tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115126800756333432024-02-20T12:23:39.627+02:00SABC Media LibrariesAll about the SABC Media Libraries, the place where info comes to life!
The South African Broadcasting Corporation Media Library is the information hub for audio and printed material relating to broadcasting.
SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.comBlogger355125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-78921417867631767882023-11-02T15:52:00.000+02:002023-11-02T15:52:42.919+02:00Preserving Radio Bantu: SABC Safeguarding Cultural Audio Heritage for Future GenerationsRadio BantuIntroductionRadio Bantu holds a special place in the hearts of many South Africans, offering a rich tapestry of cultural, social, and historical narratives. As we delve into the 21st century, the importance of preserving this invaluable part of our heritage cannot be overstated. In this blog post, we will explore the significance of Radio Bantu and the commendable preservation efforts SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-12694431618600332752023-10-18T12:15:00.002+02:002023-10-18T12:15:52.247+02:00Celebrating World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2023 and SABC's Radio Bantu Preservation PursuitsWDAVH 2023 Introduction:As we approach the 27th of October, a date of great significance for audiovisual preservation professionals and institutions around the world, we are thrilled to celebrate the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. This day represents a key initiative for both UNESCO and the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA) as we come together to honor SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0Johannesburg, South Africa-26.2041028 28.0473051-54.514336636178847 -7.1089449000000009 2.1061310361788443 63.2035551tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-9458029914573805762017-10-23T14:43:00.000+02:002017-10-23T14:54:20.603+02:00UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2017 - SABC has more than one Archive
SABC Archives
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has more than one archive, safeguarding television and radio broadcast material for preservation, rebroadcasting and research purposes. The upcoming World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on 27 October will again highlight the importance of these archives for future generations.
Follow the day with the hashtags #AudiovisualHeritage
&SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-37860559744003338882017-10-19T14:00:00.003+02:002017-10-19T14:00:44.514+02:002017 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage - SABC will be highlighting their collections
#WDAVH2017
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is coming up on 27 October 2017.
The SABC Television and Radio Archives will be highlighting their collections on national radio and television on the day. They will also create awareness inside the organisation of the importance of the material that is being preserved. The vulnerability of the collections, which is a world-wide issue, will SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-68524045229773745882017-10-04T14:38:00.002+02:002017-10-04T14:38:48.104+02:00Ask An Archivist Day!
What do you want to know about the SABC Radio Archives?
Follow the questions on Twitter @SABCRadioArc
⚡️ “Ask an Archivist Day 2017”#AskAnArchivist #AskAnArchivistDay https://t.co/O36hakj1mD
— SABC Radio Archive (@SABCRadioArc) October 4, 2017
SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-47487050635045178452017-08-01T13:38:00.000+02:002017-08-01T13:39:59.065+02:00SABC Information Library Socks Drive for Mandela Month #67minutes
SABC Information Library Socks Drive Campaign
The SABC Information Library run a successful campaign for Mandela Day, doing 67 minutes at Soweto Letsibogo High School.
The photos of the day can be found here: SABC Information Library Sock Drive 2017
SOCK DRIVE REPORT
BRIEF
– Vision
Katleho Foundation is a non-profit making organisation formed in 2016 with the goal of SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-60058423139869526392017-06-21T13:51:00.000+02:002017-06-21T13:51:01.917+02:00How to spot fake news - Infographic by IFLA
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has compiled the "How to spot fake news"- infographic based on FactCheck.org’s 2016 article How to Spot Fake News.
As librarians, information professionals and archivists we need to be vigilant with regards media literacy and critical thinking. Especially when working in the broadcasting industry where the factsSABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-11778660695395391322017-05-25T12:21:00.000+02:002017-05-25T12:21:47.290+02:00Happy Africa Day!
SABC Media Libraries being represented by our beautiful colleagues in their African attire
Articles in celebration of Africa Day on SABC website:
SA joins continent to celebrate Africa Day
Watch Africa Day discussion
Democracy is taking root in Africa, but doesn’t always work
SA Must do more to attract other Africans: Analyst
Africa Day commemorates formation of OAU
SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-91308954047276628302017-02-15T10:23:00.000+02:002017-02-15T10:23:11.403+02:00Library love from the SABC Information Library
The SABC Information Library went big on Valentine's Day this year!
