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Western hosts summer school for academic librarians from Africa
Western News, June 29, 2023
By Keri Ferguson
For Margaret Atsango, it’s a “dream come true.” The senior librarian of Africana collections and services at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has waited three years to visit Western to learn new skills from fellow library science experts and exchange knowledge with her peers.
Margaret Atsango
She’s one of thirteen academic librarians from 12 countries across Africa taking part in a week-long bibliometrics and research impact summer school, conceived and coordinated by Isola Ajiferuke, professor and assistant dean, research, in the Faculty of Media and Information Studies (FIMS).
Participants were selected from a pool of 113 applicants across the continent to attend the school at no cost, with FIMS covering travel and accommodation for each participant (continue reading).
