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Late Opening for Exams, Public Holiday & Winter Vacation Research Break, May - July 2013
34 days ago
Late Opening for Exams, Monday 20th May - Thursday 20th June 2013
Examinations are beginning on Monday 27th May 2013. Wartenweiler, Education, Commerce and Law Libraries are open until 11 pm Monday - Thursday evenings from Monday 20th May until Thursday 20th June 2013.
Public Holiday, Monday, 17th June 2013
Monday 17 June is a public holiday and all libraries will be closed.
Winter Vacation Research Break, Tuesday 25th June - Sunday 14th July 2013
Branches which normally remain open in the evenings will close at 17:00 Monday-Friday from Friday 21st June - Friday 12th July 2013.
Saturdays, 29th June, 6th July & 13th July: Wartenweiler & Cullen (& Research Commons), Biophy, Archit, Commerce, Engineering & Law will be closed.
Wits Library of Management (WLM) and Witwatersrand Health Sciences Library (WHSL) do not change hours during the June - July break.
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Library STAR Awards
40 days ago
Recently the Library held its first STAR Awards Ceremony for our Champions!
The nominees for the Rock Solid Award were:
* Khulisa Sithole from Library Computer Services
* Godfrey Machaba from Commerce Library
* Mandla Nkambule from Wartenweiler Library
* Zanele Msomi from William Cullen Library
* Simon Netshaulo from Engineering Library (Winner)
The nominees for the STAR Achiever Award were:
* Molefi Lebelo from Wartenweiler Library
* Thomas Baloyi from Wartenweiler Library (Winner)
SIMON NETSHAULO OF ENGINEERING LIBRARY
We are pleased to announce the winner of the STAR Achiever Award was
THOMAS BALOYI OF WARTENWEILER LIBRARY
STAR Awards Ceremony for our Champions Simon Netshaulo and Thomas Baloyi. Simon is from the Engineering Library and Thomas works in the Main library. Well done!
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Library Week 16 - 23 March
90 days ago
Wits Library in support of SA Library week event celebrates Library Week from 16-23 March 2013 , with the theme "Educate yourself @ your Library". Have and look at the library week displays in some of our libraries and come join us for a dynamic talk by:
Innocentia Mhlambi: Senior Lecturer - African Languages.
Venue : Electronic Class Room 1st Floor, Wartenweiler Library - East Campus
Date: 20 March 2013
Time 13h:00-14h:00
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New e-resources
145 days ago
AccessEngineering
Full-text access to McGraw-Hill's Engineering publications such as Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain. Includes instructional videos, interactive tables and charts.
PsycARTICLES
Full text access to journals from the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association. Covers all aspects of the psychological and behavioural sciences and related fields such as education, nursing, business and neuroscience.
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Library Orientation Week- "O Week"
147 days ago
Walk in Library training sessions available from 4 – 8 February 2013 for all new Wits students.
Time: Session 1:12:30 – 1:00 or
Session 2: 1:00 – 1:30
Venue: Electronic Classroom (ECR1) First floor in the Wartenweiler Library.
Course Coverage: What Wits libraries can offer new students to help them achieve success in their studies.
No booking is required.
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Reading & Writing
155 days ago
Reading & Writing is an inter-disciplinary and inter-professional scholarly journal that explores how literacy is defined, enacted and promoted in a range of institutional, socio-cultural and disciplinary contexts', particularly within Africa and other developing countries. Read more...
The South African Journal of Childhood Education (SAJCE) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for the dissemination of research in childhood learning and development and the care and education of children from birth to 12 years. Read more...
Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa was ordered by the School of Literature and Language Studies. Access does not require a username and password. Read more...
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It's a book
157 days ago
It's a book/ [by] Lane Smith. - New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2010 - [32] p.-EDUC CHILD PZ 3 SMI.
Well-designed children's picture books catch the adult eye - children are of course oblivious. Lane Smith's books are all designed by his wife Molly Leach. This is unusual as he writes the text and does the illustrations. This book is worth reading just for the elegance of the design. In It's a book Lane Smith has given children a minimalistic story driven by the lure of peer influence and curiosity. Nonetheless the story is a vehicle for acute observations on e-devices and books. The virtues of e-devices are indirectly enumerated: 'Can it tweet?' asks Jackass. 'No', replies Monkey, 'it's a book.' The difference between power reading and submissive reading is demonstrated. The demands made by devices (passwords, recharging, accessories, etc.) are also indirectly mentioned ' accepted by gadget-lovers, resented by those who just want to read. Teachers and parents have commented that device-loving children may lose their grip on reality, and so Smith emphasizes the concrete: It's a book; it's a mouse; it's a jackass. The limitations of the book format are listed; the toy-features of the devices are given full credit. The breath-taking brevity and ingenuity of texting conventions are contrasted with the compelling prose of Treasure island. The gentle message that came to me is that devices and books are both worth having and enjoying.
Two copies of this were ordered for the Education Library by lecturer Toni Gennrich.
Mark Sandham
Education Librarian
3 January 2013
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New databases for 2013
158 days ago
Just a few of the databases to start the new year with. The Africa portal is an online knowledge resource for issues on Africa.
Isigidimi SamaXhosa has been re-established. (Free Google account required).
Europeana provides access to material digitised throughout Europe.
The Music Treasures Consortium provides online access to some of the world's most valued music manuscripts.
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New Library Boost Skills
222 days ago
Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) and Wits University officially opened the Gold Fields Engineering Library at the Wits Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment on Wednesday, 7 November 2012... find out more
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Graduate Research Support Workshop
286 days ago
The Graduate Support Division presents the following workshops aimed at postgraduate students. Please book with hildegard.chapman(at)wits.ac.za. Telephone (011) 717 1156 or visit http://www.wits.ac.za/prospective/postgraduate/11554/research_support.html
e-Resources in the Faculty of Humanities Part 1
Date: 5 September 2012
Time: 9:30-13.30
Venue: Electronic Classroom 1, Floor 1, Wartenweiler Library, East Campus
e-Resources in the Faculty of Humanities Part 2
Date: 6 September 2012
Time: 9:00-13:00
Venue: Electronic Classroom 1, Floor 1, Wartenweiler Library, East Campus
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New: InCites
287 days ago
InCites is a customized, web-based research evaluation tool that allows you to analyze institutional productivity and benchmark your output against peers worldwide. With customized citation data, global metrics, and multidimensional profiles on the leading research institutions, InCites gives comprehensive insight into your institution's performance. It has robust visualization and reporting tools for creating and sharing reports quickly and easily. You can access InCites through the link Electronic Databases at the Library home page http://www.wits.ac.za/library/
For more information contact: maryna.vandenheever@wits.ac.za
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Library Hours: Vacation/Study/Research Break, Saturday 1st September - Sunday 9th September 2012
287 days ago
The libraries will remain open as usual during the vacation/study/research break starting on Saturday 1st September and ending on Sunday 9th September 2012. The opening hours are:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: OPEN AT 08:00, except for WHSL at 08:30
Wednesday: OPEN AT 09:00, except for WHSL at 10:30.
Friday: all Libraries close at 17:00, except WHSL at 18:00
For SATURDAY & EVENING OPENING HOURS please use links to individual Branch Libraries for details.
More information: contact the Deputy University Librarian, Paiki.Muswazi@Wits.ac.za ext 71904
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SYSTEMS UNAVAILALBILITY: 15H00, SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2012 UNTIL 18H00, SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 2012
305 days ago
CNS needs to do emergency preventative maintenance on our storage infrastructure in order to improve some of the server response times, and to prevent a service outage. Please note that some of the major services listed below will not be available during the maintenance period 15h00 on Saturday 18 August 2012 until 18h00 on Sunday 19 August 2012:
- Wits Web site
- Student email
- E-Learning
- Library
- Help Desk
- Business Solutions development
The iWits system and staff email will be available during this time.
CNS apologises for the inconvenience
Always at your service
If you have any queries or concerns, please contact the CNS Service Desk on ithelp@wits.ac.za or ext. 71717
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Springer: eBooks @ the University of the Witwatersrand
306 days ago
This Survey is for research purposes only.
By finishing this survey you consent that your feedback may be used in the evaluation of the Pilot.
You can quit this survey at any time. When you do not complete the survey, your feedback will not be registered.
Please follow the link: Go to Survey
Thank you for participating in this survey, we value your feedback!
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PLANNED SYSTEM DOWNTIME (PARKTOWN BUSINESS CAMPUS): 26 AUGUST 2012
306 days ago
Please note that all services will be unavailable due to network downtime from 08h00 till 14h00 on Sunday 26, August 2012 due to a major upgrade of the core router at the site.
