WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:09.980 A:middle L:90% Hi everybody, thank you so much for coming. 2 00:00:09.990 --> 00:00:15.529 A:middle L:90% Uh It's my honor to introduce this morning Ms. Veliswa 3 00:00:15.539 --> 00:00:20.570 A:middle L:90% Tshetsha. She's the research and scholarly communications 4 00:00:20.570 --> 00:00:25.440 A:middle L:90% librarian at the Cape Peninsula Peninsula University of Technology 5 00:00:25.440 --> 00:00:26.760 A:middle L:90% , the C. P. U. T. 6 00:00:27.239 --> 00:00:30.039 A:middle L:90% Um in Cape Town. South Africa, actually in 7 00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:33.149 A:middle L:90% the Western Cape because it's got a lot of branches 8 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:39.679 A:middle L:90% . This is our second librarian scholar from in our 9 00:00:39.679 --> 00:00:42.659 A:middle L:90% strategic collaboration with C. P. U. T 10 00:00:43.340 --> 00:00:46.799 A:middle L:90% . The program has been going now about three years 11 00:00:46.810 --> 00:00:49.810 A:middle L:90% . Uh and at present a total of 10 persons 12 00:00:49.820 --> 00:00:54.859 A:middle L:90% both here and in South Africa are collaborating on research 13 00:00:54.859 --> 00:00:59.259 A:middle L:90% to improve operations at both of our academic libraries. 14 00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:03.810 A:middle L:90% Um You the one most of you, I see 15 00:01:03.810 --> 00:01:07.189 A:middle L:90% a lot of familiar faces, most of you will 16 00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:11.909 A:middle L:90% remember Joanne audiences who was our first visiting uh South 17 00:01:11.909 --> 00:01:18.280 A:middle L:90% African librarian scholar um uh Robert Sebek was our first 18 00:01:18.290 --> 00:01:22.310 A:middle L:90% uh Virginia tech uh librarian to go down to South 19 00:01:22.310 --> 00:01:25.180 A:middle L:90% Africa and he helped him out a lot. We've 20 00:01:25.180 --> 00:01:30.590 A:middle L:90% got a also In addition to the police were coming 21 00:01:30.590 --> 00:01:34.209 A:middle L:90% here, we've already got another library and going to 22 00:01:34.219 --> 00:01:41.900 A:middle L:90% South Africa in February of 2017. Thereabouts. Mr 23 00:01:41.900 --> 00:01:44.840 A:middle L:90% Keith Gilbertson who's sitting right over there, stand up 24 00:01:44.840 --> 00:01:49.260 A:middle L:90% just a second Keith. So he's gonna go out 25 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:53.290 A:middle L:90% . These are technology development library and they're pretty excited 26 00:01:53.290 --> 00:01:57.549 A:middle L:90% about getting Keith down there. They're gonna working hard 27 00:01:57.549 --> 00:01:59.810 A:middle L:90% I think. Well we're working for police were hard 28 00:01:59.819 --> 00:02:01.340 A:middle L:90% to let me give you a real short bio. 29 00:02:01.340 --> 00:02:05.000 A:middle L:90% I don't want to take much time. Uh Police 30 00:02:05.000 --> 00:02:07.710 A:middle L:90% Swat Valley and she, sometimes it's called the T 31 00:02:07.719 --> 00:02:13.300 A:middle L:90% . V. Is graduated in 2004 from the University 32 00:02:13.300 --> 00:02:15.610 A:middle L:90% of the Western Cape, which is one of their 33 00:02:15.610 --> 00:02:21.139 A:middle L:90% leading research libraries. She was born and grew up 34 00:02:21.139 --> 00:02:25.050 A:middle L:90% in right here. I go village in kobo. 35 00:02:25.740 --> 00:02:30.759 A:middle L:90% Okay. In Kabul is in the Eastern Cape. 36 00:02:31.639 --> 00:02:38.750 A:middle L:90% It's a Tasha, thank you. I'm trying you 37 00:02:38.750 --> 00:02:39.479 A:middle L:90% know, you know me as a, as a 38 00:02:39.479 --> 00:02:42.789 A:middle L:90% polyglot, but this is one which I do not 39 00:02:42.789 --> 00:02:47.379 A:middle L:90% know. Uh, OSHA is a, is a 40 00:02:47.389 --> 00:02:52.960 A:middle L:90% Bantu language closely related to zulu. It's the second 41 00:02:53.110 --> 00:02:59.280 A:middle L:90% most spoken language in in South africa. And where 42 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:05.610 A:middle L:90% she's from in tow ball is Doans sweet grass. 43 00:03:05.610 --> 00:03:08.710 A:middle L:90% It refers to the sweetgrass found in the area and 44 00:03:08.710 --> 00:03:12.860 A:middle L:90% it's a village, it's home to about 6000 persons 45 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:15.819 A:middle L:90% . She'll tell you a little bit more about some 46 00:03:15.819 --> 00:03:19.939 A:middle L:90% of her experience growing up there. Um, yeah 47 00:03:21.229 --> 00:03:23.689 A:middle L:90% , Russia is a click language and I've really been 48 00:03:23.689 --> 00:03:29.009 A:middle L:90% practicing ever since you got here. Uh, It's 49 00:03:29.009 --> 00:03:32.259 A:middle L:90% spoken by about 7.6 million people or 18 of the 50 00:03:32.259 --> 00:03:38.819 A:middle L:90% South African population, like most Bantu languages and confidently 51 00:03:38.819 --> 00:03:44.750 A:middle L:90% chinese. Uh, it's a tonal language. And 52 00:03:44.750 --> 00:03:46.879 A:middle L:90% what that means is uh, that uh, if 53 00:03:46.879 --> 00:03:50.460 A:middle L:90% you, you can have in the same sequence of 54 00:03:50.469 --> 00:03:54.310 A:middle L:90% consonants and valves you can have a different totally different 55 00:03:54.310 --> 00:04:01.620 A:middle L:90% meanings when uh that sequence of vowels and consonants are 56 00:04:01.620 --> 00:04:05.159 A:middle L:90% said with a rising or falling or a high and 57 00:04:05.159 --> 00:04:09.919 A:middle L:90% low intonation so you can get totally different things so 58 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:11.939 A:middle L:90% you better know what you're saying when you try it 59 00:04:11.949 --> 00:04:14.909 A:middle L:90% and I don't go anywhere. Uh but I thought 60 00:04:14.909 --> 00:04:16.550 A:middle L:90% it was cool. A click language that's pretty neat 61 00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:28.339 A:middle L:90% . Um uh Police were also besides Russia speaks english 62 00:04:28.740 --> 00:04:32.019 A:middle L:90% extremely well with a nice accent and zulu as well 63 00:04:32.029 --> 00:04:36.790 A:middle L:90% . So she's accomplished in the linguistics department as well 64 00:04:36.810 --> 00:04:40.899 A:middle L:90% as far as her career goes. She started out 65 00:04:40.910 --> 00:04:45.379 A:middle L:90% as a public librarian and volunteer and you know looking 66 00:04:45.379 --> 00:04:47.000 A:middle L:90% at her resume you see she went here and there 67 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:49.480 A:middle L:90% and here and there and you can see just this 68 00:04:49.490 --> 00:04:55.829 A:middle L:90% total sort of rise in her in her career. 69 00:04:55.839 --> 00:05:00.649 A:middle L:90% She at one point became a health and wellness librarian 70 00:05:00.769 --> 00:05:03.120 A:middle L:90% and then she became a branch manager of C. 71 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:06.379 A:middle L:90% P. U. T. She was a faculty 72 00:05:06.379 --> 00:05:12.379 A:middle L:90% library and for applied sciences and she's recently been appointed 73 00:05:12.389 --> 00:05:16.910 A:middle L:90% to her current position as research and scholarly uh communication 74 00:05:16.910 --> 00:05:23.110 A:middle L:90% library. So I'll stop talking and and give the 75 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:27.019 A:middle L:90% microphone over to police. Well so would you like 76 00:05:27.029 --> 00:05:31.209 A:middle L:90% to set this up and you can have a holder 77 00:05:31.209 --> 00:05:33.579 A:middle L:90% to put a it was working pretty well up here 78 00:05:33.579 --> 00:05:39.839 A:middle L:90% . Right. Yeah. Okay. However yeah. 79 00:05:41.740 --> 00:05:45.959 A:middle L:90% Good morning everybody. How are you this morning? 80 00:05:47.139 --> 00:05:50.189 A:middle L:90% Thank you so much. Let me start with paul 81 00:05:50.199 --> 00:06:00.079 A:middle L:90% from you know communication coming here preparations until today and 82 00:06:00.079 --> 00:06:02.060 A:middle L:90% also the warm welcome I've received from everybody in this 83 00:06:02.060 --> 00:06:05.170 A:middle L:90% room. Thank you very much and I will take 84 00:06:05.170 --> 00:06:09.420 A:middle L:90% you through you know some of the south African perspectives 85 00:06:09.430 --> 00:06:12.310 A:middle L:90% . But my presentation my name is very slow in 86 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:15.480 A:middle L:90% Short valley or you can call me V. And 87 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:18.509 A:middle L:90% this is just a brief outline of the aspect that 88 00:06:18.509 --> 00:06:20.959 A:middle L:90% I'm going to touch on, which is my background 89 00:06:23.139 --> 00:06:25.959 A:middle L:90% . And also look at the South African population, 90 00:06:26.740 --> 00:06:30.660 A:middle L:90% South African enrollment. And so what brings me here 91 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:32.709 A:middle L:90% briefly, I will touch on that and the current 92 00:06:32.709 --> 00:06:35.930 A:middle L:90% project that we're working on at deputy. I hope 93 00:06:35.930 --> 00:06:40.529 A:middle L:90% you can hear me okay, Go to one. 94 00:06:40.540 --> 00:06:43.750 A:middle L:90% Okay, good. Also touch on the South African 95 00:06:43.750 --> 00:06:47.180 A:middle L:90% movement, especially student protest that is taking place down 96 00:06:47.189 --> 00:06:51.529 A:middle L:90% there. And I think paul, you've already opened 97 00:06:51.529 --> 00:06:56.850 A:middle L:90% this slide while you have introducing me and I have 98 00:06:56.850 --> 00:07:00.360 A:middle L:90% arrived here on the 15th of october in the afternoon 99 00:07:00.839 --> 00:07:06.290 A:middle L:90% and that is from Cape Town to Johannesburg and from 100 00:07:06.300 --> 00:07:13.149 A:middle L:90% Johannesburg via Ghana then up into the sea was shooting 101 00:07:13.639 --> 00:07:17.329 A:middle L:90% That is 22 hours five minutes sitting all the way 102 00:07:17.329 --> 00:07:23.170 A:middle L:90% from. Okay, All right. And I didn't 103 00:07:23.170 --> 00:07:27.310 A:middle L:90% skip any slide. Alright, let's look at some 104 00:07:27.310 --> 00:07:30.379 A:middle L:90% of the perspective in South Africa. We have public 105 00:07:30.379 --> 00:07:33.660 A:middle L:90% holidays in South Africa and these are the days that 106 00:07:34.839 --> 00:07:39.329 A:middle L:90% were formed due to the movements that took place in 107 00:07:39.329 --> 00:07:43.139 A:middle L:90% South Africa. And I think most of you will 108 00:07:43.149 --> 00:07:45.439 A:middle L:90% be familiar with the first of january which is a 109 00:07:45.449 --> 00:07:46.629 A:middle L:90% new year. I'm not sure you celebrated here. 110 00:07:46.639 --> 00:07:49.959 A:middle L:90% We have the 21st of March which is human rights 111 00:07:49.959 --> 00:07:56.629 A:middle L:90% day and when people were celebrating the rights to education 112 00:07:56.639 --> 00:07:59.959 A:middle L:90% , to freedom of speech and many other rights and 113 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:05.199 A:middle L:90% also to live and also security Help issues as well 114 00:08:05.209 --> 00:08:09.009 A:middle L:90% . Also we have a good Friday that we celebrate 115 00:08:09.009 --> 00:08:13.000 A:middle L:90% which is just before the Easter Sunday and also 27 116 00:08:13.009 --> 00:08:16.089 A:middle L:90% April, which is a freedom day when South Africa 117 00:08:16.089 --> 00:08:20.800 A:middle L:90% received its independence and then the first of may is 118 00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:22.449 A:middle L:90% workers there. So workers don't go to work, 119 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:26.480 A:middle L:90% please stay at home. and then the June 16 120 00:08:26.490 --> 00:08:33.629 A:middle L:90% which is also student uh protesting related event. Also 121 00:08:33.629 --> 00:08:37.169 A:middle L:90% we celebrate and honor that day and also ninth of 122 00:08:37.179 --> 00:08:41.850 A:middle L:90% august, its national women's Day when women marched to 123 00:08:41.850 --> 00:08:46.519 A:middle L:90% parliament and they were against uh passed laws that were 124 00:08:46.519 --> 00:08:50.610 A:middle L:90% laid by current government that day. And 27 September 125 00:08:50.610 --> 00:08:54.250 A:middle L:90% is a heritage day. You celebrate our culture, 126 00:08:54.740 --> 00:08:58.500 A:middle L:90% different languages, different out foods, outfits, sorry 127 00:08:58.500 --> 00:09:03.610 A:middle L:90% , and uh the uniqueness and being human beings. 128 00:09:03.610 --> 00:09:07.809 A:middle L:90% So that is usually a big event and many departments 129 00:09:07.809 --> 00:09:11.750 A:middle L:90% or institutions, they celebrate it in different styles and 130 00:09:11.750 --> 00:09:15.139 A:middle L:90% we cook different meals and we taste each other's food 131 00:09:15.149 --> 00:09:18.139 A:middle L:90% and we just enjoy ourselves in those events. And 132 00:09:18.139 --> 00:09:22.360 A:middle L:90% then 16 December, which is a day of reconciliation 133 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:26.659 A:middle L:90% , 25th, which is Christmas and the boxing day 134 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:30.279 A:middle L:90% . So these are the public holidays out of 365 135 00:09:30.289 --> 00:09:33.440 A:middle L:90% days in a year calendar that we have. We 136 00:09:33.440 --> 00:09:35.549 A:middle L:90% have 11 official languages. I'm not sure if there's 137 00:09:35.559 --> 00:09:37.289 A:middle L:90% any, oh you can speak English of course besides 138 00:09:37.299 --> 00:09:39.190 A:middle L:90% English. Is there any that you can speak from 139 00:09:39.190 --> 00:09:45.950 A:middle L:90% their Afrikaans? We have devil, Northern Soto Swazi 140 00:09:48.139 --> 00:09:50.669 A:middle L:90% . So um, that's one now, the other 141 00:09:50.669 --> 00:09:54.409 A:middle L:90% is they call it sometimes she agenda but often say 142 00:09:54.419 --> 00:09:58.990 A:middle L:90% vendor and closer, which is mine paul has tried 143 00:09:58.990 --> 00:10:03.820 A:middle L:90% to announce pronouncer and then zulu. Those are close 144 00:10:03.830 --> 00:10:07.659 A:middle L:90% related languages. All right. I was born in 145 00:10:07.669 --> 00:10:11.549 A:middle L:90% lower New Law, which is a rural area in 146 00:10:11.559 --> 00:10:16.960 A:middle L:90% a novel which is my hometown in the Eastern Cape 147 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:20.009 A:middle L:90% of South Africa And it's a distance of about 11 148 00:10:20.019 --> 00:10:26.009 A:middle L:90% hours, 10 minutes from my hometown to Cape Town 149 00:10:26.019 --> 00:10:31.539 A:middle L:90% and that is 1,089.9 km. It's a long drive 150 00:10:31.549 --> 00:10:33.519 A:middle L:90% , but we don't mind traveling between, you know 151 00:10:33.529 --> 00:10:37.750 A:middle L:90% provinces. Alright. I belong to a closer or 152 00:10:37.940 --> 00:10:43.389 A:middle L:90% born to ethnic group of the southern African mainly found 153 00:10:43.389 --> 00:10:46.620 A:middle L:90% in the Eastern Cape. And as Paul mentioned earlier 154 00:10:46.629 --> 00:10:52.240 A:middle L:90% , 6.477.6 million people speak my language. So we 155 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:56.120 A:middle L:90% are a country on our own And I process a 156 00:10:56.120 --> 00:10:58.399 A:middle L:90% click language. I will just take you to some 157 00:10:58.399 --> 00:11:01.759 A:middle L:90% of the basics of my language which is just three 158 00:11:01.240 --> 00:11:05.350 A:middle L:90% basic clicks. And the name Khosa comes from a 159 00:11:05.350 --> 00:11:09.639 A:middle L:90% legendary leader, King casa and most of these ethnic 160 00:11:09.649 --> 00:11:13.269 A:middle L:90% groups they had kings. So that's how we trace 161 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:16.580 A:middle L:90% uh you know, background. So it actually determines 162 00:11:16.590 --> 00:11:18.950 A:middle L:90% where we belong. All right. These are the 163 00:11:18.960 --> 00:11:22.029 A:middle L:90% three basic tricks that I'm just gonna sort of teach 164 00:11:22.029 --> 00:11:24.850 A:middle L:90% you on today just to practice at least to say 165 00:11:24.850 --> 00:11:28.269 A:middle L:90% okay I've learned that click. All right. We 166 00:11:28.269 --> 00:11:31.559 A:middle L:90% have C. For dental clicks in english we say 167 00:11:31.559 --> 00:11:37.139 A:middle L:90% see but in my language it is please you know 168 00:11:37.149 --> 00:11:41.179 A:middle L:90% try that you get that's excellent. And then we 169 00:11:41.179 --> 00:11:45.799 A:middle L:90% have X. For lateral clicks in pasta. It 170 00:11:45.809 --> 00:11:48.830 A:middle L:90% is just like when you say hasta. Yes. 171 00:11:48.830 --> 00:11:54.340 A:middle L:90% So your tongue is more like lateral. And then 172 00:11:54.340 --> 00:11:58.279 A:middle L:90% we have two for posts of yola clicks which is 173 00:11:58.279 --> 00:12:01.960 A:middle L:90% in this case your tongue will be sort of pushed 174 00:12:01.970 --> 00:12:11.909 A:middle L:90% backwards and you will come up with I think in 175 00:12:11.909 --> 00:12:18.730 A:middle L:90% your legs. So those are the basics. Yeah 176 00:12:18.740 --> 00:12:20.940 A:middle L:90% . Some find it difficult but I must say uh 177 00:12:22.090 --> 00:12:26.970 A:middle L:90% speaking people the most influential people. Given that we 178 00:12:26.970 --> 00:12:30.950 A:middle L:90% have 7.6 million people speaking our language and yeah. 179 00:12:31.340 --> 00:12:33.720 A:middle L:90% All right. My family I've got my dad and 180 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:37.830 A:middle L:90% also my late mom with 13 grandchildren. We are 181 00:12:37.830 --> 00:12:39.840 A:middle L:90% 56 sisters, sorry. And my late brother. 182 00:12:39.850 --> 00:12:43.919 A:middle L:90% So we are a big family. And in terms 183 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:46.370 A:middle L:90% of education I think paul has given you sort of 184 00:12:46.379 --> 00:12:50.000 A:middle L:90% an overview of my education background, starting with a 185 00:12:50.000 --> 00:12:52.809 A:middle L:90% metric, we call it metric that time uh in 186 00:12:52.820 --> 00:12:56.259 A:middle L:90% in Eastern Cape or standard 10 of grade 12. 187 00:12:56.940 --> 00:13:00.720 A:middle L:90% and also I started at UW, 1997 2000 I 188 00:13:00.720 --> 00:13:03.429 A:middle L:90% completed my people degree, which is librarian ship. 189 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:07.190 A:middle L:90% Then uh, 2000 and four I completed honors the 190 00:13:07.200 --> 00:13:11.309 A:middle L:90% green librarian ship. Currently busy with my masters. 191 00:13:11.809 --> 00:13:13.909 A:middle L:90% And you can see also the gap between the years 192 00:13:13.909 --> 00:13:16.789 A:middle L:90% . So I took a break trying to expose myself 193 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:20.929 A:middle L:90% to sort of gaining experience in the library profession. 