50 years of Tanzania Library Services Board and the Role of the School of Library Archives and Documentation Studies towards Manpower development int he library sector in Tanzania.
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SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND
DOCUMENTATION STUDIES
(SLADS)
SCHOOL OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND
DOCUMENTATION STUDIES
(SLADS)
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2. (SLADS)
RESPONDING TO LIBRARY MANPOWER
NEEDS: THE ROLE OF SCHOOL OF
LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND
DOCUMENTATION STUDIES
PRESENTED TO THE CONFERENCE ON 50TH
YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF TANZANIA LIBRARY SERVICES
BOARD : REFLECTIONS AND PROSPECTS OF TLSB AT
NATIONAL CENTRAL LIBRARY, DAR ES SALAAM,
TANZANIA
• 31ST
MARCH- 1ST
APRIL 2014
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3. INTRODUCTION
SLADS has a long history of producing graduates in
librarianship at certificate and diploma levels.
The training focuses on enhancing productivity as a
direct means of upgrading human intellect and
skills in information creation, management and use
and for more productive employment
The training that SLADS provides aims at equipping
the prospective graduates with skills and
competencies to enable them perform technical
duties and middle level management.
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4. Institutional Background
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SLADS was founded in 1989 under then the Ministry
of Education and Culture and runs by then Tanzania
Library Services (TLS). Before 1989 the training for
certificate in librarianship was based at Chang’ombe
Teachers Training College since 1972.
Prior to 1964 Tanzania had no indigenous librarians or
Archivists. It utilised expatriates in anchoring library
and archival Institutions from outside Tanzania.A few
librarians secured scholarships to study in UK,
Germany, USA etc could not suffice the need for
librarians in the country. Due to training costs the
number remained small.
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5. Institutional Background
In 1971 consent was sought by TLS from the Ministry
of Education to establish a one and half year
National Library Assistants certificate course. A year
later, the training started at Dar es salaam TTC
which in 1975 was moved to TLS. Due to logistics
problems. The TLSB Act, No. 5 confered powers
under section 3 (1) which called:-
” providing facilities of and for training in the
principles, procedures and techniques of
librarianship, and such other related subjects as the
board may decide...conduct examinations, grant
diploma and certificates and other awards of the
Board”.
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6. cont....
In 1989, a National seminar on the establishment of a
National Information Network was held in Dar es
salaam attended by distinguished Librarians,
Archivists, Government and business executives
within and outside the country. The seminar
recommended the start of the training. It can be
therefore be stated with impunity that this was the
beginning of SLADS.
Currently SLADS is based at Ukuni area about four(4)
Kilometers from Bagamoyo along Dar es salaam
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7. AIMS
• To produce personnel who will perform duties at
routine level, non routine and supervisory level in
Library Records and Information Centers .
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8. SLADS Vision
To be a competence based training institution for
librarians, records managers, Archivists and
Information specialists world wide.
SLADS Mission
To promote library and information science
education through training and research.
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9. Institutional Objectives
To offer training courses in Librarianship, Records
management., Archival Administration and
Documentation studies
Provide for continuing education to librarians,
Records managers, Archive administrators and
Information specialists in Tanzania.
Promote and conduct Research in librarianship ,
Information management, Records management
and Archives administration
Publish learning materials in librarianship,
Information management, records and Archives
administration.
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11. ADMINISTRATION
Administratively, SLADS Governing Council is the
highest decision making organ in the organization
structure . The Director General the Tanzania Library
Services Board is the chairperson of the council
while the Principal of the school is the secretary to
the Board.
Academically, the school has four departments
General Studies department
Library Services Department
Records and Archival Studies Department
Library & Information Studies Department
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13. Current staff
The school has a total of 27 permanent academic staff
and 15 visiting and part-time lecturers and 13
administrative staff; ranging academically from
undergraduate degrees to doctorate level.
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14. Courses Offered
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Since 1972 the school had been offering:-
• Certificate in Library Studies. A one year course.
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• Since 1989 SLADS had been offering Ordinary
Diploma in Librarianship, Records management and
Archival administration. A two year program.
• The school also offers three(3) months Elementary
Library Training.
• Also SLADS conducts Short courses in library
and Information Studies.
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19. GRADUATES BY GENDER AS FROM 2007 TO 2013
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2008/2009 MEN WOMEN SUB-TOTAL TOTAL
Diploma 28 42 70
Certificate 62 92 154 224
2009/2010 MEN WOMEN SUB-TOTAL
Diploma 33 49 82
Certificate 76 108 184 266
2010/2011 MEN WOMEN SUB-TOTAL
Diploma 48 74 122
Certificate 88 172 260 382
2011/2012 MEN WOMEN SUB-TOTAL
Diploma 68 106 174
Certificate 120 235 355 529
2012/2013 MEN WOMEN SUB-TOTAL
Diploma 92 152 244
Certificate 137 368 505 749
GRAND TOTAL 2,150
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21. POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS OF LIBRARIANS AND
ARCHIVISTS IN TANZANIA
Primary Schools- 16,331 (by 2012)
Secondary Schools- 14,000
Folk and Vocational Training Centers- 750
Universities - 13 with many constituent colleges
Technical Education Institutions 248
The Open University of Tanzania with all
Regional/District centers
Ministries, Banks, Business Entities
Teachers Colleges
NGO’s and International Organisations 21
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22. Curriculum changes
During the 1990’s SLADS offered knowledge based
training programs which proved incapable to fast
changing labour market demand and expected value
for graduating students.
