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Seventh Southern African Online Information Meeting

WEDNESDAY 4 JUNE 2003

SESSION ONE: 09:00 - 10:00

09:05 Keynote address: Value for money: You mean I have to pay for information? Marydee Ojala, Editor, Online Magazine, USA

09:50 Questions and discussion

10:00 - 10:30 Refreshments

SESSION TWO: 10:30 - 12:45 - Changing role of the Information Professional and the Library

10:30 Training Internet End-Users: From Surfing to Researching. Presentation | Written Paper. Louise Mitchell, Anglo American

10:55 The Role of the Information Professional in Attracting and Maintaining Users in this Era of Digital and Virtual Service Presentation | Written Paper. Munyadziwa Veronica Rabambi, Vista University

11:20 The Importance of Legal Knowledge and Expertise: What Law Librarians Should Know Presentation | Written Paper. Tsepo Constable, UNISA

11:45 The Role of the SA Online User Group in the Informatisation of Society. J C Theron, Dept of Information Science, UNISA

12:10 “Corporatising” Information Literacy Products to Generate Income for your Library: Perspectives and Experiences from Singapore Presentation | Written Paper. Rajendra Munoo, National Library Board, Singapore

12:35 Questions and discussion

12:45 - 14:15 Lunch

SESSION THREE: 14:15 - 15:40 - E-Books and E-Journals

14:15 Electronic Books: A New Genre of Content Management. Presentation | Written Paper. Siriginidi Subba Rao, Central Leather Research Institute, India

14:40 Gutenberg’s Galaxy or Earth to E? A Brief Overview of Human-Computer Interfaces in Medical E-Books and E-Journals. Glenda Myers & Fiona Bester, Witwatersrand University

15:05 From Print to Digital Journals: Practical Advice from a Librarian on the Digitisation of Journals. Dorette Snyman, UNISA

15:30 Questions and discussion

15:40 Exhibition

17:00 Lion and Rhino Park Game Drive . Refreshments sponsored by SWETS Blackwell SA

THURSDAY 5 JUNE 2003

SESSION FOUR: 09:00 - 10:00

09:00 Keynote: The Future of the Information Giants: Mergers and Monopolies. Ciaran Morton, DIALOG

09:50 Questions and discussion

10:00 - 10:30 Refreshments

SESSION FIVE: 10:30 - 12:20 - Knowledge Management and Competitive Intelligence

10:30 Representing Information for Knowledge Management: Structures for Communication. Presentation | Written Paper. John Zacharias Theophanous & Erica Cosijn, Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria

11:00 Creating an Expert Knowledge Base. Presentation | Written Paper Chris Cromhout, Business Partners

11:25 Developing a Competitive Intelligence Capability in a Knowledge-Based Organisation. Presentation | Written Paper Deonie Botha, University of Pretoria & Johann Havenga, IBIS

11:50 The Role of People in Knowledge Management and Corporate Intelligence. Presentation | Written Paper Thomas Groenewald, Technikon SA

12:15 Questions and discussion

12:20 - 14:15 Lunch

SESSION SIX: 14:15 - 16:30 - Intranets and Transaction Logs

14:15 Intranets and Content Management. Presentation | Written Paper M C Molepo, University of Venda

14:40 Multiple Personalities: An Intranet that Changes Character for Diverse User Groups. Max Schutte, Nampak Group Research and Development

15:05 A Story Told by Nexus Transaction Logs: What to Make of it. Presentation | Written Paper Henda van den Berg, Nexus Database System & Ina Fourie, University of Pretoria

15:30 Questions and discussion

15:40 Adapt or Die: Lessons from the Ancient Past. Prof. Bruce Rubidge, Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, WITS

16:20 Questions and discussion

16:25 Closure and thanks - Maureen Brassel, SAOUG Chair

16:30 - 16:50 Refreshments