[Lib-helig-l] Stellenbosch University 2011 Annual Library Symposium: First announcement

Stellenbosch University 2011 Annual Library  Symposium

 

The Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service takes pleasure in announcing that the Stellenbosch University Annual Library Symposium will resume its usual spot on the academic library calendar this year.

 

The Symposium has been an important platform for deliberation of library and information service trends and issues, networking and professional development for the last 12 years. This legacy will continue as we, in 2011, turn our attention to the changing research environment in which we as libraries currently find ourselves.

 

"Today, the research library is at an inflection point".  With this statement,  Rick Anderson¹ captures a dilemma that has been echoing through the LIS literature in recent years; a dilemma born from various elements characteristic of the contemporary academic research environment.

Emerging new modes of research is one element.  Research practice today is increasingly diverse in location, increasingly interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary with great emphasis on collaboration.  More diverse and informal modes of communication are used; there is a heavy dependence on information in digital format and researchers have access to vastly improved processing power.²

At the same time, scientific and scholarly publishing is evolving along two distinct paths - one in which large multinational commercial publishers are increasing their dominance in such areas as branded journal titles and access to scientific publication, and the other in which a variety of open access initiatives is emerging².

Based on the premise that the production and dissemination of knowledge will lead to economic benefits such as the reduction of poverty and unemployment, building research capacity has become a key strategic activity for most higher education institutions in South Africa. Within this context, academic libraries are increasingly called upon to provide the resources and tools to enable their institutions to successfully reach their targets for student and research output, to measure their research and to identify opportunities for collaboration.

 

This leaves academic libraries with the question: What are the services required from librarians  to meet the emerging needs of a new cadre of researchers?  And moreover, what skills should we cultivate and develop in meeting the challenge?

¹ Anderson, R. (2011). "The Crisis in Research Librarianship" Journal of Academic Librarianship, July 2011  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2011.04.001

² Houghton, J.W. (2004). "Research practices, evaluation and infrastructure in the digital environment"  Australian Academic & Research Libraries 35:3

 

Date:                17-18 November 2011

 

Cost:    R1500-00 per person (full symposium), R1000-00 per person (17 November), R500-00 per person (18 November)

 

Venue:              JS Gericke Library, Stellenbosch University

 

Enquiries:          Naomi Visser, tel.: +27 (21) 808-4425, e-mail: nrv@sun.ac.za 

 

Registration:      Details regarding the programme and registration will be made available in forthcoming announcements.

 

We once again look forward to welcoming you to Stellenbosch.

[Lib-helig-l] Journal of Information Fluency vol 1, no. 1, 2011

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Journal of Information Fluency vol 1, no. 1, 2011

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http://if.ucf.edu/files/2011/06/JIF1Final.pdf

first issue of this new journal

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] Kenton Conference 2011 first call for papers

Dear Colleagues

(Thanks, Steve, for passing this on.)

 

An important Education Conference ...  see the first call for papers.

 

Regards

Ingrid Thomson

 

Ingrid Thomson Librarian: Humanities Information Division Chancellor Oppenheimer Library University of Cape Town Libraries Private Bag 7700 RONDEBOSCH SOUTH AFRICA   Tel: +27 21 650 3703  Fax: +27 21 689 7569 Email: Ingrid.Thomson@uct.ac.za       >>> "Steve Anderson" <sanderson@uwc.ac.za> 6/28/2011 2:31 PM >>> Dear All   Attached please find the first call for papers for the Kenton Conference   Regards Steve and Mohamed         --------------------------- Steve Anderson CSHE Library Prefab OG University of the Western Cape Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Republic of South Africa 021 959-3335 ### UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN This e-mail is subject to the UCT ICT policies and e-mail disclaimer published on our website at http://www.uct.ac.za/about/policies/emaildisclaimer/ or obtainable from +27 21 650 9111. This e-mail is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If the e-mail has reached you in error, please notify the author. If you are not the intended recipient of the e-mail you may not use, disclose, copy, redirect or print the content. If this e-mail is not related to the business of UCT it is sent by the sender in the sender's individual capacity. ###

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[Lib-helig-l] Employment Opportunities at the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden

>>> "Steve Anderson" <sanderson@uwc.ac.za> 6/28/2011 1:20 PM >>>

Please contact the Institute directly for more information about the jobs, and to apply:

 

http://www.nai.uu.se/about/job/

 

Please also note that the closing date for Position 1 (Senior Researcher and Cluster Leader on Conflict, Security and Democratic Transformation in Africa) is 30th June (this Thursday).

