"OSALL aims to link and support everyone interested in Law NEWSLETTER Librarianship in South Africa" Vol. 20 No. 1 March 2009 This newsletter is published four times a year OSALL P.O. Box 783779 Sandton, 2146 http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/osall Welcome to the March 2009 edition of the OSALL Newsletter. This edition is all about library design and library moves. The law firm library OSALL Committee members is often in a high profile position. However it must also be functional and relevant to the needs of its clientele. Therefore law librarians must inform Fanus Olivier themselves well where it concerns library design and find a way to be (Chair) involved in the design process from the onset. And whilst it is clear that it is Tel: (011) 292 6909 no easy or simple task to design a new library (or move a library) it seems Email:
[email protected] that the pros far outweigh the cons. Vacant (Secretary) This edition therefore includes contributions from the some of the panel members of the Library Design Workshop held in Sandton in February. Many Raylene Basson thanks to Charlotte Pitts, Elizabeth Bourne and Ruth Ward for putting pen to (PR & Liaison) paper. Ruth Ward gives an in-depth account of the shelving specifications to Tel: (011) 535 8269 Email:
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