The Library User Guidelines have been updated

The library user guidelines have been updated for 2016. These guidelines contain regulations and rules regarding use of information resources and services at the library. The user guideline can be downloaded from MUHAS website

2013 and 2014 Updates of the TEEAL materials at MUHAS

The 2013 and 2014 Updates of the TEEAL materials for MUHAS  have been updated.

The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL) is now available at MUHAS - Muhimbili Campus. It is a searchable, offline, digital library which contains International journals in various subject areas: agriculture, biology biotechnology, applied microbiology,  biochemistry, biophysics,  entomology, pest control, environment,nutrition, human medicine, physiology, economics, social science, development, 

The collection is updated annually, and it contains a growing number of prestigious full-text journals from leading publishers such as Elsevier and Taylor & Francis.

 Click the following link to access the TEEAL database: http://teeal.muhas.ac.tz 

 

Please sign up by using your MUHAS email, and you will be able to access the database and download content in full text

Basic skills on how to retrieve scholarly literature in PUBMED

This short video introduces you on how to search and retrieve scholarly literature for PUBMED

African Universities’ Research Approaches (AURA) Programme Open Educational Framework: Course Packs, Debates & Publications

The African Universities’ Research Approaches (AURA) Programme is pleased to announce the availability of open educational resources aimed at academic and professional staff responsible for strengthening research and teaching practices. The educational framework, research debates and publications are available to download through a creative commons license. The educational framework comprises of the following open educational resources:

Three research courses:

·         Orientation to Different Research Approaches: AURA Research Course 1 (R1)

·         Orientation to Researcher-led Approaches to Research: AURA Research Course 2 (R2)

·         Orientation to Research Communications in Social Media: AURA Research Course 4 (R4)

Two teaching courses:

·         Introduction to Learning Theories: AURA Teaching Course 1 (T1)

·         Introduction to Technology-enhanced learning: AURA Teaching Course 3 (T3)

The course packs were co-developed with the AURA Programme’s learning partners and are aimed at higher education institutions across Africa and other parts of the world. The educational framework proposes a blended learning approach (mixing online and face to face interventions) to strengthening research and teaching practices and can be re-used, adapted, or remixed (where indicated by the license) with full attribution. 

Download the course packs, research debates and related learning publications from: The AURA Programme Collection on IDS Open Docs (https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/123456789/8992)

The African Universities’ Research Approaches (AURA) Programme was a two-year programme, funded by UK AID, which ran from November 2014 to September 2016.  The programme was led by the Institute of Development Studies in partnership with the Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa and Loughborough University. In addition, the AURA Programme worked with four East African Universities: Jimma University, Kenyatta University, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) and Strathmore University. The programme was aimed at academics working in health, business and other academic disciplines.

For more information about the project visit the AURA Programme web-page: (http://www.ids.ac.uk/project/african-universities-research-approaches-aura-capacity-development-programme). and also (http://aura.muhas.ac.tz)

Fostering competencies in interactive online teaching and learning assessment at MUHAS

About seven faculty members from the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), attended a two day workshop on teaching and learning assessment at Strathmore University from 25th to 26th July 2016. This workshop was immediately followed by another workshop on strategic planning from 27th to 28th July, 2016. The workshops were organized by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and drew on the work of the African Universities' Research Approaches (AURA) programme.

 

Both workshops were very useful to participants because participants were exposed to various issues related to e-learning, including: learning assessment approaches, how to use technology for assessment, technology based learning and pedagogical theories that could be applied in a technology-based environment. Furthermore, participants were taught about how to operationalize what they learnt when they go back to their institutions by developing Operational Strategic Plans.  

 

Click here to read more

 

Professor Lwoga holds a PhD in information studies from the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. She teaches and supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate students. She has facilitated a number of workshops and short courses.  She has published widely and has presented over 30 research papers in both international and local conferences.  Professor Lwoga currently coordinates the African Universities' Research Approaches (AURA) programme at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania, together with an additional four projects working with international partners in Sweden, South Africa and USA.

Dr. Doreen Mloka is a Medical Microbiologist/Molecular biologist. She is a Medical Education Fellow and the Director of Continuing Education and Professional Development at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania. She currently coordinates two medical education projects and several microbiology projects.

 

TEEAL Initiatives at MUHAS Library

By Dr. Mboni A. Ruzegea

Head Periodicals and E-Resources

Defining TEEAL

TEEAL stands for The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL). It  is a searchable, offline, digital library which gives access to thousands of peer reviewed journals in agriculture and life related sciences. TEEAL is a project of Cornell University's Albert R. Mann Library in cooperation with over eighty major publishers, societies and index providers. The project is administered through Mann Library's Collection and Service Department in collaboration with Information Training and Outreach Center for Africa (ITOCA) in Centurion, South Africa to  conduct awareness and training missions in Africa. 