194 00:13:20.940 --> 00:13:22.940 A:middle L:90% All right, This is my work experience. You 195 00:13:22.940 --> 00:13:26.929 A:middle L:90% will also notice during those years I've been trying to 196 00:13:26.940 --> 00:13:30.269 A:middle L:90% gain experience in library shit because I was fresh from 197 00:13:30.269 --> 00:13:35.299 A:middle L:90% school and 98 it was in service training 99 until 198 00:13:35.299 --> 00:13:37.019 A:middle L:90% 2000 and one. I was at U W. 199 00:13:37.019 --> 00:13:39.149 A:middle L:90% C. And within U. W. C. 200 00:13:39.159 --> 00:13:41.659 A:middle L:90% I was between units. You can see the other 201 00:13:41.659 --> 00:13:43.500 A:middle L:90% one is C. S. H. E. 202 00:13:43.500 --> 00:13:46.840 A:middle L:90% Which is the Center for the Studies of Higher Education 203 00:13:46.850 --> 00:13:50.789 A:middle L:90% . It was a brand new center that was established 204 00:13:50.789 --> 00:13:52.320 A:middle L:90% . We started it from scratch and you W. 205 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:54.129 A:middle L:90% C. In the library loans. I was a 206 00:13:54.139 --> 00:13:56.620 A:middle L:90% volunteer. They're trying to learn what is happening. 207 00:13:56.629 --> 00:14:00.440 A:middle L:90% They're also 2000 and two. That's when I started 208 00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:03.110 A:middle L:90% as a library assistant at U. W. C 209 00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:05.879 A:middle L:90% . In 2000 and six. I was at info 210 00:14:05.879 --> 00:14:07.669 A:middle L:90% desk and you will notice 2000 and six are given 211 00:14:07.679 --> 00:14:11.350 A:middle L:90% a sort of a tick. That is where I 212 00:14:11.350 --> 00:14:15.990 A:middle L:90% was really pushing myself very hard now I said I 213 00:14:15.990 --> 00:14:18.909 A:middle L:90% will try my best. I want to be a 214 00:14:18.240 --> 00:14:22.559 A:middle L:90% librarian And I exposed myself at the Info Desk which 215 00:14:22.570 --> 00:14:26.000 A:middle L:90% is a librarians information point where they assist students with 216 00:14:26.009 --> 00:14:30.950 A:middle L:90% queries, research topics etc etc. And when they 217 00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:33.299 A:middle L:90% have meetings then I will be a standby assistant. 218 00:14:33.309 --> 00:14:37.960 A:middle L:90% Their and then work experience. Also again 2005 2006 219 00:14:39.440 --> 00:14:41.049 A:middle L:90% . I was a part time librarian at planning partners 220 00:14:41.049 --> 00:14:45.409 A:middle L:90% in Cape Town. And I started in 2006 as 221 00:14:45.409 --> 00:14:48.740 A:middle L:90% well to Subpoena T. Tiger Campus is a branch 222 00:14:48.740 --> 00:14:54.870 A:middle L:90% library money jump 2013- 2014. I left C 223 00:14:54.870 --> 00:14:54.659 A:middle L:90% . P. U. T. Four U. 224 00:14:54.659 --> 00:14:58.750 A:middle L:90% W. C. As a faculty librarian for community 225 00:14:58.750 --> 00:15:03.029 A:middle L:90% and health sciences. And within that year which is 226 00:15:03.029 --> 00:15:05.730 A:middle L:90% 2013 and 2015, I exposed myself to uni. 227 00:15:05.730 --> 00:15:09.129 A:middle L:90% So there was an opportunity, there is a library 228 00:15:09.139 --> 00:15:16.049 A:middle L:90% part time branch libraries And also 2015 2016 back to 229 00:15:16.049 --> 00:15:18.450 A:middle L:90% see beauty. So you'll notice this movement from U 230 00:15:18.450 --> 00:15:20.090 A:middle L:90% . W. C. Two C P U. 231 00:15:20.090 --> 00:15:22.009 A:middle L:90% T. And then currently uh C. P. 232 00:15:22.009 --> 00:15:26.590 A:middle L:90% U. T. As a research and scholarly complication 233 00:15:26.590 --> 00:15:30.159 A:middle L:90% labyrinth. I'm actually new in this position, but 234 00:15:30.169 --> 00:15:33.549 A:middle L:90% before it was a research librarian post, so I'm 235 00:15:33.549 --> 00:15:35.740 A:middle L:90% actually finding my feet again in this position. Okay 236 00:15:35.750 --> 00:15:37.990 A:middle L:90% , these are just the communities that have served on 237 00:15:37.990 --> 00:15:41.559 A:middle L:90% I've been exposed to when I was a faculty librarian 238 00:15:41.940 --> 00:15:45.820 A:middle L:90% , uh C P U T and U W C 239 00:15:45.820 --> 00:15:50.549 A:middle L:90% in the library and also departmental or faculty committees in 240 00:15:50.559 --> 00:15:54.570 A:middle L:90% there. All right. In terms of publications, 241 00:15:54.570 --> 00:15:58.230 A:middle L:90% there was a conference that was hosted by C. 242 00:15:58.230 --> 00:16:00.000 A:middle L:90% p. U. T. in Cape Town in 243 00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:06.220 A:middle L:90% 2013 and our director suggested that librarians, we should 244 00:16:06.220 --> 00:16:10.529 A:middle L:90% collaborate and come up with a poster. So you 245 00:16:10.529 --> 00:16:11.679 A:middle L:90% can see a number of authors listed. There is 246 00:16:11.690 --> 00:16:17.429 A:middle L:90% mostly librarians. So they were asked or tasked to 247 00:16:17.429 --> 00:16:22.830 A:middle L:90% look at uh the author collaboration, recipe ut co 248 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:26.899 A:middle L:90% author internationally and locally. So each branch was responsible 249 00:16:26.899 --> 00:16:33.039 A:middle L:90% to actually look for faculty authors and come up with 250 00:16:33.049 --> 00:16:38.529 A:middle L:90% reports and generated that poster and Joanne presented that poster 251 00:16:38.529 --> 00:16:42.509 A:middle L:90% in the conference and it was a winning poster, 252 00:16:42.519 --> 00:16:48.690 A:middle L:90% we warn, Was it$50, But it was 253 00:16:48.700 --> 00:16:52.759 A:middle L:90% a big amount that reward. And then in 2013 254 00:16:52.769 --> 00:16:59.779 A:middle L:90% I collaborated again with severe Bongani on a conference paper 255 00:16:59.779 --> 00:17:03.559 A:middle L:90% which we presented to the layers conference. Alright, 256 00:17:03.569 --> 00:17:07.059 A:middle L:90% South African population. We are a big population of 257 00:17:07.059 --> 00:17:11.170 A:middle L:90% 52.98 million. That is the data as of 2013 258 00:17:11.740 --> 00:17:15.079 A:middle L:90% . Mhm. And also in terms of the South 259 00:17:15.079 --> 00:17:18.089 A:middle L:90% African student enrollment, which is a key data for 260 00:17:18.099 --> 00:17:23.809 A:middle L:90% 2013. We have 23 universities. Yeah. And 261 00:17:23.819 --> 00:17:29.539 A:middle L:90% um the overall total of those 23 universities is at 262 00:17:29.549 --> 00:17:37.089 A:middle L:90% 986,000 559 students. Not currently this is 2013 In 263 00:17:37.089 --> 00:17:38.910 A:middle L:90% terms of public and private. These are the indicators 264 00:17:38.910 --> 00:17:42.309 A:middle L:90% . You'll notice that public universities have high figures done 265 00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:48.349 A:middle L:90% private, same as colleges, which is 404 849 266 00:17:48.940 --> 00:17:53.400 A:middle L:90% students in those colleges and public colleges have more students 267 00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:56.799 A:middle L:90% than private colleges. Yeah. All right. And 268 00:17:56.799 --> 00:17:59.539 A:middle L:90% then down to C. P. U. T 269 00:17:59.539 --> 00:18:03.289 A:middle L:90% . These are the enrollments as of 2015 and you 270 00:18:03.289 --> 00:18:06.259 A:middle L:90% can see the leading faculty there, which is business 271 00:18:06.259 --> 00:18:08.359 A:middle L:90% faculty, the blue one which is coded in that 272 00:18:08.369 --> 00:18:11.509 A:middle L:90% colour and also followed by engineering, which is green 273 00:18:11.519 --> 00:18:15.230 A:middle L:90% . And followed my education in orange color. And 274 00:18:15.230 --> 00:18:18.940 A:middle L:90% then the paper is health and wellness faculty. And 275 00:18:18.940 --> 00:18:21.809 A:middle L:90% the blue one is a blood science, which I 276 00:18:21.809 --> 00:18:23.829 A:middle L:90% was working on before I moved to this post and 277 00:18:23.829 --> 00:18:30.049 A:middle L:90% the last red one is informatics and design. All 278 00:18:30.049 --> 00:18:32.670 A:middle L:90% right. These are the current enrollments as I speak 279 00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:40.029 A:middle L:90% And we have 34,792 students this year. And these 280 00:18:40.029 --> 00:18:41.839 A:middle L:90% are the indicators per faculty as I've listed. And 281 00:18:41.839 --> 00:18:45.799 A:middle L:90% also from the graph before they slide. We also 282 00:18:45.799 --> 00:18:49.140 A:middle L:90% have research centers and units within the university. All 283 00:18:49.140 --> 00:18:52.640 A:middle L:90% right. And stand in terms of the staff headcounts 284 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:53.789 A:middle L:90% and these are the staff or the c. p 285 00:18:53.789 --> 00:18:56.759 A:middle L:90% . U. T. staff personnel. And we 286 00:18:56.769 --> 00:19:03.359 A:middle L:90% have 1000, we had 1,986 staff members last year 287 00:19:04.039 --> 00:19:07.829 A:middle L:90% . And this year in the library we have 97 288 00:19:07.829 --> 00:19:11.640 A:middle L:90% staff members employed. But we are a big team 289 00:19:11.650 --> 00:19:15.200 A:middle L:90% in the library but not as big as you are 290 00:19:15.210 --> 00:19:18.680 A:middle L:90% here. Alright, What brings me here? Is 291 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:22.299 A:middle L:90% that Super ut libraries goals are aligned to those of 292 00:19:22.309 --> 00:19:25.690 A:middle L:90% the university then, which is to support the open 293 00:19:25.690 --> 00:19:32.170 A:middle L:90% access publishing and also become the publishing agent or perhaps 294 00:19:32.170 --> 00:19:36.710 A:middle L:90% and also steak uh store warehouses of the published work 295 00:19:36.710 --> 00:19:37.460 A:middle L:90% , which is the work that is produced by the 296 00:19:37.460 --> 00:19:42.140 A:middle L:90% universities. We should support that. And also set 297 00:19:42.140 --> 00:19:45.630 A:middle L:90% up a library based publishing service or unit, which 298 00:19:45.630 --> 00:19:49.890 A:middle