An article was published on my winning the Librarian of the year award in the Dec2006/Jan2007 issue of Moja! The CPUT's in-house newsletter.
UCT, my alma mater, also published a stop press article in their Monday Paper, volume 25 (27), 29 November 2006, at http://www.news.uct.ac.za/mondaypaper/archives/?id=6044.
"Darries is top title holder
UCT alumnus Fatima Darries has won this year's LIASA/Sabinet Online Librarian of the Year title.
Darries was one of 10 Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) branch winners who became eligible for the national award. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology librarian was named Western Cape Branch Librarian of the year at the LIASA Western Cape annual general meeting earlier this year. She was also named branch chair, the most senior position at branch level."
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Appointed to Board of the National Library, 2207
From Office of the National Librarian
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr Z Pallo , has retrospectively appointed the new Board for the National Library of South Africa for the period 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2009.
The Board was inaugurated on 6 March 2007, by the Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr Z Pallo Jordan at Centre for the Book in Cape Town, attended by the Department of Arts and Culture senior officials and the NLSA Senior Management Team.
The members of the Board are:
Professor G. M. Nkondo, Chairperson. Prof. Nkondo is a former vice-chancellor of the University of Venda for Science and Technology. (1994-2005)
Ms Fatima Darries, Librarian, Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Ms Busisiwe Dlamini, Head of Multimedia Unit, Gauteng Department of Education.
Mr G M (Haffy) Haffajee, former University Librarian University of Natal (now UKZN).
Dr Khomotso Reginald Kganyago, ICT Manager CSIR.
Mr Andrew Mestern, Financial Executive BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Ms Ntsundeni Evelyn Phosiwa, Educator Department of Education, Limpopo Province .
Mr Dube Tshidi, Deputy Executive Officer, Financial Services Board.
Dr Martie van Deventer, Head: Library Services 7 Project Manager at the CSIR.
Issued by: Andrew Malotle
Executive Head: Development, Communication and MarketingNational Library of South AfricaPrivate Bag X990Pretoria 0001South AfricaTel. +27 12 401 9784Fax. +27 12 326 7642Cell . 072 211 1595E-mail: andrew.malotle@nlsa.ac.za
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr Z Pallo , has retrospectively appointed the new Board for the National Library of South Africa for the period 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2009.
The Board was inaugurated on 6 March 2007, by the Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr Z Pallo Jordan at Centre for the Book in Cape Town, attended by the Department of Arts and Culture senior officials and the NLSA Senior Management Team.
The members of the Board are:
Professor G. M. Nkondo, Chairperson. Prof. Nkondo is a former vice-chancellor of the University of Venda for Science and Technology. (1994-2005)
Ms Fatima Darries, Librarian, Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Ms Busisiwe Dlamini, Head of Multimedia Unit, Gauteng Department of Education.
Mr G M (Haffy) Haffajee, former University Librarian University of Natal (now UKZN).
Dr Khomotso Reginald Kganyago, ICT Manager CSIR.
Mr Andrew Mestern, Financial Executive BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Ms Ntsundeni Evelyn Phosiwa, Educator Department of Education, Limpopo Province .
Mr Dube Tshidi, Deputy Executive Officer, Financial Services Board.
Dr Martie van Deventer, Head: Library Services 7 Project Manager at the CSIR.
Issued by: Andrew Malotle
Executive Head: Development, Communication and MarketingNational Library of South AfricaPrivate Bag X990Pretoria 0001South AfricaTel. +27 12 401 9784Fax. +27 12 326 7642Cell . 072 211 1595E-mail: andrew.malotle@nlsa.ac.za
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