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Friday, May 31, 2013

ADVANCED ONLINE SEARCH TECHNIQUES FOR MUHAS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (12th JUNE 2013)


Invitation to attend the “ADVANCED ONLINE SEARCH TECHNIQUES” workshop

Organized by the Directorate of Library Services (MUHAS)

Target group: Undergraduate students at MUHAS

Date:Wednesday, 12th  June 2013
Time: 2.00-4.30 pm
Venue: Undergraduate ICT Computer Lab, MUHAS

NOTE: Interested participants have to submit their details at Special reserve section at the library


Thursday, May 16, 2013

New printed books added to the Special Reserve Section - MUHAS Library

TITLE AUTHOR YEAR
International economics : theory and policy Krugman, Paul R. 2012
Chemistry : the central science Brown, Theodore L. 2009
Environmental science : a study of interrelationships Enger, Eldon D. 2013
Srategies of qualitative inguiry Denzin, Norman K. 2008
Writing your thesis Paul, Oliver 2008
Brain & Behavior:an introduction to biological psychology Garrett, Bob 2008
Prescott's microbiology Willey, Joanne M. 2014
Research methods statistics in psychology Coolican, Hugh 2009
Introducing human geographies Cloke, Paul 2013
Psychology:the science of mind and behaviour Crooss, Richard 2010
Planets and moon Tilman, Spohn 2009
Global shift : mapping the changing contours of the world economy Dicken, Peter. 2011
How to do a research project : a guide for students in education and applied social sciences Thomas, Gary. 2009
The McDonaldization of society 6 Ritzer, George. 2011
Leadership : theory and practice Northouse, Peter Guy. 2013
Qualitative research : issues of theory, method, and practice Silverman, David 2011
Reflexive methodology : new vistas for qualitative research Alvesson, Mats 2009
Capacity development in practice Ubels, Jan 2010
Case study research : design and methods Yin, Robert K. 2009
Interpreting qualitative data : methods for analysing talk, text, and interaction Silverman, David. 2010
Research methods in psychology Breakwell, Glynis M. 2012
Managing and organizations : an introduction to theory and practice Clegg, Stewart. 2008
Designing and managing a research project: a business student's guide Polonsky, Michael Jay 2011
Employment and shared growth : rethinking the role of labor mobility for development Pierella Paci, Pieter Serneels. 2007
Doing your social science dissertation Burnett, Judith. 2009
How to succeed at university : an essential guide to academic skills and personal development Smale, Bob. 2011
Developmental psychology : revisiting the classic studies Alan M. Slater & Paul C. Quinn. 2012
SAGE internet research methods Jason Hughes. 2012
The gender politics of development : essays in hope and despair Rai, Shirin. 2008
Historical and conceptual issues in psychology Brysbaert, Marc 2009
Doing your masters dissertation : realizing your potential as a social scientist Hart, Chris. 2011
Aging social policies : an international perspective Wacker, Robbyn R. 2011
Grounded theory : a practical guide Birks, Melanie. 2011
Essential psychology : a concise introduction Banyard, Philip. 2010
Youth in society : contemporary theory, policy and practice Roche, Jeremy 2011
Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research Schutt, Russell K. 2012
Researching Social Life Ngel Gilbert 2012
Social and personality development : an advanced textbook Lamb, Michael E. 2011
Human services as complex organizations Hasenfeld, Yeheskel. 2010
Essay writing : a student's guide Shields, MunLing. 2010
The postgraduate's companion Hall, Gerard. 2008
Understanding research methods and statistics : an integrated introduction for psychology Heiman, Gary W. 2001
Organizational stress management : a strategic approach Weinberg, Ashley. 2010
Brilliant checklists for managers : the questions you need to ask yourself if you want to come up with the right answers Rowntree, Derek. 2011
Inspirational manager : how to build relationships that deliver results Leary-Joyce, Judith. 2011
Survey research methods Fowler, Floyd J. 2009
Rethinking macroeconomics for sustainability Nadal Egea, Alejandro 2011
Strategic stress management : an organizational approach Sutherland, Valerie J. 2000
Developmental psychology Brown, Carol 2008
The first-time manager Belker, Loren B. 2012
Using SPSS for social statistics and research methods Wagner, William 2009
Voicing relationships : a dialogic perspective Baxter, Leslie A. 2011
Child development:myths and misunderstandings Jean, Mercer 2011
Brilliant workshops : how to deliver effective workshops to any audience Cooper, Cyrus. 2012
International development : issues and challenges Kingsbury, Damien 2012
Managing across cultures Schneider, Susan C. 2003
Ways of social change : making sense of modern times Massey, Garth. 2012
Cognitive science : an introduction to the study of mind Friedenberg, Jay. 2012
The landscape of qualitative research Denzin, Norman K. 2008
A practical guide for policy analysis : the eightfold path to more effective problem solving Bardach, Eugene. 2009
Violence & society Ray, Larry J. 2011
The body and social theory Shilling, Chris 2010
Integrative statistics for the social & behavioral sciences Ha, James C. 2012
Care of the critically III surgical patient Iain, D. Anderson 2010
100 cases in paediatrics Raine, J.E. 2009
Psychology for medicine Ayers, Susan 2011
General medicine Parker, Robert 2008
Drug calculations for nurses : a step-by-step approach Lapham, Robert 2009
General and systematic pathology Underwood, J.C.E. 2009
Dental materials : clinical applications fpr dental assistants and dental hygienists Bird, William F. 2011
Applied pharmacology for the dental hygienist Havels, Elena B. 2011
Medical sciences Naish, Jeannette 2009
Kumar and Clark clinical medicine Kumar, Parveen 2009
Cellular and Molecular Immunology. Abbas, Abul K. 2010
Clinical problem solving in dentistry Odell , Edward W. 2011
Dental management of medically compromised patient Little, J.W. 2008
mosby's textbook of dental nursing Miller, Mary 2011
Mims' Medical Microbiology Goering Richard V 2009
Discovering statistics using SPSS Field, Andy 2009
Essential study skills : the complete guide to success at university Burns, Tom 2010

