09:00 - 11:00
11:30 - 17:00
14:00 - 19:00

EXCO Meeting
Representative Council meeting
Registration

08:00 - 10:00

President 's Forum (closed session - Breakfast meeting for Past Presidents and LIASA President)

10:00 - 15:00

CICD Pre -Conference Workshop: Advocacy

Workshop summary: 
As practitioners in the Library and Information sector we have to engage in deliberate and continued efforts to raise awareness of libraries and the role it plays in the community.

Advocacy can be as simple as talking about the library to your neighbour but it can also be as multifaceted as designing an advocacy plan for your library that includes meeting with decision makers in your community and the development of advocacy strategies around specific issues.

Margaret Law of the University of Alberta in Canada is an authority on library advocacy and she will present this informative workshop.

10:00 - 15:00

CICD Pre -Conference Workshop: Mobile technology

• Introduction to mobile phone library services
• Using web 2.0 on mobile phones for library services
• Marketing libraries through mobile services
• E-resources via mobile

10:00 - 15:00

RETIG Pre-conference and Student Session

Panel: Practitioners:
Dr Reggie Raju (Director, IT Services and Communication, University of Stellenbosch)
Mr Robert Pearce (Director, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University libraries, Port Elizabeth)
Ms Pateka Matshaya (Director, University of the Western Cape library)
Dr Elisha Chiware (Director, CPUT Libraries)

Academics:
Prof Bosire Onyancha (Dept. of Information Science, UNISA)
Dr Naresh Sentoo (Dept. Information and Corporate Management, Durban University of Technology)
Prof Mabel Majanja (Dept. of Information Science, UNISA), Dr Gavin Davis (Dept. of Library and Information Science, UWC)

Each panelist gives a 10 min. introduction

10:00 - 15:00

Community Libraries Conditional Grant Session

• Introduction - Mr P Kekana, Director: Library Policy and Coordination, National Department of Arts and Culture
• Eastern Cape projects - Ms N Mabandla, Director: Library and Information Services
• Free State projects - Ms J Schimper, Director: Library and Archive Services
• Gauteng projects - Ms K Meyer, Director: Library and Archival Services
• KwaZulu-Natal projects - Ms C Slater, Director: Library Services
• Limpopo projects - Mr T Nemaheni, Senior Manager: Library and Archive Services
• Mpumalanga projects - Ms A Nkosi, Deputy Director: Library and Information Services
• North West projects - Ms R de Klerk (to be confirmed), Project Coordinator, Directorate Library, Information and Archive Services
• Northern Cape projects - Mr A Swartbooi, Manager: Library Services
• Western Cape projects - Ms N Dingayo, Director: Library and Archives Services
• National Library of South Africa projects - Mr J K Tsebe, National Librarian
• Discussion Facilitator - Mr P Kekana, Director: Library Policy and Coordination

16:00 19:30

Official Opening of Conference & Exhibition
Cheese & Wine Cocktail
Exhibition Hall

 08:00 - 09:00

NEWCOMERS and DAC GRANTEES SESSION
For all first-Time conference delegates and Department of Arts and Culture grantees

LIASA NEW MEMBERS SESSION

Chair: Ujala Satgoor

Chair: Nomabhaso Ramugondo

 09:30 - 11:30

Session 1: Plenary Session

OPENING SESSION

LEADERSHIP

Chair: Ms Ujala Satgoor,
President-Elect

09:30 - 09:35

Singing of National Anthem

09:35 - 09:45

Welcome

Ms Naomi Haasbroek, President

09:45 - 10:00

Opening of Conference

Dr J Phaala, Deputy Minister of DAC

 10:00 - 10:45

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

11:15 - 11:45

Tea/Coffee Networking Break

 11:45 - 13:00

Session 2: Plenary Session - African Leadership

Chair: MS S Molawa

 08:00 - 09:45

Session 4: Plenary Session
Leadership and training for LIS

08:00 - 08:30

UNESCO Memory of the World (MoW) PROGRAMME

08:30 - 09:00

In defence of tradition: the library as a means to an end in itself

09:00 - 09:30

Training of LIS professionals in a changing environment: the case of South Africa

09:30 - 09:45

Questions and discussion

09:45 - 10:15

TEA/COFFEE/EXHIBITIONS /NETWORKING

Exhibition Hall

10:15 - 12:15

Session 5: Plenary Session
President's Round Table Discussion

Chair: Naomi Haasbroek

10:15 - 11:15

Theme 1: Future of LIS in South Africa
Invited speaker: Mr L Fusire - the state of librarianship in Zimbabwe

11:15 - 12:15

Theme 2: Burning Issues

 12:15 - 13:00

 LUNCH/EXHIBITION/NETWORKING

 Exhibition Hall

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6: Parallel Session:
Interest group AGMs

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session A: HELIG
AGENDA

14:30-16:00    Interest group open discussion

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session B: IGBIS
AGENDA

14:30-16:00    Interest group open discussion

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session C: ILLIG
AGENDA

14:30-16:00    Interest group open discussion

14:30 - 15:00     Etds & Interlibrary loans: a collaborative partnership @ UP: Elsabe Olivier
15:00 - 15:20     ILL Turnaround Time at University of Pretoria: David Mahlangu
15:20 - 15:40     SAIS: Roselle Jansen van Vuuren
15:40 - 16:00     Questions

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session D: LACIG
AGENDA

14:30-16:00    Interest group open discussion

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session E: ICTLIG
AGENDA

14:30-16:00    Interest group open discussion

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session F: LISLIG
AGENDA

14:30-16:00    Interest group open discussion

14:30 - 14:50    van der Walt, W. The new age of Discovery: discovery to delivery tools

