INVITATION AND DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR LAUNCH
You are cordially invited to the launch of South African Library Weekhosted by the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Provincial Library Service and the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
Date: 8 March 2006
Venue: Bridgetown Public Library, c/o Cornflower and Heide Street, Bridgetown
Time: 9:00
RSVP: Szerena Knapp, (021) 483-2483, fax (021) 419-7541 or
e-mail Sknapp@pgwc.gov.za before 6 March 2006
DRAFT PROGRAMME
City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Provincial Library Service in partnership with the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
presents the launch of
South African Library Week
Libraries: Partners in learning, nation building and development
Wednesday 8 March 2006
09:00-13:00
Bridgetown Public Library
Programme
09:00 Arrival VIP’s and guests arrive (refreshments served)
09:30 Welcome
Mr Gert Bam, Director of Social Development and Planning, City of Cape Town
09:45 Opening and introduction of MEC
Mr Johan Swiegelaar, Director: Western Cape Provincial Library Service
10:00 Keynote address
Mr Philip Mziwonke Whitey Jacobs, Western Cape MEC of Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation
10:30 Cultural event
10:45 Marketing library awards (Arts and Culture Award for Library of the Year, LIASA Branch Awards, LIASA/Sabinet Librarian of the Year Award)
Ms Beryl Eichenberger, Hippo Communications; Ms Rheina Epstein, Retired Librarian and Ms Naomi Haasbroek, Western Cape Branch Chair, LIASA
11:30 Welcome new LIASA members
11:40 Vote of thanks
Mr Gert Bam, Director of Social Development and Planning, City of Cape Town
12:00+ Light lunch for VIP’s and invited guests
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Newsflashes from the Branch Executive Committee
The Branch Executive Committee including Interest Group Chairs or representatives held a committee meeting on 22nd February 2006.
Here are some highlights and news from the meeting:-
* SA Library Week 2006 launch will be hosted together with Western Cape Provincial Library Services and City of Cape Town Libraries on Wednesday 8 March atBridgetown Public Library. Watch your email for your invitation and programme details.
* The updated Branch diary for 2006 will soon be posted to the branch webpage and on the branch weblog. The new integrated diary will include the interest group committee meetings.
* The Branch newsletter is scheduled to appear in March, July, October,December. The March issue will appear after the SA Library Week launch.
* There is a new revised fee structure for membership. Full details will be circulated by the national office and will appear in the next LIASA-in-Touch and in the March issue of the Western Cape newsletter.
The membership period will be reverting to a calendar year (January -December) from 2007.
There are special incentives to renew your membership during 2006:If you renew for 2006 between March and September you will pay a reduced fee of R150.00. This membership will be valid until December 2006 after which you have to renew for 2007. If you renew between September and December, you qualify for an early bird special for 2007 of R180.00. Your membership is then valid until December 2007.
New members who join between March and December 2006 pay R180. The fee for 2007 is R210.00.
* A membership campaign is on the go for 2006. There are awards for thebranches who recruit and/or retain the most members, as well as an award of R1000 for an individual who recruits the most members. More about this later!!
* Queries/Complaints about membership should be directed to the Chair, Naomi Haasbroek or Membership Secretary, Wilhelmina Zaal.
* SABINET Librarian of the Year Award: the Branch has to nominate afinalist to go forward to the national competition. Watch this spacefor information about the call for nominations, the process, criteria and deadlines. Are you the SABINET Librarian of the Year? A substantialcash prize accompanies this award.
* The first call for nominations for the 2006 Branch Award will be made in the March newsletter - more details will also be announced at the meeting of the 8th March.
* Conference 2006: the venue is the St Georges' Hotel and ConferenceCentre (between Johannesburg and Pretoria) from 25 - 29 September 2006. Naomi Haasbroek is the interim national Co-ordinator for Conference2006. The national Co-ordinating Committee has already appointed a professional conference organiser. The exhibitors also now have a representative on the Local Organising Committee in order to address their particular needs.
The Branch Executive Committee meeting was followed by a meeting ofInterest Group Chairs and Treasurers with the Chair of the Branch and the Branch Treasurer.
Here are some highlights and news from the meeting:-
* SA Library Week 2006 launch will be hosted together with Western Cape Provincial Library Services and City of Cape Town Libraries on Wednesday 8 March atBridgetown Public Library. Watch your email for your invitation and programme details.
* The updated Branch diary for 2006 will soon be posted to the branch webpage and on the branch weblog. The new integrated diary will include the interest group committee meetings.
* The Branch newsletter is scheduled to appear in March, July, October,December. The March issue will appear after the SA Library Week launch.
