Department of Information Science
College of Human Sciences |
School of Arts |
Department: Information Science |
Lecturer
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E-mail: |
langan@unisa.ac.za
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Qualifications
- MSc Econ Information & Library Studies (University of Aberystwyth), Wales (UK)
- Bachelors of Library and Information Science (University of Zululand)
Currently teaching
- Developing and managing information collections (AIS2605)
- Introduction to Information Science (INS1501)
Fields of academic interests
- Libraries and the information professions (Mobile Libraries / Community libraries)
- Information visualization
- Diversity issues
- Digital libraries
- Information Society
- Information needs, seeking, organizing, and use
- Information literacy
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
- LIASA
- Ford Foundation Fellowship Program to Study in the UK in 2011
Projects
- Country Writer Team for Mzansi Libraries Online. Initiated by the National Library of South Africa (Bill and Melinda Gates project)
- Kwa-Zulu Natal Information and Computer literacy (Umkhanyakude District)