The impact will be:
Total network outage between 08:00 and 14:00 at PARKTOWN Business Campus
- No internet access
- No email
- No internal network connectivity
- No wireless
The areas affected on the Parktown campus will be:
- Wits Business School
- P&DM and the Library
- Residences on that campus that is EOH, PKV1, Trematon and North Lodge
CNS apologises for the inconvenience
Always at your service
If you have any queries or concerns, please contact the CNS Service Desk on ithelp@wits.ac.za or ext. 71717
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LIBRARY CLOSURE: PUBLIC HOLIDAY, THURSDAY 9 AUGUST 2012
316 days ago
All Libraries will be closed on National Women's Day, Thursday 9 August 2012.
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Activities Today 18-07-2012
334 days ago
WITS ARCHIVES HOST MANDELA DAY EXHIBITION
Did you know that the former President of South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a Witsie? To know more about this, come to the exhibition that has been organised by the Wits Archives in collaboration with Wits Volunteer Programme and the SRC. The exhibition is in celebration of Mandela Day which is celebrated internationally on 18 July 2012. There will be a journal for people to write their comments/opinions about Mandela Day and what features or themes they would like to see in future exhibitions. Wits Archives encourages everyone to devote 67 minutes of their precious time to show some love and care to the less privileged in the community.
Date: 16-27 July 2012
Time: 08:00 - 16:00 (Mondays to Fridays)
Venue: Senate House Concourse, Senate House, East Campus
Enquiries: Kgomotso.Mothate@wits.ac.za or (011) 717-1251/3
EXHIBITION TO CELEBRATE LIFE AND WORK OF PROFESSOR PHILLIP TOBIAS
An exhibition to celebrate the life and work of Professor Phillip V. Tobias is currently held in the Adler Museum of Medicine in the Wits Medical School. Tobias was Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Human Biology at the Wits Medical School. He also held the positions of Honorary Professor of Palaeoantropology, Honorary Professorial Research Associate and was the former Director of the Sterkfontein Research Unit. The exhibition covers his life, from his troubled childhood in Durban and Bloemfontein, to his time at Wits, his growing involvement in the fight against apartheid for academic freedom, and the use of his extensive research to counter the arguments used by the apartheid regime to explain their racial policies. He is known for his dedication to the people of Africa, more especially to the San and the Tonga of Zambia, and his 25-year partnership with Louis and Mary Leakey of Kenya.
Date: Until 31 July 2012
Time: 09:00 - 16:00 (Mondays to Fridays)
Venue: Adler Museum of Medicine, Wits Medical School Campus
Enquiries: adler.museum@wits.ac.za
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Exhibition to Honour Emeritus Professor Phillip V. Tobias (1925 - 2012)
368 days ago
Exhibition to Honour Emeritus Professor Phillip V. Tobias (1925 - 2012)
To honour the memory of Prof Tobias (14 October, 1925 - 7 June 2012) a small display of some of his works has been mounted in the William Cullen Library Foyer. Of special note here are his writings on Australopithecus Boisei produced when he worked with the Leakeys in Kenya, and his interest in the Taung Child Australopithecus Africanus.
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Study Break & Exams, Monday 21 May - Friday 22 June, 2012
398 days ago
EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS: Study Break & Exams, Monday 21 May - Friday 22 June, 2012
The second teaching bloc is ending on Friday 25th May. Examinations are starting on Monday, 28th May and ending on Friday 22nd June 2012.
From Monday 21st May until Wednesday 20th June, Wartenweiler, Commerce, Education & Law Libraries will extend opening hours until 11 pm on Monday-Thursday evenings.
Public Holiday, Saturday, 16 June 2012
Saturday 16 June is a public holiday and all libraries will be closed.
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INVITATION TO ASTRONOMY DAY
433 days ago
Dear Colleagues,
Do not miss out on the next Wits90 event!
The Wits School of Computational and Applied Mathematics will be hosting two world renowned astronomers on Wits Astronomy Day on the 19th of April 2012.
Professor Debbie Elmegreen, President of the American Astronomical Society, and her husband, Dr Bruce Elmegreen from the IBM Research Division in New York, US, will both deliver public lectures related to their fields of research.
Prof. Elmegreen will deliver the inaugural Arthur Bleksley Memorial Lecture. Bleksley served as president of the Astronomical Society of South Africa from 1949-50 and in 1953 he became Chair of Applied Mathematics and head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at Wits, positions he held for 15 years. He was also the first director of the Johannesburg Planetarium when it opened in 1960.
Prof. Elmegreen's lecture, entitled New Worlds: In search of other Earths, will discuss questions such as: Are there other Earths orbiting distant stars like our Sun? The evening will commence with an introductory lecture by Prof. David Block from the School of Computational and Applied Mathematics, entitled Smashing the moulds of tradition: lessons from the genius of Wits Applied Mathematician, Arthur Bleksley.
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Venue: Auditorium 2, Science Stadium, West Campus
Earlier in the day, Dr Bruce Elmegreen will deliver a lecture entitled Mapping the Invisible Universe, which will be followed by a panel discussion. Who could have guessed that the most common form of matter in the Universe is something that is totally invisible to all forms of light? Dr Elmegreenâ??s lecture will focus on dark matter and highlight the instruments and experiments that led to remarkable discoveries. He will also discuss the potential for new discoveries from instruments currently planned.
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Venue: The Great Hall, East Campus
All welcome.
For enquiries related to these events contact rechelle.tsunke@wits.ac.za or call (011) 717-1193.
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MANEY MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
433 days ago
Searching for top quality materials science & engineering content in the library?
Highlights include:
- International Materials Reviews
- Materials Science and Technology
- Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
- Subject coverage includes materials
- research, mineral resources, physical
- metallurgy, surface engineering & MORE!
- Peer-reviewed, international content.
How to locate content materials science collection: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/collection/maney_materials?j_availability
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TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON NEW ONLINE COPYRIGHT SYSTEM
445 days ago
Academic staff who use copyright material in their teaching materials, e.g. course packs, on short loan, WebCT, Moodle or other e-learning tools are responsible for clearing copyright through the Wits Copyright Services Office. A new online copyright system is now in place (effective from 1 February 2012), so all copyright requests must now be made through the new system. To assist academic staff and/or course coordinators in the Faculties/Schools, the following 'hands-on' training sessions will be offered by Mahani Bodhi from the Research Office.
Please note that the training session planned for Monday 2 April 2012 at CLTD Computer Lab, West Campus, has been changed to Wednesday 4 April 2012 from 10.00 - 11.30am.
If you would like to attend this training session or later ones, please contact Denise Nicholson on (011) 717-1929 or denise.nicholson@wits.ac.za to book a place.
Dates: 4 and 18 April 2012, 7 and 21 May 2012
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Computer Lab, CLTD, West Campus
Bookings: denise.nicholson@wits.ac.za or mahani.bodhi@wits.ac.za
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e-Resources in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
445 days ago
Presented by Maryna van den Heever. The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication. Part 1 of the workshop will cover an introduction to research literature in the disciplines, information finding tools such as e-Wits, the e-Journal portal, subject portals and inventories, and how to access materials that Wits Library does not have.
Date: 28 March 2012
Time: 09:30 - 13:30
Venue: Electronic Classroom 2, Commerce Library, West Campus
e-Resources in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment Part 2
Presented by Maryna van den Heever. The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication. Part 2 will focus on high-level research and publication resources, advanced information finding using discipline specific databases, using RefWorks to manage references, Institutional Repositories and open access publications, impact factors and peer review, and how to keep abreast with knowledge advances in subjects of interest.
Date: 29 March 2012
Time: 09:30 - 13:00
Venue: Electronic Classroom 2, Commerce Library, Next to Tower of Light, West Campus
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LIBRARY TIMES DURING THE STUDY BREAK/PUBLIC HOLIDAY PERIOD
445 days ago
LIBRARY TIMES DURING THE STUDY BREAK/PUBLIC HOLIDAY PERIOD
Saturday, 31 March 2012 - Tuesday, 1 May 2012
All libraries will remain open as for term time, from Monday, 2 April 2012 to Wednesday, 4 April 2012.
Easter Weekend: 6 - 9 April 2012
The Wits Health Sciences Library will close at 23:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen from Tuesday, 10 April 2012 onwards from 08:30 as usual.
The Wits Management Library will close at 22:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen from Tuesday, 10 April 2012 onwards from 08:00 to 22:00 as usual.
The Law Library will close at 22:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen on Tuesday, 10 April 2012, at 08:00.
All other libraries will close at 17:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen on Tuesday, 10 April 2012, at 08:00.
Please note that Friday, 27 April 2012, and Tuesday, 1 May 2012, are Public Holidays. All libraries will be closed.
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Springer e-Book Trial
461 days ago
The Library
University of the Witwatersrand__
Access tens of thousands of Springer eBooks
The University of the Witwatersrand Libraryhas set up a Springer eBook trial which will be open until 15 August 2012. Staff and students will have unlimited online accessto tens of thousands of Springer eBooks with copyright years 2005-2012 via springerlink.com.