* There is a new revised fee structure for membership. Full details will be circulated by the national office and will appear in the next LIASA-in-Touch and in the March issue of the Western Cape newsletter.
The membership period will be reverting to a calendar year (January -December) from 2007.
There are special incentives to renew your membership during 2006:If you renew for 2006 between March and September you will pay a reduced fee of R150.00. This membership will be valid until December 2006 after which you have to renew for 2007. If you renew between September and December, you qualify for an early bird special for 2007 of R180.00. Your membership is then valid until December 2007.
New members who join between March and December 2006 pay R180. The fee for 2007 is R210.00.
* A membership campaign is on the go for 2006. There are awards for thebranches who recruit and/or retain the most members, as well as an award of R1000 for an individual who recruits the most members. More about this later!!
* Queries/Complaints about membership should be directed to the Chair, Naomi Haasbroek or Membership Secretary, Wilhelmina Zaal.
* SABINET Librarian of the Year Award: the Branch has to nominate afinalist to go forward to the national competition. Watch this spacefor information about the call for nominations, the process, criteria and deadlines. Are you the SABINET Librarian of the Year? A substantialcash prize accompanies this award.
* The first call for nominations for the 2006 Branch Award will be made in the March newsletter - more details will also be announced at the meeting of the 8th March.
* Conference 2006: the venue is the St Georges' Hotel and ConferenceCentre (between Johannesburg and Pretoria) from 25 - 29 September 2006. Naomi Haasbroek is the interim national Co-ordinator for Conference2006. The national Co-ordinating Committee has already appointed a professional conference organiser. The exhibitors also now have a representative on the Local Organising Committee in order to address their particular needs.
The Branch Executive Committee meeting was followed by a meeting ofInterest Group Chairs and Treasurers with the Chair of the Branch and the Branch Treasurer.
Friday, February 10, 2006
R1bn boost for public libraries
Good news for the library sector! And at long last!
South Africa's libraries are to get a R1bn funds injection over the next three years, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan announced on Friday, News24 reported earlier.
Briefing the media at parliament, he described the plan to revitalise the country's deteriorating public libraries as a "massive, massive intervention". And this would help to create a culture of reading.
South Africa's libraries are to get a R1bn funds injection over the next three years, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan announced on Friday, News24 reported earlier.
Briefing the media at parliament, he described the plan to revitalise the country's deteriorating public libraries as a "massive, massive intervention". And this would help to create a culture of reading.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Communicating with IT professionals workshop
The Western Cape branch of the LIASA ICT in Libraries Interest Group is holding its first workshop this month on the topic:
COMMUNICATING WITH IT PROFESSIONALS
We will look at the issues from the librarian’s perspective and from the IT professional’s perspective. Come and hear what each side has to say and draw from each other’s experiences.
We will be launching the ICTLIG blog at the Workshop.
VENUE: Centre for Conflict Resolution, UCT Hiddingh Campus, 31-37 Orange Street, Cape Town. (Go to http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/index.php?id=8 for Directions)
DATE: 15 February 2006
TIME: 09:00 for 09:30 until approximately 12:00
COST: R10 for LIASA members. R20 for non-LIASA members.
If you plan to attend please let us know by 8 February 2005 by emailing your name and LIASA membership number (if you have one) to caroline@uctlib.uct.ac.za or 'phoning 021 6503701.
As space is limited, registration is on a first come, first served basis.
We look forward to seeing you there.
The committee of the Western Cape LIASA ICT in Libraries Interest Group
COMMUNICATING WITH IT PROFESSIONALS
We will look at the issues from the librarian’s perspective and from the IT professional’s perspective. Come and hear what each side has to say and draw from each other’s experiences.
We will be launching the ICTLIG blog at the Workshop.
VENUE: Centre for Conflict Resolution, UCT Hiddingh Campus, 31-37 Orange Street, Cape Town. (Go to http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/index.php?id=8 for Directions)
DATE: 15 February 2006
TIME: 09:00 for 09:30 until approximately 12:00
COST: R10 for LIASA members. R20 for non-LIASA members.
If you plan to attend please let us know by 8 February 2005 by emailing your name and LIASA membership number (if you have one) to caroline@uctlib.uct.ac.za or 'phoning 021 6503701.
As space is limited, registration is on a first come, first served basis.
We look forward to seeing you there.
The committee of the Western Cape LIASA ICT in Libraries Interest Group
WCHELIG Winter Workshop and Colloquium
The WCHELIG Colloquium Executive Committee is pleased to announce the2nd WCHELIG Winter Workshop and Colloquium to be held on 14 and 15 June2006.