L:90% is similar to what you have already uh VT and 299 00:19:49.890 --> 00:19:53.670 A:middle L:90% also improved access to superiority research output, which is 300 00:19:53.670 --> 00:19:57.200 A:middle L:90% one of the huge project that we're currently working on 301 00:19:57.210 --> 00:20:00.619 A:middle L:90% . We've also noticed the trends in some of the 302 00:20:00.619 --> 00:20:08.849 A:middle L:90% South African universities that also having presses and we would 303 00:20:08.849 --> 00:20:11.549 A:middle L:90% like to follow those trends as well. And your 304 00:20:11.549 --> 00:20:15.240 A:middle L:90% city is one of them, you city vets University 305 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:21.069 A:middle L:90% of South Africa Stellenbosch University also is leading there also 306 00:20:21.069 --> 00:20:23.859 A:middle L:90% in terms of general publishing. We've also noticed that 307 00:20:23.859 --> 00:20:30.150 A:middle L:90% libraries now moving away from, you know, old 308 00:20:30.150 --> 00:20:33.859 A:middle L:90% ways of doing things into new trends in terms of 309 00:20:34.240 --> 00:20:37.849 A:middle L:90% publishing. And this is the list of, for 310 00:20:37.849 --> 00:20:41.140 A:middle L:90% example, just the local university in South Africa stellenbosch 311 00:20:41.150 --> 00:20:47.630 A:middle L:90% and open a general publishing system that they have. 312 00:20:47.640 --> 00:20:53.150 A:middle L:90% And also we found that VT is actually a place 313 00:20:53.160 --> 00:20:57.420 A:middle L:90% where I could come and also learn the best practice 314 00:20:57.420 --> 00:21:02.009 A:middle L:90% from here in the exchange program between C p U 315 00:21:02.009 --> 00:21:06.559 A:middle L:90% . T and Virginia. So these are the identified 316 00:21:06.569 --> 00:21:11.480 A:middle L:90% areas which are really of interest to us and which 317 00:21:11.480 --> 00:21:14.599 A:middle L:90% will put us on the map in terms of research 318 00:21:14.599 --> 00:21:18.079 A:middle L:90% support in the university and I'm not going to read 319 00:21:18.079 --> 00:21:19.359 A:middle L:90% through them. I think they are clear to everybody 320 00:21:19.740 --> 00:21:23.329 A:middle L:90% and the slide will appreciate as well. Okay. 321 00:21:23.339 --> 00:21:25.690 A:middle L:90% Currently at C P U. T. Yes, 322 00:21:25.690 --> 00:21:29.140 A:middle L:90% we do have the institutional repository also known as Digital 323 00:21:29.140 --> 00:21:32.390 A:middle L:90% knowledge. We have the faculty collection in the repository 324 00:21:32.400 --> 00:21:37.359 A:middle L:90% and also communities and the open educational resources also available 325 00:21:38.140 --> 00:21:41.700 A:middle L:90% and organized according to communities as well. We're also 326 00:21:41.700 --> 00:21:45.200 A:middle L:90% hosting the journals in the platform. Which is not 327 00:21:45.200 --> 00:21:48.400 A:middle L:90% a good platform though because we cannot host a journal 328 00:21:48.410 --> 00:21:52.289 A:middle L:90% in a repository. So one of the things that 329 00:21:52.289 --> 00:21:56.680 A:middle L:90% I've already learned from meeting is it N yes, 330 00:21:57.140 --> 00:22:00.240 A:middle L:90% yes, I've learned a lot from here as well 331 00:22:00.250 --> 00:22:03.410 A:middle L:90% is you know those unique platforms where you can host 332 00:22:03.410 --> 00:22:07.730 A:middle L:90% your general and it will also have a better profile 333 00:22:07.740 --> 00:22:11.319 A:middle L:90% than hosting it in the repository. We have two 334 00:22:11.319 --> 00:22:15.160 A:middle L:90% journals that we have to actually host a beauty. 335 00:22:15.160 --> 00:22:18.509 A:middle L:90% We also have electronic thesis and dissertation platform. And 336 00:22:18.519 --> 00:22:22.210 A:middle L:90% it is also in the process of being integrated into 337 00:22:22.220 --> 00:22:26.829 A:middle L:90% a national hotel which is South African National electronic thesis 338 00:22:26.839 --> 00:22:32.150 A:middle L:90% and dissertation platform. And we're currently working on a 339 00:22:32.160 --> 00:22:36.670 A:middle L:90% data management plan that we have to sort of bring 340 00:22:36.670 --> 00:22:41.240 A:middle L:90% into our researchers in terms of managing their data in 341 00:22:41.240 --> 00:22:44.349 A:middle L:90% the process of research. Also developing the research data 342 00:22:44.349 --> 00:22:48.779 A:middle L:90% management platform for our researchers. So we have a 343 00:22:48.789 --> 00:22:52.880 A:middle L:90% developer was currently busy with that at the moment and 344 00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:55.579 A:middle L:90% we've tried to test it and piloted to some of 345 00:22:55.589 --> 00:22:57.519 A:middle L:90% the faculties. Yes, there were areas that needed 346 00:22:57.529 --> 00:23:02.720 A:middle L:90% to be actually looked at and sort of correspond with 347 00:23:02.720 --> 00:23:06.549 A:middle L:90% what they need also profile. Sorry, author profile 348 00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:10.529 A:middle L:90% , ID's orchid. And also that's another project that 349 00:23:10.529 --> 00:23:12.769 A:middle L:90% we're working on in terms of integrating, you know 350 00:23:12.769 --> 00:23:17.160 A:middle L:90% , the repository into the market platforms so that we 351 00:23:17.160 --> 00:23:19.099 A:middle L:90% can quickly pull or import, you know, the 352 00:23:19.109 --> 00:23:23.440 A:middle L:90% data or works from market to the repository. And 353 00:23:23.440 --> 00:23:29.259 A:middle L:90% also other projects include updating the research support website or 354 00:23:29.269 --> 00:23:33.250 A:middle L:90% page and also the current project that we have. 355 00:23:33.250 --> 00:23:37.079 A:middle L:90% It's a big project is based on maximizing the visibility 356 00:23:37.089 --> 00:23:41.890 A:middle L:90% and impact of research output and connect it with relevant 357 00:23:41.890 --> 00:23:45.940 A:middle L:90% systems which is with a publisher system funders Scopus, 358 00:23:45.940 --> 00:23:51.549 A:middle L:90% which is a citation analysis tool as well as also 359 00:23:51.559 --> 00:23:55.390 A:middle L:90% ranking or world ranking systems as well. So the 360 00:23:55.390 --> 00:23:59.049 A:middle L:90% idea or the purpose for the project project is actually 361 00:23:59.440 --> 00:24:03.029 A:middle L:90% aligned to that. And also we encourage our researchers 362 00:24:03.029 --> 00:24:08.009 A:middle L:90% to submit their work in the institutional repository so that 363 00:24:08.029 --> 00:24:11.079 A:middle L:90% it can be sort of a similar process than it 364 00:24:11.089 --> 00:24:15.230 A:middle L:90% is not because the current practice now is that uh 365 00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:22.420 A:middle L:90% researchers don't submit the work in the repository. So 366 00:24:22.420 --> 00:24:23.480 A:middle L:90% we also encourage them, you know, there are 367 00:24:23.480 --> 00:24:27.710 A:middle L:90% various steps that they can adopt to maximize the research 368 00:24:27.720 --> 00:24:33.569 A:middle L:90% output. But out of those processes or steps we 369 00:24:33.579 --> 00:24:38.599 A:middle L:90% encourage and promote the institutional repository as well. Alright 370 00:24:38.599 --> 00:24:42.430 A:middle L:90% , the reason why also we promote the institutional repository 371 00:24:42.430 --> 00:24:45.400 A:middle L:90% to our researchers as much as they ask us. 372 00:24:45.410 --> 00:24:48.589 A:middle L:90% Do we really have to use the repository? We 373 00:24:48.589 --> 00:24:52.519 A:middle L:90% are happy with our research Gates, our linkedin and 374 00:24:52.529 --> 00:24:56.240 A:middle L:90% google scholars. This is how we also motivate, 375 00:24:56.250 --> 00:25:00.619 A:middle L:90% showing how this or how the repository works with other 376 00:25:00.619 --> 00:25:03.769 A:middle L:90% systems. Which is it allows other systems to be 377 00:25:03.779 --> 00:25:08.000 A:middle L:90% easily quickly integrated into it and which is in this 378 00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:11.529 A:middle L:90% case they can harvest meta data from our repository. 379 00:25:11.539 --> 00:25:15.599 A:middle L:90% Also, in terms of ranking, it's much more 380 00:25:15.609 --> 00:25:18.900 A:middle L:90% easier to actually have a state a from the repository 381 00:25:18.900 --> 00:25:22.200 A:middle L:90% also scope us terms of analyzing the, you know 382 00:25:22.210 --> 00:25:26.019 A:middle L:90% , the research output, the usage and also the 383 00:25:26.029 --> 00:25:29.079 A:middle L:90% tracking, you know, the impact. Also looking 384 00:25:29.079 --> 00:25:33.309 A:middle L:90% at visual impact of the research output of the CPT 385 00:25:33.319 --> 00:25:37.420 A:middle L:90% research. And also integrated with Pocket Also South African 386 00:25:37.420 --> 00:25:41.609 A:middle L:90% National Electronic thesis and dissertations. They also harvest data 387 00:25:41.609 --> 00:25:47.990 A:middle L:90% from institutional repositories and they can also analyzed based on 388 00:25:48.000 --> 00:25:51.200 A:middle L:90% the funding requirements as well. All right. This 389 00:25:51.200 --> 00:25:52.880 A:middle L:90% is just also based on the project that we're working 390 00:25:52.880 --> 00:25:56.359 A:middle L:90% on. It's sort of a simple template that guide 391 00:25:56.359 --> 00:26:02.039 A:middle L:90% us in terms of the key focus areas of what 392 00:26:02.039 --> 00:26:04.349 A:middle L:90% need to happen in the project with. In this 393 00:26:04.349 --> 00:26:07.980 A:middle L:90% case we have a market determine if the author has 394 00:26:07.980 --> 00:26:11.009 A:middle L:90% an orchid. I'd are there any documents in the 395 00:26:11.019 --> 00:26:15.410 A:middle L:90% market platform? And then we will also look at 396 00:26:15.410 --> 00:26:17.009 A:middle L:90% what is called P. O. P, which 397 00:26:17.009 --> 00:26:18.849 A:middle L:90% is publisher parish, which is a free software, 398 00:26:18.859 --> 00:26:23.390 A:middle L:90% very powerful harvesting data from google scholar and other platforms 399 00:26:23.400 --> 00:26:26.490 A:middle L:90% . And we will check against that. We also 400 00:26:26.490 --> 00:26:29.319 A:middle L:90% have scoopers. We check on scoopers is the autumn 401 00:26:29.319 --> 00:26:32.359 A:middle L:90% scoopers will also check on the report in the repository 402 00:26:32.539 --> 00:26:36.930 A:middle L:90% . So we'll see the inconsistency between these systems and 403 00:26:36.930 --> 00:26:41.150 A:middle L:90% that's where we start the conversation with authors and also 404 00:26:41.150 --> 00:26:45.319 A:middle L:90% show the benefits of doing this project. And also 405 00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:47.799 A:middle L:90% we do check research Gate and that is where we 406 00:26:47.799 --> 00:26:52.029 A:middle L:90% found that they use that platform and also ask for 407 00:26:52.029 --> 00:26:56.769 A:middle L:90% their cities if they don't have any websites or pages 408 00:26:57.039 --> 00:27:00.690 A:middle L:90% . So if you notice in this template, it 409 00:27:00.690 --> 00:27:07.309 A:middle L:90% has the before and after cleanup which is the work 410 00:27:07.319 --> 00:27:10.470 A:middle L:90% as it is and then after you've sort of trained 411 00:27:10.480 --> 00:27:12.450 A:middle L:90% and guided the author in terms of cleaning up and 412 00:27:12.450 --> 00:27:15.869 A:middle L:90% making sure the work is available across all platforms. 413 00:27:15.880 --> 00:27:19.609 A:middle L:90% Then how is the situation? Any improvements in terms 414 00:27:19.609 --> 00:27:23.089 A:middle L:90% of the number of documents, age index and many 415 00:27:23.089 --> 00:27:26.490 A:middle L:90% other aspects that are related to the research. And 416 00:27:26.490 --> 00:27:29.579 A:middle L:90% this is just an illustrative example. I'm sorry it's 417 00:27:29.579 --> 00:27:32.210 A:middle L:90% so small. In terms of the fund you won't 418 00:27:32.210 --> 00:27:37.529 A:middle L:90% be able to see this is the author with the 419 00:27:37.529 --> 00:27:41.980 A:middle L:90% name Sunni Helling and before she was Sunni bought her 420 00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:45.349 A:middle L:90% . And so the difference between the two is she 421 00:27:45.349 --> 00:27:48.930 A:middle L:90% was single and she was married and in between these 422 00:27:48.940 --> 00:27:52.509 A:middle L:90% it means she was performing meaning she was a researcher 423 00:27:52.509 --> 00:27:56.640 A:middle L:90% . She produced paper. So now how do we 424 00:27:56.640 --> 00:27:59.529 A:middle L:90% merge that? So after the cleanup you will notice 425 00:27:59.529 --> 00:28:02.000 A:middle L:90% that the author has an orchid I. D. 426 00:28:02.000 --> 00:28:06.630 A:middle L:90% And the number of documents have improved. Also the 427 00:28:06.640 --> 00:28:10.349 A:middle L:90% number of citations and age index has improved. But 428 00:28:10.359 --> 00:28:12.349 A:middle L:90% the PowerPoint presentation will be shared. You can have 429 00:28:12.359 --> 00:28:17.630 A:middle L:90% a closer look. And sometimes they often ask us 430 00:28:17.640 --> 00:28:21.660 A:middle L:90% to why scorpius is important because when we promote this 431 00:28:21.660 --> 00:28:23.589 A:middle L:90% we also encourage them that it will benefit also in 432 00:28:23.589 --> 00:28:27.839 A:middle L:90% terms of a world ranking and international ranking that your 433 00:28:27.849 --> 00:28:33.309 A:middle L:90% work results resides in the institutional repository. So these 434 00:28:33.309 --> 00:28:34.500 A:middle L:90% are the areas that we touch or to show that 435 00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:40.059 A:middle L:90% scope has provide people metric data for Organisations, for 436 00:28:40.069 --> 00:28:42.529 A:middle L:90% institutions. And if I sort of take it down 437 00:28:42.529 --> 00:28:48.400 A:middle L:90% to Africa where we have 486 um affiliation and then 438 00:28:48.410 --> 00:28:52.589 A:middle L:90% narrow it down to South Africa which is 453 and 439 00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:55.500 A:middle L:90% down to Western Cape which is 33. So those 440 00:28:55.509 --> 00:28:59.450 A:middle L:90% are the indicators by scoopers and through that that's where 441 00:28:59.450 --> 00:29:03.420 A:middle L:90% we actually reflect in fact indicate to them where they 442 00:29:03.430 --> 00:29:07.630 A:middle L:90% are in sort of generator reports from those. All 443 00:29:07.630 --> 00:29:11.410 A:middle L:90% right. They often ask do ranking matter? Do 444 00:29:11.410 --> 00:29:14.180 A:middle L:90% we have to worry about frankly? And yes, 445 00:29:14.180 --> 00:29:15.500 A:middle L:90% of course we have to because students, they always 446 00:29:15.500 --> 00:29:18.380 A:middle L:90% select the best, you know, institution based on 447 00:29:18.390 --> 00:29:22.539 A:middle L:90% its reputation. They won't just go to any university 448 00:29:22.539 --> 00:29:25.940 A:middle L:90% does it? That it's not well known. Also 449 00:29:25.940 --> 00:29:29.869 A:middle L:90% , metrics are used by university management in terms of 450 00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:34.539 A:middle L:90% funding and other areas policymakers. They need metrics. 451 00:29:34.539 --> 00:29:38.819 A:middle L:90% Also research funders, government industries people are metric data 452 00:29:38.819 --> 00:29:41.019 A:middle L:90% and ranking agencies. They need that date. That 453 00:29:41.029 --> 00:29:45.460 A:middle L:90% evidence that where we're putting our funds, we can 454 00:29:45.460 --> 00:29:48.160 A:middle L:90% see the outcome. So that's another area that we 455 00:29:48.160 --> 00:29:51.670 A:middle L:90% used to motivate in the international collaboration and citation impact 456 00:29:52.140 --> 00:29:56.170 A:middle L:90% . That's another indicator. And this reminds me of 457 00:29:56.170 --> 00:29:59.849 A:middle L:90% one of the authors actually that stepped forward when they 458 00:29:59.849 --> 00:30:03.450 A:middle L:90% were applying for ad hominem promotion. In other words 459 00:30:03.450 --> 00:30:07.150 A:middle L:90% when they want to be promoted as professors as the 460 00:30:07.160 --> 00:30:10.190 A:middle L:90% deans and we had to sort of do the cleanup 461 00:30:10.190 --> 00:30:12.359 A:middle L:90% project and it came to this level as well. 462 00:30:12.740 --> 00:30:15.920 A:middle L:90% So that actually really helped. How far are we 463 00:30:15.920 --> 00:30:22.220 A:middle L:90% with this project? Good question project is on hold 464 00:30:22.230 --> 00:30:26.380 A:middle L:90% due to free education student movement that is happening every 465 00:30:26.390 --> 00:30:29.819 A:middle L:90% speaking here. There are South african movements that took 466 00:30:29.819 --> 00:30:33.009 A:middle L:90% place Before. Uh this is just a brief history 467 00:30:33.009 --> 00:30:36.680 A:middle L:90% . I won't dwell much on that, but just 468 00:30:36.680 --> 00:30:38.549 A:middle L:90% to highlight on what happened 1948, there was a 469 00:30:38.559 --> 00:30:42.950 A:middle L:90% ruling party which is a national party that actually came 470 00:30:42.950 --> 00:30:48.299 A:middle L:90% with laws policies that were governing that time sort of 471 00:30:48.309 --> 00:30:53.059 A:middle L:90% based on separated Nous people were grouped according to races 472 00:30:53.059 --> 00:30:57.279 A:middle L:90% and colors and also women were divided from men, 473 00:30:57.289 --> 00:31:03.059 A:middle L:90% which is called migrant labor system and uh they were 474 00:31:03.059 --> 00:31:04.259 A:middle L:90% not allowed to visit, you know, men and 475 00:31:04.259 --> 00:31:07.289 A:middle L:90% men were in the minds working in the mines and 476 00:31:07.289 --> 00:31:11.400 A:middle L:90% the mothers or women working at home. Alright 1958 477 00:31:11.410 --> 00:31:14.819 A:middle L:90% and there was a black South African. It's broke 478 00:31:14.819 --> 00:31:18.730 A:middle L:90% away. So in other words there was a leading 479 00:31:18.740 --> 00:31:22.259 A:middle L:90% uh political organization which is a. n. c 480 00:31:22.640 --> 00:31:25.549 A:middle L:90% . But then it broke up due to the movement 481 00:31:25.940 --> 00:31:30.130 A:middle L:90% based on the laws and policies by the ruling government 482 00:31:30.140 --> 00:31:33.829 A:middle L:90% . So this pain africanist congress, which is known 483 00:31:33.829 --> 00:31:36.259 A:middle L:90% as P. S. Came up, but even 484 00:31:36.259 --> 00:31:38.319 A:middle L:90% though they split it again, they sort of Came 485 00:31:38.319 --> 00:31:41.230 A:middle L:90% together in 1962, Blend, you know, on 486 00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:47.039 A:middle L:90% demonstrations against the pass laws which is the passport, 487 00:31:47.049 --> 00:31:48.700 A:middle L:90% not sure you're familiar with that. And there were 488 00:31:48.700 --> 00:31:52.019 A:middle L:90% laws that came as a result of the ruling government 489 00:31:52.019 --> 00:31:55.400 A:middle L:90% , that citizens must have passports. If you don't 490 00:31:55.400 --> 00:31:57.390 A:middle L:90% have a passport, you cannot go to urban areas 491 00:31:57.390 --> 00:32:00.579 A:middle L:90% , you cannot go across to other countries, You 492 00:32:00.589 --> 00:32:02.930 A:middle L:90% must have a passport. So it was actually a 493 00:32:02.930 --> 00:32:06.680 A:middle L:90% restricting movement, you know, from black people because 494 00:32:06.680 --> 00:32:07.740 A:middle L:90% they didn't have, you know, the passports. 