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The new Archivist interview – English Archivist Lucal Mokwena
Published on 2012-11-29 02:51:00
Lucal Mokwena, English ArchivistSABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has archivists who focus specifically on a specific radio station and/or an indigenous language. This is part of a series of interviews where the archivists answer some qu
Springbok Radio #4 - Squad Cars & Trials
Published on 2012-11-13 04:04:00
This is the 4th in a series of blog posts featuring Springbok Radio, the SABC's first commercial radio station, that was broadcasting from 1950-1985 before it was closed. The visual canvasses are from the most recent UNESCO World Day for Audiovisua
Springbok Radio #3 - Afrikaans
Published on 2012-11-05 07:15:00
This is part of a series of blog posts focusing on Springbok Radio, the SABC's first commercial radio station, that was broadcasting from 1950-1985 before it was closed. The visual canvass is from the most recent UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual He
Springbok Radio #2 - News AND comedy
Published on 2012-11-02 07:38:00
A series of blog posts focusing on Springbok Radio, the SABC's first commercial radio station, that was broadcasting from 1950-1985 before it was closed. The sound and the memories lives on through the listeners, and through the dedication of the Sp
Springbok Radio #1 - The History
Published on 2012-11-01 05:12:00
SABC Media Libraries' exhibition poster:UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2012 "Springbok Radio was the first SABC commercial radio station. Its lifespan was from 1 May 1950 to 31 December 1985 when it was closed mainly because it was no
UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2012 - awareness by SABC Media Libraries in South Africa
Published on 2012-10-30 05:18:00
Picasa Photo album of SABC Media Libraries exhibition for UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2012. UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is an annual event on the 27th of October. This year IASA (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives) coordinated the event worldwide with the theme: "Audiovisual heritage memory? the clock is ticking" The link is here with
In remembrance of a Living Library of Platfontein
Published on 2012-10-24 06:41:00
IN MEMORY OF MATOKA MATTHEUS, 3 OCTOBER 2012 Report by Moshe Maghundu, Librarian/Archivist at SABC Platfontein. Following on the 31/201 BN Replica Obelisk unveiling at Platfontein, one veteran who lived to witness this day, Mr. Matoka Mattheus has passed away on 3 October 2012. His burial took place on the 4th, the next day. This tragic incident left the residers of Platfontein,
World day for AudioVisual Heritage on 27 October 2012
Published on 2012-10-18 08:01:00
It is again on 27 October 2012 the World Day for AudioVisual Heritage that has been declared by UNESCO as the official day to highlight the dire state of our AV collections worldwide. The theme for 2012 is: “Audiovisual heritage memory? the clock is ticking” "Audiovisual documents, such as films, radio and television programmes, audio and video recordings, contain the primary records of
SABC Media Libraries hand over gift voucher to Woodside Sanctuary, made possible by Jungle One Hour Projects
Published on 2012-10-12 06:38:00
The SABC Media Libraries have been involved with Woodside Sanctuary since the SABC Media Libraries' 67 minutes at Woodside in 2011. Woodside Sanctuary has been part of the SABC Media Libraries' CSI projects. They are doing such a wonderful job looking after people with severe to profound mental and physical disabilities. The link is here: Woodside Jungle Oats has a campaign running called the
The new archivist interview: Sound Restoration
Published on 2012-10-09 07:25:00
Obakeng Phiri Archivist: Sound Restoration SABC Radio Archives Obakeng Phiri is a new archivist tasked with sound restoration in the SABC Radio Archives. He has been an intern with us for a couple of months, and he started to work here on the 1st of August 2012. The previous interview with Obakeng was about his internship at the SABC Radio Archives. His duties are different now than
Heritage Beasts in the Archives #heritagebeasts
Published on 2012-10-04 03:20:00
#heritagebeasts in SABC Radio Archives Today is World Animal Day, and Ask Archivists have organised a Twitter event for archives. The Twitter hashtag is #heritagebeasts They call it Beasts in your collections?! The call: "Let’s dive into our collections to search for colourful fishes. Let’s make a safari tour through our depots to catch wild animals. Let’s have a stroll through all
Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference 3-5 October #LIB2012
Published on 2012-10-03 02:28:00
Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference "The virtual Library 2.012 conference is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. Held worldwide over the course of two days, with 150 sessions and 10 keynotes, subject strands include physical and virtual learning spaces, evolving professional roles in today's world, organizing and
Follow a library day today #followalibrary
Published on 2012-10-01 02:50:00
@Followalibrary on Twitter It is again time for libraries worldwide to connect and to follow each other, and to share their collections with the world. The #followalibrary team is going strong, and the blog post can be read here: Join ons on #followalibrary day 2012 on Oct 1st They have an awesome video up by David Green and the Shelharbour Libraries (@sclibs) on the blog, but you can check
The Knowledge Café combined with a Drum Café
Published on 2012-09-20 08:26:00
David Gurteen in action David Gurteen facilitated an interactive Knowledge Café with the help of drums at the recent International Knowledge Management Conference (ICKM 2012). It formed part of the opening proceedings, and helped conference delegates connect with each other during the speed networking session, as well as connection through the drumming. Warren Liebermann with his drummers
