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Dear GAELIC friends
For those staff members who are writing exams…Good Luck and lets hope studies began before the jacaranda blossomed!!
For anyone who is dealing with exam stress of any kind at this time of the year, we wish you lots of strength and patience!
from the FOTIM team
Zodwa, Anke, Tanya, Shayna & Carole
Objective 1 : Investigate and implement a joint integrated Millennium system
A GAELIC Millennium Team from UNISA and the University of Pretoria provide colleagues with training
Staff members from UNISA and the University of Pretoria went to the University of Venda to share their knowledge and experience of the Innopac Millennium System with their colleagues. 23 staff members were trained in various aspect of application and set up of the Circulation, Acquisitions, Cataloguing, Serials and System Administration functions.
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Objective 2 : Build capacity through identification and provision of training needs and services for the optimal utilization of resources
Teaching Information Literacy skills to undergraduate students using Gaming concepts
In the article "The Effectiveness of a Web-based Board Game for Teaching Undergraduate Students Information Literacy Concepts and Skills" by Karen Markey … et al you can read about the efforts of the University Of Michigan School of Information to teach incoming undergraduate students information literacy skills, using a web-based board game called the Defense of Hidgeon,
(D-Lib Magazine, Vol 14, No 9/10 Sept/Oct 2008)
Objective 3 : Improve cost efficiency through joint procurement and resources sharing
Open access and Institutional Repositories
Thank you to the University of Pretoria for a well run and presented workshop on Institutional Repositories that was held in October. Take a look at UPSpace and join the listserve to follow discussion on the topic from a local perspective.
"Open source software in education" by Shaheen E. Lakhan and Kavita Jhunjhunwala. Read about how academia has adopted open source software for online learning initiatives because it addresses persistent technical challenges
| NOTABLE EVENTS IN THE OPEN ACCESS ARENA INCLUDE |
the celebration of Open Access Day on the 14th October
the launch of OASPA, the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
Interested in this area? Subscribe to the OALibrarian blog about open access resources by and for librarians.
NEW WAYS OF MANAGING INFORMATION IN AFRICA…
Cell phone technology - information communication
2 new projects have emerged using cell phones to communicate with people.
Project Masiluleke - will send one million free text messages a day to encourage people to take the HIV/Aids test and to be treated. Read the story
Aquatest - Dr Ulrike Rivett of UCT, in collaboration with international partners, has found a way to speed up the notification of unsafe water and getting word out to authorities and at-risk communities using cell phones. Test results of water pollution levels are sent to a database system, which allows the collation of information across the country so that it will be possible to create an overview of the status quo of water quality in rural areas in digital form without having to rely on a computer or a fax machine. It will also be possible to provide feedback to communities to inform them of possible hazardous situations. Read more
See also our own Fotim Water Project
So you were thinking of using 2nd life in your library but not sure what to do. Read the article "Second Life for Business: Ten Techniques" by Sheila Webber or click on the picture to go to the 2nd Life website.
International Calendar of Information Science Conferences
About 500 events listed, occurring in over 75 countries with regular updates.
Library Related Conferences
A useful list compiled by Marian Dworaczek of the University of Saskatchewan Library
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Copyright issue
Google will establish a non-profit Book Rights Registry to ensure copyrighted works receive compensation via subscription services or ad revenue.
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