INASP professional development grants 2013-14

INASP offering up to 8 small grants, up to the value of $2000 to support new and emerging library and information leaders, based in institutions which are members of library consortia or equal national body supported by INASP.

Grants may be used to support travel to present at and participate in professional conferences, to undertake study or learning visits to other institutions, to support other forms of learning and skills development at home, or any other activity which would clearly enable the professional development of the applicant.

Applicants should download and complete the INASP application form, or apply online through the Survey Monkey. The deadline for applications is 14 February 2014.

For further information and how to apply please see the Supporting the next generation of library leaders.

Workshop announcement

A WORKSHOP ON REFERENCE MANAGEMENT AND CITATION

ON WEDNESDAY, 11^TH DEC. 2013.

TARGET GROUP:  ALL POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

TIME: 02:00 – 05:00PM

DATE: 11^TH DEC., 2013

VENUE: MUHAS LIBRARY ICT LAB. 2^ND FLOOR.

You can register your name at the Special reserve, room no. 14

OR Secretary’s office room no. 7.  Library building ground floor.

For Details Contact:                 Charles Marwa, Mobile: 0713422199 Email: librarymuhas@gmail.com

Semeni Mshana,    Mobile: 0765 399 760 or 0717 722 168

Note: Bring your laptop during the workshop.

ALCTS 2014 Online Course Grant for Library Professionals from Developing Countries

The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association, is now accepting grant applications for the ALCTS online Fundamentals courses, for course sections beginning between February 24 and August 18, 2014 One free seat per section is available to librarians and information professionals from developing countries.

For full information about the grant, including criteria and a link to the application form, please see:http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/grants/onlinegrant. Applications may be submitted between November 26 and December 30, 2013. 

Call for Application: Evidence Based Practice and Critical Appraisal Workshop at MUHAS (3-5 March 2014)

Once Again, the Directorate of Library Services at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in collaboration with Information and Training Center for Africa (ITOCA) and Elsevier Foundation are organizing a workshop on Evidence Based Practice and Critical Appraisal from 3-5 March 2014.

VENUE: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

COURSE STRUCTURE

The workshop will be conducted over three days (3 – 5 March, 2014). The workshop will comprise lectures delivered in a classroom setting, hands-on exercises, group work and individual practical work delivered both physically and through video conference facilities 

CONTENT

This three-day workshop will introduce you to evidence based practice and critical appraisal techniques and equip you with skills in using web 2.0 tools to enhance and improve evidence based health care, collaborative work and knowledge sharing within your organization and with stakeholders, and increase the level of innovation within your organisation.

FUNDING AND FINANCE

This course is supported and funded by Elsevier Foundation. The sponsorship for successful applicants will cover the cost of registration, light refreshments and lunches for each participant. A small allowance to cover the accommodation costs shall be given to participants from outside Dar es salaam.

PARTICIPATION

The course is open to researchers, lecturers, library and information professionals, health care professionals, and graduate students from institutions involved in medical and health sciences. Specifically, participants are expected to come from relevant government ministries, Non-Governmental Organizations, universities and faculties of medical and health sciences. The language of instruction is English. No basic computer and internet modules will be covered during the workshop.

APPLICATION FORM

Please fill in the form and let your immediate supervisor sign the form to confirm that your organization authorizes you to attend the Evidence based Practice Workshop- 3 – 5 March 2014

The application form is available at MUHAS website

Please return the application to the email address below by 31st  January, 2014

- Charles Marwa, Tel: 0713422199

-  Also copy to:

Kesia Rad - 0752044896,

- Email: librarymuhas@gmail.com, and library@muhas.ac.tz

The Workshop Coordinator will be happy to answer any questions about the workshop or participant attendance. 

A WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED TECHNIQUES ON OLINE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AT MUHAS ON FRIDAY, 29TH NOV.2013

TARGET GROUP: POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AT MUHAS
TIME: 02:00 – 05:00PM
DATE: 29TH NOVEMBER, 2013
VENUE: MUHAS LIBRARY ICT LAB. 2ND FLOOR.

The following concepts will be covered;

1. Online information search strategies
2. HINARI and PubMed

You can register your name at the Special reserve, room no. 14
OR Secretary’s office room no. 7. Library building ground floor.

For Details Contact: Charles Marwa, Mobile: 0713422199 Email: librarymuhas@gmail.com
Semeni Mshana, Mobile: 0765 399 760 or 0717 722 168

Participants attending 3days workshop organized by MUHAS and ITOCA from South Africa from 4th -6th November 2013 at MUHAS Library

Mapping the Research Productivity and Scholarly Impact of the Traditional Medicine Scholars of MUHAS in Tanzania: A Scientometric Analysis

A scientometric analysis was conducted to map out the research productivity and scholarly impact of researchers at the Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITM) of the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania for the period between 1980 and 2013. The study analyzed the growth of the ITM’s scholarly literature; ascertained the year-wise distribution of publications; determined the authorship pattern and degree of collaboration; and analyzed individual scholars’ productivity and impact. Data were obtained using the Publish or Perish software  that  employs Google Scholar to retrieve scholars’ publications and their citations. The findings show that there were a total of 381 publications published between 1980 and 2013,  giving an average of  11.2 publications per year. The year 2012 had the most (12.3%)  number of  publications followed by 2007 and 2008 with 8.9% of all publications each. A vast majority (91.9%) of the  publications were multiple-authored with 35.2% of the publications having six or more authors. The degree of collaboration was 0.92 and the ratio between team work and single author work was 11:1. Overall, M.J. Moshi and Z.H. Mbwambo were the top ranking scholars followed by R.L.A. Mahunnah and F.C. Uiso. All ITM researchers showed variation in their performance as no single scholar maintained the same rank in all nine metrics. The study findings call for scholars to recognize the importance of publishing in visible journals in order to receive large citation counts. Institutions are urged to employ scientometrics in evaluating the research performance of their scholars since such techniques take into account a combination of several measures.

Citation:
Lwoga, ET. and Sife, AS. 2013. Mapping the research productivity and scholarly impact of traditional medicine scholars in Tanzania: a scientometric study, International Journal of Digital Library Services,3(3):38-52 
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