2016 STAFF INDUCTION

Role of a university Library in Supporting Staff Pateka Ntshuntshe- Matshaya (Ms)

Director Library Services

28 January 2016

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Library Vision: “To be a leading academic library providing quality, innovative, client centred

information service”

Mission: To support and enrich the university's mission in its commitment to teaching,

learning, research and community outreach by providing relevant resources, staff and an

environment conducive to clients exploring and acquiring knowledge.

Goals • Collection Development & Management

• Information Literacy

• Research Support (services, spaces and platforms)

• Building Strategic Partnerships (nationally and internationally)

• Exploit digital web technology

• Optimal use of physical and ICT Infrastructure

• Quality Management : Instill a culture of continuous improvement at all levels

(Resource provision, service evaluation, benchmarking and staff

empowerment)

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Membership

FREE

Library Hours : Main Campus

◦ Mondays- Thursdays : 08h20-24h00

◦ Exams : 08h20 -02h00

◦ Wednesdays : 09h20-24h00

◦ Exams : 09h20 -02h00

◦ Fridays : 08h20-20h00

◦ Saturdays : 09h00-17h00

Dentistry: Mondays-Fridays: 08h00- 16h30

Weekends Closed

Note : The extended library hours do not seem to be value for money

◦ Usage statistics are not convincing, yet costs on staff placement are becoming exorbitantly high.

I urge SRC to facilitate student debates on this matter before librarians have a burn-out.

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Teaching and Learning Support : Faculty Librarians

Their role is to facilitate collection development,(information literacy)

training of students, academic staff support, scrutinizing course

outlines for material relevance to the curriculum and determine

collection gaps , students information needs, uploading of staff

research articles into the Institutional Repository(IR). Librarians can

be contacted at: • Arts: Main Library Level 8: Sandra James X2907

• Thozama Bici X2296

• CHS: Main Library Level 11: Karen Cook X2684

Gerald Louw X9471

• Dentistry Tygerberg Campus: Fareed Davids: 021-937 3165

• Education: Main Library Level 11: Clement Kotze X2928

• EMS: Main Library Level 7: Vacant X3211

• Zona Koen X2931

• Law: Main Library Level 9: Sulaiman Tarkey X2906

• Sciences: Main Library Level 14: Valda Knoll X2926

Sindiswa Sota X2930

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Research Support and Innovation :

http://lib.uwc.ac.za/research/ : Research Portal

Access

Search and Find

◦ SmartSearch

◦ Previous Catalogue

Databases by Subject

Resources

◦ Accessing Other Libraries

◦ Binding Services

◦ Inter Library Loans

◦ Distance Students

◦ ISBN Appplication Special Collections

Platforms

UWC Repositories

◦ UWC ETD Repository

◦ UWC Research Repository

Research Impact

◦ Research Impact

◦ Electronic Theses & Dissertations

◦ Open Access

Thesis Writing Guides

Accredited Journals

Research Ethics

Facilities

Useful Links

Contact Us

Services

Training Registration Form

Training Evaluation Form

On Campus Help

Research Appointment

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Training

Graduate Attributes : Information Literacy

- Improved Information Searching Skills

- Easy ways of Accessing information

- Ethical and Critical ways of evaluating information sources for effective use

- Improved Student Learning Outcomes

Partnership is fostered between Academics and Librarians for development

of an effective Information Literacy programme.

Academics are encouraged to share with their librarians course outlines so

that librarians can develop information literacy tutorials for students based

on classroom activities

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Behind the Screen Library Support : Technical Services

We work with academics to plan for acquisitioning of library

learning materials they recommend, we scout and negotiate with

publishers electronic resources/journals better deals

Information packaging for easy access

Evaluate collection usage to inform weeding decision

Submit and present budget for acquiring and retaining of library

resources

Develop innovative service strategies in support of teaching,

learning and research

Recruit well trained staff to support staff and student needs

Assess and Benchmark services with other libraries to ensure

quality

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Partnerships

Develop and maintain Regional and National partnerships with other

libraries for the following benefits :

National

◦ Resource Sharing (Interlibrary Loans)

◦ Extended free access for Masters and Doctoral students to university

libraries in South Africa.

◦ National bargaining power for electronic resources

◦ Capacity building for librarians

Regional

◦ Shared Library System (ALEPH)- exploring an adoption of a new cloud

based LIS system

◦ Resource Sharing system (Books through an intercampus van system)

◦ Shared Copyright Officer that is managing UWC transactional license

◦ Exploring a shared space for archiving old and redundant weeded

books

◦ Electronic Databases are excluded from both national and regional

resource sharing system- License restrictions

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Accountability

The library is accountable to the Senate library Committee

This forum serves as a platform to present library strategies/

business plan, present annual budget and recommend change of

library rules

Faculty representative present their library issues on this

committee. It is also this committee that endorses journal

cancellations and present the faculty plans that requires library

resources

Faculty library committee that are chaired by Deputy Deans

discusses library operational needs

There is also a Students library consultation forum- to engage with

students issues pertaining to library user, conduct, library hours and

space needs

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Library Challenges

Budget

◦ Books

◦ Copyright

◦ Cancellation of electronic resources (R8 million) in 2016

No books will be purchased as the budget for books will be

optimally used to save electronic journals

Students population growth vs. Space and Resource limitations

Few academics submit course outlines to the library, an element

that hampers the library teaching and learning plans

Inability to retain professional librarians vs stability in supporting

faculty needs

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Library Expectations from Academics

Course Outlines presented by academics to Faculty librarians by

October of every year to inform our collection development

Academics to engage their librarians on matters pertaining

classroom activities so that library services can be aligned to

specific tasks given in the class

Use Faculty librarians as channel of communication between the

library and the faculty department

Advise the library on programme review plans so that your library

resources can be carefully assessed to determine how much they

support the programme

Administrative staff can also use librarians for their work related

needs

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Innovations

Course Outlines presented by academics to Faculty librarians by

October of every year to inform our collection development

Academics to engage their librarians on matters pertaining

classroom activities so that library services can be aligned to

specific tasks given in the class

Faculty librarians as channel of communication between the

library and the faculty department are not optimally used

Advise the library on programme review plans so that your library

resources can be carefully assessed to determine how much they

support the programme

Administrative staff can also use librarians for their work related

needs

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See You in the Library

Thank You

Enkosi

Baie Dankie

Ke lebogile

Inkomo

Ngikhensile

Ngiyabonga

Bravo

Ndatenda

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