Accessibility

TEEAL is offline. You can discover access and download full-text articles and abstracts without the use of the Internet.  It contains a growing number of prestigious full-text journals (all in PDF ) from leading publishers such as Elsevier and Taylor & Francis. You can access a wealth of information in the following subjects:

Agricultural economics, Agricultural engineering, Agroforestry, Biotechnology, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Crop Science, Aquaculture, Entomology, Genetics and genomics, Horticulture, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Phytopathology, Plant Breeding, Pest control, Soil Science, Veterinary Medicine and Environment.

Ongoing TEEAL initiatives at MUHAS Library

TEEAL project in Tanzania is under MUHAS Library. The project runs Training of Trainers (TOT) workshops to create understanding about TEEAL resources and build capacity of Tanzanian researchers, academicians, information professionals, librarians and students to discover access, utilize and promote TEEAL to improve their research works and academic activities. The main objective is to equip trainees with skills and knowledge in order to increase the quality and effectiveness of research  and academic output within their institutions.

Opening of TEEAL Workshop Training by Dr Omari Mponda (on black), Director at ARI Naliendele, Mtwara.

MUHAS Library has been conducting a number of TEEAL workshops since 2012 .  TEEAL trainers present TEEAL resources alongside other Research4Life programs such as AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture), ARDi (Access to Research for Development and Innovation), OARE (Online Access to Research in the Environment) and the AgriKnowldge. They also assist TEEAL beneficiaries (the institutions that acquired TEEAL) to install the TEEAL set. To achieve cascading effect, the MUHAS library TEEAL trainers ensure the conducting of TEEAL follow-up workshops at all TEEAL institutions in the country and offer their help when necessary. In this year 2016 so far, up to date, 6 TEEAL institutions were involved in the trainings between January and August 2016, and more than 100 participants were trained from those institutions namely Muhimbili University (MUHAS), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Mikocheni Agricultural institute (MARI), and the Ministry of Agriculture DRD in Dar es Salaam; Naliendele Agricultural institute in Mtwara; Makutupora Agricultural Institute in Dodoma. Other institutions to be reached before the end of this year include Ukiriguru Agricultural Research Institute in Mwanza, Mwalimu Nyerere University and ARDHI University both in Dar es Salaam.

ARI Naleindele Workshop Participants

TEEAL Updates and Ownership

New journals are sent to beneficiary institutions every year so that they are updated and get in touched with new developments and new contents with small amount of annual subscription fees. However, if for some reasons the institution cannot afford, they can still keep TEEAL contents as an asset for themselves with issues going all the way back to 1997. TEEAL offers ownership not just access! Unlike the case of online journals where when you are disconnected to the Internet you can no longer get ownership of the journal contents.  Moreover, TEEAL is proved to be of beneficial value to many researchers, academicians, students and librarians particularly those residing in remote areas (away from cities) where the Internet is not fast.

TEEAL and Fair Use Policy

The issue of “fair use” in TEEAL is related to intellectual property that is owned by publishers. Therefore, when using TEEAL resources we must be vigilant of issues of ‘fair use’ or ‘fair dealing’. TEEAL users are encouraged to always make use of fair use of contents that is available in TEEAL. As a rule of thumb, a user is required to use 15% of the journal issue and not to download the whole issue either for repackaging, resell or commercial profit. You can use TEEAL contents for educational purposes such as making lecture notes or writing thesis (citations) and the like.

To access TEEAL click the link: http://teeal.muhas.ac.tz. Do not forget to sign up by using your MUHAS email to be able to access the database and download full text-PDF articles.

REFERENCES:

The Fair Use/Fair Dealing Handbook. 

http://infojustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/band-and-     gerafi-     2013.pdf
Stim, R. (2013). Getting Permission  How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off.   5th Edition.  http://www.nolo.com/products/getting-permission-riper.html

CHANGE OF DATES: WORKSHOP ON MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION SERVICES: APPLICATION OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES DATE 4th – 6th OCTOBER, 2016 VENUE: MUHAS LIBRARY

 DATE 4th – 6th OCTOBER, 2016

VENUE: MUHAS LIBRARY

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The three days’ workshop will equip participants with relevant knowledge and skills in promotion and marketing of their information services by using web 2.0 tools and other technologies. The workshop also familiarizes participants with different marketing strategies used currently in libraries/ information centers.

