[Q&A Session] Implementation of Institutional Repository at ZCAS University
Channel: Lighton Phiri
Date: 2020-07-14

Question and answer session for the talk given by Buumba Dubeka, from ZCAS University. The actual talk is available here [1]

Buumba Dubeka gave a talk titled "Implementation of Institutional Repository at ZCAS University" on Monday, July 13, 2020, at 17H00 GMT+2. 

This talk is part of a series of seminars organised as part of the "LIS 5310: Information Systems and Technologies for Information Management" [2] postgraduate course in the Department of Library and Information Science [3] at The University of Zambia [4]


## Abstract

Research output is the core of every Higher Learning institution because it showcases the lessons learned, experiences and innovations of Faculty, staff and Students at large. It is therefore important to have a central place which may act as an archive for collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research Such as ZCAS University. However, there is need to adhere to certain standards to ensure that Quality is assured in all aspects. This talk will basically focus on the presenter’s experience in the implementation of the ZCAS institutional Repository which is still work in progress.


## Biography

My name is Buumba M. Dubeka. I am currently the Librarian for ZCAS/ZCAS University [5] and I have been serving in this capacity from June 2018. Prior to joining ZCAS, I was with the Ministry of Education as Librarian at Charles Lwanga College of Education for 5 years. My experience at Charles Lwanga exposed me to the use of integrated Library Systems such as Koha as well as platforms such as DSpace. CLCE was the first College of education to migrate from the browns systems to digital via Koha integrated Library system. I also worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in a New Partnership Initiative Project funded by USAID under the Brethren in Christ Church (BICC). My first experience in working with Academic Institutions was at the Livingstone Institute of Business and Engineering Studies where I served as an Assistant Librarian just after graduating from UNZA. 

I am currently in the second part of pursuing my Master of Library and Information Science at the University of Zambia. I have a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Zambia. I also have a Master of Education in Leadership and Administration from Gonzaga University- Spokane, USA. My liking for teaching and sharing knowledge led me to pursue a Post Graduate Diploma in Lecturing Methodology.

## About LIS 5310 Seminar Series

The LIS 5310 colloquium is part of a series of seminars for the LIS 5310 course [2] in the Department of Library and Information Science [3] at The University of Zambia [4].

[1] https://youtu.be/V2jRBwGUuZQ
[2] http://lis.unza.zm/~lightonphiri/teaching/unza/2020/lis5310
[3] http://lis.unza.zm 
[4] https://www.unza.zm
[5] https://www.zcas.ac.zm