 

Regards

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CSHE Library

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Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Republic of South Africa

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>>> On 27/06/2011 at 11:36 AM, in message <4E086B07.F283.001A.3@uwc.ac.za>, Leolyn Jackson wrote:

Dear SANORD Colleagues PLEASE circulate this information at your respective institutions. It is also available on our SANORD portal www.sanord.net - SANORD News, front page.   The Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) located in Uppsala, Sweden has since 1962 been an important research, documentation and information centre on modern Africa in the Nordic countries. The institution invites applications for the following vacant positions. Please note the deadlines for each of the positions:   1. Senior Researcher and Cluster Leader on Conflict, Security and Democratic Transformation in Africa. Closing date for applications: June 30, 2011 2. Senior Researcher and Cluster Leader on Urban Dynamics. Closing date for applications: 31 August 2011 3. Senior Researcher and Cluster Leader on Globalization, Trade and Regional Integration. Closing date for applications: August 31, 2011 4. Research Director. Closing date for applications: September 30, 201   Contact persons: Director Carin Norberg, +46 18 56 22 65, Eva-Lena Svensson, Human Resources Manager, +46 18 56 22 12.   Best regards   Leolyn Jackson Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD) http://www.sanord.net Office Tel.: +27 21 959 3827/3802 Mobile: +27 82 202 34 75 P Please consider the environment before printing this email www.wits.ac.za/conference/sanord

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[Lib-helig-l] Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) 2011

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Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) 2011

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http://lilacconference.com/dw/programme/parallel_sessions.html

presentations include:

Changing user behaviour on the web what does this mean for the development of online information literacy tools? Caroline Williams

An introduction to student centred and active learning for the information literacy practitioner; Muireann O'Keeffe & Philip Cohen

Learning by doing: Redesigning the First Year Information Literacy Programme at WIT Libraries; Nora Hegarty & Alan Carbery

Building Brick by Brick: A pragmatic approach to measuring impact; Sarah Faye Cohen, Janet Cottrell & Michelle G. Miller

An evaluation of technologies used for the delivery of  online information literacy modules; Claire Kenny

An investigation of the information literacy instruction practices, attitudes and knowledge of university faculty: findings and recommendations based on survey and interview research at York University;Sophie Bury

Upgrading our information skills training: new technologies and new relationships; Catherine Davies

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] Second Announcement And Call For Papers: 2nd International Conference On African Digital Libraries & Archives - ICADLA-2

 

DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE FOR ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT IN AFRICA:

2^ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN DIGITAL LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES - ICADLA-2

 

WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE (visit our Website)

 

 

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

 

The 2nd International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives (ICADLA-2), hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand, will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 14 – 18 November 2011.

 

The theme of the conference is Developing Knowledge for Economic Advancement in Africa.

 

We invite participation from all African countries, private and public international development organisations, and other countries aiding Africa.

 

ICADLA-2 will provide a platform for the realisation of the outcomes of ICADLA-1 and it will provide a forum for African Institutions to:

§  Access and examine options for capacity development in all strategic areas of digitisation;

§  Strengthen existing and build new networks and linkages necessary for knowledge sharing in the area;

§  Understand the strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from digitisation to delivery;

§  Develop national digitisation programmes and strategies aimed at establishing the required digitisation infrastructure for access to, and long term preservation of, African scholarly and cultural digital content and the creation of digital libraries.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

ICADLA-1 raised awareness among leaders and programme managers from African institutions and organisations about the need for digitisation and the role it can play in providing greater access to knowledge for development. The outcome of the conference was a "Declaration and Recommendations on knowledge for development in Africa and the digitisation of African knowledge and heritage". One of the key recommendations was that an African Digital Library and Archives Programme should be established and that this programme should spearhead the formulation of comprehensive policies, a strategic framework and a road map for digital libraries and archives on the African continent.

