ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN INDEXERS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS
"Excellence from A to Z"
2009 Conference and Triennial Meeting
Maropeng Heritage Site
For more information on the venue, visit: www.maropeng.co.za
Conference theme: Africa visited and revisited: the history of Africa revealed through indexing and bibliography
ASAIB INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Updated Programme
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8 MARCH |
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14:00-16:00 |
Meeting (ASAIB Executive Committee and international representatives of indexing societies) |
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Evening: Group drumming with “Brothers in Beat†and traditional braai (barbeque) |
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9 MARCH |
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08:30-09:00 |
Registration |
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WINDOWS TO THE PAST |
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Speaker |
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09:00-09:05 |
Welcome |
Dr JA Kalley (EISA) |
09:05-09:35 |
Indicators for Africa’s future: a possible route from despondency to hope |
Prof CS de Beer (Univ of Pretoria) |
09:35-10:05 |
Early hominids: bone tools and behaviour |
L Backwell (Wits University) |
10:05-10:35 |
Visitor motivation and information seeking behaviour regarding heritage sites: a study of visitors to te Maropeng Interpretation Centre |
Prof TB van der Walt (Unisa) & Dr F Fairer-Wessels Univ of Pretoria) |
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TEA |
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Chairperson: |
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11:00-11:30 |
Bunyan in Africa |
Dr I Hofmeyer (Wits University) |
11:30-12:00 |
Francois Levaillant and the Birds of Africa: the inside story |
EM Cadell (Acorn Press) |
12:30-13:00 |
Rock art |
S Ouzman (Univ of Pretoria) |
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LUNCH AND THE MARKET PLACE (art, books, notelets) |
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Chairperson: |
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AFRICA IS NEVER WHAT IT SEEMS |
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14:00-14:30 |
Timbuktu |
R Naidoo (National Archives of SA) |
14:30-15:00 |
The contribution of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer towards the advancement of science. |
R Williams (East-London Museum) |
15:00-15:30 |
An African Studies thesaurus: the experience of the Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden, The Netherlands. |
MCA van Doorn (Leiden University) |
15:30-16:00 |
Plant information – what is on offer @SANBI |
P Burgoyne (SA National Biodiversity Inst) |
16:00-17:30 |
Maropeng museum /visit |
Maropeng staff |
Conference dinner (19:00) and ASAIB Award for best 2008 index and/or bibliography. Afterwards, star gazing with Vincent |
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10 MARCH |
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SOMETHING NEW OUT OF AFRICA |
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08:30-09:00 |
Muslims in South Africa: an annotated bibliography |
M Haron (Univ of Botswana) |
09:00-09:30 |
In Search of Mazruiana-tracing the writings of Ali A Mazrui, 1962-2003. |
A Bemath |
09:30-10:00 |
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina – the New Library in Alexandria, Egypt |
S Fox |
10:00-10:30 |
ISAP and visiting CODESRIA |
A Kotze (National Library of SA) |
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TEA |
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Chairperson: |
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11:00-11:30 |
Management of Information. The building of indexed bibliographic databases and the compilation of database aggregations : the NISC experience |
T Booth & M Crampton (NISC) |
11:30-12:00 |
Indexing@Sabinet |
E Grimbeek & M Ruff (Sabinet) |
12:00-12:30 |
Mandela Portal – what are the visitors interested in? |
S Katuu (Mandela Archives) |
12:30-13:00 |
Building a collage for indexers and bibliographers: photo albums, mirrors, magnifying glasses and crystal balls out of Africa |
Prof I Â Fourie (Univ of Pretoria) |
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LUNCH |
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14:00-15:30 |
Reports from partners |
Delegates from overseas indexing societies |
15:30-16:00 |
Closure and Childrens’ Choir singing Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika |
Bekker School |
Downloadable PowerPoint Presentations
- Backwell_Early hominids
- VdWalt Visitor motivation
- Caddel Francois Levaillant
- Ouzman Rockart
- Williams The contribution of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer towards the development
- VanDoorn African Studies
- BURGYONE Plant information
- Haron Annotated Biblio Africa's Muslims
- Bemath In search of Mazruinana
- Kotze ISAP
- Booth NISC
- Grimbeekafrican@sabinet
- Ruff archiving@sabinet ruff
- Katuu NMF portal
- Fourie Building a collage for indexers and bibliographers