Website Management Committee Interacts with Staff and Students at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Busitema Campus

Website Management Committee led by the Chairperson Dr. Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya held a focus group discussion with academic, administrative and support staff, and student leaders of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology on the terminology, content, structure and interface design, and functionality of the new Busitema University Website. The meeting took place at the Engineering Hall, on Friday October 7, 2022, between 08:00 - 10:00 am and was well attended

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E-RESERVES AND SUBJECT GUIDES TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANS

Busitema University Library will be holding a one-day training on Tuesday 6, September 2022 at Busitema Campus (Engineering) Library. This training will be on uploading and populating the Established E-reserves and Subject Guides systems.

Target Group: All Campus Librarians, 1 Institute Librarian and other Library Staff selected by the Campus Librarians

Objectives of the Training:

Training of Trainers (ToT) to;

• To equip participants with the skills on how to create and upload E-reserves
• To equip participants with skills on how to create and integrate subject guides into the LMS
• To have fully functional E-reserves and Subject Guides Systems

Learning Outcomes:

• A Functional E-reserves System with full-text images of articles and short book chapters that meet fair use copyright guidelines
• Electronically accessible E-Reserves 
• A Functional Subject Guides System lists resources created to assist students with their research needs
• Skilled Library Staff who will train students on how to use both E-Reserves and Subject guides

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NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

This is to inform the General Public that Busitema University has admitted students to various programmes for the 2022/2023 Academic Year. However, a few slots still exist in the following programmes:

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Please, visit Busistema University admissions portal to apply on the link below:
admissions.busitema.ac.ug. The deadline for applications is 10th September 2022.

INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT

Busitema University is a multi-campus Public University located in Eastern Uganda, with its main campus at Busitema along Jinja-Malaba High way, Busia District. Busitema University Library is pleased to offer 4 internship positions to Library and Information Science students for a period starting August 29th to September 30th 2022. Internees will participate in the library’s organization, automation and digitization programmes, creating digital collections based on open access content, and developing digital tools to support information discovery at the Faculty of Science and Education, Nagongera Campus.

Interested students can send their Letter of Interest to the University Librarian, Busitema University, including a partial transcript and letter of introduction from the School to library@busitema.ac.ug not later than Sunday 21 st August 2022.

Please note that this is not a paid internship nor will you be required to pay a fee for your participation. While the University will offer free accommodation at the University premises, water and electricity, Internees will be responsible for their meals and transport to and from Busitema University and their current location/residence.

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Isaac Joins Busitema University Library

Busitema University Library is pleased to announce that Mr. Mukungu Isaac has joined Busitema University Service as a Librarian I in charge of the Science and Education Library, Nagongera Campus. Prior to joining Busitema University, Isaac was working with Lira University as a Librarian II.

Mr. Mukungu Isaac is an accomplished Information Scientist with a successful track record in Information services in higher education institutions. Isaac holds a Masters of Science degree in Library and Information Studies from the university of Strathclyde, Glasgow in the United Kingdom. He has vast experience of over 15 years in Librarianship and Information Management as well as teaching at the University. Before joining Lira University, he served as a Librarian for the Islamic University in Uganda from 2008 to 2018.

He has succeeded in supporting and mentoring library and information science students and librarians in information services management, research and innovations. He is fascinated by ICTs and their application in information management and service delivery as well as digital preservation in information institutions. As an instructor and trainer in information literacy, library organization, and information service delivery, he brings expertise, passion and a drive for quality and equitable information services at Busitema University.

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Open Access Databases

Registry of Research Data Repositories - Re3data

The Registry of Research Data Repositories is a technical open science platform that offers researchers, funding organizations, libraries and publishers an overview of existing international repositories for research data. As a global registry of research data repositories, Re3data covers research data repositories from different academic disciplines. It includes repositories that enable permanent storage of and access to data sets to researchers, funding bodies, publishers, and scholarly institutions. It promotes a culture of sharing, increased access and better visibility of research data. It also provides information on repositories for the permanent storage and access of data sets to researchers, funding bodies, publishers and scholarly institutions. Re3data provides customizable and extendable core repository descriptions that are persistently identifiable and can be referred to and cited in an appropriate manner. Visit https://www.re3data.org/ to access Re3data.

DataCite

DataCite is a leading global non-profit organization that provides persistent identifiers (DOIs) for research data and other research outputs. Research outputs become discoverable and associated metadata is made available to the community. It promotes data sharing and citation through community-building efforts and outreach activities. The Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) that DataCite provides are a technical solution to the broken links that can occur when authors cite resources on the Web. Through this platform you can create digital object identifiers (DOIs), a type of persistent identifier for your datasets, software and other types of research outputs such as gray literature and conference proceedings. You can share your data and reuse the data of others to create the highest impact in the research community. Visit datacite.org.

