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Since 1961, History of Education at the University of South Africa (Unisa) has been part of a host of debates, paradigm shifts and transformative developments within higher education, at national level and even internationally affecting where the discipline was housed, by whom it was presented and the nature of its content. This article aims to trace these historical developments in History of Education at Unisa in an attempt to understand these developments within their contextual nature in order to come to some understanding as to its future. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Deals with the portfolio assessment strategy for the module in Research Information Skills introduced at the Department of Information Science in collaboration with the Library Services of the University of South Africa. How to assess information literacy and online searching skills; What portfolios and portfolio assessment offer to the module; Application of portfolios in the module; Conclusion.

Focuses on a study which outlined the process initiated by the University of South Africa (Unisa) Library in Pretoria to develop a Web information services to its users. Two decisions which signaled the university's commitment to develop Web information services; Categories of users; Three levels of training in library and information skills; Details on the Research Information Skills course; Establishing the electronic text center for the Unisa Library.

Discusses the development of document delivery from experiments conducted by the Unisa Library of the University of South Africa. Viability of using overseas databases to supplement the library's own stock and to establish how rapidly documents can be delivered; Advantages of a scan-and-fax procedure.