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Sixth Southern African Online Information Meeting
Caesars Convention Centre, Kempton Park, South Africa
19 - 21 June 2001
In Conjunction With
Special Libraries & Information Services Group (SLIS)
Organisation of SA Law Libraries (OSALL)
WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE 2001
08:00 Registration
09:00 Welcome
SESSION ONE: 09:00 - 10:50
Chair: Maureen Brassel - SAOUG
09:05 Keynote address: Copyright and the digital library. Prof Charles Oppenheim, Dept Information Science, Loughborough University, UK
09:45 Patenting computer software. Lance Abramson, Spoor & Fisher
10:15 Virtual lectures: A survey of courses at Utah State University. Jacques du Plessis, Centre for Online Education, USU Cancelled
10:45 Questions and discussion
10:50 - 11:20 Refreshments
SESSION TWO: 11:20 - 12:45
Chair: Lorraine Patton - SLIS
11:20 The information seeking process: Is there a sixth sense? Johannes Nel, Dept of Information Science, UP
11:40 The Information lifecycle as a tool for planning and designing an information structure. Elmi van der Dussen, BizMod
12:00 Mercury portal. Avril Meintjes, CSIR
12:20 Design and development of a portal for academics. Heila Pienaar, Academic Information Service, UP
Frank Conradie, Opticode Software
12:40 Questions and discussion
12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
13:35 - 14:00 SAOUG AGM
SESSION THREE: 14:00 - 16:10
Chair: Ruth Ward - OSALL
14:00 Corporate Technical Memory: Making sure that the long term can make the grade when the short term comes digging.
- Mines and Minerals Information Interest Group - Martie van Deventer, CSIR
- Corporate technical memory, information audit &
implementation - Gwynn Crothall, Billiton
- Electronic Document Management (EDM) - Erna Harmse, Mintek
- DEEPMINE: A South African ultra-deep level collaborative mining research
programme - George Harper, CSIR
- De Beers corporate technology memory: A case study - Marthie van Jaarsveld,
De Beers
15:00 Questions and discussion
15:10 Virtual government. Doug Franke, Price Waterhouse Coopers
15:40 The virtual librarian: Telecommuting - myth or reality? Di Kruger, Rand Merchant Bank
16:00 Questions and discussion
16:10 Exhibition
17:00 Cocktail function - Sponsored by SABINET Online.
THURSDAY 21 JUNE 2001
08:00 Registration
SESSION FOUR: 09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Glenda Myers - SAOUG
09:00 Keynote address: Technology and the digital library. Martin White, Intranet Focus, UK
10:00 Making your website copyright correct. Carol van Zijl, Vaal Triangle Technikon Library
10:20 Questions and discussion
10:30 - 11:00 Refreshments
SESSION FIVE: 11:00 - 12:45
Chair: Daisy Selematsela - UNISA
11:00 Information literacy acquisition: A dynamic model. Lisa Thompson and Johannes Cronje, Dept Information Science, UP
11:20 Information literacy within a consortia framework. Peter Underwood, Director, Centre for Information Literacy, UCT
11:40 Information literacy and distance education: The challenge of addressing the lack of (basic) information skills in a lifelong learning environment. Sandra Erasmus, Technikon SA
12:00 Information literacy: How low do we go? Clare Walker, Wits University Library
12:20 Evidence-based information literacy for continuing professional development. Glenda Myers, Wits Health Sciences Library
12:40 Questions and discussion
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
SESSION SIX: 14:00 - 15:00
Chair: George de Bruin - SASOL
14:00 The digitisation of the Ghandi Papers: A case study. Ansie Watkins, Unisa Library, Digital Resource Centre
14:20 Cybermirages and information illusions: Why don't ye find what ye seek? Erica Cosijn, Dept of Information Science, UP
14:40 The convergence of search. Iain Fletcher, Convera Corporation
15:00 - 15:30 Refreshments
SESSION SEVEN: 15:30 - 16:35
Chair: Robert Moropa - University of Pretoria
15:30 Beyond e: Scholarly communication in the knowledge era. Monica Hammes, Academic Information Service, UP
15:50 Knowledge management. Rivka Kfir, National Research Foundation
16:20 Questions and discussion
16:25 Closure and thanks - Maureen Brassel, SAOUG Chair
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