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Sunday --- 24 October 1999

15:00-17:00 Registration and information at Conference Centre, Holiday Inn Pretoria

18.00-21:00+ Welcome reception at Die Werf.
Enjoy true South African hospitality in a country setting.
(Dress: Smart casual.)

Buses depart from Holiday Inn Pretoria and Hotel 224: 17:15
Buses return to Holiday Inn Pretoria and Hotel 224: From 21:00

Monday --- 25 October 1999

09:00 Opening of conference

9:30 - 12:30 FIRST PLENARY SESSION: The global flow of information.

• Empowering library staff in the emerging global information society - Phyllis Spies, OCLC, USA (phyllis_spies@oclc.org)

• Rethinking information systems and issues of empowerment in the African context: the case for indigenous ways of knowing - Prof. M.D. Rocky Ralebipi, University of the North, South Africa (ralebipi@unin.unorth.ac.za OR simela@cis.co.za)

• The changing role of the traditional players in the new information age: the future of document delivery services - Malcolm Smith, British Library, UK (malcolm.smith@bl.uk)

• Meeting the challenges of international interlending and document supply: learning from the Global Resources Project - Mary E. Jackson, Association of Research Libraries, USA (mary@arl.org)

13:30 - 16:15 SECOND PLENARY SESSION: Empowering through information and communication technology (ICT).

• Empowering the academic user: does electronic document delivery work? - Anne Morris, Loughborough University, UK (A.Morris@lboro.ac.uk)

• Using international standards to expedite document delivery - John Eilts, Research Libraries Group, USA (John.Eilts@notes.rlg.org). Presented by: Linda West, Research Libraries Group, USA (Linda.West@notes.rlg.org)

• Document delivery services in East Africa: the struggling efforts of a developing economy - Eric Ndegwa, Maseno University College, Kenya (ndeg954@hotmail.com)

• The role of document delivery and interlending to ensure the global flow of information for the benefit of developed as well as less developed countries - Vasilka Hristovska, National and University Library "St Kliment Ohridski", Macedonia (medzaj@nubsk.edu.mk)

Monday evening

17:30 - 21:00 Visit to Pretoria Community Library, Sammy Marks Square.

Tuesday --- 26 October 1999

08:30 - 12:30 THIRD PLENARY SESSION: Empowering clients through electronic access

• A model for library support of distance education in the US - Jean L. Cooper, University of Virginia, USA (jlc5f@virginia.edu)

• Interlending and document supply: experiences from the University of Zimbabwe Medical Library - Hammer Bamhare, University of Zimbabwe (EdMujera@healthnet.zw)

• Bringing learners and information closer together - Todd Mundle, Simon Fraser University, Canada (tmundle@sfu.ca)

• The impact of national currency devaluation, cash budget system and information technology on interlending and document supply in the University of Malawi - Diston S. Chiweza, University of Malawi Libraries (DChiweza@unima.wn.apc.org)

  Towards an access library: the experiences of the National Technical Information Centre and Library, Hungary - Peter Szántó, National Technical Information Centre and Library, Hungary (dirlibr@omk.omikk.hu)

• Ownership versus access: let's break the status quo once and for all! - Louis Houle, McGill University, Canada (houle@lib1.lan.mcgill.ca)

• Document delivery in a medium-sized scientific library: the impact of access to the global library - Assunta Arte, Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche, Italy (arte@area.pz.cnr.it)

Tuesday afternoon

13:30-15:00 Opening of exhibitions

15:15 Sightseeing trip to Union Buildings

Tuesday evening

19:30 - 20:00 Conference dinner, Cullinan Room, Holiday Inn Pretoria.

