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Browsing Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology by UP Author "Lor, Peter Johan"
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Lor, Peter Johan; Britz, Johannes J. (Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap & Kuns, 2015)Libraries and peace: a critical reflection on the role of libraries in promoting peace From the mid-19th century national and international library associations and professional librarianship developed in close association ...
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Britz, Johannes J.; Lor, Peter Johan; Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel) (Elsevier, 2007-06)This article deals with a proposed initiative to train library managers on the African continent. It is argued that such an education initiative will contribute to the socio-economic development of Africa. Issues addressed ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (Walter de Gruyter, 2013-12)Since 2005 at least fifteen community and public libraries have been deliberately set alight in South African townships and informal settlements, reportedly by individuals or groups from the communities which these ...
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Lor, Peter Johan; Britz, Johannes J. (Blackwell, 2007-09)In the context of the follow-up work arising from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), this paper attempts to answer the questions: Why should librarians and information workers be involved in international ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (Unisa Press, 2008)Over several decades various monographs have appeared that include the words “international librarianship” in their titles, but most of these are compilations of chapters by various authors, describing library conditions ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (Emerald, 2018)PURPOSE : To serve their clients in a time of post-truth discourse and fake news, librarians need to understand the post-truth phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is to examine it, what is being done in response to it, ...
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Al-Aufi, Ali Saif; Lor, Peter Johan (Emerald, 2012)Purpose – The paper utilizes Whitley’s (1984; 2000) theory of the intellectual and social organization of the sciences and builds on research carried on by (Aarek et. al, 1992; Vakkari, 1996; Rochester and Vakkari, 2004 ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (Library & Information Association of South Africa, 2008)Over millennia librarians have striven for universality: complete control of all recorded knowledge, if not through ownership then through bibliographic organisation and systems for universal availability and access. Modern ...
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Britz, Johannes J.; Ponelis, S.R. (Shana Rachel); Lor, Peter Johan (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2013-12)Information policy formulation is not only a matter of politics and policies. In this article it is argued that national information policies are also about ethics and that the moral complexities and challenges associated ...
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Ethical perspective on political-economic issues in the long-term preservation of digital heritage Lor, Peter Johan; Britz, Johannes J. (Wiley, 2012-11)The article provides an overview of the main ethical and associated political-economic aspects of the preservation of born-digital content and the digitization of analogue content for purposes of preservation. The ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (SAGE, 2012)In 1947 IFLA signed a cooperation agreement with the newly created UNESCO. This article reviews the evolution of the relationship between IFLA and UNESCO since 1947, and evaluates what this relationship has contributed ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (Emerald, 2006)Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to describe the current status of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and outline the challenges it faces in the current environment. ...
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Introduction : redefining the role of libraries in the political process and in conflict situations Stilwell, Christine; Bats, Raphaelle; Lor, Peter Johan (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016)For better or worse, libraries are part of the fabric of society. They cannot survive and thrive as alien bodies nor, to use the language of systems theory, as closed systems with impermeable boundaries. It should ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (CILIP, 2016)Libraries need peace. They originated in settled, peaceful societies; when peace is broken, libraries are threatened. In recent years we have unfortunately seen this demonstrated all too often. Librarians have long ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (Sage, 2024)In 1922, the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation was established to serve as an advisory organ of the League of Nations in respect of science, arts and education. It took an interest in promoting international ...
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Lor, Peter Johan; Britz, Johannes J. (Walter de Gruyter, 2011-03)This paper addresses the changes in the role of librarians as information intermediaries due to the introduction of new forms of digital content brought about by modem information and communication technologies. The main ...
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Britz, Johannes; Hoffmann, Anthony; Ponelis, Shana; Zimmer, Michael; Lor, Peter Johan (Sage, 2013)We live in an information society, and, resultantly, significant attention is devoted to ensure ‘‘information-based rights’’ are protected among other essential human rights. Fostering and protecting information-based ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (Emerald, 2005)Purpose – To determine whether repository libraries in developed countries have a role to play in the preservation of the digital resources of developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – Literature-based conceptual ...
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Lor, Peter Johan (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2012)Many of the world’s approximately 7000 languages face extinction. While librarians are concerned with how they can serve users speaking indigenous languages and seek materials in indigenous languages as means or tools ...
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Preserving, developing and promoting indigenous languages : things South African librarians can do Lor, Peter Johan (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2012-12)Many of the world's approximately 7000 languages face extinction. While librarians are concerned with how they can serve users speaking indigenous languages and seek materials in indigenous languages as means or tools for ...
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