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Stellenbosch Symposium /
IFLA Presidential Meeting 2010 |
The
knowledge economy
is based on the
production,
distribution,
and use of Knowledge
as the main
driver of growth, wealth creation,
and employment
across all industries
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Preliminary programme |
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Welcome / Opening
Prof Russel Botman (Rector and Vice-Chancellor: Stellenbosch
University, South Africa)
Keynote
Ms Ellen Tise (IFLA President & Senior Director: Library and
Information Service, Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Topic to be confirmed
Prof
Dr Claudia Lux (IFLA President 2007-2009, Director of the Berlin
Central Library and previous chairperson of the German Library
Association, Germany)
Knowledge creation, dissemination and implementation
Mr Matt Goldner (Executive Director, End User Services, Online
Computer Library Center (OCLC), USA)
Ex Libris study report: Leveraging the power of aggregation to
achieve an enhanced research environment
Ms Jenny Walker (Information Industry Consultant, South Africa)
Cultural heritage and the knowledge economy
Ms Elizabeth Watson (Vice-President: Regional Committee for Latin
America and the Caribbean MoW/UNESCO and University Librarian:
University of the West Indies, Barbados)
African indigenous knowledge
Prof Kgomotso Moahi (Dean of the Humanities Faculty, University of
Botswana Botswana)
Integration of the South African knowledge with other knowledge
systems
Prof Yonah Seleti (Human capital and knowledge systems, Department
of Science and Technology, South Africa)
Access to knowledge for the growth of a knowledge society
Prof Peter Lor (Extraordinary professor in the Department of
Information Science, University of Pretoria and School of
Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
The role of libraries in a knowledge economy
Prof Kingo Mchombu (Dean: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
University of Namibia, Namibia)
Public libraries as a conduit for growth and development
Prof Genevieve Hart (Associate professor: Department of Library &
Information Science, University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Benefits of Open Access with regard to new information markets or
closed information markets
Dr Bas Savenije (General Director Royal Library,
Netherlands)
Open Access
Dr Eve Gray (Honorary Research Associate: University of Cape Town
and Project Director of the OpeningScholarship Project, South
Africa)National
knowledge initiatives
Mr John Tsebe (Librarian and CEO of National Library of South
Africa)
Panel Discussion
Closure and summation |
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