SABC Information Library on Facebook
SABC Information Library on Twitter
This #ValentinesDay 💐💐💞💞💕💕💞💞❤️❤️❤️💘💘💘💘💘💘😍🙂🙂 pic.twitter.com/B8Mq129jq3
— SABC Info Library (@sabcinfolib) February 10, 2017
We are Cupids this #ValentinesDay 💘💘💘💘 💞💞💕💕❤️❤️❤️ 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-11065809562451852882016-10-28T11:40:00.000+02:002016-10-28T11:54:08.311+02:00UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2016 - SABC Radio Archives and Television News archives photos
The SABCRadio Archives and the SABC Television News Archives highlight the rich cultural heritage that they have in their audio and audiovisual collections for World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2016.
SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-72992976696375915442016-10-26T14:22:00.000+02:002016-10-26T14:22:49.314+02:00SABC TRC CD collection – an oral memoir of the truth and reconciliation commissionIn anticipation of UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on 27 October, the SABC Radio Archives share a product from the Archives. A 6 CD set called called south africa’s human spirit – an oral memoir of the truth and reconciliation commission.
This six-hour documentary transports the listener through raw sound to the unprecedented public hearings at which survivors - victims, SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-3806103016981202322016-10-18T12:23:00.001+02:002016-10-18T13:05:22.092+02:00"It's your story - Don't lose it!" - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2016 theme
The annual World Day for Audiovisual Heritage will again be hosted worldwide on 27 October.
Bertram Lyons, IASA Editor and working at AVPreserve, has posted the following:
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage has become a key initiative for both UNESCO and the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA) to honour audiovisual preservation professionals and SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-90483125325302670932016-10-05T09:06:00.000+02:002016-10-05T09:26:49.232+02:00#AskAnArchivist Day on Twitter
Today is the perfect day to ask the questions you have always wanted to ask about the Archives on Twitter:
Just add the hashtag #AskAnArchivist and the specific archives you want to know more about.
The SABC Radio Archives is available here: @SABCRadioArc
More info: What is #AskAnArchivist Day?
Tomorrow is #AskAnArchivist Day? What do you want to know about the archives? pic.twitter.com/SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-34293281525184448292016-07-19T14:05:00.001+02:002016-07-19T14:05:09.604+02:00Mandela Day - a celebration of an icon's life by giving back
Woodside Sanctuary donation from SABC Media Libraries
Even though every day should be a Mandela Day, it is great to have a specific day on the calender which makes us plan to help and contribute to our fellow human beings.
When asked to vote, the overwhelming majority feels that Mandela Day should be a public holiday:
Should #MandelaDay be a public holiday so people can spend more time onSABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-67297701880318203172016-07-13T15:07:00.000+02:002016-07-13T15:09:22.062+02:00SABC Media Libraries in support of Woodside Sanctuaries for Mandela Day
Mandela Day is coming up again on 18 July this year.
The SABC will mark Mandela Month and the Nelson Mandela International Day with a number of planned events with the hashtag #bemoreMadiba
SABC Media Libraries are once again collecting necessities for Woodside Sanctuary.
Their needs are even more pressing than before. Woodside Sanctuary looks after the profoundly intellectual SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-47813104678432559462016-06-10T09:19:00.000+02:002016-06-10T09:19:05.202+02:00Storify of International Archives day in the SABC Media Libraries #IAD16 #ArchivesRock
[View the story "International Archives day in the SABC Media Libraries #IAD16 #ArchivesRock " on Storify]
SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-61495922562088846552016-06-07T12:04:00.000+02:002016-06-07T12:07:05.694+02:00#ArchivesRock on International Archives Day 2016
International Archives day #IAD16
The SABC Media Libraries will be celebrating International Archives Day on 9 June again this year! The themes and archive content that will be shared will reflect the rich heritage of music, musical instruments and archive content that we preserve!