Remembering SAN heroes who died in the war (SADF)
Published on 2012-09-17 08:29:00
Blog post by Moshe Maghundu, Librarian/Archivist at SABC Platfontein. The 31/201 BN Replica Obelisk Unveiling at Platfontein, Kimberley 201 BN, Omega Moshe Maghundu reporting about the ceremony at Platfontein for the 31st Bushmen Battalion (which became 201 BN) at Omega Base Headquarters: "For the first time in history, the affairs of the Khwe and !xun of Platfontein have been given
Conversations for business - David Gurteen Knowledge Café workshop
Published on 2012-09-14 04:00:00
David Gurteen facilitated a workshop on the implementation of Knowledge Cafés at the International Conference on Knowledge Management 2012. He is a Knowledge Management consultant, speaker and facilitator at Gurteen Knowledge. He is well-known for his Gurteen Knowledge Cafés which helps to facilitate conversation in business. The Knowledge Café workshop brought up a few
Report from a Knowledge Café with David Gurteen at SABC Media Libraries
Published on 2012-09-07 07:00:00
The SABC Media Libraries and SABC Training Department had a private Knowledge Café with the guru of Knowledge Cafés, David Gurteen, at the SABC on 3 September 2012. The David Gurteen Knowledge Café spread from a desire to have more meaningful conversations to enhance personal and business relationships; as well as having a profound impact on business decision making and understanding. "
Interview with an Archivist at SABC Polokwane
Published on 2012-08-30 05:25:00
Phindile Maringa is an archivist from the SABC Media Libraries. She relocated on 1 August 2012 from the SABC Radio Archives in Johannesburg, to being the archivist in SABC Media Libraries, Polokwane. The archivists in the regions are doing things in a different way and on a different scale than here in Johannesburg. They are sometimes expected to be and do more than their initial job
Storify of the David Gurteen private Knowledge Café at the SABC Media Libraries #SABCkcafe
Published on 2012-08-29 06:35:00
David Gurteen, the international Knowledge Management expert, is holding a private Knowledge Café for SABC Media Libraries and SABC Training on 3 September. The Storify of the SABC Knowledge Cafe (hashtag #SABCkcafe) curates all the social media and web activities of the event in a storyline. We will keep on updating it! [<a href="http://storify.com/sabcmedialib/
Interview with the new Librarian at the SABC Information Library
Published on 2012-08-23 08:16:00
Agrineth Mashile was an intern here at the SABC Information Library, who has now been appointed as a new librarian in a permanent position. She started working in the Information Library from 1 June 2012. The questions helps us to break the silos which exist between the different departments in the SABC Media Libraries, as well as getting to know the job functions of each and every one.
Interview with the new Junior Record Librarian at the SABC Record Library
Published on 2012-08-17 03:07:00
Image Sibuyi is a new appointment at the SABC Media Libraries. This is part of an ongoing series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Record Library, as well as part of a series of blog posts about the SABC Media Libraries. The interviews are generating a better understanding of what we do in the different sections and breaking the silos between us. The interview this
Knowledge Café newspaper publishing daily - created by SABC Media Libraries
Published on 2012-08-15 06:25:00
The SABC Media Libraries' newspaper focusing on Knowledge Cafés and Knowledge Management, The Daily Knowledge Café, is a good way to get the most recent information available in social media. Paperli.PaperFrame.Show({ id: '89865030-82ef-012f-25ad-12313d16b843', width: 390, height: 480, background: '#ECECEC', borderColor: '#DDDDDD' }) Paper.li generates the
Snow at the SABC in Johannesburg #photos
Published on 2012-08-08 05:18:00
There was much excitement yesterday when the snow fell here in South Africa. Most of us have never seen the snow falling through the windows while working here at the SABC in Auckland Park. We definitely had to take a few photos. SABC Radiopark buildingAuckland Park Playing in snow Snow through the windowIlse Assmann & Retha BuysSABC Media Libraries Photo through window
David Gurteen Knowledge Café - background reading in preparation
Published on 2012-08-02 03:49:00
David Gurteen, Knowledge Management expert and Knowledge Café guru, is coming to South Africa in September to facilitate a workshop on Knowledge Café's, as well as speaking at the International Conference of Information and Knowledge Management 2012. Hopefully he will also present a Knowledge Cafe at the SABC for the SABC Media Libraries, as well as for SABC Training. The SABC Media
Five things to unleash your Knowledge Management story, by Elmi Bester
Published on 2012-07-27 07:12:00
Elmi Bester, manager of the CSIR Knowledge Commons. inspired us yesterday in a Knowledge Management Seminar at the University of Johannesburg. It was organised by the Department of Information and Knowledge Management. The topic of presentation: What's your knowledge management story? The invite to the seminar asks a couple of questions: "You are the storyteller of your own life
The new Archivist interview: News & Actuality Archivist – Ntokozo Khanyile
Published on 2012-07-25 07:20:00
The SABC Radio Archivists specializes in specific areas of expertise with regards radio and language related audio collections of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. This is part of a series of interviews where I am posing the same questions to each of the Archivists. The recently appointed archivist in the News & Actuality section is Ntokozo Khanyile. She started in the SABC
Inspector Archivist, that is....
