[Q&A Session] An Assessment of University Library Portals in Zambia
Channel: Lighton Phiri
Date: 2020-07-21

Question and answer session for the talk given by Dokowe Tembo, from The University of Zambia. The actual talk is available here [1]

Dokowe Tembo gave a talk titled "Scholarly Communication: IRs and Self-Archiving" on Monday, July 20, 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

Zambia has seen a rise in the number of Universities in recent years. According to the Higher Education Authority (HEA), there are currently 60 registered Universities. With the rise in University numbers, comes the need for the provision of Information resources. Many libraries world over are implementing Library Portals to increase their span and provide more service to their clientele. Is this the case with Zambia? Are there any Portals present in these University Libraries? If so, what is their Usability status, and is it meeting user satisfaction?

## Biography

Dokowe Tembo Chimuka is presently Assistant Librarian at Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies (ZCAS) Library [5]. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Library & Information Science and Development Studies from the University of Zambia where she graduated in 2010. She is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University of Zambia [2]. 

She has worked at the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat where she assisted in the creation of the E-library that was to cater to all member states. 

## 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/gi2LVjy2OBA
[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