WILLEMSE/LIBRARY SERVICE DEDICATED from lecturers from all the other which students are distributed, within South also outside its borders. few large kind, much which could at a for basic university studies. to its students must also conditions which are peculiar first place the country multilingual, with the two languages. These as well European languages. major problem, however, is world conditions. Although the has always been the white the number 516 LIBRARY TRENDS/SPRING 1991 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;consideration to its own future. Apart from its role as a federal university for been allowed Unisa examinations. Under Section fact, legally make provision for such external university provided commercial correspondence colleges emerged to cater for but the their work cause for van der Walt thr aims of the University, namely, rxternal students, safeguarding the standard a Department Studies to undertake the is practicable. strong opposition as well as which promulgated the establishment a Division go smoothly at the start. the institution was proving most valuable in WILLEMSE/LIBRARY SERVICE DEDICATED made compulsory, registered for to receive tuition through the statute, pressure to bear candidates for university compulsory assignments directed to greater 518 LIBRARY TRENDWSPRING 1991 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;TABLE&#x/MCI; 2 ;&#x/MCI; 2 ;1 &#x/MCI; 3 ;&#x/MCI; 3 ;Years &#x/MCI; 4 ;&#x/MCI; 4 ;White &#x/MCI; 5 ;&#x/MCI; 5 ;% &#x/MCI; 6 ;&#x/MCI; 6 ;Coloured &#x/MCI; 7 ;&#x/MCI; 7 ;% &#x/MCI; 8 ;&#x/MCI; 8 ;Black &#x/MCI; 9 ;&#x/MCI; 9 ;% &#x/MCI; 10; &#x/MCI; 10; Asian &#x/MCI; 11; &#x/MCI; 11; % &#x/MCI; 12; &#x/MCI; 12; Total &#x/MCI; 13; &#x/MCI; 13; 1960 &#x/MCI; 14; &#x/MCI; 14; 7,923 &#x/MCI; 15; &#x/MCI; 15; 80 &#x/MCI; 16; &#x/MCI; 16; 235 &#x/MCI; 17; &#x/MCI; 17; 2 &#x/MCI; 18; &#x/MCI; 18; 1,145 &#x/MCI; 19; &#x/MCI; 19; 12 &#x/MCI; 20; &#x/MCI; 20; 624 &#x/MCI; 21; &#x/MCI; 21; 6 &#x/MCI; 22; &#x/MCI; 22; 9,927 &#x/MCI; 23; &#x/MCI; 23; 1970 &#x/MCI; 24; &#x/MCI; 24; 17,870 &#x/MCI; 25; &#x/MCI; 25; 82 &#x/MCI; 26; &#x/MCI; 26; 582 &#x/MCI; 27; &#x/MCI; 27; 3 &#x/MCI; 28; &#x/MCI; 28; 2,420 &#x/MCI; 29; &#x/MCI; 29; 11 &#x/MCI; 30; &#x/MCI; 30; 1,014 &#x/MCI; 31; &#x/MCI; 31; 5 &#x/MCI; 32; &#x/MCI; 32; 21,886 &#x/MCI; 33; &#x/MCI; 33; 1980 &#x/MCI; 34; &#x/MCI; 34; 37,520 &#x/MCI; 35; &#x/MCI; 35; 67 &#x/MCI; 36; &#x/MCI; 36; 2,822 &#x/MCI; 37; &#x/MCI; 37; 5 &#x/MCI; 38; &#x/MCI; 38; 10,687 &#x/MCI; 39; &#x/MCI; 39; 19 &#x/MCI; 40; &#x/MCI; 40; 5,145 &#x/MCI; 41; &#x/MCI; 41; 9 &#x/MCI; 42; &#x/MCI; 42; 56,174 &#x/MCI; 43; &#x/MCI; 43; 1985 &#x/MCI; 44; &#x/MCI; 44; 46,281 &#x/MCI; 45; &#x/MCI; 45; 61 &#x/MCI; 46; &#x/MCI; 46; 3,872 &#x/MCI; 47; &#x/MCI; 47; 5 &#x/MCI; 48; &#x/MCI; 48; 17,556 &#x/MCI; 49; &#x/MCI; 49; 23 &#x/MCI; 50; &#x/MCI; 50; 8,210 &#x/MCI; 51; &#x/MCI; 51; 11 &#x/MCI; 52; &#x/MCI; 52; 75,919 &#x/MCI; 53; &#x/MCI; 53; 1989 &#x/MCI; 54; &#x/MCI; 54; 53,740 &#x/MCI; 55; &#x/MCI; 55; 50 &#x/MCI; 56; &#x/MCI; 56; 5,019 &#x/MCI; 57; &#x/MCI; 57; 5 &#x/MCI; 58; &#x/MCI; 58; 39,395 &#x/MCI; 59; &#x/MCI; 59; 37 &#x/MCI; 60; &#x/MCI; 60; 9,678 &#x/MCI; 61; &#x/MCI; 61; 9 &#x/MCI; 62; &#x/MCI; 62; 107,832 &#x/MCI; 63; &#x/MCI; 63; The table also shows that while the line with trends, slowed Many black Africa, have their academic feelings, Unisa has several thousand students African states. had significant numbers courses are offered material, administrative publications, publicity material be made result, the university translation department. home languages more complicated since more than one-third the students a language their home manifestly adds the students’ problems (University Management Information, teaching departments students (percentage) the total nondegree purposes, for masters, the six as follows: WILLEMSE/LIBRARY SERVICE the outskirts 520 LIBRARY TRENDSISPRING 1991 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;assistance of rented transport and additional laborers, they planned and conducted the increasingly difficult per annum-particularly for staff. a world trend, subsidies to also been recognised university to suitably conducts sponsored supporred training the disposal community. (University the past mission statement. lower pass rates WILLEMSE/LIBRARY SERVICE reregister for reregistration (University who cannot year was despite a 9 students, the a recent the Committee is acknowledged teaching should future program the education the developing van Universiteitshoofde, 522 LIBRARY TRENDYSPRIKG 1991 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;-to assist students registered for structured recommended literature familiarise students, with other the collection available to or those and on recovery basis recommended literature for study resources for WILLEMSE/LIBRARY SERVICE DEDICATED TO DISTANCE TEACHING 523 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;Analysis of the failures publications