Day 1 : Thursday, 18 February
OPENING SESSION
Session Chair: Ms Ellen Tise
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Welcome and Opening
| Prof Russel Botman (Rector and Vice-Chancellor: Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
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Keynote address
| Ms Naledi Pandor (Minister of Science Technology, South African Government)
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SESSION 2 : LIBRARIES DRIVING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
Session Chair: Ms Jennefer Nicholson
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Keynote address:
Knowing is not enough: Engaging in the knowledge economy | Ms Ellen Tise (IFLA President & Senior Director: Library and Information Service, Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
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Keynote address: Access to knowledge and the economic crisis: A chance for libraries?
| Prof Dr Claudia Lux (IFLA President 2007-2009, Director of the Berlin Central Library and previous chairperson of the German Library Association, Germany)
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Overview, from a business perspective, on knowledge economy
| Mr Steyn Heckroodt (SU Business School, South Africa)
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SESSION 3 : ENABLERS FOR KNOWLEDGE-BASED GROWTH
Session Chair: Ms Janice Lachance
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A2K: A critical reflection on access to knowledge for the growth of a knowledge society
| Prof Peter Lor (Extraordinary professor in the Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria and School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
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The role of libraries in knowledge management and knowledge economy
| Prof Kingo Mchombu (Dean: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Namibia, Namibia)
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The public library in a knowledge economy
| Prof Paul Sturges (Chair of IFLA FAIFE and Professor Emeritus Loughborough University, United Kingdom)
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From "outreach" to new library model?
| Prof Genevieve Hart (Associate professor: Department of Library & Information Science, University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
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SESSION 4 : CONCEPTUAL IMPERATIVES
Session Chair: Ms Renee Reagon
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| Mr Matt Goldner (Executive Director, End User Services, Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), USA)
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Leveraging the power of aggregation to achieve an enhanced research environment
| Ms Jenny Walker (Information Industry Consultant, South Africa)
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University Investment in the Library Phase II: An international study
| Mr Arthur Eger (Customer Development Manager, Elsevier, Netherlands)
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Day 2 : Friday, 19 February
SESSION 5 : THE NEW PARADIGM "LOCAL FOR GLOBAL"
Session Chair: Ms Elda Nolte
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National knowledge initiatives: The role of the National Library of South Africa
| Mr John Tsebe (Librarian and CEO of National Library of South Africa)
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Cultural heritage and the knowledge economy: The role and value of sound archives and sound archiving in developing countries
| Ms Elizabeth Watson (Vice-President: Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean MoW/UNESCO and University Librarian: University of the West Indies, Barbados)
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Promoting African indigenous knowledge in the knowledge economy: Exploring the role of higher education and libraries
| Prof Kgomotso Moahi (Dean of the Humanities Faculty, University of Botswana Botswana)
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Integration of the South African knowledge with other knowledge systems
| Prof Yonah Seleti (Human capital and knowledge systems, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa)
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SESSION 6 : OPENING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
Session Chair: Ms Laila Vahed
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Benefits of Open Access with regard to new information markets or closed information markets
| Dr Bas Savenije (General Director Royal Library, Netherlands)
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Open Access
| Dr Eve Gray (Honorary Research Associate: University of Cape Town and Project Director of the Opening Scholarship Project, South Africa)
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| Panel Discussion: Prof Yonah Seleti, Albert K. Boekhorst, Ms Inga Lunden, et al |
