Biography
Academic Qualifications
- PhD, Information Science
Eness Munzya Miyanda-Chitumbo (PhD, M.LIS, B.A.LIS) Dr. Eness Miyanda is currently heading the Institute of Distance learning Library Services at the University of Zambia and an experienced Senior Librarian. She holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of South Africa and a Masters in Library and Information Science from The University of Zambia. Current Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) Country Coordinator for Zambia, involving negotiations for access to electronic information resources for the Zambia Library Consortium (ZALICO) member institutions. Current University Ranking Coordinator for the University of Zambia. Reliable team player who has served in key projects such as Towards open Science communities development in Sab-Saharan Africa Region (OSCAR 2.0), EIFL-OA grant aided Open Access Campaign in Zambia, UNZA Seed Money grant project, Diamond Open Access Project, EIFL grant aided on "Improved Quality and Visibility of Diamond Open Access Journals: Building Institutional Support for Supporting Quality Diamond Open Access Journals at The University of Zambia. Dr. Miyanda is a seasoned Librarian, Researcher and Lecturer. Her current areas of research include Open Access and open data science, scholarly communication, knowledge management, electronic information resources, bibliometrics, social media tools, e-health, user information needs, e-learning and distance education, copyright and intellectual property rights, ICTs in education, etc.