Workshop on Library Cataloguing, Classification and Records Management at MUHAS (24th -29th September 2012) - Open for Registration

The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) through its MUHAS Library will organize a five days workshop on Library Cataloging, Classification and Records Management

WORKSHOP DATES AND VENUE: From  Monday 24^th to Saturday 29^th  september 2012 ( 5 days) at Muhimbili University Library

WORKSHOP FEES: Tsh 350,000/= per participant to cover stationery, meals ( tea and lunch ), lecture notes and certificate.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:To equip the participants with the relevant skills and knowledge in library cataloguing and classification and records management

FACILITATOR:The course will be facilitated by experienced librarian from Muhimbili University Library,  UDSM  Library and Tanzania Library Service

COURSE CONTENTS

Specifically the course will cover:

 Part 1: Cataloguing and classification

·         Descriptive cataloguing of library materials using AACR2 rules

·         Subjects analysis and formulation of subject headings.

·         Application of Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classification schemes.

·         CIP Cataloguing and LC online cataloguing

         Part 2: Records Management.

·         Definition of records management and its importance

·         Preservation and conservation of paper records

·         Classification schemes

·         Tracking of records inside and outside the registry

·         Organisation and storage of records

·         Developing records policies

·         Safety and security of records

 TARGET GROUP

Librarians, Library Officers, Library Assistants and practitioners with particular responsibility for records management including : Human Resources personnel, Records personnel, Registry officers, Information officers, Health records personnel, Financial records personnel, Archivists, Documentalists, Administrators, Secretaries, Procurement Records Assistants and all those involved in information Managements in NGO'S private and public sectors.

PAYMENT

Payment is due before start of workshop. Payment can be made by depositing money in our account by cash. Name of account is Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Account Number is 2091100002 NMB Bank Muhimbili branch.

Confirm your participation and payment by 18^th September, 2012.

The participants will have to make  transport and accomodation arrangements at their own cost.

CONTACTS

For further information about the workshop  please contact the following:

                   Mr Christom  Aron Mwambungu       

                        Mob: 0713 312413/0754 721036

      Email: cmwambungu@muhas.ac.tz or cmwambungu2010@yahoo.com

Mr Silas Maganga

Mob: 0715 597979

Email: smaganga@muhas.ac.tz

 Mr William . Mviombo

                       Mob: 0713 236649

Email: mviombo@yahoo.com

                 Edda Tandi Lwoga (PhD)

                      tlwoga@muhas.ac.tz

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Register now for e/merge 2012: Online conference on educational technology in Africa, 9th-20th July 2012

Registration for the e/merge 2012 online conference is

open.

 

e/merge 2012 – Open to Change (9th -20th July 2012) is the fourth online conference on educational technology in Africa. The conference is primarily designed to share good practice and knowledge about educational technology innovation within the further and higher education sectors in the Africa, as well as to strengthen communities of researchers and practitioners across the continent.
Participate from anywhere with a reasonable Internet connection and engage with the presentations and discussions, live meetings, workshops, participant driven conversations and social media interactions that are most interesting to you.
Registration is free for all participants based in Africa and costs R750 (approximately $90) for participants in other continents who are not presenters. If you're based outside Africa and can't afford the registration fee then you are welcome to contact us on info@emerge2012.net and tell us about the value that you will bring to e/merge 2012.  Registration information for emerge 2012.
Keynote presenters are:-
Nnenna Nwakanma, Information and Communication Consultant - From Kilimanjaro to the Rift Valley: A sneak view of openness in education through an African's eyes.
Professor Victor Mbarika, Executive Director, International Center for IT and Development, Southern University, USA - A Good Farmer Should Not Complain of His/Her Tools: Using A Hybrid E-Learning Approach at The ICT University to Reach Thousands in Developing Nations.
Associate Professor Yacine Atif, College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University - Instructional design patterns in a conversational learning model.

