The United Nations Division for Sustainable Development is currently supporting the deliberations of the Commission on Sustainable Development during

The United Nations Division for Sustainable Development is currently supporting the deliberations of the Commission on Sustainable Development during its 16th and 17th sessions, which address the themes: agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa.

To support the work of the Commission, the Policy Integration and Analysis Branch of the Division has produced two new publications on Africa which we believe may interest you and which we hope will be useful in your research or practical work.

Trends in Sustainable Development: Africa Report provides a concise, highly visual, graphic- and map-based analysis of key economic, social and environmental trends in Africa.

[Link: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/publications/trends_africa2008/index.htm]

Innovation for Sustainable Development: Local Case Studies from Africa presents and analyses a careful selection of local level sustainable development initiatives in Africa, in such areas as Enhancement of Agriculture and Fisheries, Water Management, Protection of Ecosystems, Health Improvement, and Sustainable Tourism.

[Link: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/publications/africa_casestudies/index.htm]

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E-Journals available

At present the Library of the University of Pretoria have the following e-journals and databases available to students:

- 321 bibliographic databases,
- 150 000+ e-book titles, and
- 46 000+ electronic journals

For more info: http://www.ais.up.ac.za/eresources/index.htm

Library Leadership Institute : 5 - 8 November 2008

Thinking Outside the Borders: Library Leadership in a World Community is a pilot project being held in South Africa by the Department of Library Services, University of Pretoria in partnership with Swets and the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs.

BACKGROUND: The original project was designed jointly by the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA and the Illinois State Library, and funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The project is designed to encourage librarians to think globally and act locally, with the aim of promoting greater understanding and appreciation of the world community in which librarians work. The Institute will focus on leadership issues that affect librarians regardless of which country they live in.