The theme for this years Colloquium, in line with the LIASA 9th AnnualConference theme this year as well as the 2007 WLIS conference inDurban, is 'Collaboration for success'.
Come share your experiences, challenges, lessons learnt and success stories in working with your colleagues in the library, branches, faculties and other departments in the institution and in different parts of the country and of the world.
Important dates:
Submission of abstracts: 24 February 2006
Notification of acceptance: 3 March 2006
Final papers and presentations due: 26 May 2006
Colloquium date: 14 and 15 June 20
Proposals, in electronic format (MS Word) must be submitted to: Annemarie Maritz by 24 February 2006
Email: am1@sun.ac.za Fax: 021-808-4336 Tel: 021-808-2743
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS :
1. Papers and posters based on practical experience will be given firstpriority.
2. Priority will be given to papers on the theme and topics listed,although papers on related topics may also be considered.
3 Submissions must include:
a. full title of the paper;
b. name(s) of author(s),
c. institutional affiliation,
d. full contact details of author(s).
e short abstract of the paper (200-300 words)
f. the MS-Word document of each proposal should be named with the surname of the presenting author, e.g.: Smith prop.doc
g. brief CV of the author(s)
4. Authors of accepted papers will be notified as soon as possible after3 March 2006.
The theme for this years Colloquium, in line with the LIASA 9th AnnualConference theme this year as well as the 2007 WLIS conference inDurban, is 'Collaboration for success'.
Come share your experiences, challenges, lessons learnt and success stories in working with your colleagues in the library, branches, faculties and other departments in the institution and in different parts of the country and of the world.
Important dates:
Submission of abstracts: 24 February 2006
Notification of acceptance: 3 March 2006
Final papers and presentations due: 26 May 2006
Colloquium date: 14 and 15 June 20
Proposals, in electronic format (MS Word) must be submitted to: Annemarie Maritz by 24 February 2006
Email: am1@sun.ac.za Fax: 021-808-4336 Tel: 021-808-2743
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS :
1. Papers and posters based on practical experience will be given firstpriority.
2. Priority will be given to papers on the theme and topics listed,although papers on related topics may also be considered.
3 Submissions must include:
a. full title of the paper;
b. name(s) of author(s),
c. institutional affiliation,
d. full contact details of author(s).
e short abstract of the paper (200-300 words)
f. the MS-Word document of each proposal should be named with the surname of the presenting author, e.g.: Smith prop.doc
g. brief CV of the author(s)
4. Authors of accepted papers will be notified as soon as possible after3 March 2006.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Branch Bosberaad 28 January 2006
The LIASA BEC and many committee members of the various interest groups active in the Western Cape got together today at the Drakenstein Library, Paarl, to discuss LIASA Western Cape matters and to plan the year ahead. Members are going to be spoilt for choice when they see all the exciting activities planned! Watch the blog and your email for news of what's happening. Check the branch webpage for the branch diary for 2006 which will now also include the dates of committee meetings of the various interest groups.
Highlights to watch out for:-
Communicating with IT professionals
Launch of SA Library Week in the Western Cape
Scholarly communication and Open Access Discussion
WCHELIG Winter Colloquium
Internet Searching Workshop
Blogging Workshop
FISH! Philosophy Workshop
Shelver of the Year Competition
LIASA Western Cape Branch Award
It was also noted that this is an election year so June andJuly will be busy months for interest group AGMs. The Branch AGM is scheduled for 2 August.
It was a good bonding and team-building event and much work was done. Thanks to Tommy Matthee, President of LIASA, and the staff of Drakenstein and Paarl Libraries for hosting the branch.
Some photos from the day:
Highlights to watch out for:-
Communicating with IT professionals
Launch of SA Library Week in the Western Cape
Scholarly communication and Open Access Discussion
WCHELIG Winter Colloquium
Internet Searching Workshop
Blogging Workshop
FISH! Philosophy Workshop
Shelver of the Year Competition
LIASA Western Cape Branch Award
It was also noted that this is an election year so June andJuly will be busy months for interest group AGMs. The Branch AGM is scheduled for 2 August.
It was a good bonding and team-building event and much work was done. Thanks to Tommy Matthee, President of LIASA, and the staff of Drakenstein and Paarl Libraries for hosting the branch.
Some photos from the day:
Thursday, December 22, 2005
KZN LIASA/UKZN Mini-conference in April 2006
News of a mini-conference "Institutional mergers and their impact on the LIS sector: challenges, experiences and lessons" arranged by the KZN LIASA branch with the University of Kwa-Zulu- Natal with the announcement and call for papers on the topic
The conference is to be held over 10-12 April 2006 at Howard College Campus, UKZN .
