My Report
My Report
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I wish to thank the almighty God, merciful and compassionate for his grace who gave me good
health since I started this study up now; I believe that without him I could not complete my Field
practical. I am gratefully to my fellow staffs from Morogoro regional Library who paid attention
and teach me different library activities. This chance take to thanks Morogoro regional my
Library staffs members, regional manager Mr. Fungo I. Luyanji, I. David, R. Mdakirwa, Devotha
Ndunguru, Mbeketu, Isso, Juma Kayuya and I. Luyanji.
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................................
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................................................
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LIST OF
ABBREVIATIONS ..........................................................................................................................
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LIST OF
ILLUSTRATIONS .........................................................................................................................
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................
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CHAPTER
ONE ....................................................................................................................................……1
1.0 TYPE OF LIBRARY/INFORMATION CENTRE
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1.1 BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION .........................................................1
VISION ..............................................................................................................................1
MISSION ............................................................................................................................1
1.2 MAJOR ACTIVITIES/SERVICES ..............................................................................1
…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
1.3 ORGANIZATIONAL/LIBRARY STRUCTURE ........................................................2
1.4 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ........................................................................................3
1.5 ICT FACILITIES .......................................................................................................... 3
1.6 TYPE OF USERS ...........................................................................................................3
Membership Fee Structure at Present ...................................................................................3
Temporary Membership Fee Structure at Present ................................................................3
Opening Hours ......................................................................................................................4
Goals and Objectives of the Organization ............................................................................4
The Relationship of the Organization Functions and Library ..............................................4
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CHAPTER TWO.............................................................................................................................5
DUTIES PERFORMED.................................................................................................................5
2.1 First Weeks of the Practical Field………………......................................................................5
2.2 Second Week of the Practical Field...…………........................................................................5
2.3 