Springer eBooks are grouped in 12 fully indexed and searchable Subject Collections:
* Behavioral Science
* Biomedical and Life Sciences
* Business and Economics
* Chemistry and Materials Science
* Computer Science (including the highly regarded Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
* Earth and Environmental Science
* Engineering
* Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
* Mathematics and Statistics
* Medicine
* Physics and Astronomy
* Professional Computing and Web Design
More than just books
Your trial access also includes the trusted Springer eReference collection.
Springer has more than 120 eReference Works online and all are included in the yearly eBook collections!
The eReference collection covers a wide range of topics:
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Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease |
Also check out our prestigious Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series with topics ranging from the depth of the ocean to the clouds in the sky!
Would you like to know more about the advantages of the Springer eBook Collection? For detailed information on the subject area of your interest please visit springer.com/ebooks.
We urge you to make the most of this opportunity by turning to Springer eBooks often, and exploring all that this collection offers.
For more information, contact your Librarian.
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NEW: INCITES
461 days ago
InCites is a customized, web-based research evaluation tool that allows you to analyze institutional productivity and benchmark your output against peers worldwide. With customized citation data, global metrics, and multidimensional profiles on the leading research institutions, InCites gives comprehensive insight into your institution's performance. It has robust visualization and reporting tools for creating and sharing reports quickly and easily. You can access InCites through the link Electronic Databases at the Library home page http://www.wits.ac.za/library/ For more information contact: maryna.vandenheever@wits.ac.za
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Library Closure: Public Holiday, Wednesday 21 March 2012
462 days ago
Library Closure: Public Holiday, Wednesday 21 March 2012 All Libraries will be closed on Human Rights Day, Wednesday 21 March 2012.
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Urgent Notice
473 days ago
Logging on to e-resources and your My Library account will produce a screen warning that it might be unsafe to access or proceed to the requested page.
As long as you are trying to access a Library page or resource you are safe to accept this security risk. REMEMBER this applies ONLY to LIBRARY resources and pages - no other website!! The safe links will start with 'https' as an address and include 'wits.ac.za'. Library Computer services are aware of this technical challenge and is working on solving the problem ASAP.
If you have ANY questions please email vernon.naidoo@wits.ac.za for assistance with access to any LIBRARY resources or pages
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LIBQUAL 2011 RESULTS AND PRIZE WINNER
480 days ago
LIBQUAL 2011 RESULTS AND PRIZE WINNER
Mr. Denis Dube, winner of Samsung Galaxy Tab
Mr. Felix Ubogu (University Librarian) with our lucky prize winner Mr. Denis Dube.
Mr. Denis Dube, winner of a Samsung Galaxy Tab with library staff.
From left to right: Nompolo Phungula, Chiratidzo Chatikobo, Felix Ubogu, Denis Dube, Paiki Muswazi, Janet Zambri, Nelisiwe Sithole, Maryna van den Heever.
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LIBQUAL 2011 RESULTS AND PRIZE WINNER
480 days ago
LIBQUAL+ is a survey instrument to gauge library users' perceptions of services and to measure their satisfaction with services and resources so that libraries can identify areas for improvement and enhancement. The LibQUAL+ 2011 Library Service Quality survey was distributed to 2950 respondents comprising academics, postgraduates and undergraduates across all faculties and schools. We are pleased with the response rate of 10.8%. A summary of the survey results is now available online. Library staff have reviewed the data and comments, which will help to inform the Libraryâ??s service plans. We appreciate the thoughtful feedback and insight provided by our survey participants, and are thankful for the many academics and students who dedicated their time and effort to assess the Library and to assist us in improving the quality of our resources and services. To show our appreciation, respondents were given the option to enter into a lucky draw after completing the questionnaire.
Congratulations to Mr. Denis Dube (Masters student, Social Sciences) the winner of a Samsung Galaxy Tab. We hope that you enjoy your prize.
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All the Wits Libraries will be closed from 12:00 for the year-end function on 25 November 2011.
574 days ago
LIBRARY YEAR-END FUNCTION, 25 NOVEMBER 2011 All the Wits Libraries will be closed from 12:00 for the year-end function on 25 November 2011. Library services will resume on Monday, 28 November 2011
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Engineering Library: On the Move
627 days ago
Engineering Library: On the Move We are pleased to inform you that the Engineering library on the 2nd floor of the Chamber of Mines building will close on Monday, 3 October at 17:00. The new Gold Fields Engineering library on the ground floor of the Chamber of Mines building will open at 8:00 on Tuesday, 4 October. Photocopying, printing and internet facilities as well as telephone services will be interrupted on Tuesday morning.
Please be patient with any enquiries to the Engineering staff during this time.
From
Engineering library staff
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LIBRARY CLOSURE: PUBLIC HOLIDAY, SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2011
636 days ago
LIBRARY CLOSURE: PUBLIC HOLIDAY, SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2011
All Libraries will be closed on Heritage Day, Saturday 24 September 2011.
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ScienDirect will be down on Saturday 10 September
651 days ago
Please note on September 10 we will be releasing several new enhancements to the SciVerse platform (more information on these to follow shortly). Therefore, we have a scheduled outage on September 10 which will affect the following products:
- SciVerse ScienceDirect
- Journals Consult
The products and services mentioned above are expected to be offline and unavailable for approximately 11 hours on Saturday, September 10.
Down time by region is expected to be as follows:
- U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT): 7:30AM EDT - 6:30PM EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 11:30AM GMT - 10:30PM GMT
- British Standard Time (BST): 12:30PM BST - 11:30PM BST
- Singapore Time (SGT): 7:30PM SGT Saturday, September 10 - 6:30AM SGT Sunday, September 11
In relation to the planned work, SciVerse ScienceDirect alerts will be suspended for two weeks, September 9-23. Subscribers will receive their outstanding alerts when we resume processing.
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Library Hours: Vacation/Study/Research Break, Saturday 10th September - Sunday 18th September 2011
651 days ago
The libraries will remain open as usual during the vacation/study/research break starting on Saturday 10th September and ending on Sunday 18th September 2011. The opening hours are:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: OPEN AT 08:00, except for WHSL at 08:30
Wednesday: OPEN AT 09:00, except for WHSL at 10:30.
Friday: all Libraries close at 17:00, except WHSL at 18:00
For SATURDAY & EVENING OPENING HOURS please use links to individual Branch Libraries from the Library Home page.
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TRAINING FOR LAW LIBRARY USERS
683 days ago
The Law Library invites academics, students and interested parties to a training workshop on the new system being implemented by the library. Sabinet is in the process of migrating all its legal products (online Gazettes, Acts, policy documents etc) to a new search platform with improved features for searching, retrieving and saving legal items.
Date: 11 August 2011
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: West Campus, Oliver Schreiner Law Building Chalsty Auditorium.
RSVP: Anna.siwela@wits.ac.za or Janet.Zambri@wits.ac.za
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LIBRARY CLOSURE: PUBLIC HOLIDAY, TUESDAY, 9 August 2011
684 days ago
LIBRARY CLOSURE: PUBLIC HOLIDAY, TUESDAY, 9 August 2011
All Libraries will be closed on National Women's Day, Tuesday 9 August 2011.
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Engineering and Built Environment Postgraduate Workshops:
685 days ago
Postgraduate students are welcome to join our Library Resources workshop on 18 (Part 1) & 19 (Part 2) August.
- Library Resources: Learn more about library resources relevant to your research and improve your searching techniques.
- Refworks: Learn how to organize and store your citations from online databases and the library catalogue; use these citations in your research writing and create in-text citations, reference lists and bibliographies.
Venue: Electronic Class room, Commerce Library
Time: 9:00 - 13:00
Bookings: Hildegard.chapman@wits.ac.za
Enquiries: maryna.vandenheever@wits.ac.za
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The upset: young contemporary art edited by Robert Klanten.
687 days ago
The upset: young contemporary art edited by Robert Klanten.
This book is about the return to the tradition of figurative art, finding inspiration in everyday life ad using paint as the weapon of choice. You won't find nature or landscape in this book.
The book divided into six chapters; "Lowbrow", "Gothic", "Realism", "Illustration", "Character", "Urban Art", "Pattern" and "Expressionism", is a catalogue of young contemporary art from well-known artists, so it makes for a nice portfolio of their already pricey works for anyone to enjoy.
The goal is the visual language, not the concept behind the piece, and emerging from underground subcultures, most of the artists featured in "The Upset" are definitely not interested in being part of the elitist art world, but want to create an own path with like-minded colleagues. They don't only reference to youth culture in their works, but also actively participate in it, using their commercial success to make ends meet and spread their message on a daily basis.
Hard as it may be to finger the pulse of such a varied scene as contemporary art, The Upset does a good job of showcasing work that collectors would find in the most prominent international art fairs as well as pieces that typically hang in shadowy upstart galleries where the cool kids mingle.
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Exhibition - The History of book Illustration : Engraving
690 days ago
An exhibition called The History of book Illustration : Engraving will run in the William Cullen Foyer to Friday 5th August. For an interesting display of some of the Libraries treasures highlighting the Africana and rare book collections.
