GAELIC Summer Training Camp: Over 100 people registered for this event which was held at the University of the Witwatersrand Library. Four parallel sessions were held focusing on differing needs and interest of the GAELIC member's library staff. Presentations and photos can be found on the website.A big thank-you to all who participated in any way. Feedback on this event is welcome so that we can improve on it next time.
*OCLC Research Roadmap Working group is writing a manifesto in the form of a call to action for staff working in academic libraries. Spelling out the current state of affairs, their objective is to keep the library at the heart of the research process. Read the manifesto.
*"From Librarian Habilis to Librarian Sapiens" - making web 2.0 work / by Milica Cvetkovic Information today. vol 29 (9) Oct 09
*Some advice for those considering the e-book reader as an option
>Top 5 e-book readers from Liane Cassovy of PC World Nov 9, 2009
>Google sparks an e-book fight with Kindle .. from the Reuters Blog Oct 15, 2009 by Georgina Prodhan
>Gary Price - Resource Shelf provides 100 useful links for the e-book lover
Who we are and what we do:....
GAELIC is an academic library consortium founded in April 1996 within FOTIM (Foundation of Tertiary Institutions of the Northern Metropolis), which is a regional academic consortium of 9 universities. The region covered includes the provinces of Gauteng, North-West and Limpopo. Fotim aims to promote collaboration and capacity development within the South African higher education sector.
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