Published on 2012-07-24 02:01:00
An archivist wear many hats. We are audio editors, researchers, catalogers, and historians, among other things. But personally I enjoy the investigator hat a lot! We often get inquiries in the SABC Radio Archives asking for details of signature tunes, which might sound simple at first, but if the request starts with: Years ago, I am not sure when, there was a program, I am not sure on which
Interview with an intern at the SABC Information Library - Justice Leshilo
Published on 2012-07-23 06:54:00
The SABC Information Library has a new intern, Justice Leshilo, who will be working here for 10 months. The purpose of the intern-ship is to acquire valuable skills, but also to help with the workflows in the SABC Information Library. Justice Leshilo is a qualified librarian. Questions are asked to understand the type of skills that he has to offer, but also to get a better understanding
Musings in the Music Library #9 - Budgets
Published on 2012-07-11 08:17:00
by Daniel NealCape Philharmonic Orchestra Library A vignette from the music librarian. O tempora, O mores! What we could do if we only had more budget! Artscape is now saying they may “renovate” the Library. Well, they mean the room it’s in. Considered old, ugly, dissheveled and antiquated (all true), the general upgrade of the entire Artscape Theatre Complex has now noticed another
Musings in the music library - "Librarians are nice"
Published on 2012-07-05 07:18:00
by Daniel Neal Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library Another vignette from the music librarian. I've got two relations who are very successful professional academic librarians. They are very nice people. The nicest person I knew at Eastman School of Music was the head of Sibley Music Library. The kid next door where I grew up became a big deal librarian in Indianapolis Public Library
The burial service of Oom David Kruiper, Andriesvale, Kalahari
Published on 2012-07-04 03:18:00
Saturday 30th June 2012 Compiled by Moshe Maghundu, librarian/archivist of X-K FM community station which broadcasts in !Xu and Khwe from SABC Platfontein. "It was a historic burial service for a Bushman, something that was not recorded before in Bushman’s history. David Kruiper was honoured and recognised by the government. He always had to fight with the government for
Storify of International Archives Day 2012 via SABC Media Libraries #archday12
Published on 2012-06-29 01:59:00
A compilation of some of the tweets and social media engagement by SABC Media Libraries @SABCMediaLib (including SABC Radio Archives @SABCRadioArc) on International Archives Day on June 9 2012 this year. [<a href="http://storify.com/karentoittoit/international-archives-day-9-june-2012" target="_blank">View the story "International Archives Day 9 June 2012 #archday12" on
In memory of Dawid Kruiper, traditional leader of the Khomani San
Published on 2012-06-26 08:04:00
Dawid Kruiper(jpg cut from cameramen Byron Taylor's video material - SABC Fokus 10 June 2012) Dawid Kruiper passed away on 13 June 2012. He was a San elder and leader of the Khoisan community in the southern Kalahari Desert. He was also one of the main players in the land claim by the #Khomani San. Moshe Maghundu, the librarian & archivist at SABC Platfontein, remembers the following about
Musings in the Music Library #7 - Librarian stereotypes
Published on 2012-06-25 07:16:00
Daniel Neal from the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library sent some more vignettes to the SABC Music Library, and gave his kind permission for us to publish. "In 2004 I was playing for the first SA production of Phantom of the Opera and as such I was privy to lots of comments from the conductor and production team. They had reservations about one of the girls cast as Christine, the
Wordless Wednesday - SABC Radio Archives working hard on requests
Published on 2012-06-20 04:56:00
Knowledge Management, the good, the bad & the ugly
Published on 2012-06-15 04:53:00
Roland Wagner at KM SeminarUJ Dep of Information & Knowledge Management Notes from a seminar by Roland Wagner (Project coordinator at Damietta Peace Initiative) about Knowledge Management, with specific reference to organizational culture. The seminar on 31 May 2012 was hosted by the Department of Information and Knowledge Management at the University of Johannesburg (Kingsway Campus).
International Archives day on 9th June #archday12
Published on 2012-06-08 03:58:00
@SABCRadioArc on Twitter It is again International Archives Day tomorrow, the 9th of June. Last year we took part in the Ask Archivists campaign on Twitter. This year it is on a Saturday, but we can still take part in the Twitter initiative by Ask Archivists. The brief by Ask Archivists for 2012: "Let´s show off our archival holdings, knowledge and services this year. We invite you to
Wordless Wednesday at SABC Platfontein Media Library & Archives
Published on 2012-06-06 02:32:00
Moshe MaghunduLibrarian/Archivist: SABC PLatfontein (Photos: Peter Jacquire)
Technology & innovations in libraries and their impact on learning, research and user >Slideshare by Joe Murphy
Published on 2012-06-05 03:20:00
Joe Murphy Slideshare of his keynote on the topic, Technology & innovations in libraries and their impact on learning, research and user, on Day 2 on the theme "Technology & New Media" of the 33rd IATUL Conference held at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, 4-7 June 2012.Singapore iatul keynote View more presentations from Joe Murphy
InfoBuddy and inFundi function - SABC Media Libraries rewards & social media
Published on 2012-05-28 05:01:00
The Manager of the SABC Media Libraries, Ilse Assmann, announced a new InfoBuddy internal reward system for the Media Libraries. An internal reward system is used to recognise excellence in the Media Libraries when it is not possible to recognise it by monetary means. The previous reward system called InfoBuddy has evolved. A new committee has been formed to address the previous issues of
Musings in the Music Library #6 - Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library
Published on 2012-05-24 07:31:00
The last in a series of vignettes which were sent by a fellow librarian, Daniel Neal from the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library in a mail to the SABC Music Library and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra Library. "In the old days, orchestra libraries were there first and foremost to supply Their Orchestra with the materials required. All other orchestras were viewed with deep
Keep Platfontein clean - update and thanks
Published on 2012-05-18 06:25:00
"Keep Platfontein clean" - photo collage from an internal SABC update This is an update of the SABC Platfontein involvement with "Keep Platfontein clean" as well as a feeding scheme. The campaign was officially launched on 20 April 2012, and it was a day of great celebration about the success and future hope for the programme. By Rena Maghundu RBF Production Services Northern Cape "KEEP
Concert - Charl du Plessis Trio with Musa Sakupwanya
Published on 2012-05-17 02:41:00
Suzette Lombard, Music Librarian SABC Music Library With everything in life the novelty eventually wears off. If you attend concerts or shows regularly, you find yourself attending a lot of events that are good and even exceptional, but still leave you fairly cold. But once in a while you might be fortunate enough to hear something that blows you away. A case in point is the concert I
The story of SABC Springbok Radio via Storify
Published on 2012-05-10 07:22:00
[<a href="http://storify.com/sabcmedialib/springbok-radio-archive-officially-hands-over-to-s" target="_blank">View the story "Springbok Radio archive officially hands over to SABC on 8 May 2012" on Storify</a>]<h1>Springbok Radio archive officially hands over to SABC on 8 May 2012</h1><h2&
Picasa Slideshow of the Springbok Radio handover function at SABC
Published on 2012-05-09 03:53:00
Photos by Peter Jaquire.