CoreTrustSeal

CoreTrustSeal, launched in 2017, defines requirements and offers core level certification for Trustworthy Data Repositories holding data for long-term preservation. CoreTrustSeal is a certification based on requirements established by the World Data Systems (WDS) and the Data Seal of Approval (DSA) .It demonstrates to researchers that data repositories are taking appropriate measures to ensure sustainable and trustworthy data infrastructures. It gives assurance to researchers that their research results will be managed, curated, and archived in such a way to preserve the initial investment in collecting them. It enables researchers to be certain that data held in archives remains useful and meaningful into the future. To explore this, visit https://www.coretrustseal.org/

OpenAIRE

OpenAIRE is a research information platform that helps researchers, project managers and repository managers to integrate knowledge, people, and services to provide the best scientific information. The OpenAIRE platform offers many resources on Open Science practice. The platform makes research accessible, findable, coherent, and re-usable. It enables easy project reporting by linking a particular dissemination, publication, presentation, or communication to research funding. The platform provides the tools necessary to monitor the trends of Open Access to research data and publications and provides access to numerous Open Access publications and datasets. Visit https://www.openaire.eu/ to access OpenAIRE.

FAIRsharing

Launched in 2011, FAIRsharing is an informative and educational resource that describes and interlinks community-driven standards, databases, repositories and data policies. It accelerates the discovery, selection and use of these resources. As a web-based searchable portal, it is targeted to researchers and other stakeholders involved in producing, managing, serving, curating, preserving, publishing or regulating data, FAIRsharing supports and enables the implementation of the FAIR principles. Researchers can use FAIRsharing as a lookup resource to identify, use and cite the standards, databases that exist for their data and discipline. Visit https://fairsharing.org/.

Trial Access to Lecturio – Medical Teaching Simplified

Busitema University has been granted a two weeks’ trial access to a digital medical platform called Lecturio. The trail access is effective from 16 th through 31 st July 2022. Lecturio gives you comprehensive access to pre-Medical, Pre-Clinical & Medical curricula in medicine and nursing. Besides health science disciplines, the multidisciplinary platform provides access to Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics amongst others. The content includes: 12000 education videos, 30,000 Recall Questions , 7000 case question bank and over 1,300 textbook articles, 3D Anatomy models, pop up questions and clinical cases. Lecturio provides a customized set-up for both students and lecturers and is accessible through the phone using Android and iOS mobile Apps.

To access Lecturio, please visit https://busitema.lecturio.com/en/login and contact the Campus Librarian, Ms. Glorias Asiimwe for the login credentials (User Name and Password).

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Stanbic Bank Uganda Partners with Busitema University to offer 70 Vocational Training Scholarships

Kampala, Uganda - July 1, 2022: Stanbic Bank Uganda is funding 70 scholarships for young people from low-income household in eastern Uganda, to undertake vocational training courses at Busitema University.

The Scholarship fund will benefit at least 70 young people who will undergo a six-month vocational skills training in areas of their Interest, Including robotics, Irrigation technologies, automotive repairs. Post-harvest handling and processing technologies, welding and metal fabrication, brick laying and concrete practice, among others.

"Stanbic Bank is proud to be in partnership with Busiterna University to provide this scholarship programme that will enable young Ugandans to acquire vocational skills. The Bank recognises the importance of vocational training in increasing chances of employability of many young people and gain the much-needed future skills that will contribute the growth of our economy and boost their long-term professional careers. “Cathy Adengo. Head Sustainability, Stanbic Bank Uganda”.

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BUSITEMA UNIVERSITY 12TH GRADUATION

It is graduation - you have worked hard and you deserve it.  Follow the poster below for more details. Get the graduation programme

E-Book Databases

Many Books: Established in 2004, the database contains over 50,000 fiction and non fiction eBooks. The collection emcompasses several genres ranging from fantasy, horror, romance, mystery, thriller, science fiction, biographies, action, adventure, children’s books, love stories and history education among others. Many Books provides instant updates and filters for quick browsing by author, genre and language. You can download the Many Books app from the playstore to access, download and read free books. Visit https://manybooks.net/ to access Many Books.

 

Gutenberg: This is an online library of over 60,000 free eBooks in various subjects. You can search and browse for books by author, title, subject, language, type, popularity and more. Gutenberg provides a list of recently added, new and updated and has provision for notifications when new books are made available.The collection is freely offered to readers for education, enjoyment, enlightenment, and entertainment. Books on similar topics are arranged on the bookshelf alphabetically to ease access for readers. Visit https://www.gutenberg.org/ to access Gutenberg.

 

Listening Books: This database is a digital collection of audio books and other information materials ranging from fiction , nonfiction, newspapers and magazines. It is suitable for children and adults with specific learning difficulties including; dyslexia, mental health conditions, anxiety, visual impairment or physical disabilities. It permits readers to download the audio books. Visit https://www.listening-books.org.uk/ to access Listening Books.

