Digital Libraries

Digital Libraries

The field of Digital Libraries (DLs) generally involves the study of digital collections of information and corresponding network-based services used to retrieve data from the collections. DLs are in effect information systems that are used to persistently store digital objects, manage the digital objects and, facilitate access to the digital objects.

Our focus in the field of DLs, as a research group, mostly involves experimenting with techniques that can potentially facilitate efficient and effective access to digital objects stored in DLs.

Project Members

Postgraduate Student

PhD Computer Science

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Moonga Habukali

Moonga Habukali

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Nandi Sikazindu

Nandi Sikazindu

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Bertha Chipangila

Bertha Chipangila

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Philomena Mwanza

Philomena Mwanza

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Undergraduate Student

BA Library and Information Science

Postgraduate Student

MA Library and Information Science

Cecilia Kasonde

Postgraduate Student

MA Library and Information Science

Postgraduate Student

MA Library and Information Science

Henry Chaza Mwanza

Postgraduate Student

MA Library and Information Science

Blessed Makungu

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Emmanuel kuyela

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Chanda Chilufya

Chanda Chilufya

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Kamfwa Chileshe

Kamfwa Chileshe

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Chiyembekezo Kondwani Daka

Undergraduate Student

B.ICT With Education

Postgraduate Student

MA Library and Information Science

Digital Libraries Publications

**2022**
Nyambe, Frazer, Nkole Mulenga, Richard Mufuzi, Geoffrey Ngoma, and Lighton Phiri. 2022. “Rule-Based Automatic Generation of Electronic Theses and Dissertations Metadata”. Lusaka, Zambia: University of Zambia.	More Info.
Bule, Prudence, Emmanuel Kuyela, Blessed Makungu, Linda Mwanza, and Lighton Phiri. 2022. “Integrated National Research Portal: An Interoperable Web Application That Aggregates Research Publications”. Lusaka, Zambia: University of Zambia.	More Info.

**2021**
Chipangila, Bertha, Eric Liswaniso, Andrew Mawila, Philomena Mwanza, Daisy Nawila, Robert M’sendo, Mayumbo Nyirenda, and Lighton Phiri. 2021. “Improved Discoverability of Digital Objects in Institutional Repositories Using Controlled Vocabularies”. In Proceedings of the 2021 ACM IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2021), 100-109. Champaign, IL, USA: IEEE. doi:10.1109/JCDL52503.2021.00022.	More Info.
Chaibela, Mutune, Ivy Chisha, David Pungwa, Danny Siabbaba, Bydon Simukoko, and Lighton Phiri. 2021. “Performance Predictor: A Data Mining and Machine Learning Software for Student Performance Outcomes”. Lusaka, Zambia: The University of Zambia. http://lis.unza.zm/archive/handle/123456789/90.	More Info.

**2020**
Phiri, Lighton. 2020. “Automatic Classification of Digital Objects for Improved Metadata Quality of Electronic Theses and Dissertations in Institutional Repositories”. International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies 14 (3). Inderscience: 234-48. doi:10.1504/IJMSO.2020.112804.	More Info.