KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND LIBRARIANS?

Who is qualified to carry out knowledge management?Are librarians eligible for this project?

Follow the discussion here https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/2544907-6047663024083333123

Vacancy at Botswana College of Agriculture

VACANCY CIRCULAR NO:2015:08:47 (LIB)
LIBRARY OFFICER-FOUR POSTS
REQUIREMENTS: candidates must posses a minimum of a Diploma in Library and Information studies or equivalent.Practical experience on application of ICT in Library and information services environment will be an added advantage
DUTIES: the successful candidate will be required to assist in the provision of service,carrying out administrative in the core areas of information technology,technical services or reader services and undertake such other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
SALARY: BCA scale:B4 (P103 516.00- (P165 864.00)
ADDRESS: The Manager,College Services
Botswana College of Agriculture
private bag 0027
Gaborone
closing date:11 September 2015
only shortlisted candidates will be responded to

Another Research Talk

I would like to remind you that there are research talks happening at Maun Lodge this evening. One of our students, Sianga, will be presenting his work, and there will be talks on wild dog habitat use and vulture populations. Details are on the attached flyer.

I hope to see many of you there!

All the best

Emily

Listing the Okavango Delta as a World Heritage Site

MEDIA ADVISORY: PANEL DISCUSSION - OKAVANGO DELTA WORLD HERITAGE SITE

The University of Botswana Okavango Research Institute (ORI) as one of the key stakeholders in the processes and programmes for listing of the Okavango Delta as a World Heritage Site, will hold a panel discussion on Implications of Listing the Okavango Delta as a World Heritage Site at Maun Lodge on 20th August, 2015 at 1800hrs. This is part of initiatives for the celebrations of this listing.

There will also be unveiling of Okavango Delta World Heritage Site listing plaque at Boro on 20th August, 2015. Transportation to the site will be available at Department of Wildlife and National Parks Offices at 1400HRS.

Therefore the media is invited for this panel discussion and your usual cooperation will be highly appreciated.

Source: BWgovernment Facebook page

Research talk

The next session of research talks will be held on the 24th August, at Maun Lodge. The details of the topics and speakers are on the flyer, but please get in touch if you have any questions or comments.

Hope to see you there!
Emily

Research paper

Here is the overview of the paper by Prof Oluwatoyin Dare Kolawole and Dimpho Pheto Segwabe titled ''A tale of two groups of Community Trusts: why they succeeded and failed''.

Overview: Community based natural resource management (CBNRM) is a strategy devised to promote biodiversity conservation and rural livelihoods. Community Trusts (CTs) thus serve as the tool for achieving CBNRM objectives of natural resources conservation and poverty alleviation. The paper makes a comparative analysis of two groups of community trusts (CTs) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana; those that were effective in rural development (RD) project implementation and those that were ineffective. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used in selecting the study population. While two effective and two ineffective CTs were purposely sampled, all available committee/Board of Trustees (BoT) members of each of the 4 Trusts were interviewed through questionnaire survey. One hundred and twenty community members (aged 18 years and above) were interviewed using interview schedules. Qualitative data were obtained through focus group discussions and key informant interview.

New environment

I have been deployed at Letsholathebe Resource Centre for two weeks (28.07.15 to 07.08.15) it is a small library and i must say i kind of like it here. This is a medical school library for University of Botswana and already i have learned a lot about databases used here! It is quiet here as most of the medical students are attending a workshop.

Find me in Linkedin!

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Lessons from the library retreat of 2008

I have learned a lot from this ladies

Important tools that could help in achieving goals:




v  Learning and teaching policies
v  Research skills
v  Information literacy

In general, the Library exists to:

      v  Expand access and participation

v  Provide relevant, accurate and timely information

v  Preservation

v  Provide information awareness – alert the users of what is available in their areas of research

v  Teach information literacy

v  Add value to the collection

v  Attend to issues on information explosion and Support research

From Government Gazette

Republic of Botswana - Tender No. MTC/YSC/BNARS/SUPP/147/2014-15
Botswana National Archives and Records Services

A SUPPLIES CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSERVATION EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR BOTSWANA NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICES

• TEBDER OFFERS ARE INVITED from suppliers local/international for the provision of conservationequipment and materials to be used for document repair and conservation.
• The Procuring Entity is Botswana National Archives and Records Services.
• Tenderers who are domiciled in Botswana must, in order to be considered for award of the contract, be licensed to trade and be in possesion of the following categories:

