Dr Daisy Selematsela

NETWORKED DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THESES AND DISSERTATIONS is a research company based out of 2821 HBLL, Provo, Utah, United States.

The National Library of South Africa is a custodian and provider of the nation's key knowledge resources. We are mandated by the National Library of South Africa Act to collect and preserve published documents and make them accessible. We ensure that knowledge is not lost to posterity and that information is available for research. The National Library's collections contain a wealth of information, and include rare manuscripts, books published in South Africa, periodicals, government publications, official foreign publications, maps, technical reports, Africana and newspapers. Many of these are available on CD or microfilm, in digital format or accessible online.

The International Science Council (ISC) is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together 40 international scientific Unions and Associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organisations including Academies and Research Councils. The ISC was created in 2018 as the result of a merger between the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC). It is the only international non-governmental organization bringing together the natural and social sciences and the largest global science organization of its type.

NETWORKED DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THESES AND DISSERTATIONS is a research company based out of 2821 HBLL, Provo, Utah, United States.

CODATA, the ICSU Committee on Data for Science and Technology CODATA http://www.codata.org is an interdisciplinary body of ICSU, the International Council for Science and has been at the forefront of data science since 1966. We are a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to strengthen international science for the benefit of society by promoting improved scientific and technical data management and use. CODATA is genuinely global and has 23 national members. Our model of collaboration involves interaction between the activities of National Committees and those of CODATA International. Through its relationship with ICSU and the membership of international scientific unions, CODATA can help understand and address the data challenges in a range of scientific disciplines. CODATA sponsors a range of Task Groups addressing issues at the frontiers of data science. Through the Data Science Journal and our biannual conference, we provide a space where scientists from diverse disciplines and data experts can discourse and collaborate.

The University of South Africa is a comprehensive, open learning and distance education institution. We produce graduates who have what it takes to succeed at open distance learning: diligence, determination and commitment. Our graduates go on to make significant contributions to society and assist Unisa in achieving its vision: To become the African university in the service of humanity.