IFLA regional office hosts second annual lecture

Abstract

The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) hosted its second annual lecture at UNISA on 29 July 2009. The public lecture seeks to address issues of African librarianship in the global context. The annual lecture is initiated by the UNISA library in 2008. The 2009 lecture was delivered by Prof Peter Underwood on the theme “African Librarianship in the 21st century”. Underwood is an expert on Librarianship based at the University of Cape Town. The lecture was opened with a drumming session, symbolising an ancient African way of communication.