14:55 - 15:15    Crampton, M. A talk on NISC's work with databases

15:15 - 15:35     Williams, R. Treasure Island - New Zealand: isle of the canoe, koru and a flightless kiwi'

15:35-16:00    Discussion

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session G: PACLIG
AGENDA

14:30-16:00  Interest group open discussion

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session H: RETIG
AGENDA

14:30-16:00  Interest group open discussion

14:30-14:40 Speaker Lucia Schoombee
14:40-14:50 Speaker Naomi Visser
14:50-15:00 Speaker Fiona Still-Drewett
15:00-15:10 Speaker Marguerite Nell
15:10-15:20 Speaker Sunette Steynberg
15:20-15:30 Research Support
15:30-15:40 Teaching research librarianship

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session I: SLYSIG
AGENDA

14:30-16:00  Interest group open discussion

13:00 - 16:00

Session 6 Parallel Session J: SSIG
AGENDA

14:30-16:00  Interest group open discussion

19:00 - 22:00

 08:30 - 10:15

Session 7 Plenary Session
Opening Access

Chair: Ms Rachel More

08:30 - 09:15

Open access

Prof Stevan Harnard

09:15 - 09:45

Libraries in the Cloud

Dr Khomotso Kganyago

09:45 - 10:15

Now into big strides: report on statutory status for the South African LIS sector

Ms Sally Witbooi
Dr Reggie Raju
Ms Annamarie Goosen

10:15 - 10:30

Questions and discussion

10:30 - 11:00

TEA/COFFEE/EXHIBITIONS /NETWORKING

Exhibition Hall

 11:00 - 13:00

Session 8: Plenary
LIASA Leadership Showcase
1. LIASA goes open access
2. Signing of the Berlin declaration
3. LIASA mentorship programme
4. Next generation public librarian grant
5. Strategic directions 2010-2014
6. Presentations by librarians of the year
7. Carnegie contribution to librarianship in Africa with special reference to South Africa

 13:00 - 13:10

Announcements

 13:10 - 14:00

 LUNCH/NETWORKING

 14:00 - 17:00

 Session 9: Plenary Session
AGM

 Chair: Ms Naomi Haasbroek

 19:00+

 Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony

 08:30 - 10:00

Session 10: Plenary Session
Advocacy and libraries in society

Chair: Mr Mandla Ntombela

08:30 - 09:15

Speaking up, Speaking out: Advocacy for libraries

Ms Margaret Law

09:15 - 09:45

The Library, the Museum and the Archive as Vehicles of Community Self-Definition and Self-Empowerment in a Multicultural Society.

Prof Muxe Nkondo

09:45 - 10:15

Moving Beyond “Outreach”: Reflections on Two Case Studies of Community Library Services in South Africa

Prof Genevieve Hart

10:15 - 10:30

Discussion and questions

 10:30 - 11:00

 TEA/COFFEE/EXHIBITIONS/NETWORKING

Exhibition Hall

11:00 - 13:00

Session 11:
Parallel Session

Session 11: Parallel Session A:  Public Libraries

Chair: Prof B Onyancha

11:00 - 11:20

An empirical study of the contribution of Olievenhoutbosch Community Library to its community towards leadership and development

M Machubeng

11:25 - 11:45

Community impact: value of libraries: Nelson Mandela and Nelson Mandela bay libraries

L Ngabase
Makrwede Z
Chigumbu B

11:50 - 12:10

Do androids dream of electric sheep?

L Steyn

12:15 - 12:35

Use of electronic communication in public libraries with special reference to the Central Public Library, Cape Town

C Lubbe

12:35 - 13:00

Discussion

11:00 - 13:00

Session 11: Parallel Session B: International Perspective

Chair: Ms Helena Assamoah-Hassan

11:00 - 11:20

Leadership Role of the National Library and Documentation Centre of Sri Lanka

M Weerasinghe

11:20 - 11:40

A Study on determinants influencing Information literacy and Information Seeking Behaviour of students in Academic Environment

M K Rajev

11:40 - 12:00

Attitude of Academic Community towards Institutional Repositories in India: A Case Study

S Awasthi and Dr Jaiswal, B

12:00 - 12:20

Concept of Bhutan College Library Consortia: A Step toward the Information Society

Y Bajpai

12:20 - 12:40

Development in library services with the advent of ICT based products &services: a continuous process

Parvez, A

12:40 - 13:00

Discussion

11:00 - 13:00

Session 11: Parallel Session C: Special Libraries

Chair: Nomabhaso Ramugondo

11:00 - 11:20

The South African Library for the Blind: Are we the one-eyed King in the land of the Blind?

F Hendrikz

11:25 - 11:45

The importance of the Dennis Jenkinson Tram Collection to East London Museum and Society

B Williams

11:50 - 12:10

Share and share alike: the case study of the LAB

Roy Raju and Geduld, S

12:15 - 12:35

A case study on the promotion of sustainable development through knowledge retention at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

S Molawa

12:35 - 13:00

Discussion

11:00 - 13:00

Session 11: Parallel Session D: Organization of Information and delivery

Chair: Ms Ina Botha

11:00 - 11:20

The use of automated indexing (AI) in special libraries

S Bennett and Majal, S

11:25 - 11:45

Tracing similarities between AACR & RDA with data mapping relationship to MARC21Formats

C Mkhize

11:50 - 12:10

Going the extra mile: UNISA Library’s experience in taking library services to the people

J Gozo

12:15 - 12:35

Integrating Information Literacy into the curriculum: DUT Position Paper

S Neerputh and L Webster

12:35 - 13:00

Discussion

13:15 - 13:30

Session 12: Plenary

Closure

Chair: Ms Naomi Haasbroek

13:30 - 14:00

Lunch for Representative Council and Local Organizing Committee

14:00 - 16:00

2nd Representative Council meeting