COURSE CONTENTS

Specifically the workshop will cover the following:

·         Introduction to marketing & marketing strategies for promoting information services

·         Introduction to web 2.0 technologies and marketing strategies and policies for information centers

·         How to set up social media/ web 2.0 tools for marketing information services: social network pages, social book marking, audio/video podcasting, blogs and wiki

·         How to create electronic marketing tools: multimedia files using movie-maker and online photo collections

·         Embed multimedia and photo gallery to your Blog, and other social media for sharing

·         Use of quick response (QR) code technology as a marketing tool

·         Tools for generating Library Reports for Management feedback: Google Analytics & tracking site visitors and downloads

TARGET GROUP

Professionals involved in information management, institutional management, librarians, information scientists, researchers, postgraduate students, lecturers, project administrators, ICT professionals and any other professionals working with cutting edge technologies.

WORKSHOP DATES AND VENUE

The workshop will be conducted from Tuesday 4th to Thursday 6^th  October, 2016 (3 days) at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Library - ICT LAB

WORKSHOP FEE

The workshop fee is TZS 350,000/= per each participant covering the course fee, stationery, refreshments and certificates. Participants are requested to arrange transport and accommodation at their own cost.

FACILITATORS

The course will be facilitated by experienced subject and educational specialists from Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.

PAYMENT MODE:

Payment is due before start of workshop. Payment can be made through the institutional bank account at any National Microfinance Bank (NMB) branch. Account Number: 2091100002, and Account Name: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Confirm your participation and payment by 30^th September, 2016.

CONTACTS

For further information regarding the course (workshop) details (registration, course content and fee) please contact the following:

1.      Mr. Bernard Ernest Sengo

Coordinator- Short courses, at the DLS - MUHAS

P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam

Cellular: 0713647830, 0753559063

Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com

2.  Ms Mariam Hashim

Coordinator- Short courses, at the DLS - MUHAS

P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam

Cellular: 0653596815

Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com

WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATED LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING KOHA SOFTWARE DATE: 9th - 11th AUGUST, 2016

The workshop on Integrated Library Management System using KOHA Software started on Tuesday 9th August 2016.

Here are some of the participants attending the workshop at MUHAS library. 

WORKSHOP ON MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION SERVICES (13th – 15th SEPTEMBER, 2016)

DATE 13th – 15th SEPTEMBER, 2016

VENUE: MUHAS LIBRARY

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The three days’ workshop will equip participants with relevant knowledge and skills in promotion and marketing of their information services by using web 2.0 tools and other technologies. The workshop also familiarizes participants with different marketing strategies used currently in libraries/ information centers.

COURSE CONTENTS:
Specifically the workshop will cover the following:
-Introduction to marketing & marketing strategies for promoting information services
 -Introduction to web 2.0 technologies and marketing strategies and policies for information centers
 - How to set up social media/ web 2.0 tools for marketing information services: social network pages, social book marking, audio/video podcasting, blogs and wiki
- How to create electronic marketing tools: multimedia files using movie-maker and online photo collections
- Embed multimedia and photo gallery to your Blog, and other social media for sharing
- Use of quick response (QR) code technology as a marketing tool
-Tools for generating Library Reports for Management feedback: Google Analytics & tracking site visitors and downloads

TARGET GROUP: Professionals involved in information management, institutional management, librarians, information scientists, researchers, postgraduate students, lecturers, project administrators, ICT professionals and any other professionals working with cutting edge technologies.

WORKSHOP DATES AND VENUE: The workshop will be conducted from Tuesday 12th to Thursday 14th July, 2016 (3 days) at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Library - ICT LAB

WORKSHOP FEE: The workshop fee is TZS 350,000/= per each participant covering the course fee, stationery, refreshments and certificates. Participants are requested to arrange transport and accommodation at their own cost.

FACILITATORS: The course will be facilitated by experienced subject and educational specialists from Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.

 PAYMENT MODE: Payment is due before start of workshop. Payment can be made through the institutional bank account at any National Microfinance Bank (NMB) branch. Account Number: 2091100002, and Account Name: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.

 Confirm your participation and payment by 10th september, 2016.

CONTACTS: For further information regarding the course (workshop) details (registration, course content and fee) please contact the following:
 1. Mr. Bernard Ernest Sengo Coordinator- Short courses, at the DLS - MUHAS P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam Cellular: 0713647830, 0753559063 Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com
 2. Ms Mariam Hashim Coordinator- Short courses, at the DLS - MUHAS P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam Cellular: 0653596815 Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com

The Access to Research for Development and Innovation (ARDI) database has been restored

The Access to Research for Development and Innovation (ARDI) database, administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization in collaboration with major publishers is now available at MUHAS. 
 
