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Mr. Muhumuza
First Name
Medard
Other Name
Emmy
Surname
Muhumuza
Job Title
Campus Librarian
Qualification
Bachelor`s in Library and Information Science
Campus
Science and Education Library
Library
Nagongera Campus
Staff Email
memumuhu@gmail.com
Biography
Emmy Medard Muhumuza was appointed into the Busitema University service in 2009 and posted to head Nagongera Campus Library. Prior to joining Busitema University, Medard worked with Makerere University Library in different capacities and later joined Makerere University’s Department of Distance Education as a Senior Records Officer for five months. He has worked in University Libraries for the last 31 years. Through his 31 years of experience in academic libraries, 12 have been at Busitema University Library. Among other things, Mr. Muhumuza has been instrumental in pioneering library programmes. For example, he participated in the establishment of the Digital Institutional Repository following the DATAD-R IV training held in February, 2017 at the Association of African Universities (AAU), Accra-Ghana; he also participated in the establishment of the KOHA Library Management System. Medard also participated in the construction of the Central Library building at Busitema Campus. As Head Librarian for the Education and Science Library at Nagongera, Mr. Muhumuza is supporting the library’s automation agenda such as populating the library catalogue and the institutional repository, and supporting access to online resources.