Check out the conference webpage for more information.
The conference is to be held over 10-12 April 2006 at Howard College Campus, UKZN .
Check out the conference webpage for more information.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Highed.Librarian blog
One of our colleagues, Fatima Darries, current chair of the Western Cape Higher Education Libraries Interest Group, has a blog at http://highed.librarian.blogspot.com. She has reported on her experience at the HERS Mid-America Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration at Bryn Mawr College, just outside of Philadelphia, in the States.
Check out the postings on the end of the year breakfast (which is where the photo is from) and on Kay Raseroka's visit to Cape Town. Kay made two presentations, the first to the HERS SA Academcy and the second to the LIASA Western Cape members. What Kay said at both sessions, resonates with many of us as well. The last, and most recent, is about the end of the year breakfast/showcase where Fatima did a short presentation about her experience at the HERS Institute. (Photo shows Fatima speaking at the breakfast.)
Check out the postings on the end of the year breakfast (which is where the photo is from) and on Kay Raseroka's visit to Cape Town. Kay made two presentations, the first to the HERS SA Academcy and the second to the LIASA Western Cape members. What Kay said at both sessions, resonates with many of us as well. The last, and most recent, is about the end of the year breakfast/showcase where Fatima did a short presentation about her experience at the HERS Institute. (Photo shows Fatima speaking at the breakfast.)
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Winner of the LIASA Western Cape Branch Award
The winner of the LIASA Western Cape Branch Award is Milnerton Library Adult Learner Centre. Congratulations to Christelle Lubbe!!
Joint runners-up in second place were the EDULIS Library Team (represented by Susan Hanekom) and the Satellite Libraries Extension Interest Group (lead by Fadeela Davids)
Certificates of recognition were given to the teams from South Peninsula Libraries that were involved in the making of the Library Marketing Video and the organising of the Science Fiction, Fantasy and Comics Seminar.
Showcase Breakfast Meeting lucky draws for members
It has become a tradition that several draws take place at the Western Cape Showcase and End-of-Year Breakfast. Prizes included gift vouchers from Van Schaik, a cash prize from MRC, and assorted corporate products from SABINET.
Here are the lucky winners:
Loyalty Draws for members who have loyally renewed their membership for the last five years:-
Paul Meyer
Mary Lister
Sandy Zinn
Amina Adam
Nazeem Hardy
Tommy Matthee
Debby Myers
Audrey Patrick
Alvina Matthee
New Member Draws:-
Zelda Lamb
Cheryl Heymann
Janine Saunders
Susan Hanekom
Warren Hansen
Renewal Draws for members who have renewed their membership this year:-
Carmen Holtzman
Caroline Dean
Jerome Cupido
Amina Adam
Berenice Williams
Anna Louw
Sue Hardy
Lormarcia Zwaan
For a Librarian present at the Breakfast who participated in the Community Chest Twilight Run on 29 November 2005:
Desiree Reid
with a special thank you gift to Anita Shaw of Grassy Park Library for organising librarians' participation. We heard afterwards that about 90 librarians took part. Well done! And there's a challenge for next year -- we should include it on the branch diary.
Lucky Draws
Father Christmas came early this year and left so many gifts that no one went away empty-handed.
Thanks to our generous sponsors:
* Swets Subscription Services
* Van Schaik Books
* MRC for the cash prize and SAAVI products
* SABINET
* Mr Haffy Haffajee for the LIASA corporate products,
* Jane Sharka
* Kathleen Laishley
* Ingrid Thomson
* LIASA Western Cape Branch.
Monday, November 28, 2005
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Shortlist for the Branch Award
It gives us great pleasure to announce the three shortlisted nomineesfor the brand new LIASA Western Cape Branch Award.
* EDULIS Library Team. The team nominated is Amor du Toit, ColleenMeinert, Erika Nel, Helene Johnston, Marianne Serfontein, Rose Jackson, Susan Hanekom, Zonke Silwanyana and Lynette Prent.
* Satellite Libraries - SPA Extension Services Interest Group. Theteam nominated is Fadeelah Davids (Hangberg), Elna van der Merwe (Hout Bay), SusanAlexander (Fish Hoek), Vincent Williams(Lotus River) and all staff operating satellite service points.
* Milnerton Library Adult Learners Centre. Christelle Lubbe is the nominee.
The winner will be announced at the End of Year Showcase meeting on 30 November at the Villa Via Hotel.
