Because nearly all digital libraries are tied to bricks-and-mortar institutions, the funding base tends to be quite localized.

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

Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.

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!

Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.

Oh Lord, there it is again. The question;" What kind of business should I start?" Incidentially, it has a twin that also sets me off: "What should I specialize in during the second year of my MBA studies?" Sorry, but those are two of the most profoundly upsetting questions anyone can ask - upsetting because the answer should be obvious: Do what turns you on, not what the statistics say is best.

Forget all the conventional 'rules' but one. There is one golden rule: Stick to topics you deeply care about and don't keep your passion buttoned inside your vest. An audience's biggest turn-on is the speaker's obvious enthusiasm. If you are lukewarm about the issue, forget it!