 

 

FORMAT

 

ICADLA-2 is a five day workshop and conference event. The format of ICADLA-2 will be a three-day training workshop designed for leaders and decision makers and a two-day strategic digitisation project planning conference.

 

Ø  3- Day Training Workshop - Digital Futures: from Digitisation to Delivery (14-16 November 2011)

The internationally acclaimed "Digital Futures: from Digitisation to Delivery" training event will be run by international expert Simon Tanner. Digital Futures is aimed at managers and other practitioners from the library, museum, heritage and cultural sectors looking to understand the strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from digitisation to delivery.

Digital Futures is taught as a combination of talks, discussions and exercises. To increase the amount of time for discussion and questions-and-answers within the course framework delegates are expected to have a base level of knowledge and would be expected to we have read the list of good readings to aid background knowledge as a delegate.

 

As a minimum requirement, we would expect all Digital Futures delegates to have worked through or to understand the course materials at the "Moving Theory Into Practice" Digital Imaging Tutorial created by Cornell University Libraries, available at: http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/contents.html

 

Digital Futures will focus on issues of management and strategy beyond the technical overview that the Cornell material provides. Within Digital Futures, each course theme will have supplementary materials and suggested links as well as background readings. Delegates are expected to have read the supplementary materials in advance of the course.

 

The delegates are expected to work within the library, museum, heritage and cultural sectors and to hold a professional qualification or 5 years experience in these environments. They should hold a management or strategic position within the organisation and be capable to cascading the Digital Futures experience to their colleagues.

 

A high level of understanding of the technical underpinnings of digitisation is not a requirement, but at least the level of attainment from the Cornell Digital Imaging Tutorial is essential. Understanding of the impact and importance of digital resources and the Web is important.

 

Ø  2- Day Digitisation Project and Programme Planning Conference - Developing National and Institutional Digitisation Strategies (17-18 November 2011)

This strategic planning conference will bring together Directors of National Archives, Libraries and Museums and tertiary institutions across Africa to discuss how they can design and implement national digitisation programmes to improve the availability of and access to African scholarly and cultural digital content to enhance the continent's development efforts.

 

Ideally every country and/or Region in Africa should be represented at the Conference, particularly  National Directors of Libraries, Archives and Museums who will be able to provide information on the status of digitisation endeavours in their respective countries,  the challenges they are facing and  suggested  ways forward.

 

All delegates will be required to send in brief reports on their institutional or national digitisation initiatives and plans. Selected reports will be discussed to enhance information and knowledge sharing. Attention will be paid to the general digitisation vision and activities, intellectual property rights, the discovery architecture for digital objects, cooperation and mass digitisation and standards and policies. Conference themes and sub-themes will include:

      National and Regional Digital Library & Archives Strategies

      Capacity Issues and Resource Mobilisation

      Access and Ownership

      Policy and Legislative Frameworks

      Technical Issues

      Developing Collaborative Projects for National and Regional Projects and Programmes

 

 

SPONSORSHIP/FUNDING

 

Conference organisers are hoping to raise some funds for the sponsorship of selected presenters. It is envisaged that limited funding might be available for your participation, no commitment.

 

 

VENUES

 

The Workshop will be held at the University of the Witwatersrand.

The Conference will be held at The Rosebank Hotel.

 

 

Delegates are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and other costs and are encouraged to seek funding from their own institutions, or other sponsors.

 

 

For Information on Registration, Submission of Abstracts and Papers, Deadlines and Accommodation visit our Website

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] vacancy - UCT Libraries, Co-ordinator: Teaching and Learning Services

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UCT LIBRARIES
Co-ordinator: Teaching and Learning Services
(Payclass 11)

 

We invite applications from qualified candidates for a newly created permanent post in UCT Libraries. The successful candidate will co-ordinate and manage library services which are focused on undergraduate teaching and learning and will give direction to and manage the marketing of library resources and services.