Based on 2010 stakeholders workshop held in
Morogoro involving a range of library and information
science professionals , a new curriculum was designed
to apply new pedagogical skills in teaching by
adopting new technologies.
Specifically, the school endeuvours to balance theory
and practice.
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Certificate students are introduced among other
things to basic computer technologies.
Diploma students are introduced to computer
application in libraries, digitisation, website
management, database design and management
using a variety of software.
They are also taught Information Literacy Skills
Special emphasis is made to practical training
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24. Curriculum changes
SLADS is fully registered with NACTE and the new
changes have enabled SLADS to offer NTA level 4
program for one year and NTA level 5 and 6 for two
years.
The new changes are designed to adopt new market
demand applying new pedagogical skills in teaching
insisting on new technologies and practical training
than theory.
The program is focusing on competence (the skills
application) than general knowledge. Therefore it is a
competence based program rather than knowledge
based
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25. Currently courses offered
Basic Technician Certificate in Library, Records and
Information Studies (NTA LEVEL 4)
Technician Certificate in Library, Records and
Information Studies. (NTA LEVEL 5)
Ordinary Diploma in Library, Records and
Information Studies (NTA LEVEL 6)
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26. What we value in our Graduates
Librarianship as a profession with high quality on
information processing, storage and delivery.
The User community- Real and Potential user
Quality for an effective and efficient Librarian
Information user as the main focus
Information management Techniques with ICT
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27. Why focus on Information
Information for knowledge (of high quality,
accuracy, completeness, Timely and according to
need)
As a change agent
As Normal and critical values of information
For happy and stable living
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28. Techniques of Delivery
SLADS applies several training techniques such as
classroom lecture, Tutorials, Case studies, practicals,
Self study, Simulations, Role play, school and
outside seminars, Guest speakers( Consultancy) and
special training, Pro active nature of Information
delivery and Out reach services eg. ICT4G Project.
Feedback from the employers
Students are attached to different organizations for
their field practicals. Employers provide feedback to
the school on certain areas where they would like to
be improved and a follow up is done regularly by the
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29. Skills for Information Processing
and delivery
Information literacy skills
- For Information management
- User orientation
- For User motivation
Information processing , storage and dissemination
-Databases
- Indexing
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30. Short Courses
Also organised short courses are conducted to our
graduates, non graduates and employees from
different Institutions.
These review courses are planned to improve on the
job performance and increase efficiency at place of
work.
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31. Short Courses conti...
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Among Courses offered include :
• Organisation of Library Resources Review course
• Library digitisation course
• Webpage Fundamentals
• Computer Driving Certificate
• Library Statistical package
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32. SLADS ACHIVEMENTS
• SLADS has behind it a history of having put on the
job market a good number of graduates providing
services in Institutions in almost all key sectors of
the economy and social development in this country
and beyond.
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33. ENROLMENT
Generally, SLADS students enrolment has increased
from 26 Certificate students in 1972 to 450 in
2013/2014
Also an increase from 21 Diploma students in 1989 to
367 Students in 2013/2014
The change is considered a great achivement to the
college.
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34. SLADS ACHIVEMENTS
I. Increased number of enrolment
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YEAR Diploma Certificate TOTAL
1972/73 - 26 26
1973/74 - 30 30
1974/75 - 26 26
1975/76 - 36 36
1976/77 - 33 33
1977/78 - 40 40
1978/79 - 39 39
1979/80 - 31 31
1980/81 - 32 32
1981/82 - 37 37
1982/83 - 32 32
1983/84 - 38 38
1984/85 - 35 35
1985/86 - 38 38
ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS BY LEVEL OF STUDY AS FROM 1972 TO
2014
NOTE: Diploma programme started in 1989/1990 Academic Year.
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38. Infrastructure
The school library has more books today than it had
during the 1990’s. There are 6589 books and 1765
Research reports on various areas of study done by
NTA Level 6 students.
More classrooms are built today to accommodate the
increase in number of students
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39. Infrastructure
The Increase in number of Tutors has lead to great
demand for staff offices, Like classroom the office is
also under construction
Conference hall. The school has a multipurpose
conference hall
Cafeteria. SLADS has a cafeteria used by students
Hostel for girls . The college has a new hostel for
girls though not enough still more hostels are
needed.
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43. Infrastructure
• Computer lab. The school has two computer labs
with 50 computers used by students for ICT training
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44. Cooperation with Other Colleges
SLADS has been involved in the N-S-S Higher
Education Institution Network an exchange
program with Colleges in Finland to involve teachers
and students.
Also SLADS has cooperation programs with
Tumaini University, University of Namibia, Oulu
University of Finland and University of Cheikh Anta
Diop of Senegal.
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45. Future Prospects
SLADS is involved into a partnership with
University of West London to start a two year
Bachelor degree program on Business and
Information Management which is scheduled to start
this September, 2014.
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46. Challenges
An Increase in number of students has resulted into
a need for improvement and an increase to more
infrastructure. More buildings are needed, Hostels, a
bigger library and more computer lab facilities.
More colleges have started offering similar courses
hence pose a challenge to SLADS.
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47. THE WAY FORWARD
More Lecture rooms will be built
Increase of ICT facilities will be made
Introduction of new programs
Increase of more qualified teaching staff
Modern Library will be built
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