495 00:32:07.740 --> 00:32:10.180 A:middle L:90% I mean they were living poor life in rural areas 496 00:32:10.190 --> 00:32:14.859 A:middle L:90% . So those who are sort of movements and uh 497 00:32:15.940 --> 00:32:20.450 A:middle L:90% events that took place during that time in 1916, 498 00:32:20.460 --> 00:32:22.480 A:middle L:90% uh P. A. C. Leader robert, 499 00:32:22.480 --> 00:32:25.200 A:middle L:90% so vocal who led a large group Sort of marching 500 00:32:25.210 --> 00:32:30.339 A:middle L:90% against those passed laws due to that movement, 69 501 00:32:30.349 --> 00:32:32.079 A:middle L:90% people died. I mean, that's a lot of 502 00:32:32.089 --> 00:32:35.980 A:middle L:90% people that died in, you know, so that 503 00:32:35.990 --> 00:32:40.009 A:middle L:90% is What happened with in 1960s. Well, uh 504 00:32:40.019 --> 00:32:45.640 A:middle L:90% the South African nationalist government bend the A. N 505 00:32:45.640 --> 00:32:47.730 A:middle L:90% . C. So A. N. C. 506 00:32:47.730 --> 00:32:52.990 A:middle L:90% Was a very uh sort of uh most black people 507 00:32:52.990 --> 00:32:55.079 A:middle L:90% were under A. N. C. And than 508 00:32:55.089 --> 00:32:59.539 A:middle L:90% the other ruling party which is a national party which 509 00:32:59.539 --> 00:33:01.380 A:middle L:90% was white dominated. So, nelson or late nelson 510 00:33:01.380 --> 00:33:05.099 A:middle L:90% Mandela led the A. N. C. That 511 00:33:05.109 --> 00:33:07.670 A:middle L:90% time. It was banned in 1960 and Mandela was 512 00:33:08.140 --> 00:33:15.339 A:middle L:90% uh sentenced into imprisonment For 27 years. And then 513 00:33:15.349 --> 00:33:21.539 A:middle L:90% during that process of time In June 1976, students 514 00:33:21.539 --> 00:33:23.319 A:middle L:90% started rioting again. Which is they were protesting, 515 00:33:23.329 --> 00:33:27.170 A:middle L:90% you know, against, you know, Afrikaans being 516 00:33:27.170 --> 00:33:31.349 A:middle L:90% used as a medium of instructions in school, 1989 517 00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:35.549 A:middle L:90% . Toyota was the prime minister since 1978, was 518 00:33:35.549 --> 00:33:39.329 A:middle L:90% forced to leave the office, instructed by um in 519 00:33:39.329 --> 00:33:42.180 A:middle L:90% fact, it was replaced by F. W. 520 00:33:42.180 --> 00:33:45.799 A:middle L:90% De Klerk that time who then pledged for End of 521 00:33:45.809 --> 00:33:51.279 A:middle L:90% Apartheid in 1990. So things were trying to get 522 00:33:51.289 --> 00:33:53.539 A:middle L:90% back to normal now. And he also released our 523 00:33:53.549 --> 00:33:58.900 A:middle L:90% late President nelson Mandela, Which is why in 1994 524 00:33:58.900 --> 00:34:01.279 A:middle L:90% we were so excited when we were voting. It 525 00:34:01.279 --> 00:34:05.440 A:middle L:90% was national elections. We were so excited. We're 526 00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:12.139 A:middle L:90% singing the same sound of this happy and until Today 527 00:34:12.150 --> 00:34:14.780 A:middle L:90% . All right. The student movement, which is 528 00:34:14.789 --> 00:34:17.179 A:middle L:90% the movement that took place during that time, which 529 00:34:17.179 --> 00:34:22.070 A:middle L:90% is 1976. It started with African student movement and 530 00:34:22.070 --> 00:34:25.960 A:middle L:90% that was renamed after. So as South African Student 531 00:34:25.960 --> 00:34:30.250 A:middle L:90% Movement. And then what happened during that time, 532 00:34:30.940 --> 00:34:37.000 A:middle L:90% students were sort of boycotting and they were fighting with 533 00:34:37.000 --> 00:34:40.679 A:middle L:90% the police and it was a chaos and they were 534 00:34:40.679 --> 00:34:45.179 A:middle L:90% totally against what the so called Bantu education and being 535 00:34:45.179 --> 00:34:49.489 A:middle L:90% forced to learn the language that they don't want, 536 00:34:49.489 --> 00:34:53.940 A:middle L:90% which is Africans. And also hence we have June 537 00:34:53.940 --> 00:34:59.860 A:middle L:90% 16 which we honor and commemorate commemorate in South Africa 538 00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:01.750 A:middle L:90% . You will also notice also, even if you 539 00:35:01.750 --> 00:35:07.989 A:middle L:90% do a search about South African freedom movement or Heritages 540 00:35:07.000 --> 00:35:12.219 A:middle L:90% , you will notice that we honor these movements so 541 00:35:12.219 --> 00:35:15.929 A:middle L:90% that the younger generation can find it and use it 542 00:35:15.940 --> 00:35:20.250 A:middle L:90% . So we do have Freedom Park in Pretoria. 543 00:35:20.940 --> 00:35:23.960 A:middle L:90% We also have the museum in Devon, Hector Peterson 544 00:35:24.340 --> 00:35:28.980 A:middle L:90% And the small boy who was killed in the June 545 00:35:28.980 --> 00:35:32.389 A:middle L:90% 16 riot. And we also have the freedom route 546 00:35:32.389 --> 00:35:35.989 A:middle L:90% in there. I just took few of those. 547 00:35:36.019 --> 00:35:39.949 A:middle L:90% I didn't take everybody and currently we still have student 548 00:35:39.949 --> 00:35:43.989 A:middle L:90% movement. So that was then now, Which is 549 00:35:43.989 --> 00:35:46.969 A:middle L:90% last year 2015, which is hashtag fees must fall 550 00:35:47.440 --> 00:35:52.670 A:middle L:90% . I studied in october 2015, University of the 551 00:35:52.679 --> 00:35:58.670 A:middle L:90% vet battlefront, which is based in Central Johannesburg and 552 00:35:58.670 --> 00:36:05.929 A:middle L:90% then other universities like you city, Pretoria roads universities 553 00:36:05.989 --> 00:36:09.989 A:middle L:90% and many other universities also followed up and joined that 554 00:36:10.000 --> 00:36:14.130 A:middle L:90% group. There was a very powerful network between these 555 00:36:14.130 --> 00:36:15.610 A:middle L:90% students. All right. These are some of the 556 00:36:15.610 --> 00:36:21.119 A:middle L:90% sensitive images of the students who uh we will go 557 00:36:21.119 --> 00:36:22.780 A:middle L:90% and protesting. You can see it's crowds, they 558 00:36:22.780 --> 00:36:25.360 A:middle L:90% were singing and shouting and, you know, beating 559 00:36:25.360 --> 00:36:29.829 A:middle L:90% the drums and showing, you know, the anger 560 00:36:29.840 --> 00:36:35.079 A:middle L:90% against what is happening and also burning and throwing bombs 561 00:36:35.079 --> 00:36:37.840 A:middle L:90% and, you know, vandalizing and destroying what is 562 00:36:37.840 --> 00:36:40.699 A:middle L:90% available so that somebody can listen to them. These 563 00:36:40.699 --> 00:36:44.869 A:middle L:90% are some of the sensitive images, even our at 564 00:36:44.869 --> 00:36:46.619 A:middle L:90% main building where they're dealing with cash, you know 565 00:36:46.619 --> 00:36:50.750 A:middle L:90% , where students pay cash, they burned everything, 566 00:36:50.750 --> 00:36:54.860 A:middle L:90% even the money coins and notes band, right? 567 00:36:54.860 --> 00:36:58.739 A:middle L:90% We're also some of the buildings in the university, 568 00:36:58.739 --> 00:37:00.239 A:middle L:90% which is student financial aid, you can see the 569 00:37:00.239 --> 00:37:05.050 A:middle L:90% roof there and other venues or dedicated spaces. They 570 00:37:05.429 --> 00:37:09.110 A:middle L:90% they were banned into issues in there. Also fires 571 00:37:09.119 --> 00:37:12.050 A:middle L:90% , buses were bent. You know, those are 572 00:37:12.050 --> 00:37:15.179 A:middle L:90% the shuttles that they use to travel between campuses. 573 00:37:15.179 --> 00:37:21.070 A:middle L:90% They just burned everything. And these are the university 574 00:37:21.070 --> 00:37:28.369 A:middle L:90% class that they smashed fighting with the security guards trying 575 00:37:28.369 --> 00:37:31.969 A:middle L:90% to block everybody to enter the university. All right 576 00:37:31.969 --> 00:37:37.369 A:middle L:90% . So now we sort of come to a stage 577 00:37:37.369 --> 00:37:40.519 A:middle L:90% where we thought it ended. Yeah, everybody was 578 00:37:40.519 --> 00:37:45.369 A:middle L:90% happy. Everything was a piece because apparently A government 579 00:37:45.380 --> 00:37:50.280 A:middle L:90% announced that there would be no fee or fees increase 580 00:37:50.280 --> 00:37:52.809 A:middle L:90% in 2016. They were so happy and things came 581 00:37:52.809 --> 00:37:57.489 A:middle L:90% back to normal. And also once again, protests 582 00:37:57.489 --> 00:38:01.440 A:middle L:90% started again this year as of August 2016. And 583 00:38:01.449 --> 00:38:06.530 A:middle L:90% after the South African Minister has announced that there would 584 00:38:06.539 --> 00:38:10.760 A:middle L:90% be sort of a kept off eight increase in 2017 585 00:38:10.769 --> 00:38:14.199 A:middle L:90% , which is next year. And then again it 586 00:38:14.199 --> 00:38:17.480 A:middle L:90% started. And um, also higher education institutions were 587 00:38:17.489 --> 00:38:22.969 A:middle L:90% given the sort of the um freedom to indicate how 588 00:38:22.969 --> 00:38:27.320 A:middle L:90% much will they charge next year. And the continuous 589 00:38:27.320 --> 00:38:30.900 A:middle L:90% mass meetings happening as I speak in terms of making 590 00:38:30.900 --> 00:38:37.340 A:middle L:90% arrangement and planning and organizing for 2017. And also 591 00:38:37.340 --> 00:38:43.900 A:middle L:90% latest news from my university has indicated via email was 592 00:38:43.909 --> 00:38:47.639 A:middle L:90% that as from friday which is tomorrow classes and work 593 00:38:47.650 --> 00:38:51.730 A:middle L:90% or workers should come back and work will resume