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Book Review: Building A Digital Library at the University of Zimbabwe: A Celebration of Teamwork and Collaboration. INASP, Oxford: United Kingdom, 2007.

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posted on 2024-09-06, 05:09 authored by Tonderayi Chanakira
This is the second volume to be published by the Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI). Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata a former librarian of the University of Zimbabwe Library went through the process of digitalizing its services by incorporating the concept of Information communication Technologies (ICTs) to benefit students, lecturers and the academic community at large. The process of automating the functions of the University Main Library and its five branches is traced from 1982 to 2006. In this respect, the various authors who contributed the seven chapters which constitute this publication narrate of the University of Zimbabwe’s vision was the guiding principle behind this project.

A book review on building a digital library at the University of Zimbabwe.

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Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.)

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Chanakira, T. (2008) Book Review: Mbambo, B. and INASP (2007) Building A Digital Library at the University of Zimbabwe: A Celebration of Teamwork and Collaboration. ZJER, vol. 20, no. 3, (pp. 407-408). UZ, Mt. Pleasant, Harare: HRRC.

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University of Zimbabwe (UZ)

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Zimbabwe.

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