by Dr Sandy Shell Dr Sandy Shell is a Senior Research Associate at the Rhodes University Cory Library. She was the head of the African Studies Library at UCT Libraries between 2004 and 2011. She also serves as a Council Member of Historical Publications South Africa. The early missionaries, generally… Read more: Indoda Ebisithanda (“The Man who Loved Us”): The Reverend James Laing among the amaXhosa

by Alan G Morris       Alan G. Morris is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Human Biology at the University of Cape Town. He also serves as a Council Member of Historical Publications South Africa. One book a year doesn’t sound like much for a publisher, but when you have been… Read more: A 104 year old publisher and the Khoesan of South Africa

Andrea Walker is an archivist in Special Collections, working with the AV Archive. The AV Archive (AVA) used to live in the basement of the Jagger Library. It was one of the first areas to be salvaged following the fire. As the water used to douse the flames accumulated in… Read more: Crate by Crate: Making Progress Visible in AV Recovery

Andrea Walker is an archivist in Special Collections, working with the AV Archive. Copyright is a form of intellectual property. It is intended to incentivise the publication of works* by providing the creator with a monopoly over the economic rewards generated by the work, for a limited time. A work… Read more: Whose copyright is that? Perpetual copyright and indigenous languages in archives

by Daniéle Knoetze and Nancy Child Treatment After the documentation is done a treatment proposal is written. This proposal helps gather your thoughts about how to approach the challenges that each object present. It is important to recognize and address the specific challenges and choose the most appropriate treatment for… Read more: Tape: A paper conservators’ worst nightmare