as 594 00:38:51.730 --> 00:38:53.840 A:middle L:90% normal. But we do not know if they're gonna 595 00:38:53.849 --> 00:38:59.900 A:middle L:90% come back and disrupt what is blend. All right 596 00:38:59.909 --> 00:39:00.840 A:middle L:90% . So what next? What's the future like? 597 00:39:04.119 --> 00:39:06.610 A:middle L:90% This is my view of my opinion that perhaps a 598 00:39:06.610 --> 00:39:12.599 A:middle L:90% multidisciplinary approach should be adopted where government actually engage all 599 00:39:12.599 --> 00:39:17.909 A:middle L:90% relevant stakeholders into this uh into these mass media or 600 00:39:17.920 --> 00:39:24.159 A:middle L:90% conversations and also host regular meetings and sort of continuous 601 00:39:24.159 --> 00:39:28.949 A:middle L:90% debates in this issue. Otherwise, nothing will happen 602 00:39:28.960 --> 00:39:31.829 A:middle L:90% if there's no, you know, movement from sort 603 00:39:31.829 --> 00:39:36.389 A:middle L:90% of coming with a solution or so higher education institutions 604 00:39:36.389 --> 00:39:38.510 A:middle L:90% . I think personally, they should also empower students 605 00:39:38.510 --> 00:39:43.989 A:middle L:90% when it comes to social problems, injustice and inequality 606 00:39:44.000 --> 00:39:49.440 A:middle L:90% because we come from different backgrounds for no money, 607 00:39:49.449 --> 00:39:52.340 A:middle L:90% Nothing. So if we empower our students with those 608 00:39:52.719 --> 00:39:57.840 A:middle L:90% , I think it will bring change and further, 609 00:39:58.420 --> 00:40:01.829 A:middle L:90% you know, developments can also come up from that 610 00:40:02.710 --> 00:40:06.880 A:middle L:90% . Thank you very much. I hope you've enjoyed 611 00:40:07.139 --> 00:40:09.940 A:middle L:90% and I'm willing to accept questions if you have any 612 00:40:10.309 --> 00:40:22.130 A:middle L:90% . And thank you. Okay, while still waiting 613 00:40:22.130 --> 00:40:25.199 A:middle L:90% for questions. Maybe I can open my heritage event 614 00:40:25.210 --> 00:40:29.039 A:middle L:90% . In fact, it's just heritage images. All 615 00:40:29.039 --> 00:40:30.219 A:middle L:90% right. No problem. So I'm ready for the 616 00:40:30.219 --> 00:40:45.559 A:middle L:90% questions. Okay. These are just the pictures. 617 00:40:45.570 --> 00:40:49.030 A:middle L:90% I'm not going to talk much on the on this 618 00:40:49.039 --> 00:40:52.530 A:middle L:90% . Oh, somebody has a question. Thank you 619 00:40:52.530 --> 00:40:54.099 A:middle L:90% very much. That was very interesting. I'm interested 620 00:40:54.099 --> 00:40:58.210 A:middle L:90% in the size of your E T. V. 621 00:40:58.210 --> 00:41:02.389 A:middle L:90% And repository collections. How many items do you have 622 00:41:02.389 --> 00:41:07.599 A:middle L:90% in there? And what percentage? Okay, potential 623 00:41:07.599 --> 00:41:12.030 A:middle L:90% contact. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, I think 624 00:41:12.030 --> 00:41:15.250 A:middle L:90% the last time I checked actually I think was probably 625 00:41:15.260 --> 00:41:20.079 A:middle L:90% earlier this year. We don't have that much actually 626 00:41:20.079 --> 00:41:24.199 A:middle L:90% . We had a problem where we had in fact 627 00:41:24.210 --> 00:41:29.440 A:middle L:90% our server crashed where we lost all our data and 628 00:41:29.440 --> 00:41:31.840 A:middle L:90% we have to start from scratch. And I think 629 00:41:31.840 --> 00:41:36.420 A:middle L:90% the last meeting that I had with my supervisor I 630 00:41:36.420 --> 00:41:37.880 A:middle L:90% think I'll have to give you the exact or accurate 631 00:41:37.889 --> 00:41:43.329 A:middle L:90% figures from that report Of all you know in terms 632 00:41:43.329 --> 00:41:46.550 A:middle L:90% of how many thesis and dissertations and the journal articles 633 00:41:46.559 --> 00:41:50.460 A:middle L:90% and other publications. Yes. But I think it 634 00:41:50.460 --> 00:41:54.300 A:middle L:90% was at 8000 300 and some odd publications that we 635 00:41:54.300 --> 00:42:02.320 A:middle L:90% have including it's just the entire collection. What trying 636 00:42:02.699 --> 00:42:07.309 A:middle L:90% uh huh increase in the cost of education. Why 637 00:42:07.320 --> 00:42:12.389 A:middle L:90% why what makes the fees go up here? Thank 638 00:42:12.389 --> 00:42:16.969 A:middle L:90% you very I would say the rand value. Actually 639 00:42:16.969 --> 00:42:22.670 A:middle L:90% that's another you. Sure And also the population. 640 00:42:22.670 --> 00:42:28.119 A:middle L:90% I think it's increasing dramatically And other areas that need 641 00:42:28.130 --> 00:42:31.889 A:middle L:90% or attention. So financially so I think that's why 642 00:42:31.900 --> 00:42:37.130 A:middle L:90% we have and many others that didn't include, does 643 00:42:37.139 --> 00:42:40.860 A:middle L:90% the university receive a lot of government subsidy? Is 644 00:42:40.860 --> 00:42:46.630 A:middle L:90% it government? So for example, Virginia Tech receives 645 00:42:46.630 --> 00:42:51.159 A:middle L:90% some. Yes. All of our money comes from 646 00:42:52.300 --> 00:42:52.969 A:middle L:90% . Yes. Yes, we do. We do 647 00:42:52.969 --> 00:42:57.550 A:middle L:90% have a subsidy from the government and also other funds 648 00:42:57.550 --> 00:43:00.789 A:middle L:90% that are generated within the university. Actually, we 649 00:43:00.789 --> 00:43:06.460 A:middle L:90% also have also financial aid support for performing students as 650 00:43:06.460 --> 00:43:10.590 A:middle L:90% well. We also have the national student fund that 651 00:43:10.590 --> 00:43:16.059 A:middle L:90% also assist students with fees, but it seems as 652 00:43:16.059 --> 00:43:19.239 A:middle L:90% if they don't want that because they have to pay 653 00:43:19.239 --> 00:43:22.010 A:middle L:90% it back. But yes, we do have subsidies 654 00:43:22.900 --> 00:43:28.590 A:middle L:90% . You say there's increases what is now a typical 655 00:43:28.599 --> 00:43:35.739 A:middle L:90% fee for a student matriculating this semester? How much 656 00:43:35.750 --> 00:43:38.289 A:middle L:90% are they paying? Approximate. I'll take one good 657 00:43:38.289 --> 00:43:44.320 A:middle L:90% example of a student saying the residencies plus tuition plus 658 00:43:44.320 --> 00:43:50.110 A:middle L:90% registration. That student was going about 64,000, Rand 659 00:43:50.800 --> 00:43:55.710 A:middle L:90% 64 64,000 and the exchange rate is about 15 rand 660 00:43:59.139 --> 00:44:09.309 A:middle L:90% -15 figure. If you're doing thinking about doing journals 661 00:44:09.320 --> 00:44:13.760 A:middle L:90% publishing more journals, do you with all the languages 662 00:44:13.769 --> 00:44:16.510 A:middle L:90% that are, do you have to be able to 663 00:44:16.510 --> 00:44:22.719 A:middle L:90% handle multiple languages? Well, not really, not 664 00:44:22.719 --> 00:44:25.260 A:middle L:90% really. It's mainly english when it comes to languages 665 00:44:25.260 --> 00:44:30.130 A:middle L:90% . It's mainly at foundation level where we have an 666 00:44:30.130 --> 00:44:35.429 A:middle L:90% extended curriculum program where we expose our students into different 667 00:44:35.429 --> 00:44:38.219 A:middle L:90% languages, but as they move higher than its english 668 00:44:38.789 --> 00:44:43.440 A:middle L:90% . But our publications, it will mean perhaps that 669 00:44:43.449 --> 00:44:46.030 A:middle L:90% particular department has sort of in terms of supporting, 670 00:44:46.039 --> 00:44:52.780 A:middle L:90% you know, those uh extended the curriculum will develop 671 00:44:52.590 --> 00:44:55.329 A:middle L:90% tools that will support those group of which we do 672 00:44:55.329 --> 00:45:00.469 A:middle L:90% have a language committee that looks at those particular aspects 673 00:45:00.469 --> 00:45:05.380 A:middle L:90% where they can design guides in different languages which is 674 00:45:05.389 --> 00:45:07.809 A:middle L:90% English, Afrikaans, closer and other languages as well 675 00:45:08.389 --> 00:45:10.809 A:middle L:90% . But in terms of journals it's just pure english 676 00:45:13.789 --> 00:45:15.059 A:middle L:90% . So as you're growing up in a rural area 677 00:45:15.070 --> 00:45:19.400 A:middle L:90% , were you able to attend all levels of elementary 678 00:45:19.400 --> 00:45:22.260 A:middle L:90% and high school in your account and your fire? 679 00:45:22.260 --> 00:45:25.039 A:middle L:90% Did you have to towards some you got older when 680 00:45:25.039 --> 00:45:27.579 A:middle L:90% I was young? Yes. When I was doing 681 00:45:27.579 --> 00:45:30.780 A:middle L:90% my primary junior secondary, I was at home. 682 00:45:30.789 --> 00:45:34.510 A:middle L:90% Then when I was in high school I was traveling 683 00:45:34.889 --> 00:45:40.920 A:middle L:90% you know distance maybe from here to where I stay 684 00:45:40.929 --> 00:45:44.429 A:middle L:90% , which is maybe jane gina can help me. 685 00:45:44.440 --> 00:45:45.710 A:middle L:90% Yeah, it is, yeah, it was not 686 00:45:45.710 --> 00:45:47.840 A:middle L:90% too far but for me to travel every day it 687 00:45:47.840 --> 00:45:52.210 A:middle L:90% was also during stormy seasons. It was not good 688 00:45:52.590 --> 00:45:53.599 A:middle L:90% . And then I have to travel to the Western 689 00:45:53.599 --> 00:46:00.250 A:middle L:90% Cape for higher education institution in years. But I 690 00:46:00.250 --> 00:46:02.519 A:middle L:90% really enjoyed it. But it was a big difference 691 00:46:02.519 --> 00:46:07.480 A:middle L:90% from rural to Cape Town I must say because we 692 00:46:07.480 --> 00:46:10.559 A:middle L:90% didn't have electricity. And here I come to Cape 693 00:46:10.559 --> 00:46:15.179 A:middle L:90% Town it's beautiful. The mother city everything is in 694 00:46:15.179 --> 00:46:20.300 A:middle