“UNICEF COLLECTION” LAUNCHED AT MAKERERE

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY IN KAMPALA

The UNICEF Uganda Resource Centre has been relocated to the Maker-
ere University Library, where it‟s materials have been processed and re-
launched as the “UNICEF Collection”. Makerere University Chief Librar-
ian, Dr. Maria Musoke, says the university decided to integrate the UNI-
CEF Collection into the Africana Section because it is where they keep
“highly valued reference materials, as well as materials that are “dear” to
the institution. The Africana Section is a unique and acclaimed feature of
the Makerere University Library, with some materials dating back to the
1950s when the university was started, as well as archival materials from
as far back as 1616. The section is a frequent source of resource materials
for academic scholars and other researchers interested in specialised sub- Caption describing picture or graphic.
jects, according to Dr. Musoke.

In the relocation, UNICEF transferred 6,000 reference materials – includ-

ing books, reports, pamphlets, audio-visual and electronic database and
web-based materials – from its former Resource Centre to the Makerere
University Library. Of these, over 3,000 materials – about 60 per cent of CHULHO HYUN, UNICEF UGANDA CHIEF OF COMMUNICATION, POSES
WITH STAFF MEMBERS OF THE MAKERERE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, DURING THE
the donation – have been fully processed, labelled and shelved for easy FORMAL LAUNCH OF THE UNICEF COLLECTION ON11 NOVEMBER, 2009.
retrieval, while another 1,000 partially processed materials will soon be
accessible on the Africana shelves, according to Mr. Robert Kakembo, ‘ UNICEF will continue to do
Focal Person for the UNICEF Collection at Makerere. All fully processed its utmost to ensure close
materials are available upon search of the University Library Catalogue, coordination with the Library,
while a link to the UNICEF Collection has also been created and uploaded in meeting the critical informa-
on the Makerere University Library website (http://mulib.mak.ac.ug). tion needs of its users, as our
A “UNICEF Information Corner” has been also created in the Library‟s collection – a living collection –
main entrance lobby, where the most recent UNICEF publications put on continues to grow‟, said Mr.
display. In addition, interested Library users can take away select UNICEF Hyun.
publications from a handouts‟ rack that has been placed in the lobby. Ex- In response, Dr. Musoke ap-
ternal users recommended by UNICEF will be registered and availed with preciated UNICEF for choosing
Library cards to enable them access the Collection. to partner with the Makerere
University Library, adding to
the list of other notable part-
UNICEF Chief of Communication in Uganda, Mr. Chulho Hyun, who rep- ners they have partnered with,
resented Dr. Sharad Sapra, UNICEF Representative in Uganda at the including Carnegie, SIDA
launch, expressed appreciation for the collaboration between the UN SAREC, NORAD and the Uni-
Children‟s Agency and Makerere University Library in preparation for the versity of Tennessee. „We are
launch, and reaffirmed UNICEF‟s commitment toward strengthening the extremely pleased with this UNICEF UGANDA DOCUMENTATION

mutual partnership between the two institutions. collaboration, and Makerere ASSISTANT, PROSCOVIA NAKIBUUKA MBONYE

University Library is more than

willing to nurture the relation-
ship and to take the partner-
ship forward,‟ said Dr. Musoke,
who added that they value the
new UNICEF Collection and
will make good use of it.
The launch was also attended
by several members of the
Makerere University Library
staff, who were actively in-
volved in receiving and proc-
essing the UNICEF collection.
The UNICEF team comprised
of Mr. Hyun, Chief of Commu-
nication, Ms. Anne Lydia
Sekandi, Communication Offi-
cer, and Mrs. Proscovia
Nakibuuka Mbonye, Senior
UNICEF ROBERT KAKEMBO, FOCAL PERSON
CHULHO HYUN, UNICEF UGANDA CHIEF OF COMMUNICATION, SIGNS A VISITORS’ BOOK DATING BACK Documentation Assistant. “UNICEF” COLLECTION, MAKERERE
TO THE 1950S AT THE UNICEF COLLECTION LAUNCH AT THE MAKERERE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 11
NOV, 2009.
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