- Certified copy of a valid and certified Tax Clearance Certificate issued by Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS)
- Certified Share Certificate for Shareholders
- Certified copies of Omang for Shareholders

• The physical address for collection of Tender Documents is Botswana National Archives and Records Services Headquarters, corner/Parliment Drive, Government Enclave, Supplies Office, First Floor. The time and date for collection of Tender Documents is 0800 hours to 1245 hours and from 1400 hours to 1600 effective 27th March, 2015 o 27th April, 2015

Read more in Vol.LIII, No.17 2nd April, 2015

Dips toxic to oxpeckers

BirdLifeBotswana‬ have recently come across increased use of livestock dips which regrettably kill many birds (notably oxpeckers, kalatshomi in Setswana) that feed off the dead ticks on your livestock. To this end, we thought to share the list below of dips which are non-toxic to oxpeckers, and those which regrettably kill these useful birds (which when alive, further supplement dips and remove ticks from your livestock).
Dips toxic to oxpeckers
Agricura Blowfly Dressing, ...Bacdip Aerosol, Bacdip, Bostan, Bovitik-Plus NF, Bromfos, Cooperson, Daz-Dust, Dazzel NF, Delnav DFF, Diasdip 30, Diazinon DFF, Disnis NF Dip, Econodip 30, Karabadip Spray, Lujet, Luprinex, Milborrow Wound Aerosol, Milborrow Wound Oil NF, Ovipar Sheepgoat Dip, Porect, 61XA-Side, Steladone 30 Cattle, Sheep and Goat Dip, Sumifleece Sheep and Goat Dip, Sumiplus, Supamix DFF, Supona 30 Cattle Dip, Supona Angora Goat Dip, Tick and Maggot Oil, Tick dressing ‘S’, Tiguvon Spotton, Topclip Orange Shield, Topclip Purple Shield, Topclip Silver Shield, Zeropar, Zipdip.

Dips non-toxic to oxpeckers
Agricura Tick Grease, Bayopet Tick Rinse, Bayticol, Blitzdip, Curatik Cattle Dip, Deca-Spot, Decatix Cattle Sheep and Goat Dip, Decatix Cattle Spray, Dipatik, Drastic Deadline, Ektoban, Grenade Cattle Dip and Spray, Hosadip, Librekto, Paracide, Stopatik, Sumitik Cattle Dip, Super Golden Fleece, Triatix TR, Triatix LS, Triatix Cattle Spray, Triatix wettable powder for cattle spray.
So, choose your dips wisely and help conserve oxpeckers, which are providing a free tick-removal service! If you want more info, email us , call 3190540 (ask for Bethel, or Kabelo) or visit www.birdlifebotswana.org.bw.

Please share this note as widely as is possible!

Regards,
Dr Kabelo Senyatso, Director, BirdLife Botswana

A picture of library staff the year 2006 from left Monica Morrison, Eden Kahsay, Joseph Matshelo and Herbert Kiberu.

Down the memory lane

How was it the first day at work..the year 2005? I was welcomed by the library officer Herbert Kiberu and he taught me the basics about library, processing books, photocopying, binding, check in and out of library materials manually.

It was hard because I met different people some were hard to please some were just difficult so in my mind I just told myself that I am going to work the three months contract then I am out of this place, this is because I was just used to staying home. Then came Senior Librarian Monica Morrison ooh this lady made me enjoy my work and to be where I am right now, she taught me everything about library and this is why I do my best to help new staff members.

First day in a library environment

My name is Joseph Matshelo I work as library assistant at Okavango Research Institute a branch of University of Botswana since 2004 were to photocopy, process books and reports, check in and out of library materials
my duties are as follows;

1. Verifies and matches newly received materials against invoices/order list

2. Assists in verification of the accuracy of Shipping Agents and supplier’s documentation, processes invoices, and ensures security of new materials

3. Collection Maintenance

4. Assists in verifying and dispatching materials for bindery

5. Shelve and shelf reading

6. Provides record management services and assists in keeping inventory of library materials and equipment

7. Assists in the registration of customers at the circulation desk and continuously updates the Patron database, familiarity with millennium needed.

8. Checks library materials in and out to library customers using the computerized circulation system.

9. Sensitizes/desensitizes circulation materials to ensure security

10. Assists with the processing of inter-library loans requests from customers.

11. Attends to general customer queries to foster effective customer relations.

12. Provides and maintains bindery, reprographic and printing services to support internal library activities and customer needs and keeps a log of such to produce a quarterly report.