L:90% place and it was like a lost girl in town 695 00:46:20.309 --> 00:46:22.019 A:middle L:90% but then I found my fit in there. I 696 00:46:22.019 --> 00:46:24.550 A:middle L:90% really enjoyed it. Yeah. We I came my 697 00:46:24.559 --> 00:46:30.300 A:middle L:90% background actual sense from from where I'm from. We 698 00:46:30.300 --> 00:46:32.360 A:middle L:90% didn't have electricity. It's only just before the World 699 00:46:32.360 --> 00:46:36.199 A:middle L:90% Cup when somebody started to listen to us and say 700 00:46:36.199 --> 00:46:38.519 A:middle L:90% okay now we can bring change and but it was 701 00:46:38.519 --> 00:46:42.909 A:middle L:90% not easy. It was through you know movements before 702 00:46:42.909 --> 00:46:49.409 A:middle L:90% it came to place. Yeah. Oh okay. 703 00:46:50.079 --> 00:46:53.230 A:middle L:90% I'm trying to understand the student protests and is it 704 00:46:53.239 --> 00:46:57.880 A:middle L:90% that probably was very difficult just with the prices costs 705 00:46:57.889 --> 00:47:00.809 A:middle L:90% being what they were for students to come, how 706 00:47:00.809 --> 00:47:02.780 A:middle L:90% a burden on their families and so they just can't 707 00:47:02.780 --> 00:47:06.639 A:middle L:90% afford to pay anymore. Is that? And then 708 00:47:06.639 --> 00:47:08.929 A:middle L:90% it looks now with all the destruction of the buildings 709 00:47:08.929 --> 00:47:10.670 A:middle L:90% and all that, which is going to cost more 710 00:47:10.670 --> 00:47:16.449 A:middle L:90% money to fix it. What's I get to your 711 00:47:16.449 --> 00:47:22.309 A:middle L:90% question? Yes. Uh, students come from different 712 00:47:22.320 --> 00:47:25.289 A:middle L:90% backgrounds, like I've mentioned, South Africa's diverse, 713 00:47:25.289 --> 00:47:30.260 A:middle L:90% many languages, Yes. Some are really poor, 714 00:47:30.269 --> 00:47:32.610 A:middle L:90% Some are being financed by one parent, for example 715 00:47:32.619 --> 00:47:36.079 A:middle L:90% , or some don't even have parents, but they 716 00:47:36.079 --> 00:47:39.949 A:middle L:90% have potential. In other words, they can qualify 717 00:47:39.960 --> 00:47:43.650 A:middle L:90% . They really good performing students, but it's such 718 00:47:43.650 --> 00:47:47.280 A:middle L:90% that they do not have money to actually pay for 719 00:47:47.280 --> 00:47:52.829 A:middle L:90% the fees. And in some cases it's a case 720 00:47:52.840 --> 00:48:00.070 A:middle L:90% of maybe, uh, perhaps it's actually a very 721 00:48:00.070 --> 00:48:02.559 A:middle L:90% , very poor family that cannot do anything. But 722 00:48:02.559 --> 00:48:06.099 A:middle L:90% he said that they can at least try to pay 723 00:48:06.110 --> 00:48:08.500 A:middle L:90% registration and then after that, there's nothing at all 724 00:48:09.170 --> 00:48:12.159 A:middle L:90% . I've been exposed to that life as well. 725 00:48:12.159 --> 00:48:15.500 A:middle L:90% When I entered the university, You know I was 726 00:48:15.500 --> 00:48:20.010 A:middle L:90% from high school level and there I was paying 46 727 00:48:20.010 --> 00:48:22.630 A:middle L:90% grand for the entire year, Maybe Paul you can 728 00:48:22.630 --> 00:48:30.460 A:middle L:90% help them with convict converting 46th grade$3. Yeah 729 00:48:30.500 --> 00:48:32.880 A:middle L:90% . And then here I come to university, here 730 00:48:32.880 --> 00:48:39.579 A:middle L:90% I come to university Where the registration is 1.5 1500 731 00:48:40.170 --> 00:48:44.039 A:middle L:90% . And that was like what? And that was 732 00:48:44.039 --> 00:48:45.309 A:middle L:90% a lot of money to me. But then again 733 00:48:45.309 --> 00:48:47.880 A:middle L:90% my father was there to support me and all of 734 00:48:47.889 --> 00:48:52.989 A:middle L:90% those things And also that is just registration and then 735 00:48:52.989 --> 00:48:57.300 A:middle L:90% the commission would be say 8000 for all the subjects 736 00:48:57.300 --> 00:49:00.920 A:middle L:90% that I was doing and also as a student, 737 00:49:00.920 --> 00:49:05.210 A:middle L:90% what I've noticed or realizes that can just only rely 738 00:49:05.210 --> 00:49:07.039 A:middle L:90% on my father. You know, there's lots of 739 00:49:07.039 --> 00:49:12.460 A:middle L:90% activities in the university, there's posters, adverts looking 740 00:49:12.460 --> 00:49:15.369 A:middle L:90% for student assistance sort of exposing myself in those because 741 00:49:15.369 --> 00:49:17.829 A:middle L:90% in my second year level, as much as the 742 00:49:17.829 --> 00:49:22.530 A:middle L:90% work was really heavy for me. But I pushed 743 00:49:22.530 --> 00:49:25.309 A:middle L:90% for student assistant position so that I can finance and 744 00:49:25.309 --> 00:49:28.559 A:middle L:90% assist my father because he was also responsible for the 745 00:49:28.570 --> 00:49:31.369 A:middle L:90% family. So I'm not sure this generation can cannot 746 00:49:31.380 --> 00:49:35.780 A:middle L:90% think that way. Perhaps multitask yourself. Look elsewhere 747 00:49:36.170 --> 00:49:38.699 A:middle L:90% , complication conversations, luckily they have, you know 748 00:49:39.360 --> 00:49:44.610 A:middle L:90% , connection with the new systems and sick elsewhere and 749 00:49:44.610 --> 00:49:51.320 A:middle L:90% find support. So it sounds like tuition is set 750 00:49:51.329 --> 00:49:53.039 A:middle L:90% for all the public universities at the national level. 751 00:49:53.039 --> 00:49:57.500 A:middle L:90% Is that true or is it? Yes, it 752 00:49:57.500 --> 00:49:59.489 A:middle L:90% is. It is that the public years a public 753 00:49:59.489 --> 00:50:01.920 A:middle L:90% level, all the universities, hence the minister announced 754 00:50:01.929 --> 00:50:05.119 A:middle L:90% . Uh, I think last week. Yes. 755 00:50:05.119 --> 00:50:09.480 A:middle L:90% He was addressing all public universities. Yes. Provinces 756 00:50:09.719 --> 00:50:16.380 A:middle L:90% , states control over the universities region as far as 757 00:50:16.380 --> 00:50:28.320 A:middle L:90% setting fees. Yes. Yes. From is it 758 00:50:28.329 --> 00:50:34.210 A:middle L:90% your impression that faculty and students at your university use 759 00:50:34.210 --> 00:50:37.550 A:middle L:90% open access materials a lot? And if so are 760 00:50:37.559 --> 00:50:40.750 A:middle L:90% they, then is that a fairly easy argument to 761 00:50:40.750 --> 00:50:45.949 A:middle L:90% make to them? But Bennett benefited from open access 762 00:50:45.949 --> 00:50:47.619 A:middle L:90% articles and therefore you should make your own work as 763 00:50:47.619 --> 00:50:52.130 A:middle L:90% well, I would say yes. Because that is 764 00:50:52.139 --> 00:50:57.780 A:middle L:90% determined by the number of Okay, for example, 765 00:50:58.559 --> 00:51:00.590 A:middle L:90% usage of the collection, for example, the print 766 00:51:00.590 --> 00:51:04.929 A:middle L:90% versus the e that we looked at. We've noticed 767 00:51:04.929 --> 00:51:08.510 A:middle L:90% that students, they don't often come in borrow books 768 00:51:08.510 --> 00:51:12.460 A:middle L:90% anymore like they used to before. And also in 769 00:51:12.460 --> 00:51:15.550 A:middle L:90% terms of journal articles, you hardly hear somebody saying 770 00:51:15.559 --> 00:51:19.340 A:middle L:90% I'm looking for an article in a journal which is 771 00:51:19.340 --> 00:51:22.340 A:middle L:90% they do find their way online and also through our 772 00:51:22.340 --> 00:51:24.889 A:middle L:90% subscription as well. Yes, I think open access 773 00:51:24.889 --> 00:51:28.429 A:middle L:90% is playing a very crucial role, I would say 774 00:51:28.440 --> 00:51:32.179 A:middle L:90% , because also we cut down in terms of subscriptions 775 00:51:32.860 --> 00:51:37.429 A:middle L:90% and sort of to sort of move or slightly move 776 00:51:37.440 --> 00:51:46.769 A:middle L:90% to the electronic route than print. Mhm. Mhm 777 00:51:47.260 --> 00:51:52.219 A:middle L:90% . Has your has the amount you pay for online 778 00:51:52.219 --> 00:51:59.519 A:middle L:90% subscription databases increased decreased recently. It has increased. 779 00:51:59.519 --> 00:52:02.599 A:middle L:90% That's why we need to critically look also at the 780 00:52:02.610 --> 00:52:07.750 A:middle L:90% packages and try to select the heavily used, you 781 00:52:07.750 --> 00:52:13.409 A:middle L:90% know, titles within and perhaps opt for perhaps buying 782 00:52:13.420 --> 00:52:15.610 A:middle L:90% a single copy done, you know, going for 783 00:52:15.610 --> 00:52:19.599 A:middle L:90% the entire package. That's what we've looked at. 784 00:52:19.610 --> 00:52:22.710 A:middle L:90% Yes, I remember last year we nearly lost the 785 00:52:22.719 --> 00:52:27.829 A:middle L:90% widely online product and it was instead of a big 786 00:52:27.840 --> 00:52:30.110 A:middle L:90% because we did not want to lose it and we 787 00:52:30.110 --> 00:52:35.889 A:middle L:90% were negotiating and even a your son like that sort 788 00:52:35.889 --> 00:52:38.530 A:middle L:90% of negotiate in terms of the deals with our products 789 00:52:38.539 --> 00:52:46.539 A:middle L:90% . Yes, they have really increased. Well it's 790 00:52:46.539 --> 00:52:50.420 A:middle L:90% about that time, folks. Um Thank you so 791 00:52:50.420 --> 00:52:52.820 A:middle L:90% much. We're going please help me with some of 792 00:52:52.820 --> 00:52:58.510 A:middle L:90% that yogurt. It's very good. Uh We're going 793 00:52:58.510 --> 00:53:00.300 A:middle L:90% to be around for a little while, so if 794 00:53:00.300 --> 00:53:02.420 A:middle L:90% you'd like to meet Billy swan, ask her some 795 00:53:02.420 --> 00:53:06.400 A:middle L:90% more questions or anything, please do so thank you 796 00:53:06.400 --> 00:53:10.480 A:middle L:90% so much. Thank you so much.