[Lib-helig-l] Final call for papers: REPM 5-7 May 2014

 

 

 

Abstracts related to research evaluation and performance measurement are invited and should demonstrate a correlation with the conference themes:

 

·        Research evaluation and measurement practices

·        Research evaluation and management tools

·        Institutional participation in research evaluation

·        National research evaluation

·        Global rankings

 

Please click here to register and submit your abstract.  The due date for abstracts is Friday 15 November 2013.

 

All presenters of accepted abstracts must be registered as conference delegates

 

For more information and to register on line please visit www.repm2014.co.za

 

 

 

Sent on behalf of the REPM2014 organising committee

 

Emma Vaughan CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT CENTRE Conference Organiser   Barnard Fuller Building | Ground Floor | Medical Campus | Anzio Road, Observatory   Email: Emma.vaughan@uct.ac.za Telephone: +27 (021) 406 6407 Fax: +27 (021) 448 6263

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] Finalised curriculum for the Library Assistant Occupational Qualification

Dear Colleagues,

 

The Skills Development Act (Amended) introduced a new model for developing occupational qualifications.  It is in this context that the ETDP SETA submitted an application to the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) to re-develop an occupational qualification for the occupation Library Assistant. 

 

The ETDP SETA concluded the process and is inviting your comments.  Please ensure that this qualification will be applicable to all LIS sectors.

 

The following documents are attached:

1.       Knowledge Module specifications

2.       Practical Skills Module specifications

3.       Work Experience Module Specifications

4.       External Summative Assessment Specifications

5.       Cover Letter for Verification

 

Forward your comments and verification of the curriculum to Hlalefang Raziya, Beatrice Enslin or Wesna Middleton (see email addresses below) by 29 November 2013.  The comments will be incorporated in the final submission to the QCTO.

 

Hlalefang Raziya (hlalefangraziya@etdpseta.org.za)

Wesna Middleton (wesnam@etdpseta.org.za)

Beatrice Enslin (impetus@icpm.co.za)

 

Kind regards

 

Annamarie Goosen

LIASA Programme Manager
Tel: 012 324 6096

Fax: 086 694 7272

E-mail: cicd@liasa.org.za

 

http://www.liasa.org.za     

Facebook: @LIASANews

Twitter: #LIASANews

 

 

 

 

[Lib-helig-l] Open Repositories 2014 -- Call for Proposals

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The Ninth International Conference on Open Repositories, OR2014, will be held 9-13 June 2014 in Helsinki, Finland. The organizers are pleased to invite you to contribute to the program. This year's conference theme is:

            Towards Repository Ecosystems

Repository systems are but one part of the ecosystem in 21st century research, and it is increasingly clear that no single repository will serve as the sole resource for its community. How can repositories best be positioned to offer complementary services in a network that includes research data management systems, institutional and discipline repositories, publishers, and the open Web? When should service providers build to fill identified niches, and where should they connect with related services?  How might these networks offer services to support organizations that lack the resources to build their own, or researchers seeking to optimize their domain workflows?  

Examining how repositories best integrate into the holistic research flow; exploring ties between domain-specific repositories and institutional repositories; and understanding durable content strategies outside of traditional repository environments are the central themes of the Open Repositories 2014 conference. We welcome proposals on these themes, but also on the theoretical, practical, organizational or administrative topics related to digital repositories. We're particularly interested in hearing about:

* Unconventional approaches to repository-like services
* Interconnection between publishers and repositories
* Researcher-centered design for scholarly workflows
* Adaptations to support curation lifecycle management, e.g., for research data
* Real-world scalability and performance stories: working at web-scale, with big data for global usage
* Requirements for holding restricted or classified data in repositories
* Infrastructure to accommodate national and international mandates for data management and open access
* Positioning repositories closer to (local, consortial, or cloud-based) cyberinfrastructure for data processing
* Leveraging connections to external services including:
            * Remote identifier services (e.g., DOI, ORCID)
            * (Re-)using repository data/metadata in new and unexpected ways, including integrated discovery
            * Scholarly social media services, such as for annotation, review, comment, reputation, citation, and altmetrics
            * CRIS and research management systems
            * Digital preservation tools, services & infrastructure
* Community and sustainability in an open world


KEY DATES

            • 3 February 2014: Deadline for submissions
            • 4 April 2014: Submitters notified of acceptance to general conference
            • 17 April 2014: Submitters notified of acceptance to interest groups
            • 9-13 June 2014: OR2014 conference


SUBMISSION PROCESS

Conference Papers and Panels
We welcome proposals that are at least two pages and no more than four pages in length for presentations or panels that deal with digital repositories and repository services. Abstracts of accepted papers will be made available through the conference’s web site, and later they and associated materials will be made available in a repository intended for current and future OR content. In general, sessions are an hour and a half long with three papers per session; panels may take an entire session. Relevant papers unsuccessful in the main track will automatically be considered for inclusion, as appropriate, as an Interest Group presentation.

