Nowadays, as 21st Century Librarian, it is apparent that reteriving and disseminating information using technology(online/digital platform) i.e. via professional Blog or Website and social media channels is what is expected from the librarian.
I believe information should be read or heared and shared. So feel free to read or hear & share the below story/video Entitled ‘Inspiring Story’ sent to me via email from a Staff of Hawassa University:
* How to Use Research4Life and Access Thousands of Useful peer-reviewed international scientific journals, books, and databases (Research Information Resources)
* To equip 2021 Postgraduate Students with the necessary skills of Information Literacy that enables them to get the most out of their access to the 5 Research4Life programmes
particularly to GOALI Research for Global Justice.
PRESENTERS:
Dr. S.Sivakumar, Associate Professor @ Hawasssa University & Postgraduate Program Coordinator @ School of Governance & Development Studies
Mulugeta W/Tsadik, Librarian @ Hawassa University_ An Advocate & Promoter of the 5R4L Programs @ HU
GOALI TRAINING 2021, STANDARD POSTER
Training Method :
Face to Face Training &
Online Training
Benefits:After Completion of the training the trainee will :
Be able access thousands of online peer-reviewed international scientific journals, books, and databases;
Be able To download for saving, print or read on screen Full-text articles
Be able Searching by keyword, subject, author or language; resources available in several languages;
Be familliar with concepts of plagrism, copyright..etc
GOALI_R4L 2021 Brochure
GOALI_R4L 2021 Standard Brochure
1_ [News Update ]
Ad
Research4LifeTraining of Trainers (ToT) has been conducted to Librarians & Information Specialists:
The FIve Research4Life Massive Open Online Course(MOOC) was Coordinated By the
Information Training & Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA).
The Course was Held From
26 April to 28 May 2021.
Certificate of Aceievement to the Librarian@ Hawassa Uinversity, Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:
Training of Trainers (ToT) for LIBRARIANS and INFORMATION SPECIALISTS to help them Promote & Train Research4Life in their institution.
Research4Life – GOALI Promotion & Awareness Training was Conducted to Postgraduate Students at Hawassa University, Ethiopia, April 19,2019 [Organized By College of Law & Governance]....READ MORE
R4L_GOALI 2021: Research for Global Justice Promotion & Awareness Training to Postgraduate Students @ Hawassa University, Ethiopia _ Is Coming Soon! [Organizer_ College of Law & Governance] https://t.co/l1Ri1yBOc8 via @MuWLibrarian
— MULUGETA Librarian, Hawassa University, Ethiopia (@MuWLibrarian) June 2, 2021
It is not new to anyone that the coronavirus pandemic affected the global economic situation. The pandemic has had an impact not only on countries as a whole, but also on individuals and various industries around the world.
Early days
Book publishing, like every other creative and cultural sector is not different in this aspect. The crisis has affected authors, publishers, bookshops, and last but not least, readers. Due to Covid-19 the majority of people have been stuck at home in lockdown, with more time to read than before, but the production and distribution of books was slowed down for weeks when the pandemic hit.
As the first wave of the coronavirus reached the western world, bookstores had to close across many countries. This naturally made it harder for the readers to access the books, resulting in a drop in sales. People were not able to visit the shops physically and although the organizations had previously planned to strengthen their e-commerce, in many cases these online services were not perfected yet, so the readers simply could not buy the books. Around the end of March 2020 some booksellers’ sales were down in some cases 85%.
This change severely impacted book publishers’ turnover too. As their main distribution channels were seriously hit, many publishers had to reduce their level of work. What this meant is that numerous new publications were either postponed or cancelled worldwide. Thus, there was already a lot of preparation work put into these titles, which obviously had to be financed. The pandemic has created very challenging circumstances for that, because public events like book fairs also could not be held during the lockdown period. In April 2020, the majority of book publishers were facing liquidity problems.DOES YOUR LIBRARY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH PRINTING?
A new approach
In late spring and early summer 2020 booksellers tried to further strengthen their presence online to make up for the revenue loss. Although this action helped, it did not entirely cover the in-store sales. Customers did not completely convert, but rather found alternatives for store bought books. E-library lending skyrocketed, and it is also suspected the piracy has grown significantly. In research made on the topic, readers suggested that they turned to the books they have already owned, herby reading titles from their collection and avoiding contact during the corona crisis.
