Theme: Extendingand Diversifying the Frontiers of Information Studies Research Nationally

THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE CORDIALLY INVITES YOUTO PARTICIPATE AT THE 9TH ANNUAL DLIS-LISA CONFERENCE

THEME: EXTENDINGAND DIVERSIFYING THE FRONTIERS OF INFORMATION STUDIES RESEARCH NATIONALLY

DATE: 4thand5th of SEPTEMBER 2008

VENUE:ARTS AUDITORIUM

TIME:8:20

Conference and Programme Chairs:

Prof.D.N Ocholla and Dr D. Jacobs

Programme Committee: Neil Evans, Daisy Jacobs, Jerry Le Roux, Janneke Mostert, Stephen Mutula, Dennis Ocholla, Jayarani Raju and Naresh Sentoo

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Thursday -4th September

8:00 – 8:25 / Registration and coffee/tea / All participants
Session 1:Chair / Opening & Keynote Address / Dr Daisy Jacobs
8:25 – 8:35 / Opening remarks / Prof. Dennis N. Ocholla
8:35 – 9:00 / Guest Speaker
Extending and Diversifying the Frontiers of Research at the University of Zululand / Prof. Patrick Sibaya – Vice Rector and Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic and Research, UZ
9:00 – 9:45 / Keynote Speaker:
Open Access in Africa: A Case for Social Justice. / Prof Hannes Britz, Dean School of Information Studies,
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee(UWM),USA
9:45 – 10:05 / The CurrentState of Open-Sources-E-Learning Systems at South African Institutions of Higher Learning
Abstract / Prof. Jerry Le Roux
University of Zululand(UZ)
10.05 – 10:25 / Adoption and Viability of Electronic
Commerce Systems – The Experience of
Nongoma Arts and Crafts SME’s in rural
KZN. A pilot study
Abstract / Alice Kituyi-Kwake; Adigun, Matthew;Jembere,Edgar
Department of Computer Science, UZ
10:25 – 10:45 / Discussions
10:45 – 11:00 / REFRESHMENTS
Session 2 Chair / Information Seeking and Informetrics / Dr. Janneke Mostert
(UZ)
11:00– 11 :40 / Key note Speaker:Challenges and Opportunities of Research on Information Seeking and Retrieval in South Africa / Dr. Naresh Sentoo –
Head: Information and Corporate Management, DurbanUniversity of Technology
11:40 – 12:00 / Web Information Seeking Behavior Among Students and Staff at the University of Zululand
Abstract / Ntando Nkomo,UZ
12:00 -12:20 / Research and Publication Patterns and Output Amongst Academic Librarians in Eastern and Southern Africa Between 1990 and 2006
Abstract / Grace Sitienei Chepkemei ,UZ
12:20 – 12:40 / A study of Information Need on Sexual Transmitted Diseases by Students at the University of Zululand
Abstract / WS Mkoko
DLIS, UZ
12:40 – 13:00 / Issues and Challenges of the Use of Scholarly Electronic Journals by the Academic Community: a Literature Review
Abstract / Margaret Nonhlanhla Mgobozi -UZ, PhD Candidate
13:00– 13:20 / DISCUSSIONS / all
13:20 – 13:50 / Lunch / All
Session 3 Chair / LIS Education and Training / Prof. Dennis Ocholla
UZ
13:50-14:10 / Information Ethics Education in Library and Information Science Departments/ Schools in South Africa.
Abstract / Sipho Ndwandwe
UZ
14:10 – 14:30 / Study on the Job Functions of Graduates and Diplomates in Special Libraries
Abstract / Athena Rajagopaul
Durban University of Technology-DUT
14:30 - 14:50 / The Teaching and Learning of Information Literacy in Institutions of Higher Learning in KwaZulu-Natal and Malawi
Abstract / George Theodore Chipeta, Daisy Jacobs and Janneke Mostert
UZ
14:50 – 15:10 / Tracer Study of DUT Graduates.
Abstract / Treasure Ntshangase- DUT
15:10 –15:30 / An Analysis of the Job Market in Library and Information Science in South Africa: A Literature Review
Abstract / Nicky Mduna,DLIS
UZ
15:30 – 15:50 / Survey on the Relevance of the DUT Libraries Resources to the LIS curriculum
Abstract / Siyabonga Mtshali
DUT
15:50 – 16:10 / Discussions / All
Friday
5th September
Session 4,
Day Two / Community Informatics, ICT and Development / Prof. Jerry Le Roux
Chair
8:45 – 9.00 / Openning Remarks / Neil Evans, UZ
9.00 – 10.00 / Keynote Speaker: The Challenges and Opportunities of Research in a Digital Environment / Prof. Stephen Mutula,
University of Botswana, Visiting Professor UZ
10:00 – 10:20 / Do Indigenous Knowledge Holders Use Information and Communication Technologies? Preliminary Findings
Abstract / Petros Dlamini –
UZ, PhD Candidate
10:20- 10:40 / Discussions / Discussions
10:40 – 11:15 / REFRESHMENT / All
11:15-11:35 / Role of Partnerships in the Sustainability of Digital Libraries
Abstract / Hezbon Nyagowa
PhD Candidate, UZ
11:35-11:55 / An Investigation of the Effectiveness of ICT Management at the University of Zululand
Abstract / Restituta, Thadeus Mushi,
UZ
11:55-12:15 / A Comparison of Political Parties’ Websites in South Africa
Abstract / Nkosinathi Motsa, UZ
12:15-12:25 / The Use of Mobile Phones by Students at
the University of Zululand
Abstract / Sihlongonyane Xolile Patience, UZ
12:25 – 13:00 / Discussions
13:00- 13:15 / Closing Remarks / Prof. D. Ocholla/ Dr. Daisy Jacobs