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OSALL 2011 Salary Survey Results

The following three documents are available for download from the OSALL website: 2010 AGM Minutes 2011 Agenda Chair Report All you need to do is follow the links on the right hand side of the website above the search field & button

National Treasury Budget Speech 2011

OSALL was invited to Roedean Girls High School Career Evening to present the career of Corporate Librarian. roedean-career-evening-hall-20110209 roedean-career-evening-table-closer-20110209 roedean-career-evening-table01-20110209 roedean-career-evening-table02-20110209 roedean-career-evening-wits-20110209

On 26 November members of the OSALL committee met stake-holders from law firms and publishers to discuss concerns about the ageing population of law librarians, and strategies to secure suitable information professionals for South Africa’s law firms in the future. We discussed recruitment of graduates as well as the introduction of an apprenticeship system to support the development plans of a law firm. The meeting proposed the creation of a law librarian leanership programme to be registered with the appropriate SETA. In this way law firms can recover 50% of tuition costs on the learner completing a certified course. In … Continue reading →