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| Dr Rehema Chande-Mallya handling a certificate to the workshop participant in the year 2016 |
Library News Blog - Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Marketing Library resources October 2016
Thursday, October 26, 2017
List of Newly Acquired Books Available at MUHAS library
Be informed that MUHAS library has acquired new books that are available at MUHAS library. To view the list of books please visit the MUHAS library website
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Important information for all library users: Please find and read the updated library user guide
The MUHAS library updated the library user guidelines in July 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 Click here to download the user guide
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
WORKSHOP ON SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND INFORMATION LITERACY (30th October to 10th November, 2017)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The ten (10) days’ workshop will equip participants with relevant knowledge and skills in Scientific writing and information to doctorial and MSc by research at MUHAS, faculty members, and other researchers and practitioners from outside MUHAS.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The course will be conducted for a period of two weeks. The following topics will be covered:
o Basis of scientific writing
o Information retrieval and text mining
o Citation and reference management and relevant software
o Writing an original scientific article and thesis
o Writing winning grant proposals
o Writing in popular science: policy briefs, blogs
o Publication process and evaluation of published science
o Ethics in scientific writing,
o Copyright and licensing issues in online publishing
o Sharing of academic content on web 2.0 technologies and information self-services
SCHEDULE OF THE TRAINING
· Week One (30th October – 3rd November, 2017) – will focus on scientific writing
o Basics of scientific writing, writing a scientific journal, popular science, grant writing, and publication process, submission and peer review, ethics in scientific writing
· Week Two (6th – 10th November, 2017) – will focus on information search strategies and reference management
o Information retrieval and text mining, Citation and reference management and relevant software, open access, open data and open science, access to subscribed databases, sharing of academic content on web 2.0 technologies and information self-services, and copyright and licensing issues in online publishing
TARGET GROUP:
This short course is targeted to PhD candidate and MSc students by Research, faculty members, and other researchers and practitioners from outside MUHAS.
WORKSHOP DATES AND VENUE:
The workshop will be conducted from 30th October to 10th November 2017 (10 days) at Muhimbili University library ICT LAB located at the 2nd Floor of the library building.
WORKSHOP FEE:
The training is free for MUHAS students.
However, participants from outside MUHAS will need to pay the tuition fees.
- The total workshop fee is TZS 500,000/= per each participant covering the course fee, stationeries, refreshments and certificates.
- However, if the participant prefers to attend the workshop only for one week, the workshop fee will be250,000/-
FACILITATORS:
The course will be facilitated by experienced subject experts 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.
Participants should kindly confirm their participation before 26th October, 2017 to:
1. Mr. William J. Mviombo
Mobile phone: 0713 23 66 49
2. Ms Mariam Hashimu
Mobile phone: 0653 59 68 15
Emails: library@muhas.ac.tz; lMonday, August 21, 2017
WORKSHOP ON RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE (14th – 16th NOVEMBER 2017)
The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) through its
Directorate Of Library Services (DLS) would like to advertise a workshop on
Records Management and Organization
of Knowledge.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The three days workshop will
equip participants with advanced knowledge and technical skills on records
management and organization of knowledge.
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 information 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 AUDIENCE:
Professionals involved in information management,
records management, archivists, librarians, information scientists, and any
other professionals in records management and library cataloguing and
classification.
WORKSHOP DATES AND VENUE:
The
workshop will be conducted from 14th – 16th NOVEMBER 2017 (3 days) at Muhimbili
University Library ICT LAB
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 10th November 2017.
CONTACTS:
For further information
regarding the course (workshop) details (registration, course content
and fee) please contact the following:
1. Mariam Hashim
P.O Box 65001, Dar es Salaam
Cellular: 0653 596815
2.
Mr. William J. Mviombo
P.O.
Box 65001, Dar es Salaam
Cellular:
0713 23 66 49
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
MUHAS Center for Evidence Synthesis (MCES), A GESI member
We are pleased to announce that the MUHAS Center for Evidence Synthesis (MCES), is now a member of the Global Evidence Synthesis Initiative (GESI) Network.
The GESI Consortium is a group of leading organizations in evidence syntheses: Cochrane, Campbell Collaboration, the Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research (AHPSR), the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the EPPI-Center, the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) and the Joanna Birggs Institute (JBI).
The GESI Consortium is a group of leading organizations in evidence syntheses: Cochrane, Campbell Collaboration, the Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research (AHPSR), the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the EPPI-Center, the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) and the Joanna Birggs Institute (JBI).
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Digitization and Digital Preservation Workshop - 3 Aug – 4 Aug 2017
Venue: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Date: 3 Aug – 4 Aug 2017 (2 days)
Cost: TSH 250000 / USD120
ITOCA in collaboration with the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, is pleased to announce a Digitization and Digital Preservation workshop to be held in Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Some of the topics covered will include:
· Project Management of digitization projects;
· Importance of file formats;
· Digitization standards and workflow.
· Digital preservation considerations;
· Using digitization tools.
For registration follow the following link: https://www.surveymonkey
For more information including cost please write to itoca@itoca.org, telephone +27 12 664 1627, 012 664 1836 or Kenya Contact: Ass. Prof. Tandi Lwoga, email tlwoga@gmail.com
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