Gauteng

April 2017

Gauteng South Branch – Executive Team Workshop Mayfair Library, 03 March 2017

In this Issue 1. 2016 Yearend 2. Library Week 3. 2017 - GS Events 4. MOOV 5. Professional corner 6. GS Boundaries and…

Purpose of the workshop To build LIASA GS EXCO capacity; formulate the branch strategy, based on LIASA strategy and discuss branch governance. LIASA strategic plan details (2016-2020) were shared by our Chair: LIASA Vision - Dynamic association of excellence for the LIS sector. Mission – An Association that connects LIS sector & promotes the

development of S.A. through Access to information, provided regardless of race, disability, status or age group

Values of LIASA

S t r a t e g i c o b j e c t i v e s : 1. Leadership - To provide Innovative and dynamic leadership that will drive LIS in South Africa. 2. Membership and Sector Management - Develop new campaigns for recruitment of membership. It was indicated that there’s a decline in membership and EXCO need to work hard in recruitment. 3. Advocacy - To improve the visibility of LIASA among all stakeholders including the relevant Government Departments & Media; the importance of advocacy - May seminar will be focusing on advocacy. 4. Marketing and Communication - Optimize the channels of communication to promote the LIASA brand, maximize the impact of the Association and support for LIS issues. 5. Good Governance - Provide and maintain good governance structures for financial growth, accountability and sustainability 6. Training and Development - Invigorate the sector through dynamic, vibrant, continuing education, training and development programmes. It was indicated that the Branch need to develop a database to capture details of employed and unemployed LIS professionals.

Gauteng South Branch

Yearend Function 24 November 2016

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The LIASA Gauteng South Branch Yearend Function was held at Florida Library. The rainy weather couldn’t dampen our spirits. The Executive Committee members introduced themselves one-by-one, to ensure that we know the people that are presenting us. Our inspiration came from our guest speaker. We were addressed by Julia Paris: Libraries in Communities – SA perspective.

We are confronted by the reality of 21st Century access to information being impersonal. This means that we have to re-invent our community libraries. They are the Leaders, Change Agents and Social Institutions of Significance. She concluded that we don’t need to see the whole staircase, we just need to take the first step! We were also introduced to a method of enhancing inter-personal communication.

We’ve had a very busy conclusion of the first quarter of 2017. I am of course referring to our Library Week celebrations. The photos speak for themselves. We thought it beneficial to open this newsletter with our Chair as the leader of the Executive Team - and where better than at their E.T. Strategy and Leadership workshop. We’ve added a page on a venture that has been part of Jo’burg City Libraries for more than a year. Our professional corner gives a peak into the future of man and machine – any comments or discussions about this? Our thanks to Livhuwani and Thandiwe for collecting all the wonderful articles submitted for this issue. Enjoy your Easter break! - Triffie Vorster

A warm welcome in this 2017 first issue of our newsletter. To all our members, thank you for your loyalty in 2017. Please, encourage your friends and colleagues in the branch to join or renew their membership for this year. We want to increase GS branch membership from 110 to 200! Please check our last past for membership fees For more information on LIASA and its benefits, go to http://www.liasa.org.za/

Reviewed by: Livhuwani Nemutanzhela

@ LIASA Gauteng South Branch celebrated their South African Library Week (SALW) at the cradle of Human Rights in Sharpeville on the 22nd of March. As outlined by LIASA president (Mr Mandla Ntombela), the theme “My Library, Your library” takes libraries into the heart of the community and strives to awaken a sense of ownership in each community member so that destroying libraries and burning books becomes unthinkable. Our roles are ever changing in the 21st century and we need to transform how we perform our duties. Gauteng South invited Derek Moore of Mobile Literacy (mLiteracy) to come and share new methods with librarians

Kids Listening to a Story Read from a Phone Derek reading a Story from a Tablet

MLiteracy (or Mobile Literacy) is an ecosystem of projects and initiatives by a variety of stakeholders that promote, support & enable access to literature. Those present learnt how they can access a variety of stories and be able to create their own using mobile devices. FunDza App was introduced and can be downloaded from Google Play Store

Hendra Pretorius presenting "North West University LIS engagement in the North West and Gauteng Province".

