Skills acquired and passed on: the collaboration between the University of Bergen and Makerere University libraries and their new partners in the north and south

Makerere University in Uganda and the University of Bergen in Norway celebrate ten years of collaboration in 2009. The collaboration includes the libraries in the two Universities, focusing on continuing professional development. This paper reports the activities of the collaboration between the two University libraries, and highlights the multiplier effect of the collaboration, which has led to new partners at the University of Juba in Southern Sudan, the East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS) at Makerere and the Norwegian School of Librarianship at Oslo University College. The new partners have joined to implement the Juba University Library Automation Project (JULAP) that is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. JULAP aims to rebuild the Juba University Library that was closed because of the war in 1985. The project has two main components: automation of the library and training of library staff who are already working in the library, as well as sponsoring young people for a Bachelor’s degree in Librarianship at EASLIS. The training of library staff has a theoretical component conducted by EASLIS, while the practical component is handled by Makerere University Library staff using the skills they acquired over time from collaborations with skilled librarians from the North. Part of the project includes the acquisition of a library system, and the training of staff to use the system. The paper then outlines the activities of the project, the challenges faced and how they have been addressed, the achievements and future plans. Although most collaboration usually involves two institutions, this paper highlights the growth of the collaboration from two institutions to where it is now, and the audience is encouraged to learn from this experience and replicate it to be able to ‘build bridges’ of LIS education in Developing countries

Volume 30, Number 4, December 2010

Digitized December 2010 issue of the OLAC Newsletter

Open Access to Cataloguing Rules

The possibility for librarians and developers to have access to cataloguing rules is not a minor issue. There are many open access movements all over the world, and involving all kinds of contents, not only research and data, but also standards. Librarians are ahead of these struggles when it comes to access to information. However, as stated in Terry’s Worklog: Can We Have Open Library Standards, Please? Free RDA/AACR2 (2012)43, when it comes to our work, we librarians: “refuse to follow the same open access principles that we preach”

Online development in the Nordic countries : a history of online information from the 1960s to the '00s and NORDINFO's role in its development

Some of the contributions to this book have previously been published as unedited manuscripts in 2007 at http://hdl.handle.net/1975/149

Norwegian repertoire databases for performing arts : what and why

Internationally there are a number of databases for performing arts productions. They cover different areas like the performances of works by a particular playwright, types of productions, productions in one country or just those of an individual theatre. The Norwegian performing arts community also maintains a range of smaller repertoire databases, some online. In the related domains of museums and libraries work has been underway for some years to prepare to consolidate their respective collections. The theatre community has so far not been part of this effort. By means of a qualitative study and theoretical treatment, this thesis examines the cataloguing practices and motivations behind the Norwegian repertoire databases. The goal is to better understand current performing arts documentation and find possible motivations for upgrading that documentation practice in light of current library cataloguing and other documentation trends.Internasjonalt finnes det en rekke databaser for scenekunstproduksjoner. De dekker forskjellige områder, for eksempel fremføringer av en enkelt dramatikers verk, forskjellige typer produksjoner, et enkelt lands eller bare ett enkelt teaters produksjoner. Det norske scenekunstmiljøet vedlikeholder også en rekke mindre repertoardatabaser; noen på Internett. I de beslektede museums- og bibliotekdomenene har det vært arbeidet i flere år for å forberede konsolidering av de respektives samlinger. Teatermiljøet har så langt ikke vært del av denne utviklingen. Denne masteroppgaven søker gjennom kvalitative intervjuer og teoretisk behandling å undersøke katalogiseringspraksis og motivasjon bak de norske repertoardatabasene. Målet er å bedre forståelsen av dagens scenekunstdokumentasjon og finne mulig motivasjon for å oppgradere den praksisen i lys av dagens bibliotekkatalogisering og andre dokumentasjonstrender.Master i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenska

Big Data in Construction Management Research

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Teaching tactics as armies integrate. A comparative case study of United States Marine Corps schools and the Norwegian Military Academy

Master of Arts in War StudiesThe tactical level is academically not well developed and there is a paucity of literature on the former. Yet it has become more important in the recent years mainly due to shrinking defence budgets and the increasing number of multinational joint operations. This incites nations to integrate more closely and armies find themselves cooperating at ever lower unit levels. Such integration necessitates a similar understanding of tactics to remain effective. Officers first formally encounter tactics during their training at military academies. This thesis examines how junior officers are educated in tactics at the Norwegian Military Academy and two comparable United States Marine Corps schools. Based on established military theory, indicators for effective tactical education are formulated and applied to the teaching in these schools. The thesis uncovers that the schools’ theoretical approach to tactical education is essentially identical, but its practical implementation differs