I enjoy getting together with colleagues during lunch. However, it appears that UP Library staff are not happy with this so we will be having our lunches elsewhere, and probably separate.

We spent Monday with Liam and colleagues. They taught us about various publishing tools. I failed my one spot test which has been a huge blow because I really thought I knew my stuff. But that's the way it is. I am sure though that my e-Book assignment went well.

 We then spent a great deal of time looking at Open Access, and in

 particular, open repositories. Working with Dublin Core was extremely interesting, and then uploading our work onto DSpace.
This has been a worthwhile time for me as I have a better understanding about what Roelien talks about when she speaks about Dublin Core and our own repository. This has inspired me to volunteer more for OR at Rhodes Library.

 The site visit to the National Library of South Africa was enjoyable. It is a beautiful building and so much space. It was great to see the office where they assign ISBNs for South African published work.
Staff are very friendly and helpful. It was a wonderful afternoon.

 Then when I saw Liasa House, I had to take a photo of it. This is where many of my colleagues, and of course our Director spend a great deal of their time. Ujala, being the President of Liasa, must surely see this office as a home away from home!

Digitatisation was something I felt a bit nervous about participating in. It is very detailed work, and comprises of so many technologies for each and every item to be digitised. But our

 instructors are so passionate about their work, that they ensured we had hands on experience that we will never forget. We were all so engrossed that many of us never went to tea. Believe it or not!

Fridays in our international countries are Traditional Dress Day. I think this is stunning, even though we have our Purple Thursday at Rhodes.

 Our CPD organisers accompanied us on the Soweto Cultural Tour. After a delayed start, we spent time at Soccer City, then at the Hector Pietersen Museum. This was well timed as it puts 16th June into perspective for our international students.

A highlight was visiting Mandela House in Vilakazi street. And then a chilled lunch at Orlando Towers.

The day was intended to be a chillout day, and for me, this was needed. Because, Sunday has been spent with our Research Assigment and the Application Profile Assignment.

Week three has been exhausting, exciting, overwhelming, but very enjoyable.