By improving access to scholarly literature from diverse fields of science and technology, ARDI seeks to:

• reinforce the capacity of developing countries to participate in the global knowledge economy; and
• support researchers in developing countries in creating and developing new solutions to technical challenges faced on a local and global level.

Through ARDI, our institution can benefit by accessing up to 20,000 journals, books, and reference works for 117  from diverse fields of science and technology

ARDI Portal: http://ardi.wipo.int

The database is only accessible for MUHAS staff and students. Contact the librarian for username and password  (library@muhas.ac.tz)

WORKSHOP ON MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION SERVICES (12th – 14th JULY, 2016)

DATE 12th – 14th JULY, 2016

VENUE: MUHAS LIBRARY

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The three days’ workshop will equip participants with relevant knowledge and skills in promotion and marketing of their information services by using web 2.0 tools and other technologies. The workshop also familiarizes participants with different marketing strategies used currently in libraries/ information centers.

COURSE CONTENTS:
Specifically the workshop will cover the following:
-Introduction to marketing & marketing strategies for promoting information services
 -Introduction to web 2.0 technologies and marketing strategies and policies for information centers
 - How to set up social media/ web 2.0 tools for marketing information services: social network pages, social book marking, audio/video podcasting, blogs and wiki
- How to create electronic marketing tools: multimedia files using movie-maker and online photo collections
- Embed multimedia and photo gallery to your Blog, and other social media for sharing
- Use of quick response (QR) code technology as a marketing tool
-Tools for generating Library Reports for Management feedback: Google Analytics & tracking site visitors and downloads

TARGET GROUP: Professionals involved in information management, institutional management, librarians, information scientists, researchers, postgraduate students, lecturers, project administrators, ICT professionals and any other professionals working with cutting edge technologies.

WORKSHOP DATES AND VENUE: The workshop will be conducted from Tuesday 12th to Thursday 14th July, 2016 (3 days) at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Library - ICT LAB

WORKSHOP FEE: The workshop fee is TZS 350,000/= per each participant covering the course fee, stationery, refreshments and certificates. Participants are requested to arrange transport and accommodation at their own cost.

FACILITATORS: The course will be facilitated by experienced subject and educational specialists from Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.

 PAYMENT MODE: Payment is due before start of workshop. Payment can be made through the institutional bank account at any National Microfinance Bank (NMB) branch. Account Number: 2091100002, and Account Name: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.

 Confirm your participation and payment by 10th July, 2016.

CONTACTS: For further information regarding the course (workshop) details (registration, course content and fee) please contact the following:
 1. Mr. Bernard Ernest Sengo Coordinator- Short courses, at the DLS - MUHAS P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam Cellular: 0713647830, 0753559063 Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com
 2. Ms Mariam Hashim Coordinator- Short courses, at the DLS - MUHAS P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam Cellular: 0653596815 Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com

WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATED LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (9th - 11th AUGUST, 2016)

Venue: MUHAS Library

 COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 The three days’ workshop will equip participants with advanced knowledge and technical skills on KOHA the most advanced and cost effective open source library automation solution. The workshop will introduce participants to the KOHA basic features, functionalities and setting up of KOHA integrated library management system.

 COURSE CONTENTS:
 Specifically the workshop will cover the following topics:
- KOHA Introduction & features Overview
- Installation of KOHA on windows or Linux operating systems Introduction and configuration of KOHA software
- Demonstration of all modules like: (acquisition, cataloguing, circulation & OPAC)
-Introduction to MARC- 21
 -Multilingual Support KOHA
 -MARC Records
-Import features in KOHA etc

TARGET GROUP:
Professionals involved in information management, ICT management, librarians, information scientists, and any other professionals working with cutting edge technologies.

WORKSHOP DATES AND VENUE: The workshop will be conducted from Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th August, 2016 (3 days) at Muhimbili University Library ICT LAB

WORKSHOP FEE:
The workshop fee is TZS 350,000/= per each participant covering the course fee, stationery, refreshments and certificates. Participants are requested to arrange transport and accommodation at their own cost.

 FACILITATORS: The course will be facilitated by experienced subject and educational specialists from Muhimbili University Library.

PAYMENT MODE: Payment is due before start of workshop. Payment can be made through the institutional bank account at any National Microfinance Bank (NMB) branch. Account Number: 2091100002, and Account Name: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Confirm your participation and payment by 08th July, 2016.

