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Kaole Wazazi College of Agriculture team visit at SNAL

Principal of Kaole Wazazi College of Agriculture in Bagamoyo Mr. Sinani Simba praise efforts made by the Sokoine National Agricultural Library - SNAL in collecting and disseminate agriculture information to farmers using information technology.

Mr. Simba said that while he and his team were at Sokoine University of Agriculture - SUA and get a chance to visit the library among other university sections. Main purpose of the visitation was to learning and shares the experience on various areas including cooperation, since his College and SUA are dealing with same activities of teaching and research in agriculture.

Establishing the Mkulima Collection for the purpose of serving the agricultural information will with time increase the agriculture productivity due to better use of all appropriate and required techniques to produce quality farm products and also in animal products, he emphasised.

SNAL Director Prof. Camillius Sanga explained to them that establishment of Mkulima Collection is among the duties of SNAL since it has two roles of serving as University library but also as a Public library in terms of agricultural information needs where ever they are in Tanzania thus why emphasis is to put more information and come up with best and simple means of reaching them.

Kaole Wazazi College of Agriculture in Bagamoyo is an institute owned by UMOJA WA WAZAZI TANZANIA. The college is located 64 kilometres North of Dar er esalam city and about 3 km South of Bagamoyo town along the road leading to Kaole Ruins.

In his team accompanied by Deputy principal of the College, Mr Maximilian Sarakikya, Coordinator of Studies, Mr. Chonge Mazengo, Head of animal department, Michael Ottaru and a lecture from agriculture department George Kapilima.

Short course training announcement at SNAL

SHORT COURSES TRAINING FROM SNAL

Introduction

The history of the Sokoine National Agricultural Library (SNAL) can be traced back to 1964 as a college library for Morogoro College of Agriculture. Since then the library has transformed, first, into a faculty library of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Dar es Salaam in 1970, then the library of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Science still under the University of Dares Salaam and finally into a university library when the Faculty became a fully-fledged university in 1984. This university library became a national library for agriculture in Tanzania by the Act of parliament No. 21 of 1991, and was consequently named the Sokoine National Agricultural Library (SNAL). According to this Act, SNAL shall be an Institute of the University; shall be both the library of the University as well as a national agricultural library; and shall be an agricultural library within the national agricultural library system and the centre of the national agricultural library network. The primary object of SNAL is to develop and maintain at the University a system of reference, lending and other library services in agricultural sciences and related disciplines for the benefit of the University community, the needs of agricultural scientists and of the people of Tanzania generally.

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SNAL Staff participated in Tanzania Library Association (TLA) annual general meeting held from 23rd - 25th March 2022 in Morogoro

On giving more skills and experience in digital library revolution which currently facing academic libraries around the world, Sokoine National Agricultural Library - SNAL send fifteen (15) of its staff to digital workshop as for them to be updated and be strong on digital service provision to its clients.

In this year Tanzania Library Association – TLA annual general meeting and workshop scheduled from 23rd - 25th March 2022 in Morogoro with the theme of the “Digital revolution and the challenges of the new information environment: transforming library services, collections, and communities”. SNAL staff were able to gain a lot from their participation and presentations.

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Dissemination of agricultural information and its fields through agricultural information repository - Mkulima Collection

The Sokoine National Agricultural Library (SNAL) has once again continued to provide information on how to use the agricultural information repository - Mkulima Collection 
for smallholder farmers with the aim of giving them the opportunity to work in agriculture and its fields effectively with accurate information.

Almost 60 participants in agricultural training, especially vegetables got practical training in a project run by the Sokoine University of Agriculture and funded by the 
Tanzania Private Agricultural Sector Support (PASS)  while in their work area on house blocks, SUA Morogoro.

Librarians from the Sokoine National Agricultural Library which is at SUA provided various instructions including the benefits that a farmer will receive if he/she 
conducts his/her agricultural activities with the necessary knowledge that is generally available in the Mkulima repository.

The Mkulima repository was established by SNAL as part of its mission to serve the nation in accessing a variety of accurate agricultural information for those in need. 
Most of the information is in easy-to-understand language and is available in Swahili.

The aim of SNAL is to ensure that farmers in the country and abroad receive accurate and simple information in the Kiswahili language. Among the strategies 
to achieve that goal is to enable farmers to access such information through their phones. Also collaborate with social media outlets as well as libraries located in 
various parts of the country.

SNAL continues with this process of visting farmers through agricultural groups, cooperatives and various centers where farmers are generally present 
in large numbers so it becomes easier to give them instructions at the same time.


Above are participants in agricultural production training especially vegetables who were in practical training in a project run by the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) 
and funded by Private Agricultural Sector Support (PASS).

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E-Resources Training for Researchers

Sokoine National Agricultural Library, has set funds to train researchers and postgraduate students on e-resources. To begin with SNAL Collaborating with Elsevier is announcing free E-racecourses training for SUA Researchers and postgraduate student on zoom starting on Mar 16, 2022 10:30 AM Nairobi

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This is a long training, but they will start with the following topics

Topic: 1. How Elsevier solutions can enhance your research | SUA
Description
1. Introduction to Elsevier solutions
2. Introduction to ScienceDirect
3. How can you access ScienceDirect from home

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