Dr. Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya, the University Librarian of Busitema University and President of the Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA), is set to present a key address at the upcoming Uganda Open Science Stakeholders' Meeting. The high-level forum, scheduled for 24th September 2025, will convene at the College of Computing and Information Sciences, Makerere University, in a blended physical and virtual format.

The meeting, co-convened by the…

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The Library Assistant position at Busitema University Library is an academic, teaching, non-science role designed to support the provision of specialized reference services and contribute to the library's mission of excellence in information services. The successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing user experiences through research, information literacy instruction, and the development of library collections.

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Speech by the President of the Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA) Delivered at the 24th Consortium of Uganda University Libraries Annual General Meeting, Uganda Management Institute (UMI), Kampala | February 14, 2025. See Details

Libraries are not just repositories of books—they are dynamic hubs of knowledge creation, curation, and dissemination. Today, we explore their historical roots, scientific legitimacy, and indispensable role in academia - Continue Reading

As the calendar year comes to a close, I would like to extend my warmest greetings and reflect on what an incredible year it has been. Once again, we have set a new standard despite the numerous challenges we faced. 
We witnessed significant growth in our digital collections and built an integrated and robust technology system to support the discovery, access, and accessibility of all library resources, collections, and services. Additionally, we developed cross-functional library teams to support multi-campus research groups, implemented tools that facilitate the entire scholarly communication lifecycle,…

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The Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA) has welcomed new leadership with the induction of a National Executive Committee (NEC) on November 15, 2024. The newly elected President, Dr. Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya, expressed gratitude to the outgoing NEC for their contributions and emphasized the importance of unity within the library and information science (LIS) profession. The new leadership aims to enhance support for LIS professionals through innovative programming and strategic…

Boosting Open Scholarship: Building a Cohort of Trainers in Uganda

To promote Open Scholarship and Open Science, a groundbreaking initiative is underway at Busitema University. Led by Dr. Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya, this project aims to develop a cohort of open scholarship trainers to…

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…