Collective Wisdom : Placing the Indexer in Context

ASAIB ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Manschappen Saal, Fort Schanskop, Pretoria

23 & 24 May 2013

Programme

23 May 2013
08:30-09:00 / Registration
Session 1: What lies behind?
Chairperson: Ms K McGuirk
09:00-09:05 / Welcome / Marlene Burger (ASAIB Chairperson)
09:05-09:30 / ??? / Genl G Opperman (Heritage Foundation, Pretoria) not confirmed
09:30-10:00 / From colour coding and chaos to capable service (The story of the Heritage Foundation Library and Archive) / Malene Schulze & Zabeth Botha (Heritage Foundation, Pretoria) confirmed
10:00-10:30 / Empty timeslot 1
TEA
Session 2: When ‘special’ matters
Chairperson: Dr A-M Arnold
11:00-11:30 / Indexing software compared / Ethleen Lastovica (Cape Town) confirmed
11:30-12:00 / Setting up your own indexing business / Marina Pearson (Johannesburg) confirmed
12:00-12:30 / Glossing over glossed indexes / Jenny de Wet (Johannesburg confirmed
LUNCH
Session 3: Entangled in the Web
Chairperson: Ms A Kotze
13:15-13:45 / Publishers / Isabelle Delvare (PEG, Johannesburg) not confirmed
13:45-14:15 / Access to information in e-pub / Beth le Roux (University of Pretoria) confirmed
14:15-14:45 / Mendeley (Bibliography software) / HeatherWills(Swets) confirmed
14:45-15:15 / Empty timeslot 2
15:15-16:00 / Empty timeslot 3
24 May 2013
08:30-09:00 / Registration
Session 1: Whose collective wisdom is it now?
Chairperson: Ms J de Wet
09:00-09:30 / Vocabulary building: from intellectual connectivity to collective wisdom / Prof Fanie de Beer (University of Pretoria) confirmed
09:30-
10:00 / Language / Karin McGuirk (University of South Africa) confirmed
10:00-10:30 / The audience / Madely du Preez (University of South Africa) confirmed
TEA
Session 2: Showcasing our skills
Chairperson: Peter Duncan
11:00-11:20 / Traditional knowledge / Prof Chris van Vuuren not confirmed
11:20-11:40 / Natural history / Tertia Perregil (Old Transvaal Museum); or someone from Jhb Zoo not confirmed
11:40-12:15 / Empty timeslot 4
12:15-12:30 / Awards & Closure / Marlene
LUNCH
13:15-15:00 / Guided tour of the Voortrekker Monument
13:15-15:00 / Visit to Exhibit, Library and Archives of the Heritage Foundation