the changing face of interlending: a glimpse into a segment of south african interlending history....
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THE CHANGING FACE OF THE CHANGING FACE OF INTERLENDING: a glimpse INTERLENDING: a glimpse
into a segment of South into a segment of South African interlending history.African interlending history.
Janet Teresa ZambriUniversity of the Witwatersrand,
JohannesburgSOUTH AFRICA
THE CHANGING FACE OF THE CHANGING FACE OF INTERLENDINGINTERLENDING
A little bit of background
Sanctions and International Trade
Fee or Free Information
Gaelic Consortium
The changing face of The changing face of interlending…interlending…
Landmarks Changing
Technologies Challenges for the
future
A little bit of background…A little bit of background…
Sanctions and International Sanctions and International TradeTrade
1986 US Congress override presidential veto
Library perspectiveInvisible collegesAccess to British Library
Information costs…Information costs…
Deposit accountsIFLA voucher schemeCSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research)National Library of South Africa
Impact of chargingImpact of charging
FinancialCollection developmentCatalyst for South African LibrariesCost recovery – equitable access for all.
GAELIC GAELIC CONSORTIUMCONSORTIUM
Gauteng and Environs Library Consortium - GAELIC
Document Supply Workgroup
1992 - 20041992 - 2004
LANDMARKS IN THE PAST TEN
YEARS 1992 – Dismantling
of Apartheid – sanctions lifted
1994 – 1st Democratic Election
CHANGING CHANGING TECHNOLOGIESTECHNOLOGIES
Radical ChangesRadical Changes
SABINETINTERNET
ARIELARIEL
RESPONSE TIMESRESPONSE TIMES
INTERNAL SYSTEMS
POTPLANTS ADVANCING
TECHNOLOGY
CHALLENGES FOR THE CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTUREFUTURE
Palms WAP technology Cell Phones and more…
Is there a place for Interlending in Is there a place for Interlending in the future?the future?
That all depends on the human beings involved!
The essence of interlendingThe essence of interlending
The spirit of the people How can we make this
happen? It cannot be done! “The person who says it
cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it!”
Suggestions of what to do….Suggestions of what to do….
Make yourself indispensableSeize the opportunities and build on skillsProvide relevant statistical data for
collection developmentNegotiate for document delivery in new
database contracts
…………..
Master databases in order to teachBe available and willing Not all information is out there on the
net…Specialist information retrieving skills
will be in demand
Elbert Hubbard Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)(1856-1915)
“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.”
YOUR CHALLENGE!YOUR CHALLENGE!
Become extraordinaryBe out there with the very best no matter
what you doBe a part of making historyI INTEND TO!
Or….
WARNING!!!WARNING!!!
BECOME HISTORY!
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!
Thank you also to the support from:
•Julie Rowan Interiors
•Wits Inter Library Loans Staff and Library Colleagues
•Swets Subscription Services
• Division of the Deputy Registrar (Academic and Research), University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg
Janet Teresa ZambriUniversity of the Witwatersrand,
JohannesburgSOUTH AFRICA