 

Requirements include:

 

·        University degree in library and information studies

·        8 years in user services areas of a university library

·        4 years in a management role in university library public services

·        Significant experience in marketing university library services

·        Experience in coordinating and supervising library instruction in a large academic library

·        Significant experience in support of focused and targeted undergraduate services

·        Evidence of development and management of innovative undergraduate services

·        Experience in developing services aligned to current technologies and understanding of international best practice in learning technologies

 

This post involves some evening and weekend work.

 

Responsibilities include:

 

·        Management and co-ordination of library services targeted at undergraduates

·        Co-ordination of library instruction

·        Liaison with the Centre for Higher Education Development at UCT

·        Management and coordination of the library marketing functions

 

The annual remuneration package, including benefits, is negotiable between R344 130 and R404 849.

 

Application process:

 

To apply please e-mail the completed UCT Application form and all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, to Ms A Botha, UCT Libraries, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700.

 

E-mail: amanda.botha@uct.ac.za; Telephone: +27 21 650 3100; website: www.lib.uct.ac.za

 

The application form can also be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc

 

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Reference number for this position:      SR138/11

 

Closing date for applications:                13 July 2011

 

 

UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at http://hr.uct.ac.za/policies/ee.php.

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] Supporting Research: Environments, Administration and Libraries

 

 

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Supporting Research: Environments, Administration and Libraries

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http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2011/2011-10.pdf

John MacColl
European Director, RLG Partnership
OCLC Research
Michael Jubb
Director
Research Information Network

Our two organisations, OCLC Research and the UK's Research Information Network (RIN), last year undertook a pair of parallel studies in the US and the UK on the theme of research support services in universities (Kroll and Forsman 2010; CIBER 2010). In the US, we commissioned the library and scholarly information consultancy Kroll Research Associates, and in the UK we awarded the study to the Centre for Information Behaviour and the Evaluation of Research (CIBER) at University College London. Working jointly with our two organisations, each team chose four research-intensive universities in which to trawl for data on research support services, by means of interviews and focus group sessions with researchers, research administrators, and librarians….

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] vacancy - UCT Libraries, Co-ordinator: Teaching and Learning Services

UCT LIBRARIES
Co-ordinator: Teaching and Learning Services
(Payclass 11)

We invite applications from qualified candidatesfor a newly created permanent post in UCT Libraries. The successful candidatewill co-ordinate and manage library services which are focused on undergraduateteaching and learning and will give direction to and manage the marketing oflibrary resources and services.

Requirements include:

· University degree in library and informationstudies
· 8 years in user services areas of a universitylibrary
· 4 years in a management role in university librarypublic services
· Significant experience in marketing universitylibrary services
· Experience in coordinating and supervising libraryinstruction in a large academic library
· Significant experience in support of focused andtargeted undergraduate services
· Evidence of development and management ofinnovative undergraduate services
· Experience in developing services aligned tocurrent technologies and understanding of international best practice inlearning technologies

This post involves some evening and weekend work.

Responsibilities include:

· Management and co-ordination of library servicestargeted at undergraduates
· Co-ordination of library instruction
· Liaison with the Centre for Higher EducationDevelopment at UCT
· Management and coordination of the library marketingfunctions

The annualremuneration package, including benefits, is negotiable between R344 130 and R404849.

Applicationprocess:
To apply please e-mail the completed UCT Application form and all otherrelevant documentation as indicated on the form, to Ms A Botha, UCTLibraries, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700.
E-mail: amanda.botha@uct.ac.za; Telephone: +27 21 650 3100; website: www.lib.uct.ac.za

The applicationform can also be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc

An application which does not comply with the aboverequirements will be regarded as incomplete. Only shortlisted candidates willbe contacted.

