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Prof N Saurombe

Professor | College of Human Sciences
School of Arts | Department: Information Science

Tel: 012 429 8041
Email: mnkennp@unisa.ac.za
Campus: Muckleneuk
Building: WMM
Office: 8 - 01
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  • B. Bibl. University of Fort Hare
  • B.Bibl. Honours University of Fort Hare
  • M. Bibl. University of Cape Town
  • D.Litt et Phil. University of South Africa
  • Certificate in Internal Quality Assurance, University of Potsdam, Germany

C2

  • Management of Libraries and Information Centres
  • Knowledge Management
  • Archives and Records Management

  • Public programming of archives and archival outreach
  • Decolonising archives
  • Information literacy
  • School and community libraries

  • Archives and Records Management
  • Information for Development- Community /Public Libraries
  • School Libraries and Information Literacy

PROJECTS

UNISA Community Engagement/ Engaged Scholarship Project –Taking Archives to the People in South Africa (Team member)

NRF Grant- Research Development Grant for Y-Rated Researchers - Decolonising Archives- Building an inclusive archive at the Gauteng Provincial Archives Repository (Project leader)

InterPares Trust AI Project –Investigating the Use of AI technologies in the Realm of E-Government Development. (Team member)

 

Management Secondment

  • College of Human Sciences- Coordinator: Postgraduate Student Affairs. 2019
  • College of Human Sciences- Head: Academic Quality Assurance and Enhancement. 2020
  • College of Human Sciences- Manager: Tuition, Community Engagement, and Student Support. 2021

Other

Postgraduate Student Supervision

  • Current Projects: 7 Masters and 8 PhD students

 

Completed:

  • Imoro, O. 2022. Technical and managerial challenges to the sustainability of institutional repositories of public universities in Ghana. PhD in Information Science. University of South Africa, Pretoria.
  • Nzara, J, 2022. Role of school libraries in promoting a reading culture in four high schools in Chinoyi, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. Master’s in information science
  • Manganye, MS. 2021. Examination of archival public programming initiatives at the Limpopo Provincial Archives. Master’s in information science, University of South Africa, Pretoria.
  • Maduyu, G. 2020. Marketing of library and information services and products in tertiary education institutions: a case study of Gweru Polytechnic College Library in Zimbabwe. Master’s in information science, University of South Africa, Pretoria. (With Prof M Fombad)
  • Shigwedha, JJON. 2020. Access and use of electronic resources by students at the selected campuses of the University of Namibia. Master’s in information science. University of South Africa, Pretoria.
  • Seriti, ME. 2019. Knowledge retention in the Department of Roads and Transport in Limpopo Province. Master’s in information science. University of South Africa, Pretoria. (with Prof L. Dube)
  • Kau, Modiegi Jacqueline. 2019. Schools as a conduit for taking archives to children in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. Master’s in information science. University of South Africa, Pretoria, (with Prof M. Ngoepe)
  • Mbugua, Nancy .2018. Information and communication technologies for knowledge management processes in the public sector in Kenya: A case study of the State Department of Infrastructure, Master’s in information science. University of South Africa, Pretoria, http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24510 (with Prof M. Fombad)
  • Zulu, Paul. 2014 The importance of legislation in the provision of national and public library services in Zambia. Master’s of Arts in Information Science. University of South Africa, Pretoria, http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18572  (with Prof M. Ngoepe)
  • Mutungi, Benjamin Kasyoki.2012. The status of school libraries in Kenya: the case of public secondary schools in Nairobi County. Master’s of Arts in Information Science. University of South Africa, Pretoria, http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8765  (with Prof M. Majanja)

 

Postgraduate Student Supervision

  • Current Projects: 3 Masters and 4 PhD students

Completed:

  • Manganye, MS. 2021. Examination of archival public programming initiatives at the LimpopoProvincial Archives. Master in Information Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria.
  • Maduyu, G. 2020. Marketing of library and information services and products in tertiary education institutions: a case study of Gweru Polytechnic College Library in Zimbabwe. Master in Information Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria. (with Prof M Fombad)
  • Shigwedha, JJON. 2020. Access and use of electronic resources by students at the selected campuses ofthe University of Namibia. Master in Information Science. University of South Africa, Pretoria.
  • Seriti, ME. 2019. Knowledge retention in the Department of Roads and Transport in Limpopo Province.Master in Information Science. University of South Africa, Pretoria. (with Prof L. Dube)
  • Kau, Modiegi Jacqueline. 2019. Schools as a conduit for taking archives to children in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. Master in Information Science. University of South Africa, Pretoria, (with Prof M. Ngoepe)
  • Mbugua, Nancy .2018. Information and communication technologies for knowledge management processes in the public sector in Kenya: A case study of the State Department of Infrastructure, Masters in Information Science. University of South Africa, Pretoria, http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24510 (with Prof M. Fombad)
  • Zulu, Paul. 2014 The importance of legislation in the provision of national and public library services  in Zambia. Masters of Arts in Information Science. University of South Africa,Pretoria, http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18572  (with Prof M. Ngoepe)
  • Mutungi, Benjamin Kasyoki.2012. The status of school libraries in Kenya: the case of public secondary             schools in Nairobi County. Masters of Arts in Information Science. University of South Africa, Pretoria, http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8765  (with Prof M. Majanja)