The books in this collection have been separated from the main collections for reasons of age, beauty or historical bibliographic significance and include rare and early printed books not related to Africa. Of special interest are the Incunabula (books printed before 1501), including an example of one of the earliest books printed in moveable type in the 15th century; the products of the Private Presses; and the Typography and Bibliography collection.
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LibQual Library Survey 1 August to 26 August 2011.
696 days ago
A random selection of students and staff will receive a link to a web-based LibQual survey in an e-mail on Monday 1 August. The survey will take place from 1 August to 26 August 2011. It is designed to measure how library users perceive the quality of the library's services. Results will allow us to compare our performance with that of peer institutions, as well as to help us assess how the library services are meeting your expectations and where we may need to improve.
For the survey to be successful, we need your feedback. When you receive the official LibQUAL survey announcement and the survey web link on 1 August, please take the time to respond. Once you've completed the questionnaire you can choose to enter the lucky draw to win an iPad.
Enquiries: Paiki.muswazi@wits.ac.za
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IFLA/eIFL/ICA/Innovarte Workgroup
699 days ago
Wits Copyright Services Librarian, Denise Nicholson, is a member of the 'IFLA/eIFL/ICA/Innovarte Workgroup' that has drafted an international Treaty for Libraries and Archives as part of the Development Agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This project was initiated at a high level meeting of intellectual property experts in London in April 2009 .
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the Electronic Information for Libraries Network (eIFL), the International Council on Archives (ICA) and Innovarte (Chile), collectively proposed this Treaty at the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Matters (SCCR) Meetings in Geneva in June 2011. A flyer on this Draft Treaty was distributed to WIPO members in Geneva - see: http://tinyurl.com/4yqmpcv . The Draft Treaty can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/3wsawgt .
This Workgroup is also working closely with the Africa Group and World Blind Union to ensure the needs of education, libraries, archives and persons with disabilities are addressed in the process.
IFLA eIFL ICA Innovarte Workgroup
Postgraduate library workshop: Science
700 days ago
Postgraduate Science Students are invited to join our upcoming library workshops on 27 July (Part 1) and 28 July (Part 2). The workshops will be held in the Electronic Classroom, 1st floor, Wartenweiler Library from 9:30 to 13:00. Content:
The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication. Part 1 of the workshops will cover an introduction to research literature in the disciplines, information finding tools such as e-Wits, e-Journal portal, Subject Libguides, and how to access materials that Wits Library does not have. Part 2 will focus on high-level research and publication resources, advanced information finding using discipline specific databases and using RefWorks to manage references.
For enquiries contact Steve Mitchell: Stephen.Mitchell@wits.ac.za and secure your booking with Hildegard Chapman: hildegard.chapman@wits.ac.za
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THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM: A LEADERSHIP FABLE / [by] Patrick Lencioni. -- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, �©2002. -- 230p. -- MGMT HD 66 LEN
700 days ago
THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM: ALEADERSHIP FABLE / [by] Patrick Lencioni. -- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2002. -- 230p. -- MGMT HD 66 LEN
During the BMS course in April 2011 Thomas recommended the book The five dysfunctions of a team. He also gave us one hand-out based on it. Having read the book I can tell you that it informed the BMS course, but was not plagiarized by them.
Leadership fables are a wonderful new genre. They are true fables, namely stories that teach lessons. They are very easy to read, and the lessons stick.
In The five dysfunctions of a team the author, Lencioni, describes a two-year-old IT company in Silicon Valley, near San Francisco, California. This company has lots of money, good products and star employees. It is not failing, but it is underperforming. It does not have its rightful share of the market. The board decided to offer the CEO a lower job, and he was happy to accept it, as he was not comfortable as CEO. They replaced him with a woman, Kathryn, and she sets about rescuing the company from its underperformance.
Kathryn spends two weeks just watching. The previous CEO Jeff -- continues to run the company. And so we learn about the senior management team. I became completely engrossed in the story. Suddenly I was seeing myself as a supervisor might see me. It was a chastening experience. I warmly recommend this book to you. It is most worthwhile to see the wider picture, and appreciate our roles as middle- managers in it. You do not have to agree with all Lencioni`s theories either, for example, his strong belief in corporate retreats.
The chief technologist, Martin, thinks he is more important than the others. He comes to meetings but always opens his laptop and does his e-mails. He only speaks when someone makes an incorrect statement, or says something he sees as threatening to his division. He is sarcastic and horrible. Kathryn gets him to stop doing other work during meetings. She improves the quality of the meetings. Martin gradually becomes a team player.
The marketing manager, Mickey, is brilliant, but annoys the others by looking smug during meetings. If anyone disagrees with her she rolls her eyes. She says,` I can tell you the problems this company has are not due to marketing`. She resists attending a training session for all sales people. She says, `I don`t need any of you. She clearly has an ego problem. She prints brochures on a new product before the salesmen have finished their customer research. She is very self-satisfied. So Kathryn fires Mickey. Mickey is thunderstruck. She had not seen it coming. She was so full of herself.
These are few of the interesting things on the book.
Thanks for reading
Mark Sandham
Education Librarian
THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM: ALEADERSHIP FABLE library
Wits Library Receives Carnegie Grant
707 days ago
The University of the Witwatersrand Library has received a grant of $500,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The grant was submitted on behalf of 5 African universities - Makerere University, Uganda, University of Cape Town, University of Ghana, Legon, University of Pretoria and University of the Witwatersrand.
The project, entitled Research Management Tool in Support of Academic Research in South Africa, Ghana and Uganda aims to provide the five universities with essential modern web-based research management tools. These tools will assist African universities in managing research and making strategic decisions at sophisticated new levels of research productivity and the impact of research produced, including the capacity to drill down from institution, faculty and school to the individual level.
The strategic objectives of this project are to:
- .Develop and strengthen institutional research performance.
- Strengthen and improve research management processes.
- Allow the participating universities to identify strengths and weaknesses in specific faculties, schools and disciplines and to determine research priorities.
- Assist the participating universities in targeting regional and international research collaborators, identifying areas of research investment and funding, strategic planning, benchmarking and assessing researchers for tenure and recruitment
The project is thus vital to the strategic missions of the universities as they strive to improve their research productivity. Training on the skills required in creating research metrics for the university, issues related to international competitiveness, collecting and interpretation of indicators, benchmarking, etc. will be provided to librarians, research office personnel, head of schools or departments, research deans and deputy vice chancellors for research. Participating universities will have the skills and knowledge to work with state of the art research management tools and these skills will be used to assist faculties, schools, individual academics and the university management.
The project presents participating institutions with opportunities to collaboratively develop and strengthen their research communities through annual research tool evaluation meetings and workshops. The workshops will be organized in South Africa and Uganda or Ghana covering such topics as pathways to research excellence or South-South research collaborations. The final workshop to be held at Wits will include selected African universities with demonstrated research strengths. This will provide a forum to share project experiences and extend the coverage as well as strengthen research community initiatives among African research universities.
1 HOUR WORKSHOP: ACCESSING GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
725 days ago
Learn to navigate the world of government information! Improve your government documents searching skills and ability to find various formats of government publications.
Date: 28 June 2011
Time: 13:15 - 14:15
Venue: Electronic Classroom 1st Floor, Wartenweiler Library
Bookings: janet.zambri@wits.ac.za or Thuli.Dhlamini@wits.ac.za or (011) 717-1953/4
ACCESSING GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
ROUNDUP OF LIBRARY'S MOST RECENT ELECTRONIC DATABASE ACQUISITIONS
725 days ago
Click on the following link for a summary of the most recent online research resources acquired by the Library. It can be accessed using the links below, or via the Library's electronic resources page at http://www.wits.ac.za/library/researchresources/electronicdatabases/title-listing/595/title_listing.html. For additional information and assistance, please contact your librarian.
ELECTRONIC DATABASE ACQUISITIONS
LibQual Library Survey Coming Soon.
726 days ago
A random selection of students and staff will receive a link to a web-based LibQual survey in an e-mail on Monday 25 July. The survey will take place between 25 July and 19 August 2011. It is designed to measure how library users perceive the quality of the library's services. Results will allow us to compare our performance with that of peer institutions, as well as to help us assess how the library services are meeting your expectations and where we may need to improve.
For the survey to be successful, we need your feedback. When you receive the official LibQUAL survey announcement and the survey web link on 25 July, please take the time to respond. Once you've completed the questionnaire you can choose to enter the lucky draw to win an iPad.
Enquiries: mailto:Paiki.muswazi@wits.ac.za
LIBRARY HOURS, JUNE - JULY 2011
745 days ago
Study Break & Exams, Monday 6 June - Friday 8 July, 2011
Study break for exams starts on Monday 6 June; exams start on Monday 13 June and end on Friday 8 July 2011.
Wartenweiler, Commerce & Law Libraries will start extending opening hours until 11 pm, Monday-Thursday evenings, from Monday 6 June until Wednesday 6 July.
