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Prof Olívia Pestana – Global Mobility Programme

Posted by: Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & IT

14 March 2018

On 13 March 2018, the Department of Information Science in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology welcomed Professor Olívia Pestana from the University of Porto in Portugal.

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Visit by academic from University of Loughborough (UK)

Posted by: Information Science

02 October 2015

Dr Janet Harrison from the University of Loughborough (UK) visits the University of Pretoria

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Developing an ethical African information society through education

Posted by: University of Pretoria

29 June 2015

The evolution of information has brought its own set of challenges and ethical questions, such as questions about ownership, privacy, the ‘digital divide’ and e-waste.

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Conferences Attended

Posted by: Information Science

11 May 2015

Professor Theo Bothma attends conferences in Germany and Spain!

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Dr Beth le Roux to publish book with Brill

Posted by: Information Science

23 April 2015

Dr Beth le Roux, co-ordinator of the publishing studies course, is publishing a book based on her PhD called The Social History of University Presses in Apartheid South Africa.

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Conference jointly hosted by the University of Pretoria and the University of Cape Town: Colloquium on ‘Print Culture and Colonisation in Africa’

Posted by: Information Science

23 April 2015

The Print Culture and colonisation in Africa conference will be held on 28 and 29 May 2015 in Cape Town in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University and with funding from the British Academy.

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New Multimedia Information Site

Posted by: Information Science

23 April 2015

In order to communicate what the BIS Multimedia degree is all about, a new Information Site was created for the University of Pretoria’s website.

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New Hardware to Facilitate Research Focus in Multimedia Studies

Posted by: Information Science

23 April 2015

The Multimedia Department has acquired a powerful PC to be able to work with the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (ORDK 2) in order to do experiments with regards to virtual reality and more specifically, virtual environments.

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SABDC Digital Summit

Posted by: Information Science

23 April 2015

March 18-19 was dedicated to the South African Book Development Council (SABDC) Digital Summit for 2015 held at the National Library of South Africa in Pretoria

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UP team wins SA national finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup by fighting aliens

Posted by: Information Science

12 June 2014

A team of four multimedia students from the University of Pretoria, who call themselves the Super Sea Dragons, won the SA national finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup.

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New Fully Funded Masters Programme in Information Technology (M.IT)

Posted by: Information Science

31 August 2010

Within the School of Information Technology, the Department of Information Science received a special and exciting grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Professor Fanie de Beer receives the Stals Prize for Library and Information Science

Posted by: Information Science

04 March 2010

Professor Fanie de Beer received the Stals Prize for Library and Information Science recently and an article describing his achievement has appeared in the Innovate magazine.

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Professor Paul Sturges visits the University of Pretoria

Posted by: Information Science

04 March 2010

Last week Professor Paul Sturges visited the University of Pretoria to give two presentations regarding his work in the Information Science field

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The Creativity, Innovation and Management conference

Posted by: Information Science

03 March 2010

Mrs. Marietjie Schutte attended and presented at the MIC 2009 (Creativity, Innovation and Management) conference in November 2009. The conference was held in Sousse, Tunisia from 25 to 28 November and the title of her presentation was "Cultivating Knowle

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Visiting students from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Posted by: Information Science

03 March 2010

On 14 January this year, Prof Ina Fourie gave a guest lecture to a group of visiting students from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee on HIV/AIDS and information retrieval.

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The Healthcare Summit

Posted by: Information Science

03 March 2010

This year, from 24-26 January, Prof Ina Fourie presented a paper titled "A healthcare management issue: what are the pros and cons of the Internet with respect to medical consultations?" at the Healthcare Summit held at the Birchwood Conference Centre in

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Research at the Central Cancer Library at The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Posted by: Information Science

03 March 2010

Early April Prof Ina Fourie will visit the Central Cancer Library at The Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam for two weeks for research with Dr Suzanne Bakker concerning the information needs and information behaviour of various staff groups at the

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The European Association of Medical and Health Libraries conference

Posted by: Information Science

03 March 2010

Prof Ina Fourie will attend the 12th EAHIL (European Association of Medical and Health Libraries) conference in Portugal, Lisbon form 14 - 18 June 2010.

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Interview with Kw

Posted by: Information Science

03 March 2010

Mr. Wilem-Jan (WeeJee) Olwagen, creator of the cartoon series Die Lewe is

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Professor Archie Dick appointed as Vice-Chairperson of the FAIFE Committee

Posted by: Information Science

03 March 2010

Professor Archie Dick has been appointed Vice-Chairperson of the Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Committee of IFLA and the Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE).

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