The specific objectives of the project are as follows:
- To strengthen the digital infrastructure in partner university libraries in Tanzania and Zambia that will benefit all students and staff and ensure inclusive and equal access to library and information services
- To examine current digital competencies needed for efficient provision of library and information services amongst academic librarians and LIS students in Tanzania and Zambia
- To develop and implement short-term courses for librarians and LIS students aimed at improving their digital competencies related the provision of library and information services
The primary target groups are the HEI-librarians and LIS-students in Zambia and Tanzania. Further target beneficiaries are all students and faculty members (including those with fewer opportunities) working in the noted countries.
Working Packages (WPs)
- WP1 Project management
- WP2 Digital competency assessment
- WP3 Education and research support
- WP4 Inclusion and equity
- WP5 Infrastructural capacity
- WP6 Blended mobility
- WP7 Dissemination and sustainability
The Team
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway (Manager of WP1 & Project Coordinator)
Elin Opheim, Academic Librarian at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Mahmood Khosrowjerdi, Senior Academic Librarian at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland (Manager of WP7)
Sabina Cisek, professor and the deputy head of the Institute of Information Studies at Jagiellonian University
Marek Deja, assistant professor at the Institute of Information Studies, Jagiellonian University
Dorota Rak, researcher and assistant professor at the Institute of Information Studies at the Jagiellonian University and a certified Design Thinking moderator
Magdalena Wójcik, professor and the head of the Institute of Information Studies at Jagiellonian University
Magdalena Zych, Institute of Information Studies, Jagiellonian University
Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway (Manager of WP6)
Jamie Johnston, Associate Professor at the Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), and Adjunct Professor at the University of Iceland
Idunn Bøyum, Associate Professor at the Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)
Sokoine Agricultural University, Tanzania (Manager of WP3)
Wulystan Pius Mtega, Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics and Information Technology, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania
Andrew W. Malekani, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Informatics and Information Technology, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania
Ronard Bernard Tarimo, Lecturer at the Department of Informatics and Information Technology, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania
University of Barotseland, Zambia (Manager of WP5)
Greg Kwalombota Mubita, Dean of the School of Humanities and social development at the University of Barotseland
Namatama Ng`angu, Librarian at the University of Barotseland
Kaywala Mulonda, University of Barotseland
University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Manager of WP2)
Kelefa Mwantimwa, Professor in the Information Studies Unit at the University of Dar es Salaam
Elias Mwabungulu, Assistant lecturer for the Information Studies Unit of the University of Dar es Salaam
Evans Wema, Senior Lecturer in the Information Studies Unit at the University of Dar es Salaam
University of Zambia, Zambia (Manager of WP4)
Christine W. Kanyengo, Senior Librarian at the University of Zambia (UNZA)
Mercy Wamunyima, Acting Head of Medical Library at the University of Zambia School of Medicine
Francina Makondo, Deputy University Librarian at the University of Zambia (UNZA)