Public Holiday, Thursday, 16 June 2011
Thursday 16 June is a public holiday and all libraries will be closed. Late-evening Libraries will be open as usual on the evening of Wednesday, 15 June.
Winter Vacation Research Break, Saturday 9 July - Sunday 24 July, 2011
Branches which normally remain open in the evenings will close at 17:00 Monday-Friday from Monday 11 July - Friday 22 July.
Saturdays 9, 16 & 23 July: Wartenweiler & Cullen (& Research Commons), Biophy, Archit, Commerce & Law Libraries will be closed.
Wits Library of Management (WLM) and Witwatersrand Health Sciences Library (WHSL) do not change hours during the July break.
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Journal of sustainable finance and investment
811 days ago
The Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment is the first journal to provide a dedicated international forum for the growing number of researchers, policy makers and practitioners working in sustainable finance, investments and governance. This inter-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal focuses on environmental, social and governance principles as formulated in managed investment, banking, project finance, and philanthropy.
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/earthscan/jsfi/2011/00000001/00000001
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution (MEE)
811 days ago
Methods in Ecology and Evolution(MEE) promotes the development of new methods in ecology & evolution, and facilitates their dissemination and uptake by the research community. MEE brings together papers from previously disparate sub-disciplines to provide a single forum for tracking methodological developments in all areas.
Methods in ecology and evolution: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)2041-210X. We have access for the whole of 2011
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Engineering and Built Environment Postgraduate Workshops
827 days ago
Join our Engineering and Built Environment Postgraduate Workshops to learn more about the library services and all the library resources relevant to your research. When: Thursday & Friday 24 & 25 March 2011. (Part 1 & 2)
Venue: Electronic Classroom 2: Commerce library, West campus.
Time: 9:00 to 13:00.
The workshops are free of charge and you are welcome to contact Hildegard.chapman@wits.ac.za for bookings.
For a detailed programme contact Maryna.vandenheever@wits.ac.za
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1 HOUR WORKSHOP: JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS
830 days ago
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is an online database that provides a way to determine the relative importance of journals within their disciplines. In this workshop you will learn how JCR can be used to identify the most cited journals, how to obtain their Impact Factors and ranking within their discipline.
Date: 23 March 2011
Time: 13:15 - 14:15
Venue: Electronic Classroom 1st Floor, Wartenweiler Library
Bookings: janet.zambri@wits.ac.za or Thuli.Dhlamini@wits.ac.za or (011) 717-1953/4
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e-Wits Mobile - the Library Catalogue goes mobile
837 days ago
The library catalog is now available on all Internet-accessible handheld wireless devices, including smartphones and PDAs. E-Wits Mobile delivers the same collection using smaller files to accomodate small-screens and wireless connections.
Users can search the Library Web Catalogue using a simplified search interface, as well as access Library branch information and login to the 'My Account' (check holds and perform renewals). Users who prefer to use the full version of the Library site can easily link back to the Main Site without any problems. The look of the Library Catalogue screens viewed via e-Wits Mobile will vary depending upon the device used.
Now you are able to access the Library catalog whether on the bus, waiting for a class to start, or browsing a bookstore or library stacks. Accessing self-service features on-the-go is fast and easy - a convenient time saver for both patrons and library staff.
Bookmark this address: http://m.innopac.wits.ac.za
AirPack
1 HOUR WORKSHOP: Scholarly Authors - Do you Know your Rights?
838 days ago
Do you know your rights as an author in terms of the Copyright law? Do you have to assign your rights to publishers? What rights can you retain?
Come to this session and learn what your rights are and how to negotiate with publishers.
Date: 9 March 2011
Time: 13:15 - 14:15
Venue: Electronic Classroom, 1st Floor, Wartenweiler Library
Bookings: janet.zambri@wits.ac.za or Thuli.Dhlamini@wits.ac.za
Tel: (011) 717-1953/4
History of Book Illustration
840 days ago
An exhibition, The History of Book Illustration: Painted and Printed, the first part concerning wood-engravings and wood-cuts is up in William Cullen until 14th March.
Our Special and Africana collections have many books with examples of fine book illustrations from rock art to digital printing. Highlights are work of the wood engraver Thomas Bewick and the Mss illuminations by the Limbourg brothers, from the late middle ages.
History of Book Illustration
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS LETTERS
861 days ago
Co-published by the AIP and the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters will be an essential source of groundbreaking
research from scientists worldwide.
TAML will be published bimonthly, and will contain short, original
articles in all areas of theoretical and applied mechanics, as well as
in engineering-related fields, including:
- Aerospace and aeronautical engineering
- Coastal and ocean engineering
- Environment and energy engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Mechanical and transportation engineering
- Civil and hydraulic engineering
Two of the most influential scientists in the field of mechanics serve
as co-editors--Prof. Jiachun Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof.
Yonggang Huang, Northwestern University. Teaming these well-respected
researchers with AIP's extensive STM publishing experience and
leading-edge hosting technology guarantees that results will be
disseminated rapidly--and with greater online functionality--to more
scientists worldwide.
Please note that you can view the journal through the following link:
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ARE YOU A NEW WITS STUDENT? IF YES, THIS LIBRARY ORIENTATION IS FOR YOU.
896 days ago
Library Orientation for first year, and new to Wits students, will take place from Monday 14th February to Friday 18th February 2011. During this period, walk-in sessions will be offered daily from 12:30-13:00 and 13:05-13:35, in the electronic Classroom (ECR), 1st Floor, Wartenweiler Library, East Campus.
The objectives are to:
- Introduce students to the various Campus Libraries.
- Using the eWITS catalogue to find library resources.
- Feature library services which will assist student learning on campus.
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Working with personalized features on the library catalogue, creating a pin to access electronic information, changing email addresses, renewing books, booking videos, booking short loan items etc.
All students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the library system by attending one of the walk-in sessions.
Library Orientation
Are you a new student? If yes, this library orientation information is for you.
896 days ago
Library Orientation mainly for first year students will take place from Monday 14th February to Friday 18th February 2011. During this period, walk-in sessions will be offered daily from 12:30 -13:00 and 13:05-13:35, in the Electronic Classroom (ECR), 1st Floor, Wartenweiler Library, East Campus. The purpose is to:
- Introduce students to the various Campus libraries and using the eWITS catalogue and the Library web site to find information resources of many kinds.
- Introduce the system of shelf numbers and subject arrangement, of all Library material, and the location codes that link them to particular libraries, providing a detailed location or "address" for each item in the Library system.
- Demonstrate and get students to practice using the eWits catalogue to find a book from a typical reading list anywhere in the library, and how to select appropriate reading materials.
All students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Library System.
Library Orientation
Postgraduate Chat Service
999 days ago
Postgraduate Chat Service
The library has launched a new Postgraduate Chat Service to assist students with research and library related enquiries. A team of librarians will be monitoring the service Monday to Friday 8:30 to 16:30 and Saturdays 9:30 to 11:30. The service is designed to provide assistance to students in real time and for more complex research enquiries, to make targeted referrals. To access the service go to the library homepage: http://web.wits.ac.za/library and click on the "Postgrad Chat Service" link.
library Postgraduate Chat Service
LIBRARY CLOSURE: PUBLIC HOLIDAY, FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2010
1001 days ago
LIBRARY CLOSURE: PUBLIC HOLIDAY, FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2010
All Libraries will be closed on Heritage Day, Friday 24 September 2010.
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Library Hours: Vacation/Study/Research Break, Saturday 28th August â?? Sunday 5th September 2010
1029 days ago
The libraries will remain open as usual during the vacation/study/research break starting on Saturday 28th August and ending on Sunday 5th September 2010. The opening hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: OPEN AT 08:00, except for WHSL at 08:30
Wednesday: OPEN AT 09:00, except for WHSL at 10:30.
Friday: all Libraries close at 17:00, except WHSL at 18:00
For SATURDAY & EVENING OPENING HOURS please use links to individual Branch Libraries for details.
More information: contact the Acting Deputy University Librarian Paiki.Muswazi@Wits.ac.za ext 71917
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Juta Online publications
1064 days ago
Juta Online publications includes: South African Law Reports, Statutes, Journals and other commentary publications to meet the requirements of a diverse range of legal information users.
Subject Coverage ranges from administrative, civil procedure, commercial, constitutional, criminal, intellectual property, international, labour, mining, revenue and shipping law, etc
The trial expires on the 9th of September 2010.
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The Library has upgraded the e-Journals portal to a one-stop solution for the discovery and delivery of resources.
1064 days ago
The Library has upgraded the e-Journals portal to a one-stop solution for the discovery and delivery of resources.
The Research Resources complete search interface includes a Database Title List (e-Journals and databases) and a search function within a subject collection. Each feature is dynamically generated to present the most accurate reflection of Library e- holdings. The A-to-Z e-Journal Title List includes journal titles, andcoverage dates, and linksdirectly to the journal (whenever available).
You may use your staff / student number and normal network password to login to the service.