Reference number for this position: SR138/11

Closing date for applications: 13 July 2011


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[Lib-helig-l] IATUL 2011 proceedings and papers available online

Dear Colleagues

You may want to check out the proceedings of the IATUL (International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries) 2011 conference, held in Warsaw, Poland.

The theme was "Libraries for an Open Environment: strategies, technologies and partnerships".

 

http://www.bg.pw.edu.pl/iatul2011/proceedings/index.html

 

Janine Lockhart of CPUT delivered a paper  "The before and after of an information literacy policy at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)" http://www.bg.pw.edu.pl/iatul2011/proceedings/ft/Lockhart_J.pdf

 

Topics covered:-

Strategies for advocating scholarly communication

National repositories – projects and ideas

Library perspective on scholarly communication

Cooperation for improving access to scholarly communication

New models and tools applied for teaching and learning

Improving information competencies

Open learning – challenge for libraries

New tasks, new skills – is it still a library?

Strategy for collection development in libraries and open archives

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[Lib-helig-l] Assessment of the Research Learning Needs of University of Saskatchewan Libr...

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This links to the pre-print article in College & Research Libraries. Here's the link to the current print issue http://crl.acrl.org/content/current
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Assessment of the Research Learning Needs of University of Saskatchewan Librarians: A Case Study

via Preprints by Schrader, A. M., Shiri, A., Williamson, V. on 6/10/11

As academic librarians with faculty status increasingly embrace research engagement as a core value and requirement, one of the little studied questions is the extent to which they possess the requisite knowledge and skills to conduct high quality research and scholarship, and what further learning needs they might have within the organizational setting. This paper summarizes an institutional case study of the research knowledge of academic librarians employed at the University of Saskatchewan, encompassing their current research interests, experiences, competencies, environmental context, and learning needs. The goal was to develop a framework for additional educational activities and institutional supports that would enhance their knowledge and skills.

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] Announcement: Participants: 2nd Library Leadership Train-the-Trainer Programme

Second Carnegie Library Leadership Train-the-Trainer Programme

As part of the Leadership grant awarded to the University of Pretoria Library Services (UPLS) by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY), the Centre for African Library Leadership (CALL) will be hosting another residential Train-the-Trainer programme in Pretoria.

Following four successful Library Leadership Academies hosted in July 2009, March and November 2010, and March 2011, the second of three one-week Train-the-Trainer Programmes will be held at The Villas Conference Centre in Pretoria from 3-8 July 2011.

The intention is to build a team of library trainers who could confidently act as trainers and mentors in the professional arena.  The objectives of the Programme include:

- the creation of an awareness of what effective training and facilitation involves

- an understanding of how to use 'situational appropriate' training and facilitation techniques

- the development of key training and facilitation skills

- and the sharing of proven Library and Information Services (LIS) related facilitation and training methods.

 

After a careful selection and evaluation process, the following Carnegie Library Leadership Academy (CLLA) participants and alumni have been selected for participation in the second Carnegie Library Leadership Train-the-Trainer Programme:

 

1. Ms Theresa Denton (City of Cape Town Libraries – Rocklands Library)
2. Mr Abram Maboya (Monash South Africa – Library and Learning Commons)
3. Mr Danie Malan (University of Pretoria Library Services – Merensky Library)
4. Ms Zuki Maya (University of Fort Hare – East London Campus Library)
5. Ms Tebogo Mogakane (University of Pretoria Library Services – Merensky Library)
6. Ms Cynthia Molepo (Tshwane University of Technology – Polokwane Campus Library)
7. Ms Enny Nyathi (North West Provincial Government – Madibeng Local Municipality Library)
8. Ms Christel Oosthuizen (Midvaal Library Services)
9. Ms Tsakane Shiburi (City of Johannesburg Library and Information Services)
10. Mr David Thomas (Durban University of Technology Library)

Congratulations to these library professionals who will eventually form part of a national pool of 30 skilled library trainers to be involved in the effective transferring of learning and training skills to the broader LIS sector in South Africa.

