Corporate Social Responsibility in the Diamond Mining Industry on the West Coast of South Africa

the study was aimed at seeing how communities benefit from minin

How to promote Research Data Management (RDM) and RDM tools at an institution: a communication strategy

This presentation was delivered virtually as a Public lecture at the Durban University of Technology Open Access Week, 20 October 2020, and gives an overview of how to promote Research Data Management (RDM) and RDM tools at an institution. In other words it presents a communication strategy. This is then highlighted with examples of how the University of Pretoria promoted it.Public lecture presented at the 'DUT Open Access Week 2020', Virtual, 20 October 202

Research Data Management and digital curation: what role can metadata practitioners play?

This presentation was delivered at the LIASA-IGBIS Webinar: 'Contextualising data: shaping the roles, functions, and competencies of metadata practitioners in the organisation of information resources for the digital era' on 6 October 2020. It gives an overview of scholarly communications and typical scholarly communication activities in libraries and highlight these with examples from the University of Pretoria Library Services. It then briefly gives an overview of Research Data Management and related concepts such as digital curation, data curation, data stewardship, data governance and data archiving. This is then followed by a description of typical data curation activities, scholarly communication support in the research lifecycle, and potential activities in which metadata practitioners can play a role. It then concludes with training/upskilling opportunities for seasoned cataloguing practitioners, the role that LIASA-IGBIS can play and the possible future of Scholarly Communications.Presentation delivered at the LIASA-IGBIS webinar: 'Contextualising data: shaping the roles, functions, and competencies of metadata practitioners in the organisation of information resources for the digital era', Virtual, 6 October 202

Research Data Management at UP and the role of NeDICC

This presentation gives an overview of developments and initiatives on research data management at the University of Pretoria, and also gives an overview of the Network of Data and Information Curation Communities (NeDICC), its aims, activities, projects and membersPresentation at the 'Panel Discussion on Managing Research Data', University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 11 October 2017

Data Management Plans

This presentation gives a description of what a data management plan is, and why it is necessary to create a data management plan. It further describes the distinctive elements that should be part of such a plan, and also lists some valuable tools and resources that can be used.This presentation on Data Management Plans, was delivered at the NeDICC Workshop on 'The role of the information professional in relation to research data management', CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa, 10 June 2016

Data Management Plans

This presentation gives an overview of what a data management plan is, and why it is necessary to create a data management plan. It further describes the distinctive elements that should be part of such a plan, and also lists some valuable tools and resources that can be used.This presentation on Data Management Plans, was delivered at the NeDICC Workshop on The role of the information professional in relation to RDM, 10 June 2016, at the CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa

LibWorld - South Africa

This articles give an overview of the state of the library blogosphere in South Africa up until June 2009. The author starts by giving background information on the state of the library sector in South Africa, and then gives an overview of the history of blogs in South Africa. This is followed by a discussion on the degree of utilisation of blogs in South African libraries, by looking at the number of blogs, duration of blogs, number of posts, social interaction through blogs, the usage of blogs, as well as special features used.http://infobib.de/blog/2009/06/08/libworld-south-africa/cp201

Creating Data Profiles

This presentation gives an overview of how data profiles can be created by using Purdue University's Data Curation Profiles Toolkit. The presentation touches on what a data curation profile is, how it is developed, the purpose and use for it, and the different components of the Toolkit. It also gives an overview on the User Guide, the Interviewer's Manual, the Interview Worksheet, and the Data Curation Profile Template. Lastly it shows how data curation profiles can be uploaded on the Data Curation Profiles Directory.Presentation delivered at the NeDICC Workshop on 'The role of the information professional in relation to Research Data Management', CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa, 22 June 201

NeDICC: an overview

This presentation gives an overview of NeDICC, its members, steering committee, its aims, activities and collaborative projects with DIRISAA pre-recorded presentation presented at the OpenCon, held 14-15 November 2016 , CSIR, Pretori

RDM and the role of the information professional

This presentation deals with the potential role of the information professional in research data management. It touches on the reason for data management, general tasks, designing of data management plans, data capture, data storage and back-ups, metadata creation, types of metadata, data interpretation and analysis, data visualisation, data cleansing, data verification, data validation, data publishing, linking data to research outputs, data preservation, data citation, skills that will be needed, and helpful tools.This presentation was delivered at the NeDICC Workshop on 'The role of the information professional in relation to research data management', CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa, 10 June 201