Department of Information Science

Mr Joseph Matshotshwane

College of Human Sciences
School of Arts
Department: Information Science
Lecturer
Tel: 012 433 4824
E-mail: matshjr@Unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Information Studies 
  • Master of Information Science 

Fields of academic interests

Citizen archives, oral history, inclusive archives, sports archives, and heritage awareness in the grassroots communities

Field of Specialisation

Managing Archives (ARM1503) and Developing and Collection of Information resources modules (AIS2605)

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

South African Society of Archives

Projects

  • Member of Storytelling and Documentation of Cultural Heritage Project
  • Gauteng Provincial Archives Oral History Project

Other

Joseph Matshotshwane is a young Ph.D. candidate who is interested in citizen archives, oral history, inclusive archives and sports archives. Joseph is newly masters graduate and a lecturer at the University of South Africa (UNISA) specializing in Managing Archives (ARM1503) and Developing and Collection of Information resources modules (AIS2605). Joseph is a journal reviewer of South African Journal of Library and Information Science and reviews master’s proposal at the departmental level. Joseph has also rendered paper presentation at the Oral History Association of South Africa (OHASA) annual conference (2021) and the South African Society of Archives (SASA) (2021).