International Archives Day 2016 #IAD16 is coming up! Like every year Follow An Archive and Ask Archivists SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-84222882848122191482016-05-17T14:43:00.000+02:002016-05-17T14:44:56.518+02:00Feedback from LIASA Marketing Seminar 12-13 May 2016 Durban
The Library and Information Association of South Africa LIASA and The National Library of South Africa requested representatives from the SABC to present at the Library Marketing Seminar in Durban.
Justice Leshilo (Information Librarian) and Jacqueline Wilson (Music Librarian) represented SABC Media Libraries
Both librarians appreciated the fact that the seminar included SABC SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-43601175768468492002016-04-19T11:22:00.000+02:002016-04-19T11:22:04.409+02:00World Book Day on 23 April 2016
World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Day) is a yearly event on 23 April. The day is organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to promote reading, publishing and copyright.
"A book is a link between the past and the future. It is a bridge between generations and across cultures. It is a force SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-38729093040421471592016-03-08T11:36:00.000+02:002016-03-08T11:50:12.614+02:00South African Library Week 11-21 March 2016 #libraries4lifelonglearning
SABC Information Library will be highlighting South African Library Week next week.
"The Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is celebrating South African
Library Week from 11-21 March 2016 with the theme
“#libraries4lifelonglearning”
The National Launch will be held at the Sibusisiwe Hall 1 Thokoza Road, Sundumbili, KwazuluNatal near to the SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-76786031872607338322016-02-10T14:35:00.000+02:002016-02-10T14:35:30.191+02:00World Radio Day 2016 on 13 February #Infographic
World Radio Day 2016 poster
"This year, the UNESCO theme for World Radio Day is “Radio in Times of Emergency and Disaster”. Radio still remains the medium that reaches the widest audience worldwide, in the quickest possible time.
Through World Radio Day celebrations around the world, UNESCO will promote radio in times of emergency and disaster, and put forward the following SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-66690759216732208572016-02-05T12:46:00.002+02:002016-02-05T12:47:37.875+02:00Free professional development through peer mentorship - apply now at ILN
Photo: ‘Globe post card sample 1’ CC-BY-2.0 by Михаил Чуркин
The International Librarians Network is a great opportunity to enhance your own professional development through contact with a global peer mentor. A round is in a 4 month cycle, with two facilitated discussion points each month!
Even if you don't get a very responsive peer mentor, you will still be able to gain valuable global SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-39167921934206443112016-01-28T15:15:00.000+02:002016-01-28T15:21:01.931+02:00SABC Media Libraries - #libraryshelfie contributions
It's #libraryshelfie day today @sabcinfolib > Please share some of your photos
— SABC Media Library (@SABCMediaLib) January 27, 2016
Photo from between the archive shelves for #libraryshelfie #libraryshelfieday @sabc_radio_archives #archives
A photo posted by SABC Media Libraries (@sabcmedialib) on Jan 27, 2016 at 1:06am PST
Collier's Encyclopedia still kept in the SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-36472583144633676262016-01-07T11:28:00.000+02:002016-01-07T11:28:03.850+02:00International Librarians Network - Infographic
Want to build your professional network and learn about librarianship around the world? Love the idea of professional travel but just don’t have the budget? The International Librarians Network (ILN) is for you. We are pleased to announce the next round of this popular program will commence in early March 2016.
The ILN peer mentoring program is a facilitated program aimed at helping SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11512680075633343.post-55822591590833370532015-11-24T13:39:00.001+02:002015-11-24T13:39:28.872+02:00The Annual Archives Lecture - Prof Julie McLeod
Open data and information: opportunities & challenges for the records profession
Annual Archives Lecture, Dept of Information Science, UNISA, Pretoria, 5 Nov 2015
Dr Julie McLeod
Professor in Records Management
iSchool, Department Mathematics & Information Sciences
The SABC Radio Archives personnel attended this lecture on 5 November this year. It is a thought-provoking piece on the SABC Media Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15983567484716458353noreply@blogger.com0UNISA-25.7688448 28.199104000000034-25.7689563 28.198946500000034 -25.7687333 28.199261500000034