Congratulations and well done to all three teams!!!
* EDULIS Library Team. The team nominated is Amor du Toit, ColleenMeinert, Erika Nel, Helene Johnston, Marianne Serfontein, Rose Jackson, Susan Hanekom, Zonke Silwanyana and Lynette Prent.
* Satellite Libraries - SPA Extension Services Interest Group. Theteam nominated is Fadeelah Davids (Hangberg), Elna van der Merwe (Hout Bay), SusanAlexander (Fish Hoek), Vincent Williams(Lotus River) and all staff operating satellite service points.
* Milnerton Library Adult Learners Centre. Christelle Lubbe is the nominee.
The winner will be announced at the End of Year Showcase meeting on 30 November at the Villa Via Hotel.
Congratulations and well done to all three teams!!!
LIASA Showcase on 30 November 2005
The Western Cape End of Year Showcase and Recruitment meeting for 2005 promises to be a festive affair in the lovely environment of Gordons Bay.
The Villa Via Hotel is in a beautiful setting, part of the Harbour Island Marina Development, with magnificent views of the sea from the deck.
Enjoy a scrumptious breakfast buffet spread and hear all about the latest LIASA news, while fellow members will share their insights and experiences of recent travelsand conferences with you.
We will be celebrating the Western Cape Branch's win of the Nielsen BookData LIASA Presidential Award for 2005.
And a major highlight will be the announcement of the winner of the first-ever Western Cape LIASA Branch Award.
Just by attending and being a paid-up LIASA member will qualify you for the lucky draws!! So dont forget to have your membership number ready when you book.
Use this opportunity to renew for 2006 and bring along a colleague to join as a new member - all new members will also be entered into a draw on the day!!
And if you took up the challenge issued by the South Peninsula Librarians to run/walk/amble in the Community Chest Fun Run/Walk on Tuesday 29th November, then bring proof ... and you'll be entered in a special lucky draw!
Date: Wednesday 30 November
Time: 8 am for 8.30 am
Costs: R100 for LIASA member
R130 for non-LIASA members
Book your place with Lormarcia Zwaan at lormarciaz@drakenstein.gov.za or fax (021) 872 4116 by 24 November 2005. Queries: Lormarcia on 021 807 4871.
How to get to Villa Via:
The Villa Via Hotel is in a beautiful setting, part of the Harbour Island Marina Development, with magnificent views of the sea from the deck.
Enjoy a scrumptious breakfast buffet spread and hear all about the latest LIASA news, while fellow members will share their insights and experiences of recent travelsand conferences with you.
We will be celebrating the Western Cape Branch's win of the Nielsen BookData LIASA Presidential Award for 2005.
And a major highlight will be the announcement of the winner of the first-ever Western Cape LIASA Branch Award.
Just by attending and being a paid-up LIASA member will qualify you for the lucky draws!! So dont forget to have your membership number ready when you book.
Use this opportunity to renew for 2006 and bring along a colleague to join as a new member - all new members will also be entered into a draw on the day!!
And if you took up the challenge issued by the South Peninsula Librarians to run/walk/amble in the Community Chest Fun Run/Walk on Tuesday 29th November, then bring proof ... and you'll be entered in a special lucky draw!
Date: Wednesday 30 November
Time: 8 am for 8.30 am
Costs: R100 for LIASA member
R130 for non-LIASA members
Book your place with Lormarcia Zwaan at lormarciaz@drakenstein.gov.za or fax (021) 872 4116 by 24 November 2005. Queries: Lormarcia on 021 807 4871.
How to get to Villa Via:
Monday, November 07, 2005
Speed Networking Afternoon for LisLIG
LiSLIG Western Cape invitation:
We come to LiSLIG events and listen to speakers, but how much do we
really know about each other? Join us for a
fun-filled, high-energy afternoon of
**SPEED NETWORKING**
-----------------------------------
Date: Tuesday 15 November 2005
Time: 14:00 for 14:30 (includes tea/coffee and cake)
Cost: R25.00 for LIASA/LiSLIG members / R35.00 for non-members
Please deposit your payment into the LiSLIG bank account.
Please *include your name * in the reference section of the deposit
slip.
