12 articles in this issue
Dorothy L. Ivey has pursued a notable career in librarianship, spanning the period 1950 to 1995, two countries andwork both as a practitioner and academic. She has combined this uncomplainingly with her other roles as spouse,parent and friend.
Dorothy Lyle Ivey (nee Amyot) was born in Cape Town on 13 June 1930. She married Sidney James Ivey (1918-1997), a leading Cape Town calligrapher, and they had two children: Graham, who lives in Basingstoke, England and Janet, who has settled in Hobart, Ta... see more
Y. Sayed,K. de Jager
To launch a major research project into the state of information literacy at the five institutions of tertiary education in the western Cape, the INFOLIT project of the Cape Library Co-operative (CALICO) appointed a Research Team to conduct the investigat... see more
J. G. Smith
The effect of the work environment on the communication of information in science is examined. The main characteristics that distinguish the communication of information in science and the conceptual issues that pertain to the process are circumscribed. T... see more
K. De Jager
Objective measures of the impact of library services are difticult and in view of some writers even impossible to obtain. As part of a major investigation into the support provided by the University of Cape Town Library Service for both the studying and r... see more
G-M. Karelse,M.G. Nassimbeni
The purpose of this article is to explore aspects of the sociology of information in an attempt to construct a conceptual framework as a tool for understanding alternative information provision in the progressive resource centre sector of South Africa. Th... see more
S. Myburgh
This article is an exploratory study which observes some of the changes presently being experienced by academics, and identities some of the issues which have yet to be resolved. It will be seen that these changes will demand a new type of relationship be... see more
J.H. Viljoen,P.G. Underwood
This article considers the present circumstances in libraries and the changes that are taking place arising from present uncertainty. Some of these changes are brought about by the changing environment, the ever increasing demands of users, the fast growt... see more
E.S. van Aswegen
This article gives a survey of the first decade of education of library and information science workers at technikons in South Africa, with particular reference to the Cape Technikon. The development of a variety of qualifications is sketched, culminating... see more
G. Morgan,J. G. Smith
It is contended that disaster management and planning should be one of the most important aspects of library management, but in practice it has been found to be a neglected field in librarianship, particularly in South Africa. This article explores the ma... see more
Peter G. Underwood
H. P. P. (Hennie) Lotter