Prepared by Xuan Pang, Josiline Chigwada, and Ashraf Sharif            

1. Technology Applications In Three International Academic Libraries
University of Florida USA
Xuan Pang Josiline Chigwada Ashraf Sharif
George A. Smathers Libraries at a Glance
Technology Applications
Translators Games
Libraries Live Occupancy Counts by Location
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University Of Florida
Branches​ Employees​ Collections​
6​ 90 Library Faculty​ Print​ E-
books​
Theses/Dissertatio
ns​
209 Staff​ 6.17
M​
1.5 M​ 62,668​
327
Student Assistants​
Latin American and Caribbean
Collection​
82+languages
speech
/written
text
Dungeons & Dragons
3D printing
Pockettalk
Social
emotional
wellbeing
Contactless
Integrated ILS
AND MORE…
CUT Library
● Two branches: one in Chinhoyi and the other one in Harare.
● University Librarian part of the executive board members of
the university.
● A member of the Zimbabwe University Libraries Consortium
(ZULC).
Technology applications
● E-resources subscription
● Bring your own device service.
● RemoteXs for off campus access
● Planning to migrate to Koha Integrated Library Management
System.
● Institutional repository using DSpace.
● Manage 2 journals using Open Journal System.
● Information literacy training.
● Virtual reference services using Ask a Librarian and social
media platforms
AKU – at a glance
A young (40 years old) university
▪ 6 campuses & teaching sites in 6 countries on 3
continents
▪ Primarily serving the developing world
▪ 3,414 current students
▪ 11 libraries.
Systems & technology
• ILS – Symphony by SirsiDynix
▪ Repository – Digital Commons by Elsevier
▪ Library Guides - LibGuides by SpringShare
▪ Remote Access / SSO – OpenAthens
▪ Discovery system – EDS by EBSCOhost
▪ RIMS – PURE by Elsevier
Challenges
▪ One university with campuses in 6 countries using shared
systems
▪ Difficult to provide support services to 6 libraries
▪ Three time zones for support
Chinhoyi university of Technology Aga Khan University (AKU)
Aga Kan University
Chinhoyi university of Technology
Similarities
• Service delivery through latest library technologies and
systems.
• Have multiple campuses.
• Have print and digital collections
• Remote access libraries’ e-resources
• Develop new service : virtual reference services
• The pandemic challenges
Differences
• University Of Florida (UOF) is using advanced technology as
compared to other two partner libraries.
• UOF has huge print collection and staff as compared with
other two partner libraries.
• Aga Khan University has a complex environment as it has
campuses in 6 countries, 5 of them are in developing countries