Studies show that around 30% of people have read more books or listened to more audiobooks in 2020 compared to the pre-pandemic times. This however has not impacted book sales to a huge extent due to the previously mentioned factors. Further investigation also shows that reading habits shifted more towards accessible online books and e-books, with new users trying digital formats during Covid-19 times. This applies both to entertaining literature and textbooks used for teaching. During 2020 publishers and websites made many educational resources available online to help the learners.
The online-only presence of booksellers during some weeks of the pandemic was inevitable, but it made new authors’ chances of achieving big success very-very low. It has been a general tendency that it is more difficult for new names to debut, but through an online display it is even harder to create visibility to the new authors, especially when showcased against established ones.
It is also notable that the exact effect of the pandemic on book sales is dependent on the sector and genre. Travel books, educational books and industrial materials naturally suffered a severe loss of sales. On the other hand, with a little time in the lockdown situation, children activity books and novels gained bigger popularity. Data shows that by the end of 2020 the sales in a few segments even outshined the previous year’s performance.
Generally, by the second half of 2020 publishers and bookstores could finally adapt to the new circumstances, and with that the organizations could enhance sales as well. It was also helpful that in many countries coronavirus restrictions were loosened during the summer, allowing people to visit the physical stores. Thanks to this change massive traffic was brought to the stores and to the reopened libraries, especially by the class which only reads physical copies. With good management, many stores could successfully compromise the previous loss of revenue.
Looking ahead
It is hard to predict the exact effect of Covid-19 regarding the book publishing industry’s future, but researchers still have a general idea on what the consequences would be. It is predicted that with the interest of the new adapters and the old users, online formats will get more attention in all sorts of book sectors in the future. It is also assumed that even if the buyers want to purchase the physical copies, they will be more prone to doing it online rather than in the actual bookstores.
All in all, we can see that the coronavirus pandemic somewhat damaged the book publishing industry, but in most cases the effect was not deadly for the publishers. They generally did a good job in adapting to the new situation, and fortunately the book sector is not so dependent on advertising to generate sales. It is also the merit of the readers and the book enthusiasts who ensured constant demand, helping the organizations to sort out their initial financial issues. The pandemic, amongst many things thought societies, that books are essential assets that cannot be replaced with anything else.
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The DAAD Regional Office for Africa is pleased to inform you that the new call for a second intake for the DAAD-funded scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa in East Africa”, is already running. The
This year the targeted East African countries are Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Sudan.
The DAAD is the world’s largest funding organisation for the international exchange of students and researchers. Furthermore, the DAAD supports the internationalisation of universities, assists developing countries in establishing effective higher education institutions and advises decision makers on matters of cultural, education and development policy.
The special scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA), funded by the German Foreign Office, aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young African refugees and national scholars from selected countries as Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displacement in various African countries, the DAAD intends with this programme to contribute to the education of a future elite of leaders, who will be essential for the reconstruction and further development of their home countries. Leadership for Africa offers scholarships for Master studies in Germany to qualified applicants in all fields of study with the exception of medicine, public health, veterinary medicine, dentistry, law, the arts and architecture. Public health is open for application in the field of medical studies.
Please feel free to share this information with your institutions and your networks, as well as through your social media platforms.
For more information, please visit the website: www.daad.de/lfa
The DAAD Regional Office Nairobi is in charge of the programme implementation and is available to provide digital and face-to-face information, a web seminar series, counselling and support.
In this email, please find attached the Programme flyer, the LfA call for application East Africa 2021, and a complete list of all the web seminars offered in preparation for the application. Please feel free to share these documents with your networks too.
የመፅሐፉ ሙሉ ርእስ፤ ሌላው የኢትዮጵያ ታሪክ ገፅታ (ከ896 እስከ 1887)
መጀመሪያ የዛሬይቱን ኢትዮጵያ፣ ኤርትራ፣ ጅቡቲና ሱማሊ በተወሰነ የጊዜ ገደብም ግብፅንና ሱዳንን የሚያካትተው ጥንታዊ የኢትዮጵያ ታሪክን ይዳስሳል
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