With a view to a discussion of the structure of the NLSA, a number of organisational units are identified here. The term "organisational unit" is used as a generic term to cover divisions, departments or sections. An organisational unit should carry out coordinated activities in order to produce defined products or services (for external or internal consumption) that relate to a given function or group of functions. This implies that, while functions should be set out in legislation, the grouping together of activities in organisational units should be adapted from time to time. The management of the NLSA should have the freedom to make decisions on organisational units in the light of internal and external changes.
The list which follows is supplemented by Annexure B, which sets out in more detail the projects that could be included in the various organisational units.
01 HERITAGE COLLECTIONS
Projects:
011 Legal deposit collection
012 South Africana
013 South African writers
014 Southern Africa collection
015 Foreign and international official publications
016 Other special collections
02 NATIONAL COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
Projects:
021 National collection planning and coordination
022 Supplementary national collections
023 Redistribution of surplus publications
024 Last copy collection
03 INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC ORGANISATION
Project:
031 NLSA cataloguing
04 NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC ORGANISATION
Projects:
041 National bibliography
042 National periodical and newspaper indexes
043 Index to South African conferences
044 Other specialised bibliographies, indexes and retrieval tools
045 Bibliographic standardisation
046 National document numbering
047 National document production statistics
048 Bibliographic reference centre
05 NATIONAL AVAILABILITY OF PUBLICATIONS
Projects:
051 National document supply system
052 International interlending and document supply
053 National location tools
06 INFORMATION ACCESS SERVICES
Projects;
061 On-site/direct document supply
062 Reference and information service
063 National reference and information service
07 PRESERVATION
Projects:
071 Collection maintenance
072 Preservation of collections
073 National preservation centre
074 National archive of electronic information
08 HERITAGE AND INFORMATION AWARENESS
Projects:
081 Heritage promotion
082 Promotion of information awareness
09 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Projects:
091 National cooperation and leadership
092 International cooperation
093 Standardisation
094 National library and information services statistics
095 Advice and consultation services
096 Education and training
097 Research and development
10 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
Projects:
101 General management
102 Financial management
103 Human resources management
104 General administration and logistics
105 Marketing
106 Corporate communication
11 INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
Projects:
111 Strategic systems development
112 Systems management and maintenance
113 Information technology monitoring and implementation
114 Technical services (e.g. microfilming)