UBOs PITRO Project

The purpose of the project is to foster research and academic cooperation between the two universities
and to support the University of Dar es Salaam’s vision of becoming "a reputable world-class university
that is responsive to national, regional and global development needs through engagement in dynamic
knowledge creation and application". The project is a cooperation between various University of Oslo
Departments and their counterparts at the University of Dar es Salaam.

As part of the project a cooperation was started fall 2009, between the University of Oslo Library (UBO)
and the University of Dar es Salaam Library (UDSL).

Working tasks:

1. Digitization of UDSM Library-East Africana Swahili/Arabic Manuscripts
2. Digital Libray - fulfilment of e-resources
3. Interlending

Project leader Anne-Mette Vibe, University of Oslo Library, Administration Staff Andrea Gasparini, Digital services Marit Sørlie, Geology Library

Reports Report from visit to USDM library week 46, 2009 (pdf) Useful sites University of Dar es Salaam Library Information about the PITRO project at the University of Oslo Useful documents Presentation at the 72nd Norwegian Library Conference (March 19 2010) (pdf)