Eighth Annual Symposium
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Thursday, 27 October 2005 |
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| 08:00-09:00 | Registration |
| SESSION 1 | CHAIR: JOHAN ENGELBRECHT |
| 09:00-09:05 | Announcements and introduction |
| 09:05-09:20 |
Welcome: Prof Walter Claassen, Vice Rector (Research), University of Stellenbosch |
| 09:25-10:25 |
Keynote address The challenges of the Google Age: delivering library collections and services at the point of need Ms Phyllis Spies, OCLC, United States of America |
| 10:25-10:45 | Refreshments |
| SESSION 2 | CHAIR: ROBERT MOROPA |
| The new world our clients work in: Insights into the Higher Education landscape | |
| 10:50-11:30 |
The changing higher education environment
in South Africa: some implications for university libraries Prof Antony Melck, University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| 11:35-12:05 |
eResearch - Opportunities for researchers
and challenges for librarians, or vice versa? Mr Roy Page-Shipp (Consultant), South Africa |
| 12:10-12:40 |
The quest for virtuality and the fight
against invisibility Prof Julian Smith, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 12:40-12:55 | Discussion |
| 12:55-13:55 | Lunch |
| SESSION 3 | CHAIR: ELDA NOLTE |
| Let our clients speak!: insights from our clients | |
| 14:00-14:30 |
The "me"-generation and information
overload - are libraries catering to the needs of up and coming
information users? Mr Lourens du Plessis, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 14:35-15:05 |
Only browsing, thanks Ms Hilda Kruger, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 15:05-15:35 | Refreshments |
| 15:40-16:10 |
The role of the Library in Academia -
Perspectives of a user Prof Chris Aldrich, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 16:10-16:30 | Discussion |
| 19:00 | Sponsored social event |
| Friday, 28 October 2005 | |
| 08:30-08:55 | Registration |
| SESSION 4 | CHAIR: BERTA ELS |
| Delivering on our clients expectations: insights into this "brave new world" of information | |
| 09:00-09:45 |
New services, roles and users: challenges
for the university library Mr Kurt de Belder, University of Leiden, The Netherlands |
| 10:50-10:35 |
The unusable library: urban myth or user
reality Prof Derek Law, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| 10:35-11:05 | Refreshments |
| 11:10-11:30 | Discussion |
| SESSION 5 | So, now we know what our clients want, but can we deliver? |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Panel discussion Mr Roy Page-Shipp (facilitator) |
| 12:30 | Closure and lunch |
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