[IRTalk] Fwd: [IFLA-L] First announcement: Stellenbosch University 14th Annual Library Symposium

[Hilton Gibson]

FYI.

*Hilton Gibson*
Stellenbosch University Library
*http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2992-208X
<http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2992-208X>*


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From: Roux, Marie <mr at sun.ac.za> <mr at sun.ac.za>
Date: 13 June 2016 at 14:53
Subject: [IFLA-L] First announcement: Stellenbosch University 14th Annual
Library Symposium
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*Stellenbosch University 14th Annual Library Symposium  - Announcement*

*THEME: Shaping the academic library of the future: adapt, empower,
partner, engage*

The tradition of the Stellenbosch University Annual Library Symposium of
being a platform for discussing new library and information services and
developments will continue at the 14th Annual Library Symposium in November
2016. The discussion will be turned to the shaping of the academic library
of the future. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of adapting to
users’ needs, adapting to new roles as librarians, adapting as a library,
empowerment of staff and clients and the importance of partnerships and
engagement.


The theme is partly based on the recent OCLC report, *Shaping the Library
to the life of the user: adapting, empowering, partnering, engaging*. In
this report it becomes clear that “research and learning needs are
changing. Higher education is reconfiguring. As a result of these massive
changes, the library must pivot and adapt”. The following core themes are
mentioned in this report: to empower users, to empower the library, form
partnerships and to engage the campus community. The report advises
libraries to be able to “move from offering a fixed set of services to a
‘constant beta’ mode of service evolution”.


Three different sessions will focus on the following themes, all related to
the shaping of the academic library of the future:


*Digital innovation: *Topics of this session may include Augmented Reality,
Artificial Intelligence, Research Data Management, Big Data, E-learning,
Digital Humanities, Next Generation Systems.
*Collaboration / Partnerships:* Partnerships with OCLC, SANLIC and other
consortia as well as other collaboration possibilities will be discussed.
*The user experience:* Academic staff, researchers and students of local
universities will share their expectations as users of academic libraries.


*Venue:* Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Stellenbosch,
South Africa

*Date:  *3 – 4 November 2016


The programme, speakers and other relevant information will become
available in forthcoming announcements.

*Enquiries:* Marié Roux <mr at sun.ac.za>, tel: 021-8082623


Please find more information on the symposium website
<http://conferences.sun.ac.za/sulis_symp14>(Preferred browsers: Google
Chrome or Mozilla Firefox).

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