Our theme: “My Library, Your Library -

using mobile phones to access information”

There was never a dull moment when Tebogo and friends entertained us with a play.

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Programme at Ekurhuleni Storytelling and marketing of library services

We’re Celebrating Library Week in Style @ SABC SABC Information Library celebrated their Library Week in style with a competition under the theme “DID YOU KNOW THE COMPETITION”

Users of the Library were encouraged to visit “My Library, Your Library” on specific dates during the #SALW2017 wherein the Library had a stand and a #selfiebooth. Users were asked simple questions on the theme stated above and prices were branded t-shirt & more. Library users were encouraged and motivated to reflect on the role and value of their library in the SABC environment. To create visibility and awareness (as most of the staff members don’t know where the Library is situated in the SABC building) a stands (with branded banners) were erected at Radiopark and TV reception. New books were displayed on the stand to showcase some of the publication material the library has. Some new library members were recruited.

Even the VALENTINE’S DAY CAMPAIGN was aimed at promoting the library. The campaign was very successful. SABC staff was surprised by the variety of books held at the Library.

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Johannesburg City Library celebrated library week with several

different activities:

Children’s Library – 23 March 2017 had a science show by

Sci-Bono. Making rockets from common household items, blow up

balloons using liquid nitrogen etc. this show was mind blowing as the

kids explored the physics and chemistry of pressure. They also

learned how pressure, force and volume are related and how Pressure

can cause things to go pop, boom and bang!

Johannesburg City Library Michaelis Art Library, in partnership

with Mathi JS Lieshout, hosted the opening of an exhibition of art

works on 18 march 2017.

Johannesburg City Library Performing Arts Library, in partnership with

Avanti, hosted a music concert on 24 March 2017.

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Johannesburg City Library - some more activities PAIL (Public Access to the Internet in Libraries)

On 20 March 2017 the city library in partnership with Nomveliso Mbanga

and SABC youth culture, hosted a social media programme. Leaners were

taught to use social media for educational purposes and how to deal with

teenage issues in general, eg. drugs and alcohol, money, friends, studying

and careers.

Staff visited the Jorden House old age home on 22/03/2017

The Assistant Director related Library Week to the purpose of the visit,

emphasizing the value of senior citizens, their role in passing on valuable

experience & guidance, knowledge and values to the youth. Our special

guest, Mr Kokkie Singh, a community leader who was raised in

Sophia Town, engaged the residents in a trip down memory lane - life and

times in Sophia Town. People were eager to share their experiences. A quiz

followed on Sophia Town - the winner received a prize. A gentleman,

whose memoirs were read out, related his life story, the difficulties he

experienced and his will to survive through his positive attitude and belief in

God. Another senior citizen recited verses from the Bible and sang a song.

Everyone enjoyed a fun-filled blind fold game!

Other events celebrated in Gauteng South during first part of 2017

WRAD - Emfuleni Library & Information Services Participated in World Read-Aloud Day

26 February 2017 was declared this year’s World Read Aloud Day (#WRAD2017). Nal’ibali had a target to break the

previous year’s record by reaching 510 000 children on #WRAD2017 and as part of reaching that number Emfuleni

dedicated LIS staff pledged their support and managed to reach 3894 children on the day.

Livhuwani takes a selfie with learners from Pinedene Primary School in Vanderbijlpark during

Learner Reading Aloud #WRAD2017 Dipuo Lepota Reading Aloud to ECD learners in Driehoek

International Mother Language Day 21 Feb 2017

“Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education” UNESCO supports mother language and multilingual education through International Mother Language Day (IMLD). The overall objective of the Day is to contribute to promoting Global Citizenship education.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/international-mother-language-day/

As part of celebrating this day, Residensia Library (Emfuleni LIS) invited the Vaal author, Mr Tshehla Mosia to celebrate with them at Setlabotjha Primary School

Grade 1 Learners participate in their Mother language at Setlabotjha Primary School

Human Rights School Debate

Nkalimeng Leutsoa Library, situated in Sharpeville, hosts an annual school debate in partnership with Gauteng Provincial Government and South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA). This is an independent, non-government think-tank whose purpose is to encourage wider and more informed awareness of the importance of international affairs. 16 schools were participating for the 3rd year of this growing program.