Account Name : LiSLIG Western Cape
Account Number : 62080746856
Bank : First National Bank
Branch : Rondebosch
Branch Code : 201509
Venue: Tafelberg Gardens Tavern,
6 Rhoodehek Terrace, Hope Street, Gardens
(Map available upon request)
RSVP: by Fri. 11 Nov 2005
to Sharon Jongens: Sharon.Jongens@za.nampak.com
or tel. (021) 590-5800
------------------------------------------------
SPEED NETWORKING
Definition from MacMillan English Dictionary:
"speed networking"; also "speed-networking"; noun [U] /spid netwk/ a
method of making a potential business contact by
briefly talking to a series of people at an organised event and
exchanging contact details
'... Speed networking, as it's more often known, is a relatively new
urban trend, increasingly popular in a world where
social "capital" - who we know and how they can help us - is prized.'
(The Guardian, 7th February 2005)
'Newcastle-based agency Contact25 goes a step further and gets speed
networkers to rate each of the contacts they meet,
on a scale of one to five on the basis of how useful they might be ...'
(BBC News, 8th December 2004)
You've heard of speed-dating, an organised event attended by dozens of
single people who talk briefly to potential
partners and decide whether they might want to see any of them again.
Combine this with the idea of making professional,
rather than romantic, contacts, and what do you get? - speed networking.
Speed networking is based on the idea that the
usual way businesses, especially small businesses, gain new contacts or
clients is by so-called networking - meeting to
talk to people and exchange ideas. Traditional networking events, like
conferences, are often not very productive because
people tend to gravitate towards those they already know, and wouldn't
normally walk up to absolute strangers, even
though there are likely to be people in the room who would make
promising contacts. In a dedicated speed networking
event, people are given a structured environment in which they can talk
to people they wouldn't otherwise have come into
contact with, and can quickly decide whether there is a mutual interest
without the need for polite or unnecessarily long
conversations.
The exact arrangements vary, but in a typical speed networking event,
people are given five minutes or less to talk to a
potential contact, and are then moved on - often to the sound of a
buzzer. At the end of the meeting, business cards can
be exchanged, thereby sowing the seeds for a new commercial
relationship. Like speed-dating before it, speed networking
has in recent months proven very popular on both sides of the Atlantic,
leading to the establishment of dedicated
websites such as speed-networking.net. A related countable noun speed
networker describes participants, although there is
as yet only limited evidence for an intransitive verb speed network.
Background Speed networking is of course modelled on speed-dating, a
term that emerged in 1999, originating from a Los
Angeles Jewish community. The more recent idea of combining business
networking and speed-dating to form speed networking
is also thought to have started in the US, though it seemed to emerge
almost simultaneously in the UK as an innovative
way to forge new business contacts.
Another recent expression in a related context is pink slip party, used
mainly in the US to refer to an organised event
where unemployed people have the opportunity to meet potential
employers. Pink slip in the expression refers to an
official notice given to an employee detailing the termination of an
employment. It also occurs informally as a
transitive verb, pink-slip, meaning 'to give a termination of employment
notice'.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/new-words/050919-speed-networking.htm
We come to LiSLIG events and listen to speakers, but how much do we
really know about each other? Join us for a
fun-filled, high-energy afternoon of
**SPEED NETWORKING**
-----------------------------------
Date: Tuesday 15 November 2005
Time: 14:00 for 14:30 (includes tea/coffee and cake)
Cost: R25.00 for LIASA/LiSLIG members / R35.00 for non-members
Please deposit your payment into the LiSLIG bank account.
Please *include your name * in the reference section of the deposit
slip.
Account Name : LiSLIG Western Cape
Account Number : 62080746856
Bank : First National Bank
Branch : Rondebosch
Branch Code : 201509
Venue: Tafelberg Gardens Tavern,
6 Rhoodehek Terrace, Hope Street, Gardens
(Map available upon request)
RSVP: by Fri. 11 Nov 2005
to Sharon Jongens: Sharon.Jongens@za.nampak.com
or tel. (021) 590-5800
------------------------------------------------
SPEED NETWORKING
Definition from MacMillan English Dictionary:
"speed networking"; also "speed-networking"; noun [U] /spid netwk/ a
method of making a potential business contact by
briefly talking to a series of people at an organised event and
exchanging contact details
'... Speed networking, as it's more often known, is a relatively new
urban trend, increasingly popular in a world where
social "capital" - who we know and how they can help us - is prized.'
(The Guardian, 7th February 2005)
'Newcastle-based agency Contact25 goes a step further and gets speed
networkers to rate each of the contacts they meet,
on a scale of one to five on the basis of how useful they might be ...'
(BBC News, 8th December 2004)
You've heard of speed-dating, an organised event attended by dozens of
single people who talk briefly to potential
partners and decide whether they might want to see any of them again.
Combine this with the idea of making professional,
rather than romantic, contacts, and what do you get? - speed networking.