Springbok Radio handover to SABC - SABC News video
Published on 2012-05-09 01:58:00
"It once dominated the airwaves. Three decades later - Springbok Radio continues to draw listeners. The famous national station, closed in 1985, and today handed over it's archived material to the SABC..." - SABC News The Springbok Radio archive material was officially handed over yesterday afternoon at the SABC, with
Hand over of Springbok Radio archive material to SABC
Published on 2012-05-04 03:10:00
Springbok Radio Media release: Tuesday 08 May 2012 will officially mark the handover of the archives of the Springbok Radio Preservation Society of South Africa to the SABC. When Springbok Radio opened in 1950 it had only three medium wave transmitters, but by October 1951, it was broadcasted to all the densely populated areas of the then Union of South Africa on 11 transmitters.
World Book & Copyright Day 2012 #WorldBookDay
Published on 2012-04-23 07:25:00
LIASA poster: World Book Day 2012 Read Embrace Tomorrow Today is World Book Day! It is a day of reflection and reading of books. UNESCO describes the theme as a specific focus on books and translation this year: "23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of
Musings in the Music Library #5 - Copyright
Published on 2012-04-20 08:05:00
Another vignette in a series that was sent by a fellow librarian, Daniel Neal from the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library in a mail to the SABC Music Library and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra Library. "Copyright is for the protection of the creator, an esoteric subdivision of legalities that makes Peace in the Middle East quite straightforward by comparison. As an introduction
SABC Record Library - photo account of a Wednesday afternoon
Published on 2012-04-19 02:01:00
SABC Record Library
Acquisition in the SABC Music Library - Paiste crotales
Published on 2012-04-17 03:13:00
The SABC Music Librarian, Suzette Lombard, of the SABC Music Library, wrote this short piece on the acquisition of Paiste Crotales in the music library: The Music Library recently acquired a new set of 30 Paiste crotales, ranging from C6 (8va above middle C) to F8. These swiss-made music instruments are small, chromatically-tuned brass disks which have a clear and sustained, bell-like sound.
Musings in the Music Library #4 - Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library
Published on 2012-04-13 04:22:00
Fellow librarian, Daniel Neal - from the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library in a mail to the SABC Music Library and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra Library: "The standard title of where I work is the CPO Library, although this is for convenience. What was the CTSO collection is owned by the Cape Orchestra Trust, and what was CAPAB’s still belongs to Artscape. The CTSO part is
Musings in the Music Library #3 - Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library
Published on 2012-04-10 07:56:00
Another vignette in a series which was sent by fellow librarian, Daniel Neal from the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library, in a mail to the SABC Music Library and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra Library: An orchestra library is not a place of research or reference, although it does have certain capacities in that medium. I’ll get an email from some unknown in Australia who is
Musings in the Music Library #2 - Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library
Published on 2012-04-03 07:56:00
The following vignette was sent by a fellow librarian, Daniel Neal from the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library in a mail to the SABC Music Library and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra Library: "The CPO Library is a rather complex entity, a partially combined form of what had been the CAPAB Library and the CTSO Library that was a result of the merger in 1997 of the then two
The value of internship in the SABC Radio Archives
Published on 2012-04-02 03:53:00
Obakeng Phiri, a sound engineer, completed his internship at the SABC Radio Archives on Friday. He has been with the SABC Media Libraries for longer than a year! He answers a question about the value of archives and what he has learnt while being here. He makes a very worthwhile analogy of archives being "the keepers of our ancestors!" Best of wishes to all our interns for their next
Musings in the Music Library #1
Published on 2012-03-30 07:44:00
Daniel Neal, fellow librarian at the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library. The following vignette was sent by Daniel Neal from the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Library in a mail to the SABC Music Library and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra Library: "Library collections such as the ones we shepherd are full of stories both practical and mysterious, and their atmospheres are
Saying goodbye to the intern at the SABC Radio Archives
Published on 2012-03-30 06:56:00
The interns that have been working in the SABC Media Libraries have completed their final day today. It is with sadness that we have to say goodbye to the last of them, hoping that we would be seeing them here in our corridors in future! Mbali Jezile comes with a technical background at school where she studied computer programming and web designing. She was also a general administrator at an
SABC Platfontein involved with "Keep Platfontein clean" as well as a feeding scheme
Published on 2012-03-28 06:15:00
Report by Moshe Maghundu Librarian/Archivist at SABC Platfontein. SABC Platfontein is currently busy with a CSI initiative “Keep Platfontein clean project” as well as "Feeding the school children". The date for the Lounge event for these projects was postponed to a further date in early April this year. SABC Platfontein has not stop asking for sponsorship for this event.
