Full Name
Lighton Phiri
Email Address
lighton.phiriATunza.zm
Role
Academic Staff
Biography
Dr. Lighton Phiri is a Lecturer and Researcher at The University of Zambia. He was awarded a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Cape Town. His broad research interests lie within the areas of Digital Libraries and Data Mining. He also has on-going research interest in Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) and Technology-Enhanced Learning.
Projects
Publications
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. |
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Phiri, Lighton. 2019. “Research Visibility in the Global South: Towards Open Access Institutional Repositories in Zambian HEIs”. presented at the University of Zambia University Ranking Committee Workshop, Lusaka, Zambia. |
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Phiri, Lighton. 2019. “A Multi-Faceted Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Increased Visibility of ETDs in Zambia”. presented at the 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2019), Porto, Portugal. |
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Phiri, Lighton. 2019. “A Multi-Faceted Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Increased Visibility of ETDs in Zambia”. Cadernos BAD, no. 1. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11959/brapci/134563. |
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Phiri, Lighton. 2019. “Open Access Electronic Publishing for Increased Online Visibility: Tooling Challenges and Potential Solutions”. presented at the ZCAS Colloquium on Sharing Knowledge and Best Practices, Lusaka, Zambia. |
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