What is MOOV? Where is MOOV?

IN THE HEART OF GAUTENG SOUTH

Massive Open Online Varsity (MOOV) is a revolutionary new concept to bring the world’s best universities to everyone with a will to learn. They base their programmes on the best and most suitable MOOC's (Massive Open Online Courses). Many people feel that the opportunity for tertiary and vocational training has passed them by. There are many reasons why this may be so. At MOOV, many of these reasons no longer exist because it breaks down the traditional barriers to high quality learning: There are no entrance requirements, no fixed times and they are in an open public space, based on the principle of “If you can put in the effort, you can attain the highest levels of learning”. One of MOOV’s key aims is to address our high youth unemployment. Students develop confidence, understanding the language of business which makes them employable, or in the case of young entrepreneurs, creates opportunities for self-employment. Significant numbers of MOOV graduates have found employment (even after Phase 1) or set up web design businesses. Assessment is built into the online courses and includes regular formative assessment with feedback, as well as summative assessment. Certificates are issued by the accrediting institutions. Based on the principle of bringing the learning centres to the students, the MOOV campuses in Gauteng South are in: Alexandra; Jabavu; Emndeni; Westbury; Orange-Farm; Jo’burg Central ; Sandton; Ivory Park; Diepsloot; Poortjie; Eldorado Park; Cosmo City

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Phase 2 gives students a basis for employability. Two streams are offered: Information Technology (coding) and Business (finance, marketing and behavioural economics), and MOOV’s flexible approach enables students to discover and develop their interests by allowing them to change direction or mix-and-match courses. Students progressing to Phase 3, choose from the many courses offered by the best universities in the world.

If you are wondering about the success of this approach, listen to the story of Zoleka Ndima: ‘I landed on MOOV’s doorstep by sheer luck. It was unlike anything I had seen before. I was an unemployed political studies graduate from the University of Johannesburg, went through the three phases of the MOOV core courses and found them life changing. MOOV is an innovative and transformative programme. The environment is incredibly inviting, incorporating the latest technologies in dedicated facilities. MOOV gives renewed hope to young people. The programme makes you challenge yourself because you understand that this is a chance for you to begin again. As a result of my learning through MOOV, I now design websites and have also completed courses in marketing, finance and am currently busy with behavioural economics - through MOOV - to expand my professional horizons. I am also a MOOV facilitator and enjoy connecting with the vibrant, young people that make up the MOOV student body. These are students who have been expelled from the formal education system, but thanks to MOOV, they have a second chance at developing their skills and securing their employability’

Phases of learning All students begin with Phase 1, centred on basic web- design (using a platform provided by WIX, an American organisation), and focused on exposing students to the digital world and building confidence.

Zoleka Ndima - energetic digital education coordinator

Liasa GS Branch

DATE: VENUE:

Event Date Type

Convenor

Venue

Executive meeting 27 January

Planning meeting

Chairperson

22 Solomon Street,

Braamfontein

Executive meeting 3 March

Workshop : GS

Executive

members

Chairperson Johannesburg

City Library

SALW celebration 22 March

Interactive presentation on

Mobile Literacy By Derik Moore

Executive

Committee

EMfuleni Municipality,

Sharpeville Library

World Book & copyright Day

21 April Presentation Convenor PACLIG

TBC

Executive meeting 05 May Planning/Review meeting

Chairperson

22 Solomon Street,

Braamfontein

May seminar

31 May

Executive Committee

Monash

Training

21 June Workshop Executive Committee

TBC

Librarian Day

8 July Executive Committee

TBC

Branch Meeting

23 August AGM

Chairperson

TBC

Annual Liasa Conference

2-6 October Conference National office

Gauteng

Open Access Week 18 October Convenor:

