Five members of UP Libraries attended DITCHE National IT Event

Five members of our staff were fortunate to attend the DITCHE National IT Event, hosted and sponsored by TENET, at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Port Elizabeth), from 20 – 22 May 2008. The five members who attended this conference were Leonora Wydeman, Ria Groenewald, Tumi Madihlaba, Hennie Müller and Ina Smith. Soekie Swanepoel attended this event together with the GAELIC team, and they’ve shared the results of their investigation on consortiums (to centralize or to distribute) with us. Tsumi delivered a paper on the “Phonet family of systems”, while Ina and Ria addressed all on digital preservation issues. Visit  https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/handle/2263/5393 to view their presentation. Very view international institutions have a digital preservation policy, and none of the SA institutions represented at DITCHE have such a policy either. The University of Rhodes indicated that they would like to work along with us towards compiling such a policy/ strategy that can then be implemented by all others interested. Another positive outcome was that the Stellenbosch University indicated that they would like to become involved in making DSpace easily available for all to use by configuring it to an image that can then be installed with great ease. The networking opportunities with fellow colleagues were great, and many new ties were established. Pam Govender from the Durban University of Technology said their eyes are constantly on the University of Pretoria to see what are the new trends and how to go about to implement their repository and make a success thereof.

       Tumi on the stand, addressing us on the Phonet family of systems at UP                       We had dinner at 34 South – a restaurant at the Boardwalk   

                                       (20 May 2008)                                                                                       (20 May  2008). On the photo is Leonora and Ria.          

Wynand van der Walt (SABINET), Stephen Visagie (University of Namibia) and Hennie Müller (UP) in deep conversation.

When asked how it happened that he became a librarian, Stephen said he wanted to enrol for a straight BA,

but ended up enrolling for a BBibl thanks to a “babbelas” from the previous evening, and since it sounded like a good idea

(one of his friends was then in her 2^nd year).

He is now a systems librarian, very enthusiastic about open source, and apply IT in creative and innovative ways at their libraries.

Contributed by Ina Smith

Situated only 1,5 km North of the main entrance of the Onderstepoort campus, along the M35, is the Onderstepoort Primary School. The school has approximately 150 pupils.

On 22 November 2007 four staff members of the Veterinary Science Librarian paid a visit to this school. Several donations, such as story books, coloring books, crayons, modeling clay, pencils and other stationery, as well as toothbrushes, dental floss and toothpaste were distributed to the children.

This donation was received from the following donors in Vermont, USA:

• Russell Memorial Library, Monkton;

• Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol;

• Margaret Pierce Teitelbaum (dental supplies);

• Marv Greenberg, D.V.M.;

• Laura Lyndes, D.V.M. and

• Julie Moenter, D.V.M. (organiser)

                  Tertia Coetsee, Marguerite Nel, Maite Motshoeneng,                                              Johannes Moropotli handing over  the toothbrushes , toothpaste

                      Constance Lekhuleng and Johannes Moropotli                                                                                          and dental floss

Posters were made to accompany the dental donation, explaining the correct use of each item.

The Veterinary Science Library also donated duplicate journals such as Animal Talk and Farmer’s Weekly to use in the classes.

Not only did the children and their teachers enjoy the visit, but it was such an enriching experience for the librarians, they decided to surprise the children the following week with ice cream and sweets!

For a photographic overview of the first visit go to : http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/documents/opprimary.ppt

All the photos taken during the two visits are  available on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/veterinary_library/sets/

The Veterinary Science Students are also running the  Madidi Tutoring Project at the  Ntolo High School. We are supporting them in their endeavors to start a library at this school, emphasizing the children’s involvement and responsibility.  If anyone wishes to contribute towards this project, please contact us and we will organize for the material to be collected.