Speed networking is based on the idea that the
usual way businesses, especially small businesses, gain new contacts or
clients is by so-called networking - meeting to
talk to people and exchange ideas. Traditional networking events, like
conferences, are often not very productive because
people tend to gravitate towards those they already know, and wouldn't
normally walk up to absolute strangers, even
though there are likely to be people in the room who would make
promising contacts. In a dedicated speed networking
event, people are given a structured environment in which they can talk
to people they wouldn't otherwise have come into
contact with, and can quickly decide whether there is a mutual interest
without the need for polite or unnecessarily long
conversations.
The exact arrangements vary, but in a typical speed networking event,
people are given five minutes or less to talk to a
potential contact, and are then moved on - often to the sound of a
buzzer. At the end of the meeting, business cards can
be exchanged, thereby sowing the seeds for a new commercial
relationship. Like speed-dating before it, speed networking
has in recent months proven very popular on both sides of the Atlantic,
leading to the establishment of dedicated
websites such as speed-networking.net. A related countable noun speed
networker describes participants, although there is
as yet only limited evidence for an intransitive verb speed network.
Background Speed networking is of course modelled on speed-dating, a
term that emerged in 1999, originating from a Los
Angeles Jewish community. The more recent idea of combining business
networking and speed-dating to form speed networking
is also thought to have started in the US, though it seemed to emerge
almost simultaneously in the UK as an innovative
way to forge new business contacts.
Another recent expression in a related context is pink slip party, used
mainly in the US to refer to an organised event
where unemployed people have the opportunity to meet potential
employers. Pink slip in the expression refers to an
official notice given to an employee detailing the termination of an
employment. It also occurs informally as a
transitive verb, pink-slip, meaning 'to give a termination of employment
notice'.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/new-words/050919-speed-networking.htm
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Joint LIASA/UWC Public Seminar with Finnish Librarians
You are cordially invited to a joint LIASA/UWC Public Seminar on Information-Seeking Behaviour from a Finnish perspective and Round Table Discussion on Knowledge Managementin the Curriculum
Date: Wednesday 9 November2005
Venue : Centre for Humanity Research, UWC
RSVP: Sonia Stroud (021) 9592137 or Sstroud@uwc.ac.za by 2 November2005
Cost: Free
Programme:
08.30 for 09.00 till 10.30 : Public seminar
Speaker - Prof Mariam Ginman
Topic - Theories of information behaviour : the Finnish perspective based on research done on info behaviour & seeking
10.30 - 11.00 : Tea & refreshments
11.00 - 12.30 : Round Table Discussion
Guest speakers - Prof Aulikki Holma & Maija-Leena Huotari Topic - Knowledge management in the curriculum
There will be a LIASA membership table for those who wouldlike to join or renew their membership.
Date: Wednesday 9 November2005
Venue : Centre for Humanity Research, UWC
RSVP: Sonia Stroud (021) 9592137 or Sstroud@uwc.ac.za by 2 November2005
Cost: Free
Programme:
08.30 for 09.00 till 10.30 : Public seminar
Speaker - Prof Mariam Ginman
Topic - Theories of information behaviour : the Finnish perspective based on research done on info behaviour & seeking
10.30 - 11.00 : Tea & refreshments
11.00 - 12.30 : Round Table Discussion
Guest speakers - Prof Aulikki Holma & Maija-Leena Huotari Topic - Knowledge management in the curriculum
There will be a LIASA membership table for those who wouldlike to join or renew their membership.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Copyright and Intellectual Property Panel Discussion
COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PANEL DISCUSSION : 17 NOVEMBER 2005
WCHELIG, PACLIG and RETIG, with the endorsement of the LIASA Western
Cape Branch, are proud to bring you a panel discussion on copyright and
IP issues.
We will be looking into questions such as: Copyright and fair use; Open
access; WIPO treaties; Practical aspects in HE in SA; Publishers'
perspectives.
Programme :
08:30 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:05 Welcome
09:05 - 09:20 Chair: Nomfundo Luke - Scene set
09:20 - 09:40 Denise Nicholson
09:45 - 10:05 Amanda Barratt - WIPO Treaties
10:05 - 10:30 Tea
10:30 - 10:50 Jeanetta vd Merwe - South Africa and practice (including
reserves & shortloans)
10:55 - 11:15 Nicol Faasen, PASA - Publisher's point of view
11:20 - 11:40 Charles Masango - Author's point of view
11:40 - 12:10 Questions and discussion
12:10 - 12:20 Wrap and close panel discussion, vote of thanks
12:20 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:10 Introduction
13:10 - 13:30 Naomi Haasbroek - Discussion paper
13:30 - 15:00 Workgroup discussion
15:00 - 15:15 Tea
15:15 - 15:45 Report back from groups
15:45 - 16:00 Way forward, timelines
Date: Thursday 17th November 2005
Time: 8:30 for 9:00
Venue: LT 3, Wilfred & Jules Kramer Law School building, Middle
Campus, UCT
Costs: R60 for members and R100 for non-members.