HELIG & RETIG

Monash

University

Branch Meeting 22 November End of the Year

Function

Executive

Committee TBC

Professional Corner Abstract from: Why Automation Will Create, Not Destroy, Jobs • Published on February 23, 2017 • Featured in: Big Ideas & Innovation, Technology, Your Career

by Anurag Harsh

If you have been watching political tectonics on both sides of the Atlantic, you may have noticed that analysts are increasingly getting it wrong: "it" being economics, politics, and social trends. Why is this? We are now deep into a digital transformation, and a new way of thinking and working and living. The business models of our past are faltering. Legacy thinking is virtually unfit for this digital age. The reality is that the conditions within which humanity operates are not what they used to be. Yet, thousands of self-proclaimed experts continue their important work with obsolete methods and mindsets, outdated hardware and software. A prime example of this is the hysteria that surrounds automation and artificial intelligence. Almost every newspaper and media outlet warns of an apocalyptic future when technology will fracture the employment landscape. As a result, many fear that technology is creating job-stealing robots. There are many lessons to be learned from our past. For example, the industrial revolution taught us that as traditional jobs disappear, we need to ensure that people of all ages are sufficiently educated to prepare and take advantage of the new emerging roles in our immediate future. Burying our heads in the sand and arming our children with skills for roles that will no longer exist is certainly not the answer. Neither is clinging to business models of the past or recreating the good-old days. The times demand new skills, new mindsets, new competencies, and new institutions. This is not about politics. It's about vision. It is impossible to go back in time or to recreate the past. Indeed, hundreds of traditional roles have disappeared over the years, but they have been replaced with new job titles for our digital age. “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” - Henry Ford The Obama administration had published a report to Congress in February 2016 that was also discussed in The HuffPost: “There is an 83% chance that workers who earn $20 an hour or less could have their jobs replaced by robots in the next five years. Those in the $40 an hour pay range face a 31% chance of having their jobs taken over by the machines.” However—once again—the lessons learned from past economic transformations suggest it does not have to be this way. For example, today it is difficult to imagine that people once blamed the tractor for killing agricultural jobs. In fact, this new machine left an entire generation without work on farms. It also led to greater investment in education and ultimately created tremendous prosperity. Whether they be the Luddites of the early 1800s or the analysts and journalists of 2017, the issues are essentially the same: The fear of machines, robots, and technology rendering humans obsolete and taking away our jobs. Make no mistake that many traditional roles we hold dear will slowly disappear. To thrive, we will need to invest in ourselves rather than in things. We will need to secure for ourselves the relevant skills to succeed. Preserving a legacy is not entirely unwanted, but it is not a sustainable policy for an entire society—especially one in flux like ours. As technology continues to pervade every aspect of human life, change—within us and around us—will remain the only constant. Take heart. Our destiny is in our hands, not in the hands of the machines we create. This phenomenon affects every one of us in differing ways.

Our Convener for PACLIG

Priscilla Mothapo

I am working for Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Libraries, with more that 10yrs library experience. Currently serving as LIASA Gauteng South PACLIG Convener and has also served as Membership Secretary for 2013/2014. Love aerobics , netball and singing in church choir. (Missing person from previous issue )

Full Name Portfolio Email

Tsakane Shiburi Mandla Ngubeni Thandiwe Gulwa Nomfezeko Mgilana Livhuwani Nemutanzhela

Chair Chair-Elect Secretary Treasurer P R Officer

TsakaneS@joburg.org.za Mandla.Ngubeni@ekurhuleni.gov.za ThandiweG@joburg.org.za NomfezekoM@mogale.gov.za LivhuwaniN@emfuleni.gov.za

Conveners for Interest Groups

Priscilla Mothapo Linda Mbonambi Mark Rousseau

PACLIG Helig&Retig Special Lib’s

Priscilla.Mothapo@ekurhuleni.gov.za Linda.Mbonambi2@gmail.com Mark.Rousseau@investec.co.za

GS Branch Executive Committee

Connect with our PRO using: Facebook Group: LIASA Gauteng South Twitter: @L_Nemutanzhela LinkedIn: Livhuwani Innocent Nemutanzhela Contact Details:

Email LivhuwaniN@emfuleni.gov.za or Nemutanzhela.Livhuwani@gmail.com Tel: 016 950 5256

Cell: 072 826 7474

Gauteng South Branch Map By: Yanelisekani Mfundisi

WHERE are WE and WHO are REPRESENTING US?

South African Individual ZAR 550.00

South African Pensioners ZAR 290.00

SA Full Time Students ZAR 290.00

SA Unemployed ZAR 290.00

SA Volunteer ZAR 290.00

African Individuals ZAR 850.00

International Individuals ZAR 1000.00

LIASA Membership Fees

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