National Library Week #SALW2012 - report
Published on 2012-03-23 07:14:00
Monica van Deventer, the Principal Librarian of the SABC Information Library, reports about their initiatives for this year at South African Library Week. "The SABC Information Library is a member of LIASA and participates in the annual library events. National Library Week is one of these events and the Information Library supports this initiative every year. This year’s theme was Develop
SABC Information Library exhibition during South African Library Week 2012 #SALW2012
Published on 2012-03-20 07:52:00
The SABC Information Library set up a small exhibition in the SABC Radiopark foyer to participate with South African Library Week 2012. The programme for the week is published on LIASA's website as well: SALW2012 Library Week programmes across the country SABC Information Library activities are the following: - "Sending out of Intercom notifications - Uploading information on the
South African Library Week 2012 #SALW2012
Published on 2012-03-16 05:27:00
SALW2012 17 - 24 March is South African Library Week. The SABC Information Library is participating as well. More posts are to follow about the programme and activities next week. The theme of the week is: Develop @ your library "...the idea is to link libraries to Government imperatives and thus build links with Government Departments and Government Ministers. With the major focus of
Wordless Wednesday in the SABC Audio Restoration department
Published on 2012-03-14 07:48:00
Libraries with social media X-factor
Published on 2012-03-08 03:11:00
Libraries with Social Media XFactor View more presentations from Judy O'Connell Judy O'Connell presented the keynote presentation at Wollongong City and Branch Libraries to drive their social media campaigns for the libraries forward in Australia. They have decided to take charge of the future and embrace social media as part of their library services. The blog post for further reading:
Wordless Wednesday in the SABC Music Library
Published on 2012-02-29 06:47:00
SABC Music Library
SABC Media Libraries on Pinterest
Published on 2012-02-28 07:13:00
http://pinterest.com/sabcmedialib/ Pinterest has gone viral. SABC Media Libraries have opened an account as well. The value of pinning your most favourite images or ideas, with the added social media engagement, makes it a very powerful platform. What is Pinterest? "Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web.
Tweets from SABC Media Libraries @SABCMediaLib
Published on 2012-02-22 06:11:00
@SABCMediaLib on Twitter A compilation of some tweets and retweets (RTs) on the SABC Media Libraries Twitter account @SABCMediaLib for the month of February. It gives a good insight in what happened here during the month of February. ______________________ @SABCAudioRest prepared Uma Casa Portuguesa by Jorge Costa Pinto and the SABC
Wordless Wednesday - Intern with mini-disc recording
Published on 2012-02-15 07:00:00
Love in the Radio Archives #loveheritage
Published on 2012-02-15 03:43:00
I went in search of real love stories in the SABC Radio Archives for Valentine's Day via #AskArchivists and their love initiative for 2012. Although there are countless books and poems and discussions about love in the literature, I wanted to find people talking about romantic love in their lives. Mamphele Ramphele interview in 1995 on SAFMPrtScn of our Natural Document Management (NDM)
World Radio Day today #WorldRadioDay
Published on 2012-02-13 02:44:00
Today is World Radio Day, a celebration of the role and function of radio in the lives of people on the planet. The day is endorsed by UNESCO. The official web page for World Radio Day states the following about the focus of the day: "The World Radio Day seeks raise awareness about the importance of radio, facilitate access to information through radio and enhance networking among
Wordless Wednesday - Stocktaking in the SABC Media Libraries
Published on 2012-02-08 01:24:00
Demo recording by Iggy Madalane
Published on 2012-02-06 03:50:00
A former colleague, Ignatia Madalane, made her first demo recording here at M2 Studio at SABC in Auckland Park last Friday. We as the SABC Media Libraries were invited to watch! You are gifted, Iggy! We wish you well! Related posts: The SABC Music Library - interview with the intern Live concerts is the way to live!
Shift happens - The time for libraries is NOW - Ned Potter
Published on 2012-01-25 01:37:00
The time for Libraries is NOW View more presentations from Ned Potter Inspiring Slideshare by Ned Potter about "a call to arms for libraries, inspired loosely by the famous SHIFT HAPPENS deck."
Valentine's Day invitation 2012 #loveheritage
Published on 2012-01-24 01:01:00
Valentine's Day 2012 in archives The Ask Archivists initiative has come up another great initiative for Valentine's Day this year: Valentine's Day 2012 in the Archives. We would love to join them in this initiative, and for that we need input from our radio listeners for the SABC Radio Archives. A quote from AskArchivists blog post: "We believe, that YOUR archive has a lot of amazing
Wordless Wednesday in the SABC Information Library
Published on 2012-01-18 00:11:00
What do you do when you see a QR code?
