le roux library assoc in unisa archives
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Library associations collections and the UNISA Archives
Unisa ArchivesAnnette le Roux
16 November 2010
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Contents• Background
– Unisa Library– Unisa Archives– Archival collections
• Library associations
• Challenges in archival work
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Background
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Unisa Library
• 1946 accessioned first library book
• 2009 2 millionth book accessioned
• 2010 ± 2,5 million items
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Highgrove Florilegium
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Unisa Library
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Unisa Archives & Special Collections
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Unisa Archives & Special Collections• Established in the early 1970s
• Collection building mainly through donations
• Currently 4 qualified archivists
• Unique and rare materials (±4 000 linear meters)
• Manuscripts, photographs, posters, sound & video cassettes - archives
• Finding aids/ inventories - archives
• Special books – OASIS catalogue
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Special Book Collections• 12 Collections, ±52 000 items• old, rare, unique, out-of-print, expensive
Collections include:• JL van Schaik Africana (ASC)• Wagener Africana (WAGE)• Special Book Collection (S)• WA Joubert Old Legal Sources (OLD)• Van Schaik Publishers (JSC)
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Archival CollectionsMain Archival groups:
• Unisa Archives (Vista & TSA)• Manuscripts Collection• Hesse Collection of German Africana• Documentation Centre for African Studies• Library Associations• South African Museums Association• United Party• Junod• Allan Boesak• Kenneth Birch
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Library Associations
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The beginning
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Transition
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New beginning
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Library Associations & associated organisations
Accessions in the Unisa Archives
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Library Associations & associated organisations
• SALA – South African Library Association, 1930 – 1979• SAILIS – South African Institute for Librarianship and
Information Science, 1980 - 1998 • LIASA – Library Association of South Africa, 1998 - present
• ULIS/ Translis/ LISDESA (Unification of Library & Information Stakeholders/ Library & Information Services in Developing South Africa)
• LIWO - Library & Information Workers Organisation,1990-1998• ALASA – African Library Association of South Africa, 1996• BLASA - Bantu Library Association• CBLASA - Central Bantu Library Association of South Africa• Cape Library Association (later Library League)• SA Indian Library Association
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Library Associations & associated organisations
• NELS - Non-European Library Service, 1930-1980
• SCECSAL – Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library Associations, 2002; 2006
• CHELSA - Committee for Higher Education Librarians of South Africa
• IGBIS - Interest Group for Bibliographic Standards - 2003 to 2008• SLIS – Special Libraries & Information Services Group, 1947-2000• OSALL – Organisation of South African Law Libraries
• Branches – Northern Transvaal / Gauteng North
• NLAB (NBAR) – National Library Advisory Board, 1968-1985
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SALA & SAILIS
Contents of accessions• agendas, minutes • official correspondence of the Board and committees• annual reports• other reports• study material & exampapers• newsletters, journal• photographs and conference papers
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Non-European Library Services in South Africa
• 1930's Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) donated money to start the Carnegie Non-European Libraries
• Collection: - Official minute books, annual reports and correspondence are available - material to support research, eg commissions of inquiries- library associations for various “Non-European” groups: some material
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Challenges in archival work
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Challenges in archival workPhotographs with no description
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Challenges in archival workPhotographs with no description
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Environmental challenges
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Fire
• Water
• Light
• Pest infestations
• Measuring climate
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Challenges …
Water/ damp / humidity / dust/ mould
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Challenges …. human factor
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/publications/archivist-magazine/015002-2030-e.html
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Challenges …. human factorWar
Greed
Neglect
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What can you do?• Describe & date photographs
• Do not use rubber bands and paperclips
• Dust prevention
• Organise papers - dates
• Donate
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Archives represent the memories of groups, peoples or
organisations
At the end of the day, if it is worth
keeping, it is in the ARCHIVES