Friday, December 07, 2007

ERRATA: LIASA National Office: Closing of Office

~ ERRATA: Please note changes in paragraph 3, early bird fees added and banking details at the end of the membership fees ~


The LIASA National Office will be closed for the festive season from 17 December 2007 and will re-open on 7 January 2008.

Members are welcome to continue renew their membership during this time.

Membership renewal forms can still be sent to the normal fax number 012-337 6108 but 0866-188-620 is received electronically and in order not to keep too many faxes unattended to while the Office Administrator is on leave, it is preferred that it be sent to the latter.

Electronic proof of payments can be sent electronically to liasa@liasa.org.za, inavstr@gmail.com.

PLEASE AT ALL TIMES USE EITHER YOUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER OR YOUR INITIALS AND SURNAME AS REFERENCE ON PAYMENTS.

We wish to thank all our members who have already renewed their membership for 2008 and urge everybody to make use of the early bird special (in brackets next to new fees for 2008) and pay on or before 31 December 2007.

Payments made and dated from 1 January will be at the new fee and no exceptions will be made.

Membership forms are available on the LIASA website

Membership fees from 1 January 2008 (early bird fees until 31 December 2007 in brackets) below:

Individual member R250.00 (R210.00)
Full Time Students, Pensioners, Unemployed & Volunteer Workers R120.00 (R105.00)
Interest group member R160.00 (R105.00)
International Individual US$60.00 (US$ 46)
Africa Individual US$30.00 (US$ 20)

SA Institutional membership R1,000.00 (R630.00)
International Institutional membership US$150.00 (US$102.00)
Africa Institutional membership US$60.00 (US$46.00)


BANKING DETAILS:
LIASA
First National Bank Brooklyn code 251-345 Cheque acc number 5325-1066-743
REFERENCE: Membership number OR initials and surname in order to trace payments without membership forms

We wish all LIASA members, their families and their loved ones, and all our partners in the LIS an enjoyable holiday period and best wishes for 2008.

Best Regards
Naomi Haasbroek
National Secretary: LIASA

LIASA National Office: Closing of Office

The LIASA National Office will be closed for the festive season from 17 December 2007 and will re-open on 7 January 2008 to give the Office Administrator a break after a very busy year.

Membership renewals can still be sent to the normal fax number 012-337 6108 but 0866-188-620 is received electronically and in order not to keep too many faxes unattended to while the Office Administrator is on leave, it is preferred that it be sent to the latter.

Electronic payments can be sent to liasa @liasa.org.za or to inavstr@gmail.com. E-mails will be responded to from time to time during this period, although she will not be online all day long.

PLEASE AT ALL TIMES USE EITHER YOUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER OR YOUR INITIALS AND SURNAME AS REFERENCE ON PAYMENTS.

We wish to thank all our members who have already renewed their membership for 2008 and urge everybody to make use of the early bird special and pay on or before 31 December 2007. Payments made and dated from 1 January will be at the new fee and no exceptions will be made.

Membership forms are available on the LIASA website and will be replaced with the new fees on 1 January 2008.

Membership categories Fees from 1 January 2008

Individual member R250.00
Full Time Students, Pensioners, Unemployed & Volunteer Workers R120.00
Interest group member R160.00
International Individual US$60.00
Africa Individual US$30.00

SA Institutional membership R1,000.00
International Institutional membership US$150.00
Africa Institutional membership US$60.00

We wish all LIASA members, their families and loved ones, and all our partners in the LIS an enjoyable holiday period and best wishes for 2008.

Best Regards
Naomi Haasbroek
National Secretary: LIASA

News from LIASA National Office

Renewal Invoices for early bird registration for 2008 are being sent to members electronically, directly from the database which creates a personalized letter and invoice. Since inception some weeks ago we have had tremendous success with the system, with membership being renewed and new members joining at a fast rate and the figures increasing daily.

We wish to thank members who renewed before and since receiving the invoice and trust that all members whose membership is about to expire will use the opportunity to renew before the closing date for early bird registrations, 31 December 2007.

Members who receive this notification but have already submitted their payments to the National Office are requested to please ignore it. Because it is computer generated and the list drawn from the database before your payment has been processed, members who have already paid will still receive the notification.

Your co-operation in making a success of this new system is much appreciated.

Best Regards

Membership Administrator: LIASA

VACANCY: University of Stellenbosch

Library & Information Service
Director: Information Technology & Communication
(Ref. 11BC219)

The US Library & Information Service consists of the JS Gericke Library, the central library, plus five branch libraries, as well as a few departmental collections. The Library & Information Service strives to be a dynamic leader on national and international level in the academic library environment. In order to achieve this, it is imperative for the Library & Information Service to render a wide spectrum of client-centered services, to have skilled and motivated staff as well as world-class technological facilities and relevant resources at its disposal, to develop excellent collections in all available formats that meet the needs of the University, and to increase its visibility by making clients aware of available services for the improved utilization of these services.

