1st Lecture on Archives and Records Management Lecture

The Department of Information Science and the CAC have recently organized the 1st  lecture on Archives and Records Management which was attended by more than 200 deligates. It took place on the evening of 01 November 2012 at Dr Mariam Makeba Concert Hall at Unisa. Prof Luciana Duranti from the University of British Columbia, Canada, delivered the lecture. During the day Prof Duranti led  Round Table Discussions which were opened by the CoD  of the Department, Prof Bosire Onyancha and chaired by Prof Thomas van der Walt. Among the participants in this round table discussions were representatives from Unisa Archives, Gauteng Archives, National Archives and Records Management Department of Unisa. Mr Tony Rodriguez gave the outline of the program of the Archival Science in the Department of Information Science. Thereafter Mr Mpho Ngoepe took us through the Short Learning Courses offered by the Department, particularly those on Archives and Records Management. On 2nd November Prof Duranti met with the Management of the Department to discuss possible collaboration between the Department of Information Science and her Department in the University of British Columbia.