 

Internet Archive: As a digital library, the internet archive provides free access to collections of digitized materials including websites, software applications, games, cultural artifacts, music, movies/videos and millions of books. As an open library, special attention is given to books. A wide range of books are made electronically available. They are free to read and downloadable. All these resources are available to researchers, historians, scholars and the general public. Visit https://archive.org/ to access Internet Archive

 

Digital Book Index: The Digital Book Index is an online catalog of electronic books, texts and documents. It provides access to over 165,000 full-text ebooks from different publishers, universities and sites. The database contains reference books, children’s books, Literature and languages, social sciences, philosophy, law, mathematics, health and Medicine. Visit http://www.digitalbookindex.org/ to access Digital Book Index.

 

World Digital Library: Launched by UNESCO and the Library of Congress, the World Digital Library (WDL) contains a rich source of free manuscripts, rare books, films, musical scores, prints, recordings, architectural drawings and maps. It aims at promoting international and intercultural understanding; expanding the volume and variety of online cultural content; providing resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences, and building capacity in partner institutions so as to narrow the digital divide within and among countries. You can access World Digital Library through https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-digital-library.

 

Book Boon: This database contains more than 800 free eBooks, audio-visual learning materials and online courses for students and researchers. The collection is available in different languages and content is downloadable in PDF format. Subject areas covered are economics, statistics, IT, engineering and natural sciences. You can visit https://bookboon.com to access Book boon.

 

Free Computer Books: Free Computer Books is a directory of free eBooks, tutorials and lecture notes. The disciplines include; computer science, networking, programming languages, systems programming, linux books and mathematics. To access Free computer books, visit https://freecomputerbooks.com/

 

Open Access Publishing in European Networks: This is a comprehensive database that contains freely accessible peer reviewed academic books in the fields of humanities and social sciences. The collections are filtered according to subjects, publishers, language and date. The database serves as an open infrastructure and aims at increasing the discoverability of open access books. Visit https://oapen.org/home to access OAPEN to review, share and download books at no cost.

 

Public Bookshelf: The database provides access to different kinds of romance books ranging from contemporary, suspense, historical, regency, Inspirational, vampire, fantasy, paranormal and Western romance. It provides a platform for readers to read stories online and authors to publish their books at no cost. To access Public Bookshelf collection, visit https://www.publicbookshelf.com/index.html.

 

ReadCentral: The database comprises of a vast collection of free nonfiction books, novels, dramas, poems, short stories and essays in different languages. ReadCentral can be used by people of all ages and backgrounds including; reading enthusiasts, students, researchers and on-the-go readers. The database provides a mobile version to enable the users to use mobile devices to access content. To access ReadCentral, visit https://www.readcentral.com/

 

PDF Drive: PDF Drive contains over 79,357,440 free ebooks to search, preview and download. The database contains powerful features such as previews, advanced filtering and synchronized searching using computer and mobile devices. Besides, PDF is continuously updated with new contents. Visit, https://www.pdfdrive.com/ to access PDF Drive.

 

Indian Academy of Sciences: Founded in 1934 with the sole goal of promoting and upholding the cause of science, the Indian Academy of Sciences currently publishes 10 science journals in different disciplines. The published journals undergo a rigorous peer view process and information is made available online through open access. To access the Indian Academic of Sciences database, visit: https://www.ias.ac.in/

 

Open Textbooks: The database contains over 1024 academic textbooks that are peer reviewed, free, adaptable and openly licensed. Students, faculty and other users are free to download, edit and distribute the textbooks. Supported by the Open Education Network, the Open Textbooks database covers subjects like; business, computer science, engineering, education, humanities, medicine, natural sciences and student success. The site is time-saving since tables of contents and summaries for textbooks are provided. Visit, https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/ to access Open Textbooks.

 

Free Books Centre: The database provides links to thousands of free online technical books. It comprises over 25 subject categories in the disciplines of physics, computer sciences, business, mathematics, medicine, engineering and law amongst others. To access the Free Books Centre, visit: http://www.freebookcentre.net/

 

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB): Established by the Open Access Publishing in European Network in 2012, DOAB provides access to over 51,914 free scholarly and peer-reviewed open access books. With the sole aim to increase discoverability of open access books, the database is open to all publishers who publish peer reviewed books in open access. To explore this vast collection, visit https://www.doabooks.org/

 

OBOOKO: The database contains over 3000 free ebook titles to download and read at no cost. Users can download content in pdf, epub and kindle formats across devices such as desktop computers, laptops, tablets, e-readers and mobile phones. Obooko is a totally free database currently being used by over 800,000 people across the globe. Visit https://www.obooko.com/ to access the great reads.

 

The Universal Digital Library: Launched by Carnegie-Mellon University, the Universal Digital Library (UDL) contains over 1,000,000 ebooks in different subject areas. To access UDL books, one needs to use either the DjVu plugin and/or Tiff plugin on Windows, Linux and MAC. To access this collection, visit http://ulib.isri.cmu.edu/