South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.

Usage tends to be global, while funding tends tobe local. When we allow it to happen, usage of a digital library is remarkably diverse and widespread.

I find digital content much easier and more rewarding to interact with on screen than printed on paper.

We must reject all notions of 'reform' that serve up more of the same: more testing, more 'standards', more uniformity, more conformity, more bureaucracy.

Make an extensive table of project 'deliverables'. Label one column 'as requested'. Create another column labeled 'could be'. Make each 'could be' wild and woolly!

Collections of books and other documents, either printed or electronic, are a form of congregation.

Only those who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the years ahead.