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.

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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