which the library did to books the library serious consideration, discussed later. publications which either missing the information recommended literature, are available from Study Collection (1988) states the teachingAearning structured undergraduate the learning ability to 524 LIBRARY TRENDWSPRING 1991 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;the credit needed to gain entry to the to books from the library. Problems are, therefore, achieving their well as some feedback, for required literature, library has has to obtain information recommended literature from the to be supply the the start would be recommending. A different titles library could to duplicate its WILLEMSEILIBRARY SERVICE DEDICATED as to and the been recommended past. Lecturers could then simply indicate were to be eliminated supply information new titles recommended title. the more students, it be readily has eventually a number theses, may to reproduce standard procedure has been low cost this experiment 526 LIBRARY TRENDSiSPRING 1991 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;A few years ago the number recommended per limited, originally keep the reading requirements enforce these literature provision titles for year course, may be power has been seriously eroded African currency as well the steep now able to buy half as book titles it has students. A departments are now book provision which will literature. Such all students the full academic the problem when the supply a assignment has been most WILLEMSE/LIBRARY SERVICE DEDICATED title have the demand. delays as Study Collection, which stock copies books for have been established historical data usage as a guide to Although the far from perfect, update the recommended titles time for and at produce a regularly version was ALIS system. ALIS up-to-date information TRENDS/SPRING the Study Collection in also commented students’ ignorance resources. More universities where graduates enrolled qualifications, that library has, to give has experimented instruct students post dedicated made to identify WILLEMSE/LIBRARY SERVICE DEDICATED not impinge the teaching only one to make the library a solution. slide/tape program to coincide books from shown continuously Despite these is recognized students still are available 530 LIBRARY TRENDS/SPRING 1991 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;An investigation during 1987 by the Unisa Management Information attended library the workbook Africa. Bureau for also more their examinations a result, the students from is currently -Library skills workbooks are librarians, educational other consultants. workbooks will explain how workbooks will levels. Levels undergraduate students, are intended other postgraduate workbook will developed for be distributed their other a workbook, the students to those workbooks will reference sources workbooks, audiovisual seminars will WILLEMSE/LIBRARY SERVICE DEDICATED research staff. more postgraduate students all other African universities. best to these were be researched obviously endeavors that might will only acquire a fraction researcher, however, ideally needs all the available knowledge relevant he/she can progress from there. Due to the great that this information the acquisition electronic-that make library has developed its interlibrary loan service to those required its own with the academic staff, are fully knowledgeable as can make each researcher the library has comprehensive subject sixteen subject service to researchers. undertake literature postgraduate students. too, are the library do not make them pay for has been 532 LIBRARY TRENDSISPRING 1991 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;others elsewhere. It is, in many respects, not unique to distance teaching. Although it is regarded as essential that students undertake their own literature searching, impossible for the students employed full easy access the Unisa library other adequate the student has his own student obtains limited personal the bibliographical which can be reused other students at later date. the library’s the development collection, regarded as essential for been expended student numbers from libraries WILLEMSE/LIBRARY SERVICE DEDICATED TO DISTANCE TEACHING 533 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;LIBRARY TO THE COMMUNITY&#x/MCI; 2 ;&#x/MCI; 2 ;SERVICES &#x/MCI; 3 ;&#x/MCI; 3 ;Apart from the normal interlibrary the library accepts lecturers, researchers, postgraduate students well as users other institutions has reciprocal line with the library collection has to such started causing the library to be Bonafide researchers from organizations, other than the registration available to the library be used to supplement the has endeavored to describe essential aspects Unisa library time, also major emphasis the future will the improvement Arduis: A history 534 LIBRARY TRENDSiSPRING 1991 &#x/MCI; 1 ;&#x/MCI; 1 ;Universiteitswese in die RSA (Report of the Work Committee