Duties: Overall responsibility for leading and managing Information Technology Services & Communication for the Library & Information Service

• managing and co-coordinating quality assurance activities
• developing, managing and implementing effective marketing and communication strategies for the Library & Information Service
• performing general management functions, such as human resources and project management
• communicating and liaising with relevant role-players on regional, national and international level
• strategic planning and development in line with the objectives of the University and those of the Library & Information Service Division.

Requirements: Advanced relevant postgraduate qualifications in Library & Information Science, or equivalent
• a minimum of eight years’ experience at middle-management level, preferably in an academic library
• advanced knowledge of information technology management and other related tasks in libraries
• high-level computer proficiency with regard to general and library applications
• strategic planning skills
• ability to communicate in English and Afrikaans, or if necessary, acquiring such skills within a reasonable period of time
• dynamic leadership in a rapidly changing environment
• ability to function at senior management level
• ability to work effectively in a team context
• excellent interpersonal skills.

Recommendations:
• Experience in marketing and communication
• exposure to and knowledge of new trends in library and information services world-wide
• knowledge and understanding of trends within the Higher Education Sector in South Africa
• experience with successful implementation and management of projects within an organisation.

Commencement of duties: 1 March 2008
Closing date: 20 December 2007
Enquiries: Ms E.R. Tise on 021 808 4880

The University will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need to diversify the demographic composition of the staff corps, especially with regard to the appointment of suitable candidates from the designated groups.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

A competitive remuneration package and excellent service benefits are attached to the position. For further details, contact 021 808 4829.

Your full application, comprising

(1) a completed application form (obtainable by contacting 021 808 4542 or by e-mailing vacancies@sun.ac.za or on our homepage at
http://www.sun.ac.za/applicationforms) and
(2) a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and contact details of at least two referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

Forward your application to The Manager: Personnel Provisioning & Planning,
Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602 or fax 021 808 2484
or via e-mail to vacancies@sun.ac.za

Should no feedback be received from the University within six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

VACANCY: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SOUTH AFRICA - ICT DEPUTY MANAGER

The National Library of SA wishes to make the following appointment at Pretoria Campus at Information and Communication Technology Department.

DEPUTY MANAGER: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Post Level 6

Salary Scale: R 169 058 per annum (negotiable) plus competitive benefits

Job purpose: To maintain and support the network, hardware and software infrastructure of the National Library of South Africa in order to ensure maximum security of NLSA's resources.

Job requirements:

. Tertiary qualification in Information Technology or equivalent
qualification plus 3 years experience in an ICT environment (library
background will also serve as an added advantage).
. Proven supervisory skills.
. Knowledge of Open Source Software (OSS), Novell and Windows OS.
. Good communication skills. (Oral and written).
. Project management skills.
. Strategic planning and budgeting skills.
. Network infrastructure-planning skills and risk management.

Key performance areas:

. Provide support to users of the ICT infrastructure of the National Library in terms of use of network, hardware and computer-based applications.
. Configuration, implementation and ongoing maintenance and support of all hardware and network
. Define, set-up and maintain networking of system printers and print server functions
. Back-ups and security of all servers
. Access security of hardware and access security of all systems
. Advise EH: ICT on operating software contracts and license renewals
. Quality assurance
. Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and practices of software, network and hardware related issues
. Continuous monitoring of performance of the network and hardware and recommending maintenance and upgrading
. Project management
. Risk management

Reporting to the Executive Head: Information and Communication Technology

The National Library of SA is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and reserves the right not to make an appointment. Appointments will be made according to the Employment Equity Plan. Interested and qualified candidates may obtain additional information and the prescribed application forms from Human Resources Office, National Library of South Africa: Cape Town or Pretoria Campus.

Only applications on the prescribed forms and accompanied by certified copies of qualifications and/or certificates together with a CV, will be considered. Send applications to: Human Resources Department for attention Acting Head: Human Resources, Mr Khehla Moloi, PO Box 397 Pretoria, 0001, Tel no: 012 401 9742 or Human Resource Office for attention of Mr Albert Gouws, National Library of South Africa, P. O. Box 496, 5 Queen Victoria
Street, Cape Town. Tel.: (021) 424 6320

CLOSING DATE: 13 DECEMBER 2007

Should you not receive any correspondence/communication from the National Library of SA one month after closing date, please consider your application as having been unsuccessful.