Karibu - A welcome arrival
I realize that for some of you reading this I must take a step back for a moment and describe the reason that I flew for roughly 15 hours in a cramped seat.
Mary Sue Preisler, my colleague from Buswell Library at Wheaton College, have traveled to the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST for short) to help in their library. This is a return visit for me as I was here for nearly two weeks in 2002. It is Mary Sue's first visit to Africa.
NEGST is establishing a doctoral program in Biblical Translation and Linguistics. With such advanced study a research library is needed above and beyond what is in place for Masters-level education. Over the last few years the library has worked towards automating, something libraries in the States have enjoyed for well over a decade.
Mary Sue will primarily be working with the new online catalog, particularly with what is known as "authority control." You really don't want 4 different entries for an author, each spelled differently or in a different state of completeness. This is so that when someone searches for a book by John Q. Public they can be assured they are getting everything possible. Someone has to be concerned with these things--and librarians tend to be those types of persons.
While at NEGST I will be working with the online catalog, along with doing some staff development and training, as well as holding workshops for the Association of Christian Librarians in Africa, and finally, some bibliographic instruction for the incoming group of doctoral students.
We are excited to see what help we may be to NEGST and its mission.
Mary Sue Preisler, my colleague from Buswell Library at Wheaton College, have traveled to the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST for short) to help in their library. This is a return visit for me as I was here for nearly two weeks in 2002. It is Mary Sue's first visit to Africa.
NEGST is establishing a doctoral program in Biblical Translation and Linguistics. With such advanced study a research library is needed above and beyond what is in place for Masters-level education. Over the last few years the library has worked towards automating, something libraries in the States have enjoyed for well over a decade.
Mary Sue will primarily be working with the new online catalog, particularly with what is known as "authority control." You really don't want 4 different entries for an author, each spelled differently or in a different state of completeness. This is so that when someone searches for a book by John Q. Public they can be assured they are getting everything possible. Someone has to be concerned with these things--and librarians tend to be those types of persons.
While at NEGST I will be working with the online catalog, along with doing some staff development and training, as well as holding workshops for the Association of Christian Librarians in Africa, and finally, some bibliographic instruction for the incoming group of doctoral students.
We are excited to see what help we may be to NEGST and its mission.
posted by David Malone at 9:16 PM
1 Comments:
Glad you 2 made it safely! The blog looks great and is a wonderful tool to keep everyone back home informed!
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