Published on 2012-01-13 07:26:00
QR Code for the SABC Media Library's blog on mobile You scan it! That's what you do! Why? Because you want to know what it is all about! How? By using your smartphone and a QR Code Reader. Steps on how to scan a QR code: 1. Download a QR Code Reader for your phone. Try QR Code Scanner Pro for Blackberry (free). I have it on my phone. It looks like this: QR Code Scanner Pro Or
QR code for the SABC Media Library's blog
Published on 2012-01-12 07:05:00
SABC Media Libraries - mobile blog QR codes is such a fun, easy and practical way to link us to more information. It is popping up everywhere, and even in South Africa people are beginning to look for that extra bit of information that can be scanned to immediately point us in the right direction. The possibilities for libraries and archives are endless... QR codes works with smart
Interview with the Manager of the SABC Record Library
Published on 2011-07-05 03:35:00
Thersia Francis Manager: SABC Record Library The interview this week is with Thersia Francis, the Manager of the SABC Record Library. The Record Library houses recorded music, previously unavailable, as well as all genres of recorded music, includi
Google data mining tools for journalists and information specialists
Published on 2011-07-04 04:23:00
Google has free online data mining tools available that have the ability to impact our news operations in a far-reaching constructive manner! Journalists and information specialists need awareness of these tools that can be utilized to effec
The Weekly Archivist interview: English Archivist
Published on 2011-07-01 04:19:00
Phindile Maringa SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has Archivists who focus specifically on a specific radio station and/or an indigenous language. This is the last interview as part of a series of interviews where they answer the same ques
Interview with a Record Librarian at the SABC Record Library
Published on 2011-06-30 03:48:00
Vickey Steyn, SABC Record Library This is part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Record Library, as well as part of a series of blog posts about the Media Libraries. The interviews are generating a better understan
Interview with the Personal Assistant to the Manager of the Media Libraries: Porcia Ntozini
Published on 2011-06-28 02:46:00
Porcia Ntozini, PA to the Manager of the SABC Media Libraries The Media Libraries is an information hub for the SABC and was formed by bringing together relevant sections in 1996 to provide content and information to Radio and TV, both audio and prin
Questions and answers on Ask Archivists Day
Published on 2011-06-20 03:15:00
@SABCRadioArc on #AskArchivists Day The Ask Archivists Day on 9 June 2011 on Twitter, marked by the hashtag #AskArchivists sparked some interesting questions and conversation. The SABC Media Libraries took part through the SABC Radio Archives account
Interview with an intern at the SABC Information Library: Agrineth Mashile
Published on 2011-06-13 05:49:00
Agrineth Mashile Intern: SABC Information Library The SABC Information Library has acquired the services of two interns since March of this year. The interns are here for a couple of months to acquire valuable skills, but also to help with the work
SABC Media Lib @ AskArchivists Day
Published on 2011-06-10 06:11:00
SABC Radio Archives TweetStats: (Check the link for more) The Sabc Media Libraries @SABCMediaLib had a great day yesterday following archives from all over the world. We also took part in some very interesting discussions, and made some new friend
Ask Archivists Day short report back #AskArchivists
Published on 2011-06-10 02:43:00
@SABCRadioArc HashCloud The Sabc Radio Archives @SABCRadioArc had a great day yesterday following archives from all over the world. We took part in some of the conversation, also by way of the SABC Media Libraries @SABCMediaLib profile. Here are so
Interview with an intern at the SABC Information Library: Veronica Machate
Published on 2011-06-08 06:57:00
Veronica Machate Intern: SABC Information Library The SABC Information Library has acquired the services of two interns since March of this year. The interns are here in the SABC Media Libraries for a couple of months to acquire valuable skills, bu
Interview with the Manager of the Media Libraries: Ilse Assmann
Published on 2011-06-07 07:27:00
Ilse Assmann Manager: SABC Media Libraries The Media Libraries is a SABC information hub. It was formed in 1996 by bringing together the relevant units to provide content and information to Radio and TV, both audio and print. The Media Libraries curr
Ask Archivists Day this week on Thursday
Published on 2011-06-06 08:28:00
Poster for #AskArchivists Ask Archivists Day is finally here this week on 9 June! The SABC Radio Archives (@SABCRadioArc) are planning to go big this year! The Ask Archivists Day is the initiative on Twitter which is located by the hash-tag AND Ask
The Weekly Archivist interview: Afrikaans Archivist in the SABC Radio Archives: Karen du Toit
Published on 2011-06-03 06:39:00
Karen du Toit SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has Archivists who focus on specific collections for future preservation for our cultural heritage, rebroadcasting and research. This is part of a series of weekly interviews where we will all
Frans Erasmus: An inspiration!