New Library e-Resources Service
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THE JOY OF LETTERPRESS - HAPPY 100th !
1068 days ago
THE JOY OF LETTERPRESS - HAPPY 100th !
The ninety-one prints of the international Vandercook Centenary Print Bundle are on display in the warm and beautiful foyer of the William Cullen Library, together with some printers' equipment. The prints display astonishing ingenuity and originality. Three are proudly South African. Sign the visitors' book and receive a letterpress keepsake!
The exhibition runs from Monday 12 July till Friday 23 July 2010. For more information, please visit Letterpress.co.za/news/vandercook
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Retrospective Government Gazettes Archive
1082 days ago
"Please ignore prompt for username and password. Proceed to the information below this which allows I.P authentication:"
Sabinet is proud to announce the launch of our Retrospective Government Gazette Archive.
Sabinet has received many requests from clients to develop a product to supply access to Gazettes older than 1994. As a result we have developed our Retrospective Government Gazette Archive which gives fast and easy access to the full text of Government Gazettes from 1910 to 1993.
Says Rosalind Hattingh, Managing Director of Sabinet: "Manually searching for gazetted information, especially older information, to support claims, cases and arguments can be tedious and frustrating, not to mention costly in terms of man hours and delays. Sabinet thus dedicated a project team to scan and process Government Gazettes from 1910 to 1993, making them available online to subscribers."
Subscribers to Sabinet's Retrospective Government Gazette Archive will be able to easily search for the information they need, using an efficient Google-like search interface. An automatic ranking process ensure that the document searched for is likely to be displayed in the first few results of the search. And with faceted browsing, which enables finding the required document even when there is a large amount of uncertainty, searching is made easier.
What does this service offer?
A quality service
Immediate full text access to Government Gazettes from 1910 to 1993, including all Government Gazettes from 1948 to 1993 as well as most of the Government Gazettes from 1910 to 1947. Although there are some isolated Government Gazettes from the earlier years not yet available on the system, the team are working non-stop to add these documents to ensure an excellent product.
- Clients are alerted on the system about the progress made with adding the mentioned Gazettes on the system.
- More enrichment (metadata) is continuously being added to the documents to add more value to this service.
A product you can trust
- Sabinet is South Africa`s first supplier of online Gazettes and has been in the online information industry for more than 27 years.
Easy searching
- This product offers very efficient Google-like searches with quick response times.
- An automatic ranking process ensures that your document will most likely be displayed on top or within the first few results.
- Faceted browsing makes it even easier for you to find your required document.
Saving storage space and cost
- More than 22 000 Government Gazettes are currently available via this product. Storage for the paper copies of these Gazettes can be a big expense and takes up a lot of space.
Retrospective Government Gazettes Archive trials
Trial database OECD iLibrary
1093 days ago
The trial database OECD iLibrary can be accessed via the URL: www.oecdilibrary.org. The trial will run for 3 months until 12 September. Below please find information about the product:
OECD iLibrary is the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's Online Library for Books, Papers and Statistics and the gateway to OECD's analysis and data. Access is available for titles published from January 1998 onwards.
Content:
The OECD iLibrary includes the following:
OECD iLibrary Books, Papers and Statistics
o 500 journal Issues
o 2500 Working Papers
o 5000 ebooks
o 22 statistical databases
Trial database OECD iLibrary
LIBRARY CLOSURE: PUBLIC HOLIDAY
1098 days ago
WEDNESDAY 16 JUNE 2010
All Libraries will be closed on Youth Day, Wednesday 16 June 2010.
Public Holiday
Self Checkout at the Architecture Library, East Campus
1106 days ago
Similar to other experiences in Libraries across the globe, users were initially reluctant to use the self service machine to take out books from the Wartenweiler Library. After a year, the machine was moved to the Architecture Library in February 2010. At this new location, library staff members embarked on an intensive training programme to familiarize users with the self checkout procedures. The statistics increased from the previous 444 per annum at Wartenweiler Library to more than 3 800 items at Architecture Library for the period February to mid- May 2010.
The reasons for the successful implementation at the Architecture Library were:
(i) Unlike Wartenweiler Library, the Architecture Library works with a closely knit user community which made it possible to extend training to many of them on an ongoing basis, and
(ii) Training covered not only operating the self checkout machine but also the creation and use of the Library PIN used to identify all users of the Library system.
Without the PIN, users cannot optimally access Library resources nor can they use the self checkout system. The success story at the Architecture Library will be used to inform future technology interventions in the Library. As Louis Armstrong said: "One small step for man. A huge step for mankind!"
Janie
Self Checkout Architecture Library
Celebrating African Librarianship
1124 days ago
The Gauteng and Environs Library Consortium (GAELIC) with assistance from the Wits Library will be hosting a talk by the retiring Director of the Library at the University of Botswana, Kay Raseroka, in Senate House Basement 3, East Campus on Monday, 24 May 2010, 14:00 - 15:30. The title of her talk is "Kay remembers".
After 39 years as a librarian, Kay Raseroka is retiring from her post as Director of the Library at the University of Botswana in June 2010. In honour of a life dedicated to African Librarianship and the specific challenges of preserving oral resources, GAELIC has invited Kay to give a presentation on her memories and experiences. This is a not to be missed experience.
Kay was elected as the first International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) President from Africa in 2003, a position she held until 2005. Among some of Kay's numerous achievements, she founded the Botswana Children's Information Trust and she has devoted more than 35 years to promoting the importance of oral learning in indigenous communities. In recognition of her achievements, she will be receiving the title of Honorary Doctor of Laws of the University of Alberta (USA) on 7 June 2010. In announcing the award, Linda Hughes, Chancellor of the University of Alberta, said: "On behalf of the university senate, it gives me great pleasure to announce an outstanding slate of leading minds and talented people whose service to society inspires our community." Kay will be one of the 12 recipients of the University of Alberta's highest honor. Among these are two other librarians, Hugh Anson-Cartwright from Canada and James Neal from the USA.
Source: LIASA Representative Council and the Executive Committee (29/04/2010)
Kay Raseroka GAELIC
About the Digital World
1128 days ago
Prof Hilton Judin from Architecture will share his views and experience in the digital world with RUSH (Read Understand SHare) - a reading circle for Wits professional and candidate librarians.
Date: 21 May 2010 Friday
Time: 9h00-10h00
Venue: WWL Conference Room
Topic: The changing world of the library in the 21st Century; digital publication and reading.
Prof Hilton Judin RUSH digital world
Information Literacy Conversations
1134 days ago
The Library Education and Training unit will be hosting Julie Brittain (Head of the British Library of Development Studies, Sussex University) and Siobhan Duvigneau(Information Literacy Co-ordinator)tomorrow, 11 May 2010 in the ECR, Wartenweiler Library at 14:30 pm. The discussion will focus on the information literacy programme at Wits. The two read about the programme and wish to find out more about it and discuss the approaches / practices Wits has adopted. The Education and Training team is looking forward to this exciting meeting.
Information Literacy Library Education and Training ECR Julie Brittain
The Importance of the Literature Review - in research
1138 days ago
Prof. Elly Grossman will present a session entitled The Importance of the Literature Review - in research where she will share her insights into the Literature Review process, as a researcher and postgraduate supervisor.
Date: Thursday, 27 May 2010
Time: 9:00 - 11:00
Venue: Electronic Classroom, 1st floor, Wartenweiler Library, East Campus
RSVP: Thuli Dhalmini on Thuli.Dhlamini@wits.ac.za or (011) 717-1954 or Janet Zambri on Janet.Zambri@wits.ac.za or (011) 717-1953
Literature Review Research Prof. Elly Grossman Electronic Classroom
LIBRARY CLOSURE: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, APRIL-MAY 2010
1152 days ago
ALL LIBRARIES WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:
Freedom Day: Tuesday 27 April 2010
Workers' Day: Saturday 1 May 2010
Library Hours Easter Weekend Public Holidays
New database: Bibliography of the History of Art
1155 days ago
Bibliography of the History of Art
Provided by the Getty Research Institute, the Bibliography of the History of Art indexes articles from over 1,200 journals and focuses on scholarly writing about the history of western art.
Journals Included in BHA (PDF, 308K)
It is important to note that the BHA includes all articles within the subject scope of BHA regardless of the subject focus of a particular journal, so many of the journals on this list are covered partially, as only some of their articles are within BHA's scope.
New database History of Art art bibliography journals BHA getty
Do you want to know more about the Literature Review and Research?
1161 days ago
YOU are invited to join us in a session called "The Importance of the Literature Review - in research". Prof Elly Grossman will share her insights into the Literature Review process, as a researcher and postgraduate supervisor. Please join us on Thursday 27th May 2010 from 9:00am - 11:00am in the ECR Wartenweiler Library for a worthwhile voyage of discovery.
