The Library Service's 2003 Annual Report is now available on the homepage and includes the following highlights:

Strategy for the Millennium
The conversion from paper journals to full-text electronic medium is an important project that came to fruition in 2003.  The project is spelt out in the Strategy for the Millennium: conversion to electronic information resources, which builds on the Strategy for the Millennium: a new role within the global information community (2000).  The project was finalised in consultation with lecturers, researchers and students.

Cooperation with overseas organisations
Some of the partnerships that were further developed in 2003 include the Open Society Institute’s project, Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL); Stanford University’s Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS) and membership of the Members Council of the Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC) in Columbus.

Active participation in the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
Active participation in the activities of the professional organisation is always a priority for the Library Service.  A group of seven members of staff attended the annual conference that was held in Rustenburg in September.

Annual library symposium
In 2003, the annual library symposium was presented for the sixth time. The theme “The Cost of Information: Who Pays the Ferryman?” received widespread attention and more than 130 delegates attended the symposium, which was held at the end of October 2003.

Pro Bene Merito Award presented to Mr WC Luijendijk
During the library symposium, the Pro Bene Merito Medal for excellent service to the University was presented to Mr WC Luijendijk of The Netherlands.

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