Project Librarian Exchange report

“The seminar at OsloMet (D6.2) took place from May 27th to May 29th, and the Librarian Exchange (D6.3) was held at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences from May 30th to June 1st and at Jagiellonian University from June 3rd to June 8th. June 2nd was a travel day. The aim of the seminar and librarian exchange was capacity building for all partners and to provide many practical insights and ideas for improvement in their libraries. The seminar and librarian exchange are both part of WP6 Blended Mobility. There are a few minor adjustments and changes to the original plans for the Seminar (D6.2) and Librarian Exchange (D6.3). They were initially planned to take place over three weeks, however, due to the project partners’ limited availability, the time was reduced to two weeks. Therefore, the Librarian Exchange took place over a week and a half. Cultural activities were scheduled on the two Saturdays, thus bringing the total number of days to 9. All topics were covered, and activities were carried out as planned through a more condensed program. Specific to the Librarian Exchange, project partners participated extensively in the demonstrated services through questions and discussions. Representatives from each partner university attended the librarian exchange (Appendix 1), except Greg Kwalombota and Namoonga Chiinda from the University of Barotseland, who were not issued travel visas in time to attend. The OsloMet partners only attended the Librarian Exchange in Norway. This report covers the program and activities included in the D6.3 Librarian Exchange”

The full text is available at https://niagaragrant.com/report-project-librarian-exchange/

Project Seminar 2024 report

“The seminar at OsloMet (D6.2) took place from May 27th to May 29th, and directly following was the Librarian Exchange (D6.3) held at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences from May 30th to June 1st and at Jagiellonian University from June 3rd to June 8th. June 2nd was a travel day. The aims of the seminar and librarian exchange were capacity building for all partners and to provide many practical insights and ideas for improvement in their libraries. The seminar and librarian exchange are both part of WP6 Blended Mobility. There are a few minor adjustments and changes to the original plans for the Seminar (D6.2) and Librarian Exchange (D6.3). They were initially planned to take place over three weeks, however, due to the project partners’ limited availability, the time was reduced to two weeks. Therefore, the Oslo seminar was reduced from 5 days to 3 days. All topics were covered, and activities were carried out as planned through a more condensed program. Representatives from each partner university were present at the seminar (Appendix 1), except Greg Kwalombota and Namoonga Chiinda from the University of Barotseland, who were not issued travel visas in time to attend. Christine Kanyengo from the University of Zambia, who had not planned to travel, attended key sessions online via Zoom. This report covers the program and activities included in the D6.2 Seminar.”

The full text is available at https://niagaragrant.com/report-project-seminar-2024/

Data Management Plan

“A Data Management Plan (DMP) is one of the key elements to effectively manage project data. Generally, the DMP describes the Data Management Life Cycle for the data to be generated and processed by the project. The main objective of NIAGARA’s Data Management Plan is to facilitate project data generation and management during and after the end of the project.” – to find out more check our Data Management Plan. The full text is available at https://niagaragrant.com/publications/data-management-plan/

NIAGARAgrant at the UDSM Library

In the last week (14-16th of April) the University of Dar es Salaam exhibited materials from all it’s ongoing research activities to the general public and various research stakeholders. The university library always takes part in these exhibitions. This time the #NIAGARAgrant was presented.

Library director, prof. Kelefa Mwantimwa explained the NIAGARA project to some of the people that visited the university library’s grounds where various research activities of the library were exhibited. What is more, the Research Coordinator described the assumption of the project to LIS and other students.

Credits: Elias Mwabungulu

diagram from the NIAGARA poster from the BOBCATSSS

BOBCATSSS poster

Our poster from the conference BOBCATSSS 2023 is available now on ResearchGate. Here is the link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367310384_NIAGARA-Bobcatsss2023

How to cite our BOBCATSSS publications (presentation and poster):

  1. Johnston, J.; Khosrowjerdi, M.; Bøyum, I.; Opheim, E.; Cisek, S.; Deja, M.; Kanyengo, C.; Kwalombota Mubita, G.; Makondo, F.; Malekani, A..; Monde, M..; Pius Mtega, W.; Mwabungulu, E.; Mwantimwa, K.; Ng`angu, N.; Rak, D.; Tarimo, R.; Wema, E.; Wójcik, M. (2023, January 25-27). Navigating the digital landscape: Universities partnering for change (NIAGARA) [Conference presentation] BOBCATSSS 2023 Conference, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Norway.
  2. Khosrowjerdi, M.; Johnston, J.; Bøyum, I.; Opheim, E.; Cisek, S.; Deja, M.; Kanyengo, C.; Kwalombota Mubita, G.; Makondo, F.; Malekani, A..; Monde, M..; Pius Mtega, W.; Mwabungulu, E.; Mwantimwa, K.; Ng`angu, N.; Rak, D.; Tarimo, R.; Wema, E.; Wójcik, M. (2023, January 25-27). NIAGARA: Navigating the digital landscape: Universities partnering for change (2023-2026) [Poster] BOBCATSSS 2023 Conference, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Norway.