This collection is made up of papers, posters and presentation slides presented by BIUST library staff. https://repository.biust.ac.bw/handle/123456789/108 2026-04-19T06:09:42Z 2026-04-19T06:09:42Z Kerebotswe, Amogelang Tladi, Olga Lebele, Ayanda https://repository.biust.ac.bw/handle/123456789/546 2023-03-21T13:23:45Z 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Botswana Presidential Collection @BIUST: The concept and preparatory processes Kerebotswe, Amogelang; Tladi, Olga; Lebele, Ayanda On 10th February 2018, The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) officially launched a collection that serves as incubation of the Botswana Presidential library. The collection is a foundation of a primer repository of textual materials; drawings; paintings, photographs, artefacts and many other visual materials that illuminate the legacy and era of all the Botswana presidents. BIUST library intends to develop this as Special Holdings or Rare Collections that will uniquely augment the already existing legal repositories of BNARS, UB and BNLS whose focus is presently very broad or on generalities of Botswana Literary works. The Presidential library @ BIUST instead adopts a thematic scope; and also uniquely triangulates elements of libraries; archives and museums in the collection, preservation and dissemination of such information ( 3 in 1) This paper therefore is a narrative that shares experiences on the concept of the presidential collection @BIUST since it is new concept in the country with view of fostering collaborations in the form of ideas, helping others with interest in the same project or undertaking, share challenges, lessons learnt and possible recommendations. The paper also demonstrates strategies in the development of operational policies, strategies and guidelines on the growth of both the space and the collection. It importantly highlights collaboration and cooperation of resources and expertise with already designated national and international special collections.

2018-09-01T00:00:00Z Mozila, Winnie Lebele, Ayanda https://repository.biust.ac.bw/handle/123456789/544 2023-02-21T13:17:08Z 2018-11-22T00:00:00Z

Institutional Repository as a tool for research management: A case study of BIUST Library. Mozila, Winnie; Lebele, Ayanda The increased reliance on information communication technology (ICT), coupled with the change in the research process has led to the production of large volumes of data. This has compelled those in the information profession, especially librarians, to develop their skills set in order to cope with the new developments. Governments and funding agencies have made it mandatory for researchers to showcase their data management plans that support access, sharing and long term preservation hence academic libraries have strategically positioned themselves to support research data management services. Botswana government established the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) in 2005 as a national strategic initiative with the main objective of helping transform Botswana’s economy from being resource based to a knowledge based through skills capacity building in Science and Engineering Technology. BIUST library in its quest to ensure proper management of research output by its community piloted an institutional repository (IR) as one of its strategic objective. The paper outlines how the library implemented the IR in-house, and the approach it used. It also covers challenges faced such as lack of funds and lessons learned during the implementation process. The paper concludes by highlighting the success of the project implementation with regards to stakeholder relations. It further outlines the proposed workflow that the library intends to adopt, future plans for skills development to mitigate the challenges.

2018-11-22T00:00:00Z Mozila, Winnie https://repository.biust.ac.bw/handle/123456789/543 2023-02-21T10:07:45Z 2020-03-31T00:00:00Z

Branching out to a larger audience: Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) library marketing strategies in promoting Institutional Repository Mozila, Winnie Faced with the advancement of the fourth industrial revolution whereby users are technology-driven, BIUST library repositioned itself in the financial year 2018/2019 by developing and implementing technology-mediated tools as a means of enhancing service delivery. One of the tools that was developed was an institutional repository (IR) with the intention to store, preserve and disseminate the research output produced by both the university employees and students. Like any other library services, the IR needs to be marketed and promoted for its usage to be maximized. The BIUST library conducts marketing activities to promote and create awareness on both newly acquired services and products and existing ones for full utilization for a better return on investment. This paper, therefore, focuses on the different marketing strategies used by the library to promote the IR, especially the electronic theses and dissertations community for both the internal and external audience and the anticipated impact of these marketing activities.

2020-03-31T00:00:00Z Ntlotlang, Tuelo https://repository.biust.ac.bw/handle/123456789/499 2023-03-22T15:26:37Z 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tweaking the BIUST ILS through the lense of carpentry instructor training insights Ntlotlang, Tuelo The presenter is sharing what she has learned from the carpentries instructor training program as well as giving a brief description on how information literacy program is delivered in Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST). She concludes by providing action items that can enable BIUST to embrace carpentry workshops in its confines. Paper presented on Virtual CarpentryCon 2022, 3rd August 2022, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana

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