Haramaya university library & Information Services is increasingly becoming digital conscious. We launch a digitization project called “HU-LIB-DIG” designed to digitize our University archival collections in response to the global information exchange and for wide outreach.
The project will offer a solution for the loss of documents especially in health records, human resource documents, legal documents, letters and other strategic documents. It is also a way of preserving aging materials that could have otherwise gone into extinction. It further signifies the university hidden historical events and communications. When digitized materials are put on the web, they tend to increase the university’s visibility as the users all over the world access the materials. The library has integrated digitization machines and Digital archival software
Digitization Technologies We have... ScanGate
We are using the most powerful stand-alone workstation/desktop software provided by Treventus for image processing & automation. The ScanGate software is easy to use and highly automated workflows.
ScanGate is good for better archiving, quality image for presentation, and optimal quality for printing
Nainuwa is an Archival software that we are using to archive our digitized contents. it has a very interesting feature of searching and browsing digitized content as never before.
We are digitizing our histories, and archives for the best of our communities. Our university has much more than enough physical collections with no use or accessibility.
Thanks to Treventus ScanRobot, we are digitizing our collections with better performance than ever before.
Training Service
Information Literacy skills training
What is Information Literacy?
"Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner"
(CILIP, 2004)
How we can help you to develop your information skills
The Haramaya University Library and Information Services offer a range of information skills sessions to every postgraduate student in each program in the university. We believe subject librarians must work in close partnership with teaching staff to develop, design and deliver information literacy skills programs across each discipline.
Information skills sessions are available throughout the year and can be booked by students and staff by contacting the Information Literacy Team; please make a booking online or, contact us by hrulis2021@gmail.com, by phoning the library (+251255530326), or by making inquiries at the library desk.
Why are information skills so important?
With information available in many formats, and of varying quality, it is essential that students have the skills to enable them to exploit the wide range of information resources available and to retrieve, evaluate and use that information effectively.
By empowering students to develop these skills, we can contribute to their academic success and help ensure that our graduates become independent and successful lifelong learners.
By developing information literacy skills students will be able to:
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Understand the need to use the information and define your research topic
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Identify the range of information resources available
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Locate and access information using different library collections
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Use search tools to locate relevant information by applying effective search strategies
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Identify and use subject-specific library databases
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Use information independently and critically
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Locate and evaluate quality information on the web
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Cite information and use it in a responsible and ethical manner
Information Literacy Framework at Haramaya University
The HrULIS has produced a 3-level information literacy framework to assist the development of its IL programs. For each level of the framework, an indicative set of learning outcomes has been developed, which includes relevant assessment and evaluation techniques. As the students advance through their academic programs, this framework will enable them to progressively build their skills. The framework will also facilitate collaboration with academic departments and help integrate IL skills into the curriculum.