Monday, May 13, 2013

Short course: Organization of knowledge for all education levels: Classification, Cataloguing & Subject Analysis (25-29 June 2013)


Date: 25th - 29th June 2013                                         

Venue: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)

Course Fee for Tanzanians: 350,000 TShs   

Course Fee for Non-Tanzanians:US$ 300

Overall Course objectives: To equip the participants with the relevant skills and knowledge in library cataloguing and classification and subject analysis

Who Should Attend? Professionals involved in information management, institutional management, librarians, lecturers ,project administrators and any other professional who has a use for library cataloguing and classification and subject analysis in their work.


Click here for more details

Monday, May 6, 2013

New short courses in Electronic Records Management & Digital Libraries, repositories and web 2.0 technologies

MUHAS Library expects to hold the following short courses in this year.

S/N Title
Date
Fees







Tanzanians (TShs) Non-Tanzanians (USD)
1
Organization of knowledge: Library Classification, Cataloguing & Subject Analysis 25th - 29th June 2013 350,000
300
2
Digital libraries, repositories and web 2.0 technologies 27th - 31st August 2013 400,000
350
3
Electronic records management 12th - 16th November 2013 450,000
400
4
Organization of knowledge: Libray Classification, Cataloguing & Subject Analysis 14th - 18th January 2014 350,000
300















For more detail of the shortcourses, please visit http://library.muhas.ac.tz/index.php/short-courses




























For further information about the workshop  and workshop registration, please contact the following:
Kesia Rad
 library@muhas.ac.tz
                    
Also copy to:
 Mr William . Mviombo
 Email: mviombo@yahoo.com, 
 mviombojulius@gmail.com
 +255713236649

Mr Christom Mwambungu:

THE SINGLE SEARCH INTERFACE FOR ALL SUBSCRIBED E-RESOURCES AT MUHAS



With a support from KIOX and USAID, MUHAS library has been able to set a system that incorporates all of subscribed online journals and books, including content from HINARI, AGORA and OARE, all searchable and downloadable through one single interface. 

It is now possible to search and download full text articles from all e-resources subscribed by MUHAS library from a single searching tool. 

The single search interface is only available for faculty and students at MUHAS - Muhimbili campus only. Therefore, you only manage to search and download full-text articles on campus only.

The single search interface can be accessed through the following link: Libhub.kiox.org

Sunday, May 5, 2013

New Titles added to MUHAS Library - Special Reserve Section


TITLE   AUTHOR YEAR
Phamacological aspects of nursing care   Broys, Bonita E. 2006
Postpartum depression for dummies   Bennett, Soshana S. 2007
Making sense of the ECG: cases for self - assessment   Houghston, Andrew R. 2009
Medical sciences   Naish, Jeannette (Editor) 2009
Acupuncture, trigger points and musculoskeletal pain   Baldry,Peter E. 2005
Current diagnosis & treatment obsretrics & gynecology   DeCherney, Alan H. 2007
Children's learning & development   Squire, Gill 2007
Davidson's principles and practice of medicine   Walker, Brian R. 2010
Clinical periodondology and iplant dentistry   Lang, Niclaus P. 2008
Foundation of maternal pediatric nursing   White, Lois 2011
Rabies   Jackson, Alan C. 2002
Aids to radiological differential diagnosis   Chapman, Stephen 2009
Psychological for medicine   Ayers, Susan 2011
Protecting people who have a learning diasability from abuse   Pountney, Jackie 2007
Areader in promoting public health:challenge and controversy   Earle, Sarah 2007
Health and social care   Nolan, Yvonne 2010
Understanding child development: linking theory and theory practice.   Lindon, Jeanne 2010
Communication and interpersonal skills for nurses   Grant, Alec 2009
Safeguarding adults in social work   Scragg, Terry 2008
Understanding and using theory in social work   Oko, Juliette 2008