Ellen Tise | |
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Born | October 29, 1961 |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation | Librarian |
Known for | President of The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 2009–2011 |
Predecessor | Claudia Lux |
Successor | Ingrid Parent |
Ellen Remona Tise (born October 29, 1961) is a South African librarian, president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) from 2009 to 2011, under the theme "Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge (A2K)".[1] Her work has focused on library associations and the open access promoted from the library sector.
Career
[edit]Tise was the first president of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA),[2] a position she held during the periods 2000–2002 and 1998–2000.[3] She was president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) during the period 2009-2011.[4] Since January 2006 she has held the position of Principal Director of the Library and Information Services at the Stellenbosch University in South Africa.[5] She is the current President of the Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Advisory Committee of IFLA for the period 2019–2021,[6] and she is an honorary member of LIASA, IFLA, and the Lubutu Library Partners Advisory Board.[7][8]
Awards and other distinctions
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Among the distinctions she has received for her library work are:
- Honorary member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – IFLA – 2012[10]
- Honorary member of the Library and Information Association of South Africa - LIASA - 2007[11]
- SALI Trust - LIASA Lifetime Achievement Award 2023
Interviews
[edit]- Newsmaker: Ellen Tise. (2010). American Libraries, 41(10), 31-31.Retrieved May 2, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25734687 28/4/2020 https://www-jstor- org.proxy.timbo.org.uy/stable/25734687
- Fernández, C. M. J., & García, R. C. (2010). Ellen Tise: Presidenta de la IFLA. Mi biblioteca: La revista del mundo bibliotecario, (21), 26-28. https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=3188415
- Igwe, U. O. (2013). Open Educational Resources and Driving Access to Knowledge: Action for Libraries in Nigeria
Published works
[edit]- Tise, E. (2000). The role of libraries in socio-economic development and the need for information literacy. Meta-info bulletin, 9(2), 55-61.
- Tise, E. R. (2004). Strategies by LIASA to develop library services and the profession in South Africa. Information development, 20(1), 36-42.
- Tise, E. (2004). Information literacy: a challenge for National and University libraries-“a contract for people’s development”. In 6th Standing Conference of African National and University Libraries.
- Tise, E. R., Raju, R., & Masango, C. (2008). Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge: a discussion paper. IFLA Journal, 34(4), 341–346. https://doi.org/10.1177/0340035208099268
- Tise, E. (2009). Access to knowledge through libraries: information services and information literacy today. Library and Information Services Stellenbosch University, South Africa; IFLA President-elect 2007.
- Tise, E. R. (2010). Stellenbosch takes open access lead.
- Tise, E. R. (2010). International perspective on Open Access.
- Tise, E. R. (2010). The President’s Page: Isolation and information famine stifling Africa’s growth. IFLA journal, 36(1), 5-6.
- Tise, E. R. (2011). Strengthening African higher education through the dissemination of research content: the role of the library.
- Tise, E. R. (2011). IFLA imperatives: expounding access to information. IFLA Journal, 37(2), 158-161.
- Tise, E. R. (2011). Libraries are Critical Institutions for Growth and Development. 國家圖書館館刊, (100 年 1), 1-14.
- Tise, E., & Raju, R. (2011). 1.1 Let’s Peal the Onion Together: Exploration of the Outer Limits of International Librarianship: Volume 1. An international perspective. En Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 1. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110270631.7
- Tise, E. R. (2012). "Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge (A2K)". In Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Saur. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110263121.17
- Tise, E. R., & Raju, R. (2013). Open Access: a new dawn for knowledge management.
- Tise, E. R. (2015). Introduction to Library Trends 64 (1) Summer 2015: Library and Information Services in Africa in the Twenty-First Century.
- Tise, E. R., & Raju, R. (2015). African Librarianship: A Relic, a Fallacy, or an Imperative?. library trends, 64(1), 3-18.
- Tise, E., & Adam, A. (2015). Chapter One From Research Support to Research Partners. The quest for deeper meaning of research support, 1.
- Boshoff, N., Basaza-Ejiri, H. A. D., & Tise, E. R. (2018). Internationally linked authors in Uganda, East Africa: An example of author-level bibliometrics for a developing country.
- Tise, E., & Truran, G. (2019). Unbuckling the subscription model: a South African perspective.
References
[edit]- ^ "IFLA -- Ellen Tise, IFLA President 2009-2011". www.ifla.org. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Lor, P. (1988). International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. In Proceedings of the LAA/NZLA Conference (p. 43). Library Association of Australia" (PDF).
- ^ "LIASA Past Presidents - Library and Information Association of South Africa". www.liasa.org.za. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Ellen Tise, IFLA President 2009-2011".
- ^ "Stellenbosch University, Staff, Ellen R. Tise".
- ^ "IFLA — Members of the FAIFE Committee". www.ifla.org. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Boards". Lubuto Library Partners. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Tise, Ellen R. (19 November 2015). "Johns Hopkins University Press. Project MUSE". Library Trends. 64 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1353/lib.2015.0031. hdl:2142/89706. S2CID 222106742.
- ^ Takala, Anna-Stina (22 March 2010), Ellen Tise, retrieved 7 May 2020
- ^ "Staff". library.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Staff". library.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 2 February 2022.