Professor David Theo Goldberg, Director of the University of California Humanities Research Institute - Networking Knowledge: Globalizing Connected Learning.
Associate Professor Laura Czerniewicz, Director of Open UCT, University of Cape Town - Open Scholarship and what it means for African Universities.
Presentations and papers at e/merge will cover a wide range of topics.

e/merge 2012 is organised by the Centre for Educational Technology at the University of Cape Town with funding from the Ford Foundation.

Workshop Evaluation form (25-27 June 2012)

A workshop on evidence based practice at MUHAS (25-27 June 2012)

The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) through its MUHAS-Library organized a Three Days workshop on Evidence based practice through the DELPHE project. 

The workshop was attended by 35 particints, which included academic staff from MUHAS, medical doctorsand nurses fromMuhimbili Nationa Hospital (MNH), Librarians from MUHAS and Tanzania Library Services Board (TLSB),  and Tutors from the School of Library, Archives and Documentation Services (SLADS). 

The workshop was facilitated by Blessing Chataira from Information, Training and Outreach Center for Africa (ITOCA), and Lucy Reid from Partnership in Health (Phi), UK.

The Digital Repositories Workshop (12-15 June 2012)

The Digital Repositories Workshop was organized by Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Collaboration with Information, Training and Outreach Center for Africa (ITOCA), Royal Tropical Institute of Nertherlands (KIT), Institute of Development Studies(IDS), and Cornell University Library from 12-15, June 2012.

About 36 participants attended the workshop. It involved professionals involved in information management, institutional management, librarians, lecturers, and project administrators from different acadmeic and research institutions in Tanzania.

Information Literacy Training in South Africa

ITOCA (Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa) is running workshops called 21st Century Information Literacy Skills : http://www.itoca.org/node/135 in Centurion, South Africa on July 2-6, 2012 and also via a web version. "Participants will learn how to acquire, and facilitate the acquisition and application of information literacy skills that are relevant for the information user in the 21st century."

New book - Oral Health Care for Socially Disadvantaged Communities

Oral Health Care for Socially Disadvantaged Communities is a new book edited by MUHAS faculty.

The book will be available at MUHAS Library soon.

Editors: Febronia Kokulengya Kahabuka (School of Dentistry, Tanzania) Emil Namakuka Kikwilu and Irene Anderson Kida

Book Description: This book gathers the current information on management of common oral conditions and proposes an appropriate package for underdeveloped communities. Practical solutions for managing oral conditions in the existing social, political and economic context of the developing countries is provided. This book is a good reference material for undergraduate and postgraduate students, academicians, as well as practicing dentists. In this book, the Basic Package of Oral Care (BPOC) forms a pillar of the presentation. A traumatic Restorative Treatment, affordable fluoride tooth paste and relieve of oral pain are presented as an essential minimum package of oral care for any community. This book advocates home care and outreach programmes to reach the elderly. The already existing oral health care delivery system is challenged. This book provides evidence based appropriate oral care. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

Table of Contents:
Preface

1. Social Disadvantage and Oral Health
(Emil N. Kikwilu)

2. Oral Health and Care in Low-Income Countries
(Poul Erik Petersen, Nanna Jürgensen)

3. Management of Dental Caries in Socially Disadvantaged Communities
(Jo Frencken, Soraya Leal)

4. Gingival and Periodontal Diseases in Socially Disadvantaged Populations
(Elifuraha G. Mumghamba, Evelyn G. Wagaiyu)

5. Surgical Conditions of the Oral and Maxillofacial Region
(Boniphace M. Kalyanyama, Sira S. Owibingire, Elison N. Simon)

6. Oral Health Concerns in Children
(Febronia K. Kahabuka, Daniel Iskander Maro)

7. Management of Orthodontic Conditions in Socially Disadvantaged Communities
(Emeria A. Mugonzibwa, Matilda Mtaya-Mlangwa)

8. Oral Health Care for the Elderly
(Irene A. Kida, Anne N. Astrom)

9. Management of Oral Lesions Associated with HIV/AIDS
(Omar J.M. Hamza, Andre J.A.M. van der Ven)

10. Feasible preventive methods for controlling oral diseases and conditions in socially disadvantaged populations
(Evelyn Wagaiyu, Emil Kikwilu)

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