Invitation: One-Day Symposium in Honour of Professor George Fredericks on his retirement (UWC)

THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES IN SOUTH AFRICA

A ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR GEORGE FREDERICKS ON HIS
RETIREMENT

LIBRARY AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
9 NOVEMBER 2007

“It is change, continuing change, inevitable change that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into ccount not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.” Isaac Asimov

PROGRAMME

8.30-9.00 Coffee & Registration

9.00-9.15 Introduction & welcome Dr Lizette King
Prof B O’Connell, Rector & Vice-Chancellor

9.15-9.45 Lead presentation 1: The South African library landscape in
2007 - from the vantage point of 40 years as a librarian educator Prof George Fredericks
Chair: Sally Witbooi

9.45-10.45 Panel of respondents
Responses from the floor
Panellists Julia Paris Campus Librarian University of Johannesburg
Thamsanqa Hombana District Manager: Tyger Valley City of Cape Town Library Services
TBA

10.45-11.15 Tea

11.15-11.45 Lead presentation 2: Making sense: what’s history got to do with it? Prof Archie Dick, University of Pretoria
Chair: Sandy Zinn

11.45-12.30 Panel of respondents
Responses from the floor
Panellists Vincent Kolbe
Prof Ciraj Rassool, History Department, UWC

12.30-13.30 Lunch

13.30-14.00 Lead presentation 3: Peering ahead, or, is the future already here? Ellen Tise, University of Stellenbosch & IFLA President *Elect
Chair: Dr Gavin Davis

14.00-15.00 Panel of respondents
Responses from the floor
Panellists Tommy Matthee, LIASA President
Prof Peter Underwood, UCT Centre for Information Literacy
Pateka Ntshuntshe-Matshaya, Director of Library Services, UWC

15.00-15.15 Tribute to George Fredericks Dr Isabel Cilliers, Retired Professor Department of Library & Information Science, UWC

15.15-15.30 Summing up & thanks Prof G Hart

RSVP: 2 November 2007
Mrs Sonia Stroud - Tel (021) 959 2137 or sstroud@uwc.ac.za

Sally Witbooi
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Department of Library and Information Science
University of the Western Cape
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