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 (30^th October – 3^rd 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 (6^th – 10^th 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 30^th October to 10^th November 2017 (10 days) at Muhimbili University library ICT LAB located at the 2^nd 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 26^th October, 2017 to:

1.      Mr. William J. Mviombo

      Mobile phone: 0713 23 66 49

Emails: library@muhas.ac.tz; librarymuhas@gmail.com

2.   Ms Mariam Hashimu

Mobile phone: 0653 59 68 15

Emails: library@muhas.ac.tz; librarymuhas@gmail.com

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 – 16^th 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 10^th 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

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

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

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

The aim of the workshop is to increase participants’ knowledge on Digitization of library collections, digitization project management and digital preservation. 

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.com/r/MXFPXRH

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  

NB: Please note there are limited spaces available, and REGISTRATION AND CONFIRMATION IS MANDATORY for all participants and should be done at least one week before the workshop

ONGOING WORKSHOP ON MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION SERVICES AND APPLICATION OF WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES

These are the participants are trainers who are attending the ongoing training on marketing of information services and web 2.0 techologies from 28th to 30th June 2017  at MUHAS Library.








The workshop will cover issues on how to use social media to market information services

Systematic review and meta-analysis training

These are the participants who attended the training on systematic review and meta-analysis which was conducted 8th to 12th May 2017 at  at MUHAS Library.

The workshop was conducted by the Directorate of Library Services, School of Public Health and Social Sciences at MUHAS and the Africa Academy of Public Health.




The workshop was conducted for five days.  The participants expect to register their protocols and finally publish their systematic review.

WORKSHOP ON MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION SERVICES, APPLICATION OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

The Directorate of Library Services (DLS) is planning to conduct a workshop on Marketing and Promotion of Information services application of Web 2.0 Tools and other Technologies. This 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 strategies used currently in Libraries/information centers.

The workshop will be conducted from Tuesday 27^th to Thursday 29^th June, 2017 at MUHAS Library ICT Lab.

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 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

The fees of the workshop is 350,000/= for three days program to cover the tuition fee, venue and meals (refreshments and lunch) during the day.

The registration fee can be paid in cash on arrival or can be deposited at the following bank details:

Account Name: MUHAS – Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania, Account Number: 20901100002 Bank Name: National Microfinance Bank (NMB), Muhimbili Branch. Reference: (insert participants name and the course name or Invoice Number).

Kindly confirm your participation and payment by Monday 19^th June, 2017 to:-

·         Ms. Agatha Mbawala, Tel 0714-545457 E-mail: librarymuhas@gmail.com

·         Ms. Catherine Chibanda, – Tel 0717-207904 , Email: librarymuhas@gmail.com

Digital Repository and Web 2.0 Technologies Workshop at MUHAS (18-20 April 2017)

 Participants attending a workshop on digital repository and web 2.0 technology at MUHAS from 18th to 20th April 2017.

A total of 23 participants attended the training from various institutions in Tanzania.









The training focused on building knowledge, skills and competencies on:

• Digital repositories: policies, installation and configuration, generation of statistics and content management
• Web 2.0 technologies including use of blogs and google drive to market repository contents, and use of Google analytics.

Short Course on Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (8th to 12th May 2017)

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The School of Public Health and Social Sciences in collaboration with Directorate of Library Services, and Africa Academy of Public Health are planning the first short course in Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis for members of academic staff. The aim of this short course is to provide members of academic staff in MUHAS with necessary hands-on skills to conduct systematic review. 

REQUIREMENTS
This short course targets academic staff of all schools in Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Junior faculties are highly encouraged to apply. Application and attendance is free and is inclusive of lunch but commitment to complete this one-week course is a pre-requisite. To maximize the productivity, participants are encouraged to have research ideas that they wish to work on in groups.

DELIVERABLE
The one-week course will have the selected protocols registered and published in a selected systematic review database (CRD-PROSPERO).
Following registration of the protocols, facilitators will continue to guide the review process by teams through publication of the systematic reviews within agreeable timeline.

 Date: 8th to 12th May 2017
Venue: MUHAS, Directorate of Library Services, Computer Room,
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Please send your application/inquiries to:
 Mariam Hashim: librarymuhas@gmail.com; 0653596815 

Also copy the following:
 Prof. Tandi Lwoga: tlwoga@gmail.com; 0766 279 686 
Dr. Bruno Sunguya: sunguya@gmail.com; 0685 217272
Dr. Mary Mwanyika Sando: mmwanyika.sando@gmail.com; 0713 269063

 Application deadline: Thursday 4th May 2017

TRAINING ON LITERATURE REVIEW SKILLS AND PLAGIARISM FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AT MUHAS

The Directorate of Library Services (DLS) is planning to conduct a training workshop on literature review

skills and plagiarism for Postgraduate students on Wednesday  th March, 2017 at the Library computer

lab from 2pm to 5pm.


 The following topics will be covered:

 Introduction to literature review

 Deciding on aim

 Organize formal argument

 A critical analysis and constructive synthesis

 Database for literature search

 Overview of plagiarism and detection on online tools for anti-plagiarism

Interested students should register for the workshop at the Library room No. 7 or contact Mr. Julius

Magesa 0716-394400 and Ms. Edith Asenga 0713627865. The deadline for registration is Tuesday 7th

March, 2017.

A WORKSHOP ON OPEN DATA, OPEN SCIENCE AND OPEN ACCESS TO FACULTY MEMBERS AT MUHAS

The Directorate of library services is planning to conduct training on Open data, Open Science and Open access to faculty members at MUHAS 16^th to 17^th March, 2017.

The content of the workshop include:

    Introduction to open data, open access and open science

     Databases and tools for open access journals, repositories

      Online tools for open science aggregators and publishing platforms
            - Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCD)

            - Plagiarism and copyright issues issues 
           - Publication & citation analysis
           - Web 2.0, Google documents, online surveys and information self-services

This workshop will be conducted from 09:00am to 3:00pm at MUHAS Library ICT Lab.

The workshop is free to all academic staff at MUHAS.

Kindly confirm your participation before 15^th March, 2017 to:-

• Ms Agatha Mbawala -   Tel: 0714 545457, Email:librarymuhas@gmail.com
• Ms. Catherine Chibanda  - Tel: 0717 207904 , Email:librarymuhas@gmail.com

WORKSHOP ON DIGITAL REPOSITORIES AND WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES (18th – 20th April, 2017)

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The three days workshop will equip participants with relevant knowledge and skills in Digital repository, and web 2.0 technologies.

COURSE CONTENTS:

Specifically the workshop will cover the following:

·         Introduction to Digital Repository and Web 2.0 technologies

·         Introduction to Open source software (e.g. working with Linux software) and e-resources.

·         Work with Dspace software to set up a digital repository

·         Use web 2.0 tools to feature the contents of a digital repository

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 18^th to Thursday 20^th April 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 in collaboration with their counterpart from the University of Dar es Salaam 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 11^th April, 2017.

CONTACTS:

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

  

1.      Ms. Mariam Hashim

P. O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam

Cellular: 0653596815

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

2. Ms. Stellah Ifunya

    P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam

    Cellular: 0655046887

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