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Dear Readers,
With this last edition of
Bibnuus for 2006, the Library would like to thank everyone for the
co-operation and support experienced during the past year. We look
forward to a continuation of these good relations during 2007. There are
already signs that next year promises to be an exciting year … but, until
then, our very best wishes for the festive season!
Library: Planning & Marketing
Presentation of the SP Cilliers Catalogue
The SP Cilliers catalogue, composed by
the staff of the Library's Document Centre, was recently presented in the
Africana room by means of a small celebratory occassion.
The late professor Cilliers’ family was
represented by Mrs Betsie Cilliers and his sons Dr Jakkie Cilliers and Mr
Jan Cilliers. A good number of current and past lecturers from the now
department of Sociology and Social Anthropology also attended the event,
as did Prof Andreas van Wyk, chairman of the Het Jan Marais Nationale
Fonds, whose generous sponsorship made possible the processing of the
collection.
Prof Cilliers (1925-2002) spent almost his
entire professional life at the University of Stellenbosch, where he
became professor at the then Department of Sociology and Social Work in
1957 and Dean of the Faculty of Arts in 1987. He played a prominent role
as a member of most committees of both the Senate and the Council of our
University.
On the photo Prof Andreas van Wyk, previous rector of Stellenbosch
University and current chairman of the Het Jan
Marais Nationale Fonds, Ms Ellen Tise, senior director of the SU Library
and Information Services and Ms Marina Brink study the exhibition at the
presentation of the SP Cilliers catalogue
Professor Cilliers’ posthumous work reflects his major contributions in
the areas of the development of sociology as an academic discipline,
industrial relations and socio-economic development in South Africa. His
role as an advocate for social change towards a democratic social
structure through research, publications and public speaking, is well
documented. One entire volume of the 6-volume catalogue, for example,
deals with his work for the Urban Foundation where he served on the Board
of Trustees from 1976-1995.
Enquiries: Mimi Seyffert at tel.: 808-4881 or e-mail:
mseyf@sun.ac.za
Electronic Theses
and Dissertations: first steps
With 150 theses and
dissertations already available in the Electronic Theses and Dissertations
(ETDs) database, the first steps have been taken to establish an
institutional repository for the University.
The development of an Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) database,
by the SU Library and Information Services, serves to capture, index and
disseminate all theses and dissertations completed by students on
postgraduate level. The system used to develop the ETD database is DSpace.
By means of Dspace, theses and dissertations will be preserved digitally
for long term use and access and are visible to anyone in the world. The
theses and dissertations are also indexed by search engines such as Google
and e-theses registers and can be accessed via a persistent URL (also
known as a handle) which will not change.
Please visit the Library homepage to gain access to the database or visit
the site directly at https://etd.sun.ac.za/jspui or
http://www.sun.ac.za/library/eng/about/ETD/index.htm.
For more information on the project, please contact Laurence Munro at
munrol@sun.ac.za or tel.:
808-4100. |
The Library's Ninth Annual Symposium a great
success
Symposium delegates pack the JS Gericke Library Lecture Hall during the
Library's Ninth Annual Symposium
This year the Library's annual symposium which
focused on "Academic libraries: proactive partners in learning and
research" proved to be one of the year's highlights once again. The
symposium which was held from 2 to 3 November boasted authoritative
national and international speakers including Microsoft's Corporate Vice
President for Technical Computing, Advanced Strategies and Policies, Dr Tony Hey. Dr Hey's paper focused on
the evolvement of scholarly publication and e-science while other speakers
elaborated on similarly interesting topics such as e-learning, Web 2.0 and
Library 2.0.
Delegates were captivated by the interesting and high level presentations
throughout the one and a half
day event. It is hoped that the symposium has created the impetus,
enthusiasm and momentum for librarians to indeed be proactive in
developing and evolving services in accordance with 21st century scholarly
needs.
For more about the Symposium, please visit the
Symposium website.
The Anglo-Boer War in Cape Town and Stellenbosch
An exhibition held for an Anglo-Boer War study and
interest group from Bloemfontein on tour to learn more about the influence
of the Anglo-Boer War on Stellenbosch and Cape Town yielded interesting
facts and aroused considerable interest.
The research for the exhibition, performed by Hanna
Botha and Mimi Seyffert of the Special Collections Division, produced
surprisingly abundant material. Striking photographs and other documents
in private collections in the JS Gericke Library's Document Centre were discovered
that portrayed the influence of the Anglo-Boer War on the town. Many
travel permits, without which residents were not allowed to leave the
town, were found in various collections; inter alia one for Miss
Maudie Krige’s kitten with the quarrelsome name “Gen de Wet” that had to
travel from Stellenbosch to Pretoria by train.
Stellenbosch was not solely known for its Remount Camp
situated near Koelenhof, as the entire university community and most of
the residents were affected by the war. The town yielded its quota of
rebels and soldiers on both sides, doctors were employed to treat the
wounded and the well known Rev AF Louw was sent to St. Helena to support
the prisoners of war there. His brother, the rebel Willie Louw was
condemned to death and executed during this time. Photographs of these
events portray the dark side of this period.
Military hospitals, barracks, cemeteries and monuments in
Cape Town and surroundings today still recall the Anglo-Boer War. The
extensive Anglo-Boer War collection in the Africana Section also provided
numerous photos, pamphlets and other information that could be displayed.
A short talk by Anneke Schaafsma on an interesting diary
owned by the Library, that of the 14 year old Charlie Immelman of Worcester, who
experienced the war very closely, was described as a highlight by the
visitors.
Enquiries: Mimi Seyffert at tel.: 808-4881 or e-mail:
mseyf@sun.ac.za.
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