Please R.S.V.P. to Thuli Dhalmini thuli.dhlamini@wits.ac.za 717-1954 or Janet Zambri janet.zambri@wits.ac.za 717-1953
Library Literature Review Research
Digitisation of Wits theses and dissertations
1168 days ago
The University of the Witwatersrand Library is in the process of digitising the print collection of doctoral theses and masters dissertations in the Library. Alumni of the University who have any concerns about their works being digitised should please contact the University Librarian.
digitisation Wits theses dissertations
Library Hours: Easter Weekend: 2 - 5 April 2010
1176 days ago
The Law library will close at 22:00 as usual on Thursday 1 April and reopen on Tuesday 6 April at 08:00. The Witwatersrand Health Sciences Library will close at 23:00 on Thursday 1 April and reopen from Tuesday 6 April onwards at 08:30 to 23:00 as usual.
The Wits Library of Management will close at 22:00 on Thursday 1 April and reopen from Tuesday 6 April onwards at 08:00 to 22:00 as usual.
ALL OTHER LIBRARIES will close at 17:00 on Thursday 1 April and reopen on Tuesday 6 April at 08:00
More information: contact the Deputy University Librarian Clare.Walker@wits.ac.za ext 71952/1902
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Information literacy for NUMSA
1180 days ago
Among the many interesting engagements of the month, the Library Education and Training unit in conjunction with the Sociology Department had the opportunity of facilitating an Information Literacy session for the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) Executive Committee representatives, on 12th March 2010. This is part of a short course being offered by the Sociology Department. Watch the space for future developments.
By Library Education and Training Team
Information literacy NUMSA Education and Training library
The Publish or Perish syndrome
1180 days ago
On 11th March 2010, the Library had the pleasure of hosting a talk â??Publish or Perishâ?? in South Africa and implications for research support strategies by Dr Sharon Locke of the Wits Research Office. The turnout was impressive and the discussions quite positive. The talk caught the attention of many and requests for a repeat of the talk have been received. A tentative date for the repeat has been scheduled for 6th September 2010. Please diarize, but we will keep you posted!
By Library Education and Training Team
South African Library Week (SALW), March 22-27 2010
1195 days ago
SALW is an annual event that affords the library and information services sector the opportunity to actively promote and enhance libraries nationally. This year the event will be observed from March 22-27, 2010. The theme is Reading Changes Lives. More information is available at http://www.liasa.org.za/activities/natlibweek2010.php.
Wits Library is joining all other libraries in the country in celebrating this annual event. As part of these celebrations, come and listen to our dynamic speakers, Prof Bonita Meyersfeld, Human Rights Lawyer and Zukiswa Wanner, best seller African Writer talk about âĂ¯Â¿Â½Ă¯Â¿Â½ Literacy and Human Rights, Read SAâĂ¯Â¿Â½Ă¯Â¿Â½.
Date & Time: 24th March at 13:15-14:15pm
Venue: A1 (John Moffat Building), East Campus
Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP Thuli Dhlamini e-mail Thuli.dhlamini@wits.ac.za not later than the 22nd March 2010.
Library Hours: Vacation/Study/Research Break, Saturday 13th - Monday 22nd March 2010
1196 days ago
The libraries will remain open as usual during the vacation/study/research break starting on Saturday 13th and ending on Monday 22nd March 2010. However, Monday the 22nd of March is a Public Holiday and the Library will be CLOSED. Except for the Public Holiday, the opening hours are:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: OPEN AT 08:00, except for WHSL at 08:30
Wednesday: OPEN AT 09:00, except for WHSL at 10:30.
Friday: all Libraries close at 17:00, except WHSL at 18:00
For EVENING OPENING HOURS please use links to individual Branch Libraries for details.
More information: contact the Deputy University Librarian Clare.Walker@wits.ac.za ext 71952/1902 or the Manager: Library Client Services Paiki.Muswazi@Wits.ac.za ext 71917
public holiday library times
Long Service in the Library
1362 days ago
LONG SERVICE IN THE LIBRARY In 2009 Mr Kalushi Kalushi and Mr Samuel Maluleka clocked up over 40 years of library service each, and University Librarian, Felix Ubogu and Deputy University Librarian Clare Walker recognised this at a General Library Staff Meeting in January, with a party for them and their colleagues.
Each of them started working in the University’s Medical Library in the 1960s when Wits and South Africa were very different. Sam now works in the Commerce Library on the West Campus where one of key responsibilities is to ensure that the many volumes of journals still being bound are properly prepared and sent through on a regular basis; Kalushi is the face generations of students have known as the head of the Wartenweiler Main desk. Sam’s children have been students at Wits; Kalushi has contributed many years to union business. Both of them carry institutional memories of an extraordinary range and are in themselves undoubtedly repositories of University oral history.
In August this year each was presented by the University Librarian with a custom-designed commemorative plaque in recognition of their extraordinary years of service.
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Resource Description and Access Lecture Series
1392 days ago
The National Library of South Africa collaborated with experts in the cataloguing field to present the Resource Description and Access (RDA) Lecture Series from 22 to 24 July 2009. A total of 300 participants came from academic, special, public/provincial Libraries as well as Library schools within South Africa. The South African Department of Arts and Culture and the South African Library Information Trust funded the Lecture Series. University of Witwatersrand was represented by six staff members from the Library’s Information Resources Department.
Dr Robert Maxwell, a Senior Librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, USA opened the workshop with his keynote address on cataloguing. He traced the history of cataloguing from earliest times to the present and why Libraries needed to change from Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2). AACR2 is based on rules while RDA is based on guidelines.
Libraries are now operating in digital, web based environment that involves relationships with metadata creators and users outside the Library sector. RDA provides instructions for cataloguing digital as well as traditional resources. It builds on the strengths of AACR2 and focuses on the needs of users to easily find, identify, select and obtain the materials they need.
What was important for the Libraries to know was that records created using RDA will be compatible with AACR2 records, so they would be no need to recatalogue older records. Libraries would also be able to use RDA content with many encoding schema e.g. Machine readable cataloguing ( MARC21) or Dublin Core. MARC21 provides the mechanism by which computers exchange, use and interpret bibliographic information. Its data elements make up the foundation of most Library catalogues used today. Dublin core is a standard for cross-domain information resource description, which defines conventions for describing things online in a way that makes them easy to find. It is widely used to describe digital materials such as video, sound, image text and web pages.
It is however important to note that it might take time for Wits Libraries to use RDA since we have to cooperate with Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC), Millennium, Gauteng and Environs Library Consortium (GAELIC) and Southern African Bibliographic Information Network (SABINET) in the provision of the RDA framework.
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The Library is going cashless!
1392 days ago
Since 1 June 2009 no payments in cash have been accepted at the Wartenweiler Main Desk and all WWL users (staff and students) now pay Library fines and conduct any other Library cash transactions through pre-loaded ICAM swipe cards, the system already in use in all libraries for photocopies and computer printouts ("Pay-for-Print"). The cashless system is being rolled out to all libraries, one by one, across all campuses and service points, to eliminate handling of cash in libraries wherever possible. Notices will be posted prominently in each library branch or section as it is put on the new system. The Library is aware that there are certain operational sections where a swipe card cannot at this stage be used to pay, and individual procedures will be developed for these few cases.
If preferred, payment of large amounts for lost book replacements or very large fines can be made at the Cashiers' office in Senate House and the receipt presented at the Library desk, allowing the fine or lost book record to then be cleared. PLEASE KEEP ALL RECEIPTS!
Inquiries to Clare.Walker@wits.ac.za or Paiki.Muswazi@wits.ac..za
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First International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives (ICADLA-1)
1419 days ago
The University of Witwatersrand Library, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Library and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) jointly organised the first historic conference on African digital libraries and archives which took place in the United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 1–3 July 2009. There were 200 participants from all over Africa representing librarians, archivists, curators, information management specialists, documentalists, academics and professionals from universities, non-governmental organizations, the United Nations, and other international and national organizations. The participants were from Ethiopia, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Senegal, Kenya, Lesotho, Sudan, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania, Nigeria, The Netherlands, India and the USA.
In the first session the issue of the urgent need to putting knowledge production, governance and management on the African development agenda was discussed and debated while the second session focused on the need to develop policies, strategies and capacity building efforts to enhance the digital future of Africa while at the same time recognising the endemic technological and intellectual challenges. Existing African digitization initiatives were also presented.
The Conference came out with a Declaration and Recommendations on Knowledge for Development in Africa and the Digitization of African Knowledge and Heritage. One of the key recommendations was that an African Digital Library and Archives Programme should be established and that the programme should spearhead the formulation of comprehensive policies, strategic framework and a road map for digital libraries and archives on the African continent.
The Conference was made possible with generous support from IFLA-ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme) and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Reported by Felix Ubogu and Michele Pickover
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Scholarly Journal Publishing Using Open Journal Systems (OJS)
1419 days ago
PKP held its 2nd International Scholarly Publishing Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 8 to 10 July, 2009. It attracted 175 participants from across the globe. With sponsorship from PKP and the Library, Paiki Muswazi attended the conference and also undertook library research support study visits to Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia Libraries. Among the highlights, the conference reviewed international progress in the implementation of the Open Journal Systems and Open Conference Systems for scholarly journal publishing and conference management, respectively.