Wednesday --- 27 October 1999 --- Parallel sessions

08:30 - 12:30 PARALLEL SESSION A: Interlending Workshop
Improving interlending and document supply in developing countries

08:30 - 12:30 PARALLEL SESSION B: Innovative and special applications

• Specialist information providers and their role in meeting the challenge of a global information society - Nigel Lees, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (LeesN@rsc.org)

• Measuring the impact of document delivery/interlending on economic development: a Canadian model - Naomi Krym, CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) (naomi.krym@nrc.ca)

• Impact of technology and globalization on the evolution of the ISO Protocol - Barbara Shuh, National Library of Canada (barbara.shuh@nlc-bnc.ca)

• The electronic preprint's role in document delivery - Gregory Youngen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (gyoungen@physics.uiuc.edu)

  "But we are a third world country" versus intellectual property: going for a win-win situation: a third world perspective - Nico M. Ferreira, Unisa, South Africa (FERRENM@alpha.unisa.ac.za)

• Education in South Africa and copyright implications: the challenges of the SAUVCA/CTP Copyright Task Team - Denise R. Nicholson, Wits University, South Africa (DeniseN@library.wits.ac.za)

13:15 - 16:30 PARALLEL SESSION C: OCLC Workshop

13:15 - 16:00 PARALLEL SESSION D: Evolution of national systems

• Access for New Zealanders to the world of information: the National Library of New Zealand's strategies - Elaine Hall, National Library of New Zealand (Elaine.Hall@natlib.govt.nz)

• Alerta al Conocimiento: four years of academic libraries' cooperation in Chile - Maria Luisa Arenas Franco, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (mlarenas@puc.cl)

• Rapid change in libraries - Gudrun Oettinger, The Royal Library, Sweden (gudrun.oettinger@kb.se)

• From interlending to electronic access: turmoil and trauma in South Africa - Peter Lor, State Library, South Africa (pjlor@statelib.pwv.gov.za)

Wednesday evening

17:00 - 21:00 Visit to Unisa Library and reception at Unisa

Thursday --- 28 October 1999

08:30 - 12:30 FOURTH PENARY SESSION: Cooperative ventures

• The Danish-financed IFLA Project on Interlending and Document Delivery in Ghana - Niels Mark, Statsbiblioteket, Denmark (nm@kumsb.dk)

• Response by participant in Danish-financed IFLA Project in Ghana - Ibrahim K. Antwi, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana (udslib@libr.ug.edu.gh)

• Document delivery between Finland and Karelia - Pentti Vattulainen, National Repository Library, Finland (pentti.vattulainen@nrl.fi)

• A bibliographic network for Zambia - Gertrude Chelemu, Copperbelt University Library, Zambia (Chelemug@cbu.ac.zm)

• The Lamda Service - Anne Bell, Chair of Lamda Board, UK (anne.bell@kcl.ac.uk)

• Measuring the performance of interlibrary loan operations - Mary E. Jackson, Association of Research Libraries, USA (mary@arl.org)

• Policy information and information policy as critical factors in global flow of information and inter-agency cooperation - Charles Omekwu, Dept of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan (alpha@skannet.com)

13:30 - 15:00 FIFTH PLENARY SESSION: Closure of conference

• Summary of conference - Graham Cornish, IFLA UAP Office (Graham.Cornish@bl.uk)

• Panel discussion on future trends and theme of next conference

• Closing words - Prof. John Willemse, Chair of South African Organising Committee (willej@alpha.unisa.ac.za)

15:30 - 16:30 Meeting of conference organisers, IFLA UAP Office and organisers of next conference.

Friday --- 29 October 1999

Visit a local library (included in conference fee) or choose a sightseeing excursion (at own cost).

Visit a local library

Visit to University of Pretoria Library

Visit to SABEC (Southern African Book Exchange Centre), State Library, Pretoria

Sightseeing excursions (half day or full day)

• Half-day visit to Soweto: see the Hector Peterson memorial, Regina Mundi Church, Mandela Museum, a squatter camp and an upmarket suburb; drive by the home of Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu, and the Chris Hani Hospital. --- R240,00 per person

• Half-day visit to Gold Reef City: visit a gold mine - see underground mining activities and how a gold bar is poured. A fascinating glimpse of a mining camp in the late 19th century. --- R240,00 per person

• Half-day trip to Rhino Farm and Wonder Caves. See numerous kinds of small game and antelope in their natural habitat. The Wonder Caves are excellent examples of the ancient rock formations in which Mrs Ples was found. --- R240,00 per person

• Day trip to Sun City/Lost City: casino, the Lost City Palace, the Valley of the Waves; after lunch visit the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. --- R440,00 per person