North - South Collaboration

The Case of UiB and Mak

By: Prisca Tibenderana Senior Librarian, MakLIB

Makerere University inThe Republic of Uganda

The Capital CityKampala

Uganda’s National Flag For God & My Country!

University of Bergen in Norway

Bergen the Site of the University

Simple Facts About The Republic of Uganda (1)

Location: East Africa, west of Kenya.

1 00 N, 32 00 E Capital City: Kampala Airport: Entebbe Independent: 1962 Population: 25.8 million (UN,

2003)

The Republic of Uganda (2)

Area: 236,040 sq. km, 36,330 sq. km is water Climate: Tropical – rainy with, two dry seasons of, Dec. – Feb. & June – Aug Weather: 15 c. – 29 c. Mountains: Rwenzori. Highest peak

5,110 m.

The Republic of Uganda (3)

Lakes: L. Victoria, etc. Rivers: River Nile, etc. - Uganda is

the Source of the River Nile Major languages: English (official),

Swahili, Ganda Cur. President: Yoweri Kaguta

Museveni 1988 to date.

The Republic of Uganda (4)

Leading Newspaper is:

The New Vision of Tuesday June 1, 2004 (Published in 5 lang.)

BUKEDDE | ORUMURI | RUPINY | ETOP | You are here: Daily  »  Front Page

The Republic of Uganda

Vegetation

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Makerere UniversityWe Build for the Future!

Makerere UniversityAdministrative Building(1)

Makerere University (2)

Established: 1922 as a Technical College

1949 Affiliated to University of London

1963 became a University of East Africa

1970 became a National University

Makerere University (3)

2004 The University has: 35,000 undergraduate

students 3,000 graduate students

2,000 academic staff Over 2,500 administrative

staff

Makerere University (4)

Research, Teaching and Admin Units: 9 Faculties 6 Institutes 5 Schools 6 Service Departments – University

Library is one of the six Operations of university spread over

Main Campus and 4 other campuses

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Makerere Univ. Library(MakLIB)

Vision: Provider of Excellent Library & Information Services

Mission: To meet study, teaching and research information needs for sustainable national and regional development

MakLIB (1)

MakLIB (2)A four levels L shaped building

LibraryCommitee

University Librarian

D.U. L.Albert Cook M. L.

D.U. L. (Admin.) Chief Catalouger D.U. L.Acquistions

7 Senior L. 10 L. 200 Ss.

MakLIB Administrative Structure

MakLIB. (4)

Main Library situated on Main Campus

Built in 1957 with an area of 4,000 sq. mt

Extended in 1962 and 1972 Current library area is 8,000 sq.

metres with seating capacity for 4,000 students

MakLIB (5)

The Branch Libraries are:

Albert Cook (Medical), Sch. of education, Mak.Institute of Social Research (MISR), Instit. of Adult and Contin. Educ.(CCE), E. Af. Sch. of Lib. & Info. Sc.(EASLIS), Faculty of Vet. Med. Lib., & Mak. Univ. Agriculture Research

Institute, Kabanyolo

MakLIB. (6)

Print Collection of 384,800 monographs & 82,000 bound serials

About 8,000 online full text journal titles

Has eight divisions and seven branch libraries

MakLIBIS (7)

Services: Open for seven days a week Monday – Friday: 0830 to 2300 Saturday: 0830 to 2100 Sundays: 0830 to 1300

Week-end hours are subject to change

MakLIBIS (8)

Services: The Library operates a closed

access system. The collection is loaned according to

demand. Africana, IDA, Law and Periodicals Only for 2 hours per loan

MakLIBIS (9)

ICT Services

Currently the library has an online catalogue (OPAC) //libis.mak.ac.ug

Planning to have 117 access points Computer situation: Two computer labs at the ML (80) Each staff has a computer Several in each branch libraries Total PC 200

MakLIB (7)

Current Funding, 2000 – 2004 Uganda Government – 900,000,000.00 Ug. Shillings

And Development Partners

MakLIS (8)

Development Partners include: NORAD 200,000.00 Sida/SAREC 940,000.00 Carnegie Corp. of N.Y. 650,000.00 Ford & Rockfellor Foundations ADB - IAUP (Netherland) -

MakLIBIS (9)

Collaborating Univers. Libraries Bergen University Library Stockholm University Library, Boras Sch. of Library & Info. Sc. University of Tennessee Library (UT) Case Western Reserve Univ. Library

Several in UK with Alb. Cook

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Makerere (Mak) and Bergen (UiB) Universities Collaboration (1)

General Agreement of Collaboration Signed in 1992 and extended in 1999 This involved: 5 centres (UiB) 3 Faculties (UiB) 7 Departments (UiB) 2 Faculties & 7 Departments (Mak)

Mak. and UiB Collaboration (2)

Collaborate in:1. Joint teaching, research & projects2. Exchange of staff & students3. Exchange of info. & publications

Makerere and Bergen Universities Collaboration (3)

Exchange of staff and students Procedure:1. Letter proposing visit & activity2. Letter inviting party outlining

terms3. Negotiations regarding funding4. Visit

UiB – MakLIBCollaboration(1)

Included in the 1999 extension as Science Library Project Coordinator at Mak. Prof. L. Luboobi Scientist at UoB: Director Kari

Garnes Faculty: Mak. Faculty of Science Funding: UoB, Mak. & Norwegian

Min. of Foreign Affairs

UiB – MakLIBCollaboration(2)

What has been done: 1999 Faculty received 50,000 NOK 2001 Frame Agreement signed, which

added more activities Nov. 2001 E. Gamukama and O.

Mutibwa As a result, Jane Kawalya visited 2001 Three members of UoB Library - Mak.

UiB – MakLIBCollaboration(3)

2002 Joint project to est. Uganda Sc. Digital Library (In its final draft)

Interlibrary Loan (48 doc. exchanged)

Staff exchange

UiB – MakLIBCollaboration(3)

Uganda Science Digital Library Project

Draft proposal started Feb. 2002 Final Project sent to UoB Library

Nov. 2003 Amount required $760,000.00 only Prisca Tibenderana here to follow up

its finalization and forward to donor.

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