Published on 2011-05-31 04:52:00
What an inspiration this man is! Loving something, and loving it too much to keep it for himself, but gives his all to make it available to you. That is exactly what Frans Erasmus, head of the Springbok Radio Preservation Society, does with his t
Interview with an assistant record librarian at the SABC Record Library: Oliver Mhlanga
Published on 2011-05-30 05:19:00
Oliver Mhlanga SABC Record Library This is part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Record Library, as well as part of a series of blog posts about the SABC Media Libraries. The interviews help us to gain a better und
Intern in the SABC Radio Archives: Mbali Jezile - an interview
Published on 2011-05-25 05:09:00
Mbali Jezile SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has acquired the services of four interns since March of this year. The interns are here for a couple of months to acquire valuable skills, but also to help with the workflows in the SABC Radi
Interview with an intern at the SABC Radio Archives: NOKUTHULA MZELEMU
Published on 2011-05-24 03:58:00
Nokuthula Mzelemu SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has acquired the services of four interns since March of this year. The interns are here for a couple of months to acquire valuable skills, but also to help with the workflows in the SABC
SABC Radio Archives: interview with an intern – Thakani Ramufhufhi
Published on 2011-05-17 03:11:00
Thakani Ramufhufhi SABC Radio Archives The SABC Media Libraries have acquired the services of a couple of interns. We have four interns in the SABC Radio Archives (as part of the SABC Media Libraries). They are busy us helping change our workflows f
Interview with an intern at the SABC Radio Archives: Obakeng Phiri
Published on 2011-05-12 01:57:00
Obakeng Phiri Intern at the SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has acquired the services of four interns since March of this year. The interns are here for a couple of months to acquire valuable skills, but also to help with the workflows in
The Weekly Archivist interview: Request Archivist for English and Afrikaans and Springbok Radio custodian
Published on 2011-05-11 04:41:00
Retha Buys SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has Archivists who focus specifically on requests and/or on servicing clients. This is part of a series of weekly interviews where they will all answer the same questions addressed to them. It i
Interview with Aaron Magoro at the SABC Record Library
Published on 2011-05-09 03:43:00
Aaron Magoro SABC Record Library This is an interview as part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Record Library, as well as part of a series of blog posts about the SABC Media Libraries. It is a way of generating a b
The Weekly Archivist interview with the Manager of the SABC Radio Archives
Published on 2011-05-05 07:12:00
Bennie Jacobs SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives forms part of the SABC Media Libraries. Archivists specialize in specific areas/languages of expertise with regards the audio collections being kept in the Archives. There are also Archivist
Interview with the Principal Librarian at the SABC Information Library
Published on 2011-05-04 02:42:00
Monica van Deventer SABC Information Library This is an interview as part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Media Libraries and what we do in the different sections that we belong to. The interview this week is wi
The Weekly Archivist interview: acetate restoration in the SABC Radio Archives
Published on 2011-04-20 02:01:00
Joseph Lobeko SABC Radio Archives Joseph Lobeko looks after the sound restoration of our acetate collection. He has been with the SABC Radio Archives for 13 years. Previously he helped with requests for the Radio Programme Sales department at the SA
Restoration or destruction in the audio archives
Published on 2011-04-19 02:39:00
Report about a meeting with British Library’s expert on audio and historical recordings, Will Prentice. Marius Oosthuizen, our recent Sound Engineer in the SABC Radio Archives, had a meeting with Will Prentice, and gives his views on ten years of
The Weekly Archivist interview: Sound Engineer in the Radio Archives
Published on 2011-04-13 05:00:00
Marius Oosthuizen Sound Engineer: SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has seven Archivists who specialize in specific areas/languages of expertise with regards the audio collections being kept in the Archives. There are also Archivists who fo
Report about the British Library Audiovisual Archiving Training Workshop at the SABC
Published on 2011-04-05 07:17:00
The British Library has received support from the World Collections Programme to run a course on sound and audiovisual archiving in South Africa. Participants for the programme were drawn from the SABC Regional branches and from broadcast archives in
The Weekly Archivist interview: Ikwekwezi FM
Published on 2011-04-04 08:15:00
Peter Raseroka SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has archivists who focus specifically on a specific radio station and/or an indigenous language. This is part of a series of weekly interviews where they will all answer the same questions ad
British Library Audiovisual Archiving training workshop
Published on 2011-03-30 04:53:00
British Library A British Library Audiovisual Archiving training workshop is busy taking place here at the SABC from 28 March to 1 April 2011. The workshop focuses on audio and video archiving and will be funded by the British Library who will also
Springbok Radio Revisited
Published on 2011-03-18 01:32:00
When I tell people that I work with Springbok Radio material at the SABC Radio Archives, I, in most cases (if age allows) see the curtains of remembrance open, and memories starting to roll in their eyes... “I remember how we used to rush home fr
Ask Archivists Day on June 9th 2011 on Twitter
Published on 2011-03-17 04:11:00
#AskArchivists Day Archivists are active on social networks, especially on Twitter. It is a great way to connect and to form intellectual bonds with archivists on a global scale. The SABC Radio Archives are also active on Twitter: @SABCRadioArc.