Pupils from Ntolo High School helping to sort the donated books for the new library

Contributed by Marguerite Nel

Contributed by Ina Smith

June book of the month

 Die Voëlgids van Suider-Afrika© 2008/Ulrich Oberprieler, Burger Cillié

Contributed by Katrien Malan

Hierdie voëlgids het die volgende unieke kenmerke:

• 'n Gebruikersvriendelike stelsel met kleurkodes en kruisverwysings om vinnig by die regte voël in die boek uit te kom.

• Meer as 1 200 uitstekende kleurfoto's van 809 voëls wat die verskillende kleurvorms illustreer: mannetjie, wyfie, jonge, broeidrag en ander variasies.

• Simbole wat die voël se voorkeur, habitat, kos, sosialiteit en nes-tipe uitbeeld.

• Verspreidingskaarte wat die voorkomsdigtheid en migrasiepatrone aandui.

• 'n Stelsel wat al die voëls op uiterlike kenmerke en gedrag in 12 logiese groepe met kleurkodes indeel.

• Volledige teks wat klem lë op identifikasie en gedrag, en ook bruikbare inligting verskaf oor voëlfamilies en kleiner groepe.

Iets oor die outeurs:

Ulrich Oberprieler het drie ander voëlboeke saam met Burger geskryf.  Hy is tans Bestuurder: Opvoeding van die Nasionale Dieretuin in Pretoria.  Hy is 'n entoesiastiese natuurlewefotograaf en baie bekend vir die uitstekende kursusse wat hy aanbied oor soogdiere, voëls en die omgewing.

Burger Cillié is 'n bekende natuurlewefotograaf en skrywer van twee veldgidse oor soogdiere van Suider-Afrika.  Hy en Ulrich is ook medeskrywers van twee park-eie veldgidse en drie ander veldgidse oor die voëls van Suider-Afrika.

Baie geluk aan die volgende personeellede wat graad ontvang het, of wie se kinders graad ontvang het gedurende die 2008 Herfspromosieplegtighede:  / Congratulations to the following staff members who received their degree, or who's children received their degree during the 2008 Autumn Graduation Ceremony:

• Eridine Roux received her MMus (Musicology) degree.

• Tiny Makua received her BAdmin (Hons): Public Management degree

Die volgende personeellede se kinders het grade ontvang: / The following staff members children received their degrees:

• Fay Fabris-Rotelli’s daughter Keren - BIS Multimedia degree

• Rolf Tönsing’s daughter Britta - BSc(Hons) Biotechnology degree

• Rolf Tönsing’s son Christoph - MEng Computer Engineering degree

• Antoinette Lourens’s son Jaco - BEng Civil degree

• Antoinette Lourens’s son Corni - Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

• Anna-Marie Young’s son Robert John - BEng Mechanical Engineering degree

• Katrien Malan’s daughter Karien - Masters in Mathematical Statistics

• Sunette Steynberg’s daughter Zana - Mechanical Engineering degree

• Hannetjie Boshoff’s son Thinus - BMus degree & Education Licence at UNISA

• Diana Gerritsen’s daughter Tanja – BCom(Hons) Accounting degree

• Hilda Kriel's son Christiaan - Industrial Engineering

• Hilda Kriel’s daughter Petronelle - Marketing and Communication degree

Contributed by Salomie Stolz

AIS Intranet Newsletter Publication / Publikasie van die AI Intranet Nuusbrief

Indien jy enige kommentaar of voorstelle oor die nuusbrief het, epos ons asseblief by diana.gerritsen@up.ac.za - ons hoor graag jou opinie.

If you have any comments or suggestions about our newsletter, then please mail us on diana.gerritsen@up.ac.za - we are very keen to hear your opinions.

To contribute, please e-mail Diana Gerritsen. Contributions can be in Afrikaans or English.

Om 'n bydrae te maak e-pos asb. vir Diana Gerritsen. Bydraes kan in Afrikaans of Engels wees.

Junie/June

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National Youth / Nasionale Jeug

Month / Maand

1

International Children's Day

National Cancer Survivors' Day

International Day of Innocent Children - Victims of Aggression

20

Gauteng

Schools Closed / Skole sluit

C.J. Langenhoven

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