HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA LIBRARY

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1 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA LIBRARY Kaisa Sinikara, University Librarian, Professor and Elise Pirttiniemi, Project Manager, Helsinki University Library Ellen Namhila, University Librarian, University Of Namibia Library IFLA

2 Topic Background of the project Preparing the project Main targets of development Methods Collaboration between university libraries of Helsinki, Namibia and Tampere Results

3 Background Finland is in Northern Europe and Namibia in Southern Africa, still Finnish and Namibian nations have close connections dating back 19th century without colonial power University Librarian Ellen Namhila asked Helsinki and Tampere University Libraries in Finland to be sister libraries for the University of Namibia Library

4 Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland funded a visit to Namibia for preparing a project application Ellen Namhila, Mercia Katjiveri, Kaisa Sinikara, Sylvia Katjepunda, Joseph Ndinoshiho, Elise Pirttiniemi and Jakobina Mwiiyale

5 Preparing the project 2008 in Namibia

6 Preparing the Project 2009 The Poster session in IFLA in Milan

7 The project got funding in May 2011 from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland Partners: University of Namibia Library, Helsinki University Library and Tampere University Library Universities supported the application

8 Project organisation Steering Board Project Board Coordinating organisation: Helsinki University Library University Librarians Kaisa Sinikara, Ellen Namhila and Mirja Iivonen

9 Namibian and Finnish teams in 2011/

10 Administration work in Namibia and Finland

11 Objectives of the cooperation 1 Content development for Information Literacy (IL) instruction;

12 Objectives of the cooperation 2 Pedagogical skills to impart IL skills to students and academic staff;

13 Objectives of the cooperation 3 Modern practices for providing access to electronic resources of information;

14 Objectives of the cooperation 4 Methods of marketing library products and services to students and staff;

15 Objectives of the cooperation 5 Joint quality improvement and benchmarking and strategic planning skills

16 Objectives of the cooperation 6 Expertise in collection development and management;

17 Objectives of the cooperation 7 Research and academic writing and publishing articles in peerreviewed journals. Practice in academic writing for a joint publication, co-writing

18 Seminars in 2011 and 2012 in Namibia

19 Lectures by Finnish and Namibian librarians,

20 sharing information,

21 discussions,

22 group working,

23 learning from each others,

24 mentoring,

25 working together

26 Study visits in Finland

27 Study visits in Finland

28 Collaboration is challenging,

29 Collaboration is nice,

30 Collaboration is useful

31 Expected results Pedagogical skills are acquired by librarians & IL instruction is implemented effectively at UNAM. Specialized subject digital & print information services are devised & provided to UNAM students and staff. Digital and print collections are aligned to UNAM curriculum and research. Research and academic writing among UNAM Library staff is improved. Quality and standards of service delivery at UNAM Library is enhanced

32 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Helsinki University Library Tampere University Library University of Namibia Library