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The transformation of academic libraries in a Post-Apartheid South Africa

Lucille Webster

2ND International Conference on Changing Landscape of Science and Technology Libraries: Gandhinagar 2019

From Apartheid to Democracy- changes in the map

During Apartheid Post-Apartheid


Introduction

• 1994: Political change in South Africa – a country in transition

• Enabling legislation

• Higher Education Act 2001

• National Plan for Higher Education

• Transformation of academic landscape in SA - 2002

• National Development Plan 2030• https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/Executive%20Summary-NDP%202030%20-

%20Our%20future%20-%20make%20it%20work.pdf


https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/Executive Summary-NDP 2030 - Our future - make it work.pdf

Introduction of LIS structures post-Apartheid

• National Council on Library and Information Services (NCLIS)• http://www.dac.gov.za/sites/default/files/Legislations%20Files/act6_01.pdf

• The Library and Information Services (LIS) Transformation Charter• http://www.dac.gov.za/sites/default/files/Transformation%20charter-6th%20draft-22102009.pdf

• Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)

• http://www.liasa-new.org.za/


http://www.dac.gov.za/sites/default/files/Legislations Files/act6_01.pdf

http://www.dac.gov.za/sites/default/files/Transformation charter-6th draft-22102009.pdf

http://www.liasa-new.org.za/

Academic libraries in in SA today

• Embrace change : It is the only constant in life

• Changes in higher education,

• Advances in technology

• Shifting research and scholarly landscape,

• Disrupters: GIS data, data visualization, big data

• Next Generation Digital Learning Environment


The Academic Library – a desired place

Library

Alignment to institutional

priorities

Support teaching,

learning and research

SophisticatedICTS – on-site

& remoteaccess

Relevant collection

developmentand

management

Print and electronic resources

Dedicatedspaces to

meet different

needs

Culture of reading,

enquiry and critical

thinking

Reimagining of Organizational structures

• Adapting library structures to align with the 21st century practises of the future workplace

• Evolving roles of librarians –rethink the traditional library hierarchy

• Creation of flexible and functional teams

• Improve library’s ability to remain innovative and responsive to user needs and expectations.

• Embrace diversity


Human capital in academic libraries

• Institutions and organizationscontinue to look for ways ofreducing salary budgets bymeans of attrition, redundancy,etc.

• Impact of mass retirement of baby boomers – skills deficit,mentoring, succession planning

• Impact of technology andinstitutional priorities – newroles and new competencies

• New skills and learning

• Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD)

Academic Libraries Supporting Research

• Embracing new trends impacting research and research visibility

• Institutional repository

• Supports Open Access through the institutional mandate

• Open Education Resources (OER’s)

• Explore e-Learning

• Incorporation of Web 2.0 tools

• Altmetrics

Emergence of e-Research in academia

• Key role of library• preserving knowledge, ensuring quality, integrity and curation of digital

research information, sustaining evolving digital service environments and archiving research data

• Building appropriate services and spaces for new forms ofteaching, research, and learning;

• Shifting resources to support the digital imperative;

• Developing/recruiting new skills and expanding traditional roles, e.g., from reference librarian to research data manager

Research Data Management & Data Curation

• “The NRF recognises the importance of Open Access to science and research …from 01 March 2015, authors of research papers .. should deposit their final peer-reviewed manuscripts to the administering Institution Repository ….”

• https://www.nrf.ac.za/media-room/news/statement-open-access-research-publications-national-research-foundation-nrf-funded


• National Research Foundation

Collection development

• The rising cost of acquiring the resources necessary to supportteaching and research has faroutstripped increases in library acquisition budgets

• The exorbitant increase of access to electronic resources are a challenge, double-digit inflation has become thenorm in the online database industry , …scientific, technical and medical(STM) journals.

• Budget strategy - manage the transition from traditional publishing models to open access

• Movement to a patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) model for book purchases.

• Purchasing individual articles as an alternative to journal subscriptions.

• Replace or expand subscriptions with open access.

• Is the big deal a good deal?

• Counter statistics – how true is it?


Collection development: challenges

• Costs of journals and databasescrowding out purchasing oftraditional prescribed andrecommended textbooks

• Ebook versions of academictextbooks/prescribed not yet universally available

• Some restrictions in how patronscan use ebooks

• Copyright and licensingrestrictions

SA consortium for online access

• South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC)

• http://www.sanlic.org.za

• SANLiC facilitates on a non-profit basis, affordable access to scholarly electronic information in support of the teaching, learning and research of its members


http://www.sanlic.org.za/

Rethinking library spaces

• Student-centred active learning spaces

• Spaces reconfigured to include media production studios, Makerspaces

• Spaces conducive to individual, collaborative and hands-on learning

• Adaptable, flexible and highly mobile spaces


Durban University of Technology library spaces


Cape Peninsula University of Technology library spaces


University of Cape Town Library Spaces


Universal design principles: a library environment for everyone • Equitable access to physical and

virtual space

• Incorporation of universal design principles in library services to improve the user experience of all patrons

• An impact on the variety of skills library professionals require


Digital literacy, digital fluency and information literacy – the role of the library

• Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.

• Digital Fluency is the aptitude to effectively and ethically interpret information, discover meaning, design content, construct knowledge, and communicate ideas in a digitally connected world

• Academic libraries are best positioned to lead efforts to develop users’ digital citizenship


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Integrating the Library into the curriculum:transforming the student experience for studentsuccess• Libraries bridging the digital divide

• Focused training on multiple literacies including information and digital literacies

• Correct and ethical use of information and knowledgeresources

• Training in referencing and using online reference tools e.g.Endnote, Zotero

• Embedding the relevant graduate attributes meaningfully and demonstrably in the teaching, learning and assessment activities.

• Critical thinking, lifelong learning

Library users as creators

• The Library is the ideal environment to serve as creation hubs on campus

• Library users are making and creating rather than simply consuming content


Valuing the user experience (UX)

• UX is an emerging library specialization, early adoption in the academic library community

• User Experience refers to the quality of a person’s interaction with services or products


Bibliometric and citation technology

RESEARCH METRICS ALTMETRICS


Conclusion

In academic library environment CHANGE is the only constant: Emerging technology will continue to impact on:

• Library strategies,

• Operations and services

• Library spaces and places

• Research and Digital scholarship,

• Information management.


Sources

• Adams Becker, S,;et.al. 2017.NMC Horizon report Library edition. https://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-horizon-report-2017-library-edition/

• ALAconnect. http://connect.ala.org/node/181197

• Educause review 2017: https://er.educause.edu/~/media/files/articles/2017/1/erm171w.pdf?la=en

• Elements of the user’s experience cycle: https://za.pinterest.com/pin/15621929927378174/

• LIS Transformation Charter http://www.dac.gov.za/sites/default/files/Transformation%20charter-6th%20draft-22102009.pdf

• National Development Plan 2030 file:///C:/Users/WebsterL/OneDrive%20-%20Durban%20University%20of%20Technology/KINGSTON/India/NPC%20National%20Development%20Plan%20Vision%202030%20-lo-res.pdf


https://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-horizon-report-2017-library-edition/

http://connect.ala.org/node/181197

https://er.educause.edu/~/media/files/articles/2017/1/erm171w.pdf?la=en

https://za.pinterest.com/pin/15621929927378174/

http://www.dac.gov.za/sites/default/files/Transformation charter-6th draft-22102009.pdf

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