This is a study of official documents published by and for the Cape colonial Parliament from the
mid nineteenth century, when the parliamentary system of government began in South Africa, to
the early years of the twentieth century, when the Cape colony was incorporated into the Union of
South Africa. The constitutional framework within which government and parliamentary publishing
took place is outlined, and the relevance of each type of document to the work of Parliament and
the present-day researcher is explained. Emphasis has been placed on the administration of the
publishing process from conceptualization through the printing stages to distribution and finally to
the disposal of surplus material. The study concludes with an investigation of the current status of
Cape parliamentary publications respecting preservation issues and the exploitation of the material
for research purposes in libraries and archives, and some remarks on future trends. Particular
attention has been given to use of the Dutch language in the predominantly English language Cape
Parliament and the hitherto neglected effect this had on official publishing. Copious footnotes and
seven appendixes have been supplied to make this study thoroughly comprehensive. / Information Science / M.Info. (Information Science)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/3119 |
| Date | 02 1900 |
| Creators | Coates, Peter Ralph |
| Contributors | Van der Walt, Thomas, 1957-, Burger, M. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (vi, 404 p.) |
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