Challenges facing libraries

Thursday (22 April):

Prof Richard Calland (Faculty of Law, UCT): Researching an under-theorised field: access to information, transparency and open government
- There has been a shift from 'Freedom of Information' to 'Access to Information'
- SA Constitution, Section 32 (1)(b): Right to information, also privately owned information where required for exercise or protection of rights
- Promotion of Access to Information Act 2000
- IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series

Prof Archie Dick (Dept. of Information Science, UP): Libraries and research

Prof Renfrew Christie (Dean of Research, UWC): University research development in South Africa
- Oxford University alone has more and better researchers than all of South Africa
- SA must internationalise its university research to improve its quantity and quality; whilst also transforming for the same purposes
- How SA university librarians can help to improve SA university research

Group work: Research support - are there differences between supporting undergraduates/researchers? What are these? We had a very constructive session and many ideas were generated, specifically on different support services that can be rendered to the two different groups.

Looking forward to our farewell dinner tonight!

Ina