29/09/2026
๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ | ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐
On ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ, the 17th Stellenbosch University Library Symposium continues its exploration of the future of academic libraries with a focus on the power of collaboration to create meaningful impact.
Under the theme ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ, Session 4 explores how partnerships โ within and beyond the university โ can strengthen research, enhance visibility, support innovation and position libraries as strategic partners in the scholarly ecosystem.
[[๐ค]] ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐: ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ
Chaired by Dr Mathew Moyo, Chief Director: Library and Information Service, North-West University
[[๐งต]] ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ
[[๐ค]] Pieter du Plessis, Deputy Director: Information Services, Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service
Elizabeth Moll-Willard, Senior Faculty Librarian, Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service
๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐: ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ-๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
[[๐]] ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก, Sales Manager, Europe, Middle East, Africa: Digital Science
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐: ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐-๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐
[[๐]] ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ, Africana and Francophone Studies Librarian, University of WisconsinโMadison Libraries
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐
[[๐ฌ]] ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Following the morning discussion, the programme turns to the role of libraries as strategic change agents and key partners in the research ecosystem.
[[๐ฌ]] ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง, Deputy University Librarian, Central University of Technology
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ: ๐๐จ-๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ
[[๐]] ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐, Research Workflow Solutions Manager, Academic, Digital Science
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๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ
[[๐ฌ]] ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Together, these perspectives explore how academic libraries can build strong partnerships, co-create solutions and demonstrate their value across the research and scholarly landscape.
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]] Thursday, 22 October 2026
[[๐]] Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in Stellenbosch Central
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.
Register for the Symposium: https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/about-us/conferences-and-symposia/symposium-2026/registration
Programme: https://www.su.ac.za/en/library/about-us/conferences-and-symposia/symposium-2026/programme