Uganda Past Events
The following are a list of past featured events for Uganda. For more recent featured workshops, see the Uganda Events page. For a list of events in Uganda, see the Events Calendar.
2008
Curriculum Development Workshop, the East African School of Librarianship and Information Science (EASLIS) at Makerere University, 17-18 November 2008
A workshop facilitated by Geoffrey Yeo (UCL) was organised in November to produce a revised outline for the proposed new Masters programme in Records and Archives Management (RM) at the East African School of Librarianship and Information Science (EASLIS) at Makerere University. New courses in Design and implementation of RM systems, Automation of RM systems and Records retention, access and retrieval were designed with input from participants.
This initiative to establish a Masters programme in Records and Archives Management at Makerere is very timely. When established, this programme will fill a critical gap in educational provision in Uganda and will meet some very real needs of potential students and employers. The workshop represented a positive step towards making the programme a reality.
Training workshop on the Use of Koha, Parliament of Uganda Library, October 20 28 2008
A training workshop on the use of Koha, one of the new generation of open source library management systems, was delivered at the Parliament of Uganda Library, October 20 28 2008. Participants were drawn additionally from the Kenya National Assembly Library and other Ugandan institutions including the Uganda Martyrs University, Makerere University, the Law Development Centre, and the International Health Services University. A total of 19 participants attended. The workshop covered all aspects of system functionality, including cataloguing, acquisitions, serials management, circulation, patron management, and general administration and configuration. Several of the participants are either planning or have since installed Koha and are starting the process of library-wide automation.
Towards improved access to online resources by researchers, extension agents, policy makers and students in rural Uganda, October 2008
Patrick Ksangaki, the Programme Coordinator of the Rural Empowerment Network (REN), organised a series of workshops to take place in different districts - Jinja, Kalangala, Kayunga, and Mukono. REN was awarded an INASP small grant and the PERii Coordinating team in Uganda supported Mr Ksangaki to enable implementation of these workshops on improving access and awareness of electronic resources. The workshops sensitised participants on the available online resources and provided them with skills and knowledge to effectively use online journals and related electronic resources. Most of the participants noted that the content was relevant and useful to their work and are now able to access and use these resources. In addition, it is anticipated that the workshops will facilitate increased networking and resource/skills sharing between the participating institutions and positively contribute to increased national output. These workshops have been very well attended with some of the participants already planning how to further develop, utilize and share the skills acquired. Requests for follow up included "...recommend that similar trainings are conducted in more rural areas in Uganda. This will offer participants a rare opportunity to benefit from similar training."
Various Dates - October 2008:
- Kayunga - 1st -3rd
- Mukono - 15th -17th
- Jinja - 22nd -24th
- Kalangala - 29th -31st
Enhancing Access and Information Training Skills in Electronic Resources workshop, Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) - Archbishop Kiwanuka Memorial Library, Kampala, 20-22 August 2008
Facilitators: Mr. Frederick Lugya and Mrs Sarah Mbaga
Local contact and organiser: Ms. Judith Nannozi, Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi
Twenty nine participants from a total of 15 different institutions affiliated to Uganda Martyrs University attended this workshop aimed at imparting practical information searching skills to the participants. A train-the-trainer approach was adopted to enhance skills of the attending librarians in sharing the wealth of information available to their library users. Feedback indicated this training approach was appreciated and the event implemented effectively despite problem with initial poor connectivity and slow internet link. In an attempt to address this problem, the organiser recommended that Universities in Africa dedicate a bigger bandwidth to libraries as these are research departments/ units. The appropriateness of INASP training materials was especially commended were easy to use and the content was indeed good as it drives the theory to practice and it brightens the participants with what in reality happens in the background as they are doing the searching.
Bandwidth management and optimisation university and research libraries briefing, Makerere University, Uganda, 11 July 2008
A one day seminar organised by the library consortia and NREN was facilitated by Martin Belcher from INASP. The non-technical content focused on bandwidth management and optimisation and what libraries need to know in this area. One potential future trainer was selected by the NREN and by the library community to attend. This will enable similar events to be repeated within their own communities and also in other INASP partner countries.
Electronic information and PERI resources user training workshop, 10 March 2008
Details of this localised institutional training which was organised by Evah Ndawula at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) will be added shortly.