Over 3 000 journal titles are publishing through the open source software, OJS, with the library providing the publishing platform in many cases. A large proportion of these titles are on open access (OA) and some are accessible by subscription. Some journals and universities publishing through OJS have widened access to their scholarly articles and witnessed increased citations. The Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) was singled out for its increased impact factor since adoption of the OA model. In South Africa, Professor Pierre de Villiers of the University of Stellenbosch shared his experience with the OJS online publishing of the African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine (PHCFM) since 2005. He is willing to share his experiences with any journal publishing academics in South Africa.
Following the PKP workshop held at Wits Library, 23-24 April 2007, some members of Wits academic staff expressed interest in using OJS for journal publishing. Faculties and Schools interested in getting their journals online will be excited to know that Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) is installing OJS and OCS to meet this need. OJS provides an opportunity to further increase the visibility of Wits scholarship.
View a slide show of the conference and study visit and play an entertaining video taken in the heart of Chinatown, Vancouver by Paiki.
Blogger: Paiki Muswazi
29 July 2009
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Getting to know our Research Commons users
1420 days ago
Getting to know our Research Commons users
Percy Makholwa is a Masters Student in International Relations, Social Science.
Librarian: You have been a regular visitor of the Research Commons, how did you hear about the facility?
Percy: The library staff at Wartenweiler library made me aware of this facility and explained that it would be a suitable environment for me.
Librarian: Tell me more about your research topic:
Percy: The topic is “Human rights in
Librarian: How long have you been engaged in research?
Percy: In relations to my MA research report this is my second year and I hope to complete in 5 months. I have been actively involved in research since my first year I guess.
Librarian: What has been the hardest part of your research process?
Percy: Definitely the proposal stage
Librarian: Where did you learn your research skills?
Percy: The Departments of Political studies and International Relations have courses in Research and Methodology- these courses do not encompass library research however I have therefore had to attend workshops hosted by the Wartenweiler library in their electronic classroom this has supplemented the courses offered.
Librarian: Which library resources do you most frequently use and why?
Percy: Electronic journals are very essential; news paper clippings on SABINET and official documents on the SA foreign Affairs website.
Librarian: How do you keep up to date with new developments in your research area?
Percy: I have set up an online notification which emails me the latest news on human rights and
Librarian: What would be your advice to newly registered postgraduate students? Percy: To consult with the library on available resources especially SABINET
Librarian: What training to our Postgraduate students would be the most useful? Percy: Definitely a refresher course on how use and access other sources like Proquest, SABINET and Taylor Francis
Librarian: Do you have any suggestions on how the Research Commons librarians could improve their support to researchers?
Percy: Everything is at this stage satisfactory to me- although it would be nice to have research commons being 24 hour facilities- that is probably a long term consideration
Creating the Research Commons in the William Cullen Library
1421 days ago
Creating the Research Commons in the William Cullen Library
By
Margaret Northey, Senior Librarian: Africana
The William Cullen Library is a library of special collections much used by post-graduates and researchers. Locating a space, with special facilities for the exclusive use of academic staff, masters and PhD students, in the building seemed logical. But, realizing the project was challenging.
There were the structural challenges posed by a 1930s building. Could it support the proposed ceiling-to-floor glass partition which would define the area? Could it take the additional weight of the raised flooring? Would the ageing electrical system cope with the extra demands of a high-tech area? Would our design meet current safety regulations?
Equally important was finding alternative space for the stock and furniture that would be displaced by the Research Commons. Would this alternative space allow growth of the collection? Would the Africana Reading Room loose reading places? Given the chronic shortage of space in Cullen there was little room in which to maneuver.
Investigating possibilities and solutions took months of measuring, checking, redefining ideas, consulting. In time the engineers declared that the structure could take the weight of the glass partition and raised flooring, but that it would be unwise to further load the existing electricity system. A new board should be installed.
The major challenge which the Library faced – re-housing the displaced Africana stock and furniture – was solved with two moves. First, the theses on the West Gallery were moved and inter-shelved with the theses collection in the 2nd Basement. The hard work was done by ABC Movers. Apart from opening space this move had the advantage that in future all theses would be in one place. Then the OPAC desk was dismantled and recycled to create a new OPAC desk around two sides of the central stairway’s railing. The space released was considerable. Indeed without this area it would have been very difficult for the whole project to proceed. This change turned out to be one of the most successful of the changes in the Reading Room, in terms of aesthetics and efficient use of space.
Now the Africana stock and its bookcases could be moved from the north side to the gallery and to the south side of the Reading Room. This move involved unpacking the cases, shifting the bookcases to their new positions and then re-shelving the books. ABC Movers moved another 656 metres of books with good will and minimum of disruption. It must be pointed out that at no time during the project was the Library closed.
Then the planned choreography broke down. The upgrading of the tattle gates and turnstile, which would have opened the entrance of the Reading Room and allowed the surplus bookcases to be moved out, did not happen. When the building team arrived they had to work around, and eventually had to move these cases into the Reading Room so that the partition could be erected and the raised flooring installed.
With the builders on site things became noisy and during the installation of the new ceiling, very dusty. Then came the unwelcome news that the door into the foyer was too narrow for current safety regulations. Some more shelving was lost and part of a masonry wall broken down to create an opening of the specified width.
Once the glass partition and the internal partitions were in place, the area lost its building site appearance. The raised floor was installed and carpeted. The curtains were hung. The air-conditioning units were installed. And for the first time we had a glimpse of how well the area was likely to look.
However the Reading Room looked like a second-hand furniture store with stacked tables and chairs and surplus bookcases occupying a section of the reading area. The approaching deadline for the completion of the project concentrated minds, and the problem was solved by an ICAM staffer. Once he ascertained the width of the bookcases, he knew that without the turnstiles and central pillar, the width was sufficient to allow passage of the bookcases. ABC Movers with clever use of two trolleys got the bookcases out in a day. The cleared area was carpeted and the tables and chairs put back into position. The Reading Room returned to normal.
The creation of the Research Commons was in its finishing stage. The doors were installed and the area was made secure. Furniture arrived, then docking station for the laptops, and finally the laptops themselves. At the beginning of July 2008 the Research Commons opened for use and at the end of the month was officially launched by Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation.
Within the 8 months of its existence it is evident that the facility is liked by a growing number of post-grads and researchers. When one looks across the Reading Room into the Research Commons and sees a full house, then the measuring, meetings, upheaval and dust were worth enduring.
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Networking in the Research Commons - William Cullen Library
1421 days ago
Networking in the Research Commons - William Cullen Library
By Janet Zambri, Librarian: Education & Training
Social Networking is alive and well in the William Cullen Post Graduate Commons.
For those of you that don’t know, the William Cullen Library boasts an exclusive environment for Academic staff, Master’s and Doctoral Students currently involved in research - the “Research Commons”. It is truly a Research haven for researchers. It is a VERY user friendly environment which bears testimony to how the behaviour changes in this secure part of the William Cullen Library. Admission is by virtue of registration with the University as a Post Graduate for Masters or PhD and employment as an academic staff member irrespective of the discipline.
We are not using “Techno Speak” when mentioning “Social Networking” and no, it is not of Wikis, blogs, and twitters we speak (although I am sure that the electronic networking does follow) but of real live networking with fellow Postgraduates.
The observed behaviours:
Initially a Post Graduate tentatively swipes his/her card at glass door entrance to the Research Commons to see if the doors will magically open as they have seen others pass through. There is a look of amazement and relief when the doors swish open wide to give them access. Yes I can…!
Students are allowed to get up close and personal with a laptop in this environment, students hand over their cards, and laptops are handed over in return, along with the returned student card. If one prefers one’s own personal computer, no problem, you get connected to the Library network with a LAN cable which get’s issued to you. How cool is that!?!
o There is a little irony however; the Library issued laptops are chained to the desks by attending library staff. In the dim and distant past I seem to remember tales of Medieval Books and Monasteries with chained books for the use of the exclusive few…but there is where the similarity ends. This environment is designed to be high tech where one can connect to Internet and download the latest articles from the many databases and e-content the library subscribes to.
The researcher returns, more confidently the next day, greeting fellow post graduates he noticed there the day before.
The following week he leaves his laptop and bag behind, while he goes out for coffee and a break with his new found research buddies – knowing that his place and belongings are secure. There is a librarian on duty after all, and for the past few days he has been assessing what everyone else is doing.
Debate over coffee about the progress or non-progress of the almighty dissertation takes place. Or are they “dissing” the dissertation?
“Have you tried?”, or “I have found…” seem to be the order of the day.
The environment – first class.
The intellectual stimulus – awesome.
The Library professional support – always available.
The networking – seeing is believing.
If we don’t have the answers, we will find someone that does…
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Archives