 

The following CLLA alumni successfully completed the first Train-the-Trainer Programme during July 2010:

 

1. Mr Modisa Khosie (University of Limpopo – Medunsa Library)
2. Mr Sulaiman Majal (Cape Peninsula University of Technology – Cape Town Campus Library)
3. Ms Annah Matodzi (University of Venda Library)
4. Mr Jacob Mothutsi (University of Pretoria Library Services – Mamelodi Campus Library)
5. Ms Suzette Oosthuizen (University of Fort Hare Library)
6. Ms Samantha Christians (City of Cape Town – Pinelands Library)
7. Ms Abigail Chuene (Polokwane Municipal Libraries)
8. Ms Motsarome Mabena (City of Tshwane Metro Libraries – Eldoraigne Library)
9. Ms Nkhensani Mulaudzi (City of Johannesburg Libraries)
10. Ms Pranisha Parag (Msunduzi Municipal Library)

 

 

 

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Martha de Waal

Programme Co-ordinator: Centre for African Library Leadership

Department of Library Services

Merensky Library, Level 4, Room 4-7.1

University of Pretoria

Corner of Lynnwood Road and Roper Street

Hatfield 0083, South Africa 

Tel.: +27 12 420 5308

Fax: +27 12 362 5182

Email: martha.dewaal@up.ac.za

Website: http://www.library.up.ac.za

 

[Lib-helig-l] SCONUL Focus Number 50; Winter 2010

 

 

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SCONUL Focus Number 50; Winter 2010

via Library Intelligencer by shirley on 6/7/11

http://www.sconul.ac.uk/publications/newsletter/50/

contents include:

Linking the clouds; Richard Wallis

Tech tips for libraries: QR codes; Paul Stainthorp

E-book readers: what are librarians to make of them? Karl Drinkwater

How effective are online services in keeping students and staff up to date with the latest research? Current awareness and the sciences at the University of Bath; David Stacey, Chris Wentzell, Linda Humphreys

23 Things @ UL: a web 2.0 learning experience for faculty and staff at the University of Limerick; Ciara McCaffrey, Peter Reilly, Helena Feighan

23 Things Oxford; Laura Wilkinson, Emma Cragg

Writing for the professional press; Antony Brewerton

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] vacancy - UCT Libraries, Manager: Access Services

UCT LIBRARIES

Manager: Access Services

(Payclass 11)

 

We invite applications from qualified candidates for this permanent post in UCT Libraries. The successful candidate will manage the Access Services Division of UCT Libraries, which includes Circulation Services, Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery, Short Loan, and Stock Management.

 

Requirements include:

 

        A university degree in library and information science

        Six years experience in managing Access Services areas in a large academic library with successful management experience in all lending/borrowing units including circulation, short loan, and interlibrary loan

        Knowledge of Sabinet and other international lending protocols, policies, requirements, and systems

        Professional-level experience in an information services/reference area

        Excellent communication skills

        Significant experience with and in-depth knowledge of the Aleph online library system

        In-depth knowledge of South African copyright law as it relates to reproduction and use of copyrighted materials

 

This post involves some evening and weekend work.

 

Responsibilities include:

 

        Managing and supervising units which provide access to UCT Libraries collections and to materials from other libraries nationally and internationally

        Developing and ensuring implementation of policies with regard to access to the Libraries, their collections, and their services in all branches and locations of UCT Libraries

        Providing leadership with regard to relationships between UCT Libraries and clients, by ensuring that access and information policies and services align to strategic plans and goals

        Participating in the overall management of UCT Libraries

 

The annual remuneration package, including benefits, is negotiable between R344 130 and R404 849.

 

Application process:

 

To apply please e-mail the completed UCT Application form and all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, to Ms A Botha, UCT Libraries, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700.

 

E-mail: amanda.botha@uct.ac.za; Telephone: +27 21 650 3100; website: www.lib.uct.ac.za

 

The application form can also be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc

 

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Reference number for this position:      SR131/11

 

Closing date for applications:                27 June 2011

 

 

UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at http://hr.uct.ac.za/policies/ee.php.

 

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