 CONTACTS: For further information regarding the course (workshop) details (registration, course content and fee) please contact the following:

 1. Ms. Agatha M. Mbawala P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam Cellular: 0688 385356 Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com

 2. Ms. Catherine Chibanda P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam Cellular: 0717 207904 Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com

WORKSHOP ON RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND CATALOGUING (27th – 29th April 2016)

WORKSHOP DATES AND VENUE:
The workshop will be conducted from 27th – 29th April 2016 (3 days) at Muhimbili University of Health and Allie Sciences Library ICT LAB

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The three days workshop will equip participants with advanced knowledge and technical skills on records management; library cataloguing and classification and subject analysis.

COURSE CONTENTS:
Specifically the workshop will cover the following topics:
•    Basic records terminologies and different types of records
•    Standards and procedures for organization of records
•    Application of procedures for  organizing  records
•    Introduction to organization of knowledge
•    Descriptive cataloguing of library materials using AACR2 rules
•    Subject analysis and formulation of subject headings
•    Application of Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classification Schemes
•    CIP Cataloguing
•    Online cataloguing

TARGET GROUP:
Professionals involved in information management, records management, archivists, librarians, information scientists, and any other professionals in records management and library cataloguing and classification.  

WORKSHOP FEE:   
The workshop fee is TZS 350,000/= per each participant covering the course fee, stationeries, refreshments and certificates. Participants are requested to arrange transport and accommodation at their own cost.

FACILITATORS:
The course will be facilitated by experienced subject and educational specialists from Muhimbili University Library.

PAYMENT MODE:
Payment is due before start of workshop. Payment can be made through the institutional bank account at any National Microfinance Bank (NMB) branch. Account Number: 2091100002, and Account Name: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Confirm your participation and payment by 15th April 2015.

CONTACTS:
For further information regarding the course (workshop) details (registration, course content and fee) please contact the following:

1.    Agatha Mbawala
P.O BOX 65001, Dar es Salaam
Cellular: 0688385356
Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com

2.    Mr. William J. Mviombo
P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam
Cellular: 0713 23 66 49, 0684 236649
Email: library@muhas.ac.tz or librarymuhas@gmail.com

CODESRIA Comparative Research Networks : 2016 Competition

Grants in the region of US$ 30,000 available for comparative research by scholars based in African universities and research centres.
Application deadlines: Laureates (April 15, 2016); Evaluators (February 29, 2016).

Click here for more details

Search health journal articles in Sage database

Sage database includes more than 800 journals and over 800 books  covering a wide range of topics including business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine. This database is available to MUHAS students, faculty and staff. 

UpToDate database is now available at MUHAS

 An evidence based, peer reviewed information resource, available via the web, desktop, and PDA at MUHAS - Muhimbili Campus.

UpToDate is unlike any other clinical resource:

• More comprehensive than any other individual resource, UpToDate contains the equivalent of over 77,000 pages of original, peer-reviewed text.
• Its unique format and search capability allow you to access answers to clinical questions quickly and easily. You get the answer you need when you need it.
• It is written, reviewed and continuously updated by over 5,100 physicians to ensure that the content remains current.
• This expert faculty synthesizes all relevant information, including the latest evidence, and provides specific, practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.
• It combines broad coverage of adult primary care, subspecialty internal medicine, ob/gyn, general surgery and pediatrics.

UpToDate performs a continuous comprehensive review of more than 460 journals to keep the program updated.

Click here to access the UpToDate database

The database is only available through the MUHAS - Muhimbili Campus network only 

WORKSHOP ON SEARCHING TECHNIQUES FOR ONLINE RESOURCES. (Using HINARI, Pubmed & Mesh terms, Cochrane, TRIP and up to date databases)

Invitation to attend the “SEARCHING TECHNIQUES FOR ONLINE RESOURCES. (Using HINARI, PubMed & Mesh terms, Cochrane, TRIP and up to date databases)” training workshop

Organized by the Directorate of Library Services (MUHAS)
 
Target group: Postgraduate Students

Date: Wednesday, 25th November, 2015
Time: 2.00 P.M to 5.00 P.M
Venue: Library Computer Lab, MUHAS

NOTE:Interested participants have to register for the workshop through email at: librarymuhas@gmail.com or contact Mr. Benard at 0753559063/ 0713647830 or Ms Agatha at 0688385356.

Participants are required to come with their laptops during the training workshop.

You can also confirm your participation by registering your name at the library in room no.7