Please diarise and make an effort to attend what should be a lively
discussion!
Please r.s.v.p. by 10 November 2005 to Jean Uys at
jean-m@uctlib.uct.ac.za or tel no 021-650-3119 or fax number
021-689-7569
Only on receipt of proof of payment will attendance be confirmed. Please
deposit or ETF to the LIASA Western Cape Account at FNB.
Account number: 50251139760
Branch name: Paarl
Branch Code: 200110
Reference: Copyright and your surname
Please fax deposit slip to 021-689-7569 for attention Jean Uys.
WCHELIG, PACLIG and RETIG, with the endorsement of the LIASA Western
Cape Branch, are proud to bring you a panel discussion on copyright and
IP issues.
We will be looking into questions such as: Copyright and fair use; Open
access; WIPO treaties; Practical aspects in HE in SA; Publishers'
perspectives.
Programme :
08:30 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:05 Welcome
09:05 - 09:20 Chair: Nomfundo Luke - Scene set
09:20 - 09:40 Denise Nicholson
09:45 - 10:05 Amanda Barratt - WIPO Treaties
10:05 - 10:30 Tea
10:30 - 10:50 Jeanetta vd Merwe - South Africa and practice (including
reserves & shortloans)
10:55 - 11:15 Nicol Faasen, PASA - Publisher's point of view
11:20 - 11:40 Charles Masango - Author's point of view
11:40 - 12:10 Questions and discussion
12:10 - 12:20 Wrap and close panel discussion, vote of thanks
12:20 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:10 Introduction
13:10 - 13:30 Naomi Haasbroek - Discussion paper
13:30 - 15:00 Workgroup discussion
15:00 - 15:15 Tea
15:15 - 15:45 Report back from groups
15:45 - 16:00 Way forward, timelines
Date: Thursday 17th November 2005
Time: 8:30 for 9:00
Venue: LT 3, Wilfred & Jules Kramer Law School building, Middle
Campus, UCT
Costs: R60 for members and R100 for non-members.
Please diarise and make an effort to attend what should be a lively
discussion!
Please r.s.v.p. by 10 November 2005 to Jean Uys at
jean-m@uctlib.uct.ac.za or tel no 021-650-3119 or fax number
021-689-7569
Only on receipt of proof of payment will attendance be confirmed. Please
deposit or ETF to the LIASA Western Cape Account at FNB.
Account number: 50251139760
Branch name: Paarl
Branch Code: 200110
Reference: Copyright and your surname
Please fax deposit slip to 021-689-7569 for attention Jean Uys.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Photo of Western Cape Display
It has become traditional for the branches to do a display at the annual conference. Our display was done in poster form (using MS Publisher) and then printed in colour. I have tried to upload the posters but Blogger doesn't recognise the format ... hence the photo (thanks Fatima!).
There were seven posters in all - four posters showing scenes from our photo album, one highlighting the branch activities (those organised by the BEC ) and two highlighting the activities of the interest groups. And when you look at these, you can see why we won the Presidential Award!!!!
Thanks to Janine at the Western Cape Provincial Library Services for the S A Library Week material which we used on the display.
PS Had the most amazing service from the staff at Wizards at the Waterfront when I took these in for printing!
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Reflection on the Conference
Reflecting on the past week, one is reminded of the fact that we strive towards certain goals and even though we were faced with numerous (all right, a lot of!) challenges, ultimately the vision is what counts.
The papers presented were of excellent quality and seem to be getting better each year! This is the learning and sharing event of the year and should be celebrated as such.
LIASA is a great association and I am proud to be a member. LIASA is not about accommodation, food and social functions. LIASA is about building the profession and I know what I am “getting” from LIASA, because I know what I contribute.
Thanks LIASA!!!!!
The papers presented were of excellent quality and seem to be getting better each year! This is the learning and sharing event of the year and should be celebrated as such.
LIASA is a great association and I am proud to be a member. LIASA is not about accommodation, food and social functions. LIASA is about building the profession and I know what I am “getting” from LIASA, because I know what I contribute.
Thanks LIASA!!!!!
Monday, October 03, 2005
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