http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/documents/opprimary.ppt
Staff of the Veterinary Science Library visited a local school (Onderstepoort Primary Schoool) to take a large donation of story books, colouring-in books, colour pencils and crayons and toothbrushes and toothpaste received from a group of veterinarians in Vermont, USA and their dental technician friend. The books were donated by 2 schools in Vermont.
This kind action from concerned people in the USA helped us to play a more active role in our local school community, which we hope to develop further.
Click on the URL above for a photo tour of the event.
List of donors:
Veterinarians from Vermont, USA
Julie Moenter, DVM
Marv Greenberg, DVM
Laura Lyndes, DVM
Margaret Pierce Teitelbaum (dental technician, Vermont)
Russell Memorial Library, Monkton, Vermont
Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, Vermont
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Highlights 2007
STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS
- 4 staff members presented a paper at the IFLA conference in Durban on 18 August. This was at the Satellite Session of the Health and Biosciences Section. The title of the presentation:
Disasters and Diseases in Africa: Information Support for Animal and Human Health. Tertia Coetsee, Antoinette Lourens, Marguerite Nel and Erica van der Westhuizen
(http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/ifla/iflapap.htm)
- Amelia Breytenbach, the Library Services' metadata specialist, presented a paper on metadata at the IGBIS section of LIASA at a meeting held in Pretoria.
- Amelia Breytenbach enrolled for the online course on metadata for digital collections presented by the University of Wisconsin:Milwaukee, USA in November.
- Erica van der Westhuizen completed the editing of the Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists.
- Antoinette Lourens was responsible for the layout of the above Proceedings and final preparation to enable the publication to be printed by the University of Illinois in November.
- Erica van der Westhuizen was asked to write the history of the Veterinary Science Library for publication in the special Centenary Book about the Faculty and the Institute (OVI) in 2008.
MARKETING
- UPSpace collections were marketed during Faculty Day in September. A special display was mounted and the collections could be viewed online at the display stand. The focus was The Elephant illustrations of the Christine Seegers Biomedical Illustrations collection.
- The Library's role in the Faculty was emphasised during the function held to celebrate the 20 years that the library has been in the Sir Arnold Theiler building. (http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/quilt.htm)
This was a marketing opportunity, enhancing communication with the Dean and Departmental Heads in particular. A special issue of the library newsletter, Infomania, focused on the history of the library and its services and products during the past 20 years. It can be viewed electronically at http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/infomania/infomania17/infoma17.htm
The making of the special commemorative quilt improved team spirit and it is a beautiful addition to the original art collection in the library.
Special mention must be made of Barbara Kellermann who designed the quilt and ensured a professional end-product.
- 4 staff members presented a paper at the IFLA conference in Durban on 18 August. This was at the Satellite Session of the Health and Biosciences Section. The title of the presentation:
Disasters and Diseases in Africa: Information Support for Animal and Human Health. Tertia Coetsee, Antoinette Lourens, Marguerite Nel and Erica van der Westhuizen
(http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/ifla/iflapap.htm)
- Amelia Breytenbach, the Library Services' metadata specialist, presented a paper on metadata at the IGBIS section of LIASA at a meeting held in Pretoria.
- Amelia Breytenbach enrolled for the online course on metadata for digital collections presented by the University of Wisconsin:Milwaukee, USA in November.
- Erica van der Westhuizen completed the editing of the Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists.
- Antoinette Lourens was responsible for the layout of the above Proceedings and final preparation to enable the publication to be printed by the University of Illinois in November.
- Erica van der Westhuizen was asked to write the history of the Veterinary Science Library for publication in the special Centenary Book about the Faculty and the Institute (OVI) in 2008.
MARKETING
- UPSpace collections were marketed during Faculty Day in September. A special display was mounted and the collections could be viewed online at the display stand. The focus was The Elephant illustrations of the Christine Seegers Biomedical Illustrations collection.
- The Library's role in the Faculty was emphasised during the function held to celebrate the 20 years that the library has been in the Sir Arnold Theiler building. (http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/quilt.htm)
This was a marketing opportunity, enhancing communication with the Dean and Departmental Heads in particular. A special issue of the library newsletter, Infomania, focused on the history of the library and its services and products during the past 20 years. It can be viewed electronically at http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/infomania/infomania17/infoma17.htm
The making of the special commemorative quilt improved team spirit and it is a beautiful addition to the original art collection in the library.
Special mention must be made of Barbara Kellermann who designed the quilt and ensured a professional end-product.
Highlights 2007 continued
PHYSICAL SPACE / FACILITIES
Circulation desk : the old cumbersome one was dismantled in July and the new streamlined one installed.
Carpets: new carpets were laid in the area surrounding the Circulation desk including the Reserved Collection area.
Shelves : additional shelves were installed on the upper level for the expanding book collection, as well as downstairs in the Reserved Collection. This has helped to improve access to books and facilitate their correct placement on the shelves.
These improvements have helped to increase staff morale leading to improved output as well as job satisfaction!
VIRTUAL SPACE
There were 3 notable developments in our Virtual information environment in 2007:
- UPSpace collection added, namely the Christine Seegers Biomedical Illustrations : The Elephant (https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/handle/2263/1971)
This is an example of the successful collaboration of the information specialist / metadata specialist, the lecturer who described the illustrations, and the artist.
- New Web Portals created: a) Disasters and Emergencies (http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/disaster/)
b) Poisonous plants (http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/poison/)
- the creation and management of the South African National Veterinary Repository - a collaborative effort of the Veterinary Science Library, University of Pretoria (UP) and the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI) (https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/handle/2263/3809)
with metadata supplied by Emeritus Professor Roy Tustin and digitised slides from the collections of the OVI and the Dept of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, UP
Circulation desk : the old cumbersome one was dismantled in July and the new streamlined one installed.
Carpets: new carpets were laid in the area surrounding the Circulation desk including the Reserved Collection area.
Shelves : additional shelves were installed on the upper level for the expanding book collection, as well as downstairs in the Reserved Collection. This has helped to improve access to books and facilitate their correct placement on the shelves.
These improvements have helped to increase staff morale leading to improved output as well as job satisfaction!
VIRTUAL SPACE
There were 3 notable developments in our Virtual information environment in 2007:
- UPSpace collection added, namely the Christine Seegers Biomedical Illustrations : The Elephant (https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/handle/2263/1971)
This is an example of the successful collaboration of the information specialist / metadata specialist, the lecturer who described the illustrations, and the artist.
- New Web Portals created: a) Disasters and Emergencies (http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/disaster/)
b) Poisonous plants (http://www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/poison/)
- the creation and management of the South African National Veterinary Repository - a collaborative effort of the Veterinary Science Library, University of Pretoria (UP) and the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI) (https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/handle/2263/3809)
with metadata supplied by Emeritus Professor Roy Tustin and digitised slides from the collections of the OVI and the Dept of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, UP
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