Interview with a Record Librarian at the SABC Record Library: Sound Effects and Mood Music
Published on 2011-03-11 03:29:00
Elmarie Liebenberg SABC Record Library This is an interview as part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Record Library, as well as part of a series of blog posts about the SABC Media Libraries. It is a way of generati
Interview with the Librarian at the SABC Newspaper Cutting Section
Published on 2011-03-10 02:45:00
Themba Mtshali SABC Newspaper Cutting Section This is an interview as part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Media Libraries and what we do in the different sections that we belong to. The interview this week is
The Weekly Archivist interview: Music Archivist
Published on 2011-03-08 06:41:00
Florence Moshatana Music Archivist: SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives has seven Archivists who specialize in specific areas/languages of expertise with regards the audio collections being kept in the Archives. A weekly interview is posted w
Interview with a Record Librarian at the SABC Record Library: William Rapabi
Published on 2011-03-04 05:00:00
William Rapabi SABC Record Library This is part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Record Library, as well as part of a series of blog posts about the SABC Media Libraries. It is a way of generating a better under
Interview with the Librarian at the SABC Information Library: Newspaper Cutting Section
Published on 2011-03-02 04:43:00
Thelma Hlapolosa SABC Information Library This is an interview as part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Media Libraries and what we do in the different sections that we belong to. The interview this time is with
The Weekly Archivist interview: Team Leader and Music Request Archivist
Published on 2011-02-28 05:26:00
Cate Jele SABC Radio Archives The SABC Radio Archives, which forms part of the SABC Media Libraries, has Archivists who focus specifically on requests and on servicing of our clients. This is part of a series of weekly interviews where they will all
Interview with a systems administrator in the SABC Record Library
Published on 2011-02-23 06:01:00
Marinda Wolmarans SABC Record Library This is the second interview as part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Record Library, as well as part of a series of blog posts about the SABC Media Libraries. It is a way of
Interview with a Record Librarian at the SABC Record Library
Published on 2011-02-22 04:07:00
This is the first interview as part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Record Library, as well as part of a series of blog posts about the SABC Media Libraries. It is a way of generating a better understanding of wha
Short overview of acetate discs
Published on 2011-02-21 04:10:00
By Marius Oosthuizen, Sound Engineer, SABC Radio Archives Marius Oosthuizen is responsible for the sound restoration of these old acetate discs in the Radio Archives. Since the 1930s, most blank acetate discs have been manufactured with a base, us
The Weekly Archivist interview: News and Actuality Archivist
Published on 2011-02-16 05:31:00
Markus Mmutlana SABC Radio Archivist: News and Actuality The SABC Radio Archives has seven Archivists who specialize in specific areas/languages of expertise with regards the audio collections being kept in the Archives. There are also Archivists who
Interview with the Information Librarian at the SABC Information Library
Published on 2011-02-11 01:10:00
Abel Thulare SABC Information Librarian The SABC Media Libraries consists of five sections, the SABC Information Library, the SABC Radio Archives, the SABC Record Library, the SABC Music Library and Audio Restoration. This is part of a series of post
The Weekly Archivist interview: News/Actuality and Sport Request Archivist
Published on 2011-02-10 04:03:00
Bernard Monyai News, Actuality & Sport Archivist The SABC Radio Archives has Archivists who focus on requests. This is part of a series of weekly interviews where they will all answer the same questions addressed to each of them. It is a way of
Interview with an Audio Restoration Engineer at SABC Audio Restoration Department
Published on 2011-02-09 07:15:00
Bags Farrell This is part of a series of blog posts to gain a better understanding of the SABC Audio Restoration, as well as part of a series of blog posts about the SABC Media Libraries. It is a way of generating a better understanding of what we do
The Weekly Archivist interview: Sport Archivist
Published on 2011-02-02 07:08:00
The SABC Radio Archivists specializes in specific areas of expertise with regards the audio collections being kept in the Archives. This is part of a series of weekly interviews where I am posing the same questions to each of the Archivists. The SABC
The Music Librarian – SABC Media Libraries
Published on 2011-01-28 02:54:00
This is the third post of a series of posts of interviews with personnel in the SABC Media Libraries. I will be posing the same six questions to all of us. We have five departments which fall under the SABC Media Libraries here at the South African
The Weekly Archivist interview: Channel Africa collection
Published on 2011-01-24 06:29:00
The SABC Radio Archives, which form part of the SABC Media Libraries, has seven Archivists who specialize in specific areas/languages of expertise with regards the audio collections being kept in the Archives. There are also Archivists who focus on
The SABC Music Library – interview with the intern
Published on 2011-01-20 01:47:00
This is the first post of a series of posts of interviews with personnel in the SABC Media Libraries. I will be posing the same six questions to all of us. We have five departments which fall under the SABC Media Libraries here at the South African
Generational awareness for interactive information societies - Sophie van der Walt
Published on 2010-11-30 06:58:00
Inherited work environment of each generation - Sophie van der Walt The Department of Information and Knowledge Management at the University of Johannesburg presented a seminar by Sophie van der Walt, an Information Search Librarian at the
SABC Radio Archives on Twitter – follow up on #followanarchive day
Published on 2010-11-18 14:03:00
Follow an Archive The SABC Radio Archives (@SABCRadioArc) took part in the initiative of #followanarchive day on Twitter last Friday, the 12th October 2010. This initiative with the hashtag #followanarchive was first spotted on Twitter as well. I wr
Follow an Archive on #followanarchive day on Twitter
Published on 2010-11-11 06:02:00
Tomorrow, the 12th of November, is the yearly International Follow an Archive Day on Twitter. The SABC Radio Archives are also on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sabcradioarc. Please follow us and our fellow archives/archivists. The SABC Radio Archi
SABC in Bloemfontein also celebrated UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Published on 2010-11-10 04:14:00
Miete Motlhabane, a SABC Archivist in the regional Bloemfontein office, gives an update of how they celebrated UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on the 27th October 2010. She started with an interview on Lesedi FM, a local SABC radio statio
SABC Media Libraries celebrated UNESCO Audiovisual Heritage Day in the Eastern Cape Region as well
Published on 2010-11-01 04:20:00
27-10-2010 SABC Media Libraries celebrated UNESCO World Audiovisual Heritage Day in Port Elizabeth as well. Fikile Potelwa was afforded the opportunity by Umhlobo Wenene FM to talk on the radio and explain the importance o
SABC celebrating UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage in the regions as well
Published on 2010-10-27 08:22:00
Meshack Chili
PRETORIA REGION, 27 October 2010
Meshack Chili, the RBF Music Librarian in SABC Tshwane Region, Hatfield, prepared a small exhibition of UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
Posters of AVH are being put in the Reception area. The