Interest Group Presentations
One to two-page proposals for presentations or panels that focus on use of one of the major repository platforms (DSpace, ePrints, and Fedora) are invited from developers, researchers, repository managers, administrators and practitioners describing novel experiences or developments in the construction and use of repositories involving issues specific to these technical platforms.

24x7 Presentation Proposals
We welcome one- to two-page proposals for 7 minute presentations comprising no more than 24 slides. Similar to Pecha Kuchas or Lightning Talks, these 24x7 presentations will be grouped into blocks based on conference themes, with each block followed by a moderated discussion / question and answer session involving the audience and whole block of presenters. This format will provide conference goers with a fast-paced survey of like work across many institutions, and presenters the chance to disseminate their work in more depth and context than a traditional poster.

"Repository Rants" 24x7 Block. 

One block of 24x7's at OR14 will revolve around "repository rants": brief exposés that challenge the conventional wisdom or practice, and highlight what the repository community is  doing that is misguided, or perhaps just missing altogether. The top proposals will be incorporated into a track meant to provoke unconventional approaches to repository services.

Posters, Demos and Developer  "How-To's"
We invite developers, researchers, repository managers, administrators and practitioners to submit one-page proposals for posters, demonstrations, technical how-tos and technology briefings. Posters provide an opportunity to present work that isn’t appropriate for a paper; you’ll have the chance to do a 60-second pitch for your poster or demo during a plenary session at the conference. Developer "How-To's" will provide a forum for running a mini-tutorial or demonstration in the developer lounge, if there are enough interested parties.

Developer Challenge
Each year a significant proportion of the delegates at Open Repositories are software developers who work on repository software or related services, and once again OR2014 will feature a Developer Challenge. An announcement will be made in the future with more details on the Challenge. Developers are also encouraged to make submissions to the other tracks--including posters, demonstrations, and 24x7 presentations--to present on recently completed work and works-in-progress.

Workshops and Tutorials
One- to two-page proposals for Workshops and Tutorials addressing theoretical or practical issues around digital repositories are welcomed. Please address the following in your proposal:

            • The subject of the event and what knowledge you intend to convey
            • Length of session (e.g., 1-hour, 2-hour? half a day? whole day?)
            • How many attendees you plan to accommodate
            • Technology and facility requirements
            • Any other supplies or support required
            • A brief statement on the learning outcomes from the session
            • Anything else you believe is pertinent to carrying out the session

Submit your paper, poster, demo or workshop proposal through the conference system. PDF format is preferred. Please include presentation title, authors’ names and affiliations in the submission. The conference system will be open for submissions by 16 December 2013, and is linked from the conference web site: http://or2014.helsinki.fi/

Program Co-Chairs
Tom Cramer, Stanford University
Mike Giarlo, Pennsylvania State University
Simeon Warner, Cornell University
  contact: or-program-chair@googlegroups.com

Local Hosts
Helsinki University Library
National Library of Finland
  contact: or-2014@helsinki.fi

Social Media
#or2014

 

Regards

 

Modiehi Rammutloa

E-Lis Editor (South Africa)

 

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[Lib-helig-l] The search for Librarians' Choice of Top 20 SA titles continues!

Hi everybody,

 

LIASA's search for the Top 20 South African Books continues. Librarians’ choices have been flowing in – some old, some new, all welcome!

 

There is still time to add your selection. Some of the popular nominations thus far:

 

 

 

 

For more information: http://liasa.org.za/node/1197

 

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Kind regards

 

Akeela Gaibie

Senior Librarian

Central Library

 

Library & Information Services

Community Services

City of Cape Town

 

Tel: +27 21 444 0991

Fax: 021 444 0985

Email: akeela.gaibie@capetown.gov.za

Website: www.capetown.gov.za

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Re: [Lib-helig-l] Tribute to Professor Pieter van Brakel

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A tribute from his former students…

Professor Pieter van Brakel made a significant contribution to the transformation of the LIS sector and to building a new South Africa. As three of his former students, we never experienced any hint or form of racism in his presence, and this meant a lot to us during those years when racist resistance to the democratic dispensation was rife and tensions were high.

We will always remember Professor van Brakel’s lectures on ‘push and pull technology’ and his immediate apprehension of how important the appearance of the Internet was going to be. He was, in fact, the first academic to introduce us to the Internet, the World Wide Web, search engines and their evaluation, among so many other information technology developments and skills. His enthusiasm was infectious and his reputation as the ‘go to’ person for all things IT drew many students to study at RAU.

He is going to be sorely missed. We are saddened by his untimely passing and moved when we remember his humane character and the enriching way he touched our lives!

Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family and friends, and may his soul rest in peace.

Thank you Professor van Brakel!

Mokgadi Rebecca Senyolo, Margaret Maleto and Kwanang Shokane (former RAU LIS students)

 

 

From: Christine Stilwell [mailto:Stilwell@ukzn.ac.za]
Sent: 08 November 2013 11:53 AM
To: liasaonline@list.liasa.org.za; sabinet-sabinews@googlegroups.com; lib-helig-l@lists.uct.ac.za
Subject: [Lib-helig-l] Tribute to Professor Pieter van Brakel

 

Please be so good as to post this on the listserv, thanks Christine

 

The Information Studies Programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal wishes to add to the tributes to the late Professor Pieter van Brakel.

 

Our Acting Dean, Professor Stephen Mutula’s PhD was supervised by him and his mentorship was greatly appreciated. As a programme we found him a most knowledgeable, helpful and generous colleague. Many of us benefitted from his editorial leadership of SAJIM and the example it set as an online journal in the discipline.

 

His leadership, energy and enthusiasm for Library and Information Studies was inspirational. We join the LIS community in mourning the loss of our colleague and our thoughts are with his wife and family.

 

Christine Stilwell

on behalf of the Information Studies Programme, UKZN

[Lib-helig-l] Tribute to Professor Pieter van Brakel

Please be so good as to post this on the listserv, thanks Christine

 

The Information Studies Programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal wishes to add to the tributes to the late Professor Pieter van Brakel.

 

Our Acting Dean, Professor Stephen Mutula’s PhD was supervised by him and his mentorship was greatly appreciated. As a programme we found him a most knowledgeable, helpful and generous colleague. Many of us benefitted from his editorial leadership of SAJIM and the example it set as an online journal in the discipline.

 

His leadership, energy and enthusiasm for Library and Information Studies was inspirational. We join the LIS community in mourning the loss of our colleague and our thoughts are with his wife and family.

 

Christine Stilwell

on behalf of the Information Studies Programme, UKZN

[Lib-helig-l] Friday Read: New Roles for Liaison Librarians

Dear Colleagues

(In case you missed this -  the report was released while we were at the LIASA Conference.)

 

An examination of the role of the Liaison (Subject) Librarian in Research Libraries:-   

http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/NRNT-Liaison-Roles-final.pdf

 

(From the Table of Contents)

 

The top six trends:-

Trend 1: Develop user-centered library services

Collection Development

Reference Desk Services

Library Instruction

Staff Supervision

 

Trend 2: A hybrid model of liaison and functional specialist is emerging

 

Trend 3: Organizational flexibility must meet changing user needs

New Roles in Research Services

Digital Humanities

Expanding Roles in Support of Teaching and Learning

Support for Digital Scholarship

User Experience

Copyright, Intellectual Property, and Scholarly Communication

 

Trend 4: No liaison is an island

 

Trend 5: Collaboration is key

 

Trend 6: Create and sustain a flexible workforce

 

Regards

Ingrid

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Subject Librarian:  Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Tel:  +27 21 650 3133

Fax:  +27 21 650 2965

Ingrid.thomson@uct.ac.za

 

Chair: Western Cape Branch  (2012 – 2014)

National EXCO Additional Member: Advocacy and Social Media (2012 – 2014)

Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)

 

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[Lib-helig-l] Library Orientation: Discussion at HELIG AGM

Dear Colleagues

 

For those who missed the HELIG AGM in Cape Town earlier in October:

 

The discussion centred around Library Orientation, with our international guest, Ned Potter from the University of York Library, sharing what happens at York.     Here is a link to that presentation:

http://prezi.com/mvgzpsoxp_9h/rethinking-induction/

 

There was a good discussion and sharing of our own library orientation practices  -  so thank you to those who participated!      

 

Attached is a short presentation about the University of Free State’s library orientation session.  The programme is planned in conjunction with the Student Services Division and it is called the Gateway Programme.   The library staff have been allocated an hour long daily slot during the week of Orientation where we have a very basic Power-point presentation (20 min) and library tours (40 min). Please find the presentation attached.  We also have ongoing Departmental Information Literacy programmes throughout the year.        

 

Thanks Senovia Welman for sharing!  If you would like to share your library’s programme, (or for those who did share at the AGM and would like to share more widely),  please send this to lib-helig-l@lists.uct.ac.za  or put it up on the HELIG facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LiasaHelig  

 

Regards

Ingrid Thomson

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Subject Librarian:  Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Tel:  +27 21 650 3133

Fax:  +27 21 650 2965

Ingrid.thomson@uct.ac.za

 

Chair: Western Cape Branch  (2012 – 2014)

National EXCO Additional Member: Advocacy and Social Media (2012 – 2014)

Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)

 

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[Lib-helig-l] Condolences: Prof Pieter van Brakel

The staff of the  Library and Information Studies Centre at the University of Cape Town,  wish to extend their heartfelt condolences to family, friends and colleagues of Prof. Pieter van Brakel who sadly passed away on Tuesday, 5 November  2013. Prof. van Brakel had been a long standing friend and colleague of this LIS school, having served as External Examiner for many masters’ and PhD studies emanating from this academic department. His immense scholarly contribution to the discipline of Information Science would be remembered by many in our fraternity and is captured for posterity  in the disciplinary literature which he so prolifically contributed to.

 

Library and Information Studies Centre

University of Cape Town

 

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