leadership styles of library managers...
Mrs
Nqabisa Nongogo
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)
N Nongogo
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand, South Campus, Port Elizabeth, 7000, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Telephone: +27 41 504 2327 – Facsimile: +27 41 504 4662 - E-mail address: nqabisa.nongogo@nmmu.ac.za
M G Ncongwane
University of South Africa Libraries, Cape Town branch, 15 Jean Simonis Street, Parow, 7499, Western Cape, South Africa
Telephone: +27 21 936 4125 –...
Prof.
Genevieve Hart
(University of the Western Cape)
The proposed paper will examine the contribution, real and potential, of public libraries in South Africa to providing access to the information or knowledge society and to sustainable development. The discussion is grounded in two case studies of two community libraries - one rural, one urban.
An important strategy in South Africa’s plans to improve its position in the global economy is...
Prof.
Ezra Ondari-Okemwa
(University of Fort Hare)
, Mr
Norbert Chitsamatanga
(University of Fort Hare)
ABSTRACT
The process of knowledge sharing plays a significant role in determining the outcomes of knowledge management in academic institutions. Electronic communication tools are not specifically considered as repository within knowledge management but are regarded as collaborative tools. For the purpose of improving the results of knowledge sharing through e-communication tools, academic...
Ms
Santha Geduld
(University of Johannesburg)
Share and share alike: the case study of the LAB
In an era of rapid growth of relevant technology for the delivery of information, sharing of output and resources becomes easier. However, this technology brings with it other burdens such as an ever increasing subscription price tag which makes information an extremely expensive commodity. In response to this ever increasing cost of...
Mrs
Suzette Oosthuizen
(University of Fort Hare)
Title: Strategic marketing of electronic resources
Name: Suzette Oosthuizen
Institution: University of Fort Hare
soosthuizen@ufh.ac.za
Abstract
Contemporary tertiary education institutions are operational in a highly competitive environment and are being confronted not only with specific local issues (student demographics, staffing requirements, etc) but also with the global...
Mr
Janusz Skarzynski
(City of Cape Town - Library and Information Services)
, Ms
Najma Patel
(City of Cape Town - Library and Information Services)
Najma Patel and Janusz Skarzynski
City of Cape Town – Library and Information Services
Najma.patel@capetown.gov.za and Janusz.skarzynski@capetown.gov.za
The purpose of this research is to establish the impact that public libraries have on the development of communities with particular reference to the Harare Public Library (Khayelitsha, Cape Town) that opened for the first time in 2011....
Ms
Janine Lockhart
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology)
The lack of a formal Information Literacy Policy within the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has been hampering successful information literacy integration within the curriculum across all courses within the university. The Library realized that there had to be an institutional policy, as also indicated by Breivik and Gee [cited in Grafstein 2002:198]:
Although librarians have...
Prof.
Muxe Nkondo
(National Library of South Africa.)
The structure of the argument
This paper is about the process of implementing a community-based education model as the initial phase of establishing a community library, a community museum or a community archive. First, I provide a historical, political and educational framework for understanding these three institutions as part of the ecocultural system. Although aspects of my argument are...
Mr
Francois Hendrikz
(South African Library for the Blind)
The South African Library for the Blind (SALB) is the only organization of its kind on the African continent. The Library established itself as a leading library for the blind not only on the African Continent but also internationally over a period of 92 years. The development of the SALB over the years is the result of the efforts, dedication and hard work of many people.
Although the SALB...
Ms
Helena Asamoah-Hassan
(Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
Good leadership skills in an individual can be easily observed. The success of an institution hinges on the performance of leaders when exercising their leadership roles. Good leadership traits can be inborn or developed at an early stage in life, but such cases are only a few. Most of the skills are learnt, working on attitudes, behaviours and knowledge and practicing them regularly to...
Ms
Mkhize Tholakele C.
(Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR))
The information environment is dynamic and requires cataloguers to respond to its fluid and active state. It demands that a cataloguer not only works to describe the types of information resources available in a library collection, but the relationships that exist between resources, or even parts of resources, as well. Today the development of computer technology and electronic document...
Prof.
Ezra Ondari-Okemwa
(University of Fort Hare)
This paper focuses on the opportunities and challenges of training LIS professionals in South Africa in what is seen as a drastically changing work environment. The environment in which LIS professionals are trained to work is now predominated by knowledge economy and information society perspectives. The labour market for LIS professionals is equally changing rather rapidly. LIS departments...
Mr
Daniel Rankadi Mosako
(University of Pretoria)
Transforming information services for the future
This paper presents a critical reflection of selected Information Communication Technology (ICT) transformation and implementation challenges in heritage museums as information service centres.
Information centres throughout the world, including heritage museums, libraries, and tourism spaces collect, organize and disseminate information...
Mrs
Christelle Lubbe
(Library and Information Services, City of Cape Town)
The Central Library in Cape Town recently moved into a new building with changed infrastructure and operational requirements. The communication method of printed staff shifts, venue bookings and diary updates in various workspaces, proved ineffective as scheduling changed too rapidly. This paper reports on a project which aimed to develop an internal communication method to enhance workflow...
Ms
Vivian Agyei
(Tshwane University of Technology)
WHAT STUDENTS WANT
PAPER TO BE PRESENTED BY Ms VIVIAN AGYEI
TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
E-mail: agyeimv@tut.ac.za
03-07 OCTOBER 2011
ABSTRACT
A lot has been said and written about the need for libraries to transform services to suit the needs of the new library users – from primary school through higher education...
