Gathering credible online information, whether for research, legal, or business support across all industries, presents a slew of challenges. There is too much information. There isn't enough time. Fear of the consequences of inaccurate search results. Sabinet has...
Sabinet Discover gives you access to information that is current, relevant, authoritative, accurate, and purposeful.
Policy Commons – The what and the why CENTURION Pretoria, South Africa, 12 August 2021. The original meaning of the term ‘commons’ comes from the way communities managed land that was held ‘in common’ in medieval Europe. Along with this shared...
Sabinet is pleased to introduce an exciting addition to their library solutions offering that will significantly increase the impact and engagement of libraries. Libraries today are under enormous pressure to prove relevance and value, particularly as community needs...
Countrywide, the pandemic forced libraries and librarians into new ways of working, pushing them to find ways of creatively engaging with their communities. For 2021, Sabinet is proud to highlight one of these individuals, 2021 LIASA’s Library Changemaker...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 10 February 2022 highlighted some key issues requiring attention. Most notable were his commitment to cut red tape constraining business, to boost infrastructure investment and to continue with...
Sabinet is pleased to announce the migration of Sabinet African Journals (www.journals.co.za) to a new powerful technology platform. With this move to Atypon’s Literatum online publishing and website development platform, Sabinet strengthens the technology upon which...
At Sabinet, we’re passionate about providing intuitive solutions which add value for our customers and stakeholders, allowing them to close the gap between searching and ultimately finding the information they’re after. In another move towards closing this gap, we’re...
With online publishing becoming the new normal for many publishers, the sheer number of services available on the market can be overwhelming. This information overload can be tricky to cut through.Publishers face a variety of challenges, specifically: assurance of...
The closing date for comments on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill is set for this Friday, 19 February. The Bill has been greeted with varying degrees of concern from companies around the country.Certain proposals contained within this draft are set for further...
Sabinet, one of the most respected thinkers at the intersection of law and technology, is proud to announce a new service - Sabinet Judgments. This is an exciting addition to Sabinet’s legal content portfolio – providing access to a broader spectrum of legal...
Due to the wide-ranging and far-reaching implications of scientific findings and discoveries, it’s important that some kind of quality control exists to ensure, prior to publication, that the science they contain is sound. That’s where ‘peer...
Libraries today are faced with the challenges and pressures of incorporating open content into their collections. The management of these open resources can be daunting, but the benefit to library users is immense.Access to information is a human right that empowers...
Sabinet supports libraries and institutions across Southern Africa and Africa by helping them migrate to, and effectively use, the WorldShare ILL platform. Budget cuts are affecting organisations across South Africa, including colleges and universities. The recent...
Whenever laws change, it’s important for business to know what the implications are for them and their industry. Recent changes to the Cannabis and drug policy laws of South Africa could prove confusing to employers across all sectors and industries.In September...
The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill was brought before parliament at the beginning of September. With the deadline of 30 September a week away, it looks like there might be an extension — though one has not yet been confirmed. Once these comments have been...
The Encyclopaedia of Library and Information Science contains the quote: “the success and survival of big libraries will depend on how much and to what extent libraries co-operate with each other in future”. What this co-operation boils down to is...
With the government’s budget speech yesterday bringing the bleak news of widespread cost-cutting, it is those cuts that specifically impact libraries, TVET colleges and universities that could hinder access to information to those who need it most. Funds to the...
When Finance Minister Tito Mboweni presented the Treasury's first budget in February of this year, South Africa’s economy was already troubled – well before the coronavirus pandemic had reached us. Back in Parliament on Wednesday (via video conference) Mboweni...
The Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine and Wits University Press hosted a webinar to investigate the important question: ARE WE COPING WITH COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA AND AFRICA?A panel of medical experts discussed current management protocols and the impact of Covid-19...