Goals for 2009, Veterinary Science Library, UP

Aligned with the E-STRATEGY of the University of Pretoria Department of Library Services, we will be focusing on the following :

1. DIGITISATION PROJECTS

- Scanning full text and uploading in the institutional repository, UPSpace, the 2 veterinary journals of South Africa
: Onderstepoort J. of Veterinary Research
: J. of the South African Veterinary Association

- Uploading with metadata 4000 unique slides of the Departments of the Faculty (a continuation of the project of the Dept of Education Innovation)

- Digitising and uploading all documents and photos relevant to the first South African to qualify as a veterinarian, Dr Jotello Festiri Soga (Edinburgh, 1886)

- Creating the Ethno-veterinary collection in UPSpace (slides, documents, articles)

2. The new name of the library in honour of Dr J F Soga (JOTELLO F. SOGA LIBRARY)

- arranging function with Rector's office and Head of UP Marketing

3. TRAINING of clients

- RefWorks and Ref Manager
- CAB and Medline
- Enhancing your research output
- Basic information literacy and computer literacy for C3 workers at the faculty

4. COMMUNITY OUTREACH projects

- supporting the Onderstepoort School with books, drawing materials, pictures, animal magazines, and electronic information (on memory sticks)

- helping to promote pet ownership and the role of the veterinarian and veterinary nurse in support of attracting more black applicants to study at the Faculty

- arranging a get-together of all community-related activities at the Faculty

- compiling a CD showing all Onderstpoort community outreach projects

- continuing to run the VET BOOKS FOR AFRICA project in conjunction with students

5. BIBLIOGRAPHIES (paper and electronic)

- African rhinoceros update 1997 - 2008
- Ostrich update 2000 - 2008
- Black Fly (New)

6. MARKETING activities

- Displays in library and at conferences of clients
- through the library web page

7. TRAINING OF LIBRARY STAFF

- Joe (MS Word, SABINET)
- Tertia (Web-ready Digitised items)
- Antoinette and Marguerite (Presenting papers)
- Tertia and Amelia (Presenting papers)

8. ATTENDING CONFERENCES

- International (10ICML / 6 ICAHIS - Brisbane, Australia, Sept) Marguerite and Tertia

- National

LIASA - Joe and
African Digital Scholarship (Pretoria)- Amelia and Antoinette
SANLIG (on behalf of Technical Services - Marguerite )

9. INVOLVEMENT IN NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (HICSA)

- arranging workshops (on presentations, ....)
- arranging speakers and meetings (Prof Skinner on Darwin)

2008 achievements

* The creation of the South African National Veterinary Repository in UPSpace - a unique electronic collection of photos and slides as a result of the 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).

* The publishing of the electronic version of the Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, in September 2008, in UPSpace
https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/handle/2263/4655
This is the first such e-publication by the Dept of Library Services. It was done by Antoinette Lourens, with metadata editing by Amelia Breytenbach.

* MARKETING (displays, posters, brochures and powerpoint ) at client conferences - VETERINARY COLLECTIONS (SA National Veterinary Repository, Theiler, Biomedical illustrations)

- SA Veterinary & Paraveterinary Conference, Sun City, July 2008

- Faculty Day, September 2008

- Pan African Centenary Veterinary Conference, 6-9 October 2008

* PRESENTATION at SA Online conference, CSIR: The librarian as author and publisher in the digital environment:launching veterinary science in UPSpaceAntoinette Lourens, Erica van der Westhuizen, Amelia Breytenbach, Tertia Coetsee and Ria Groenewald
(Department of Library Services, University of Pretoria, South Africa) and
David Swanepoel
(ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute Library, South Africa)

* IMPORTANT VISITORS in 2008
The descendants of Jotello Soga and Arnold Theiler visited the Library. We were honoured to welcome the grand daughter of Sir Arnold Theiler, Elizabeth Theiler Martin and her husband as well as the great grand daughter of Dr Jotello F. Soga, Carole Gallagher and her husband in October 2008.

* Amelia Breytenbach attended the 2008 Dublin Core Conference in Berlin, Germany, representing the UP Library Service as metadata specialist. http://dc2008.de/
She visited the Wellcome Trust Library in London where she held worthwhile discussions with their digital experts. http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/
View her powerpoint description of her visits and the conference at https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/handle/2263/8923
(Visits to Libraries, London, 18-19 September 2008 and DC-2008 Conference, Berlin, Germany, 23-25 September 2008 )

* Amelia and Ria Groenewald, UP Digitisation Manager, published an article in 2008 The African Elephant: A digital collection of anatomical sketches as part of the University of Pretoria's Institutional Repository – a case studyhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do;jsessionid=306310C220CFFAAD3E2ACB1225B482BA?contentType=Article&contentId=1748002

* The University Council approved the new name for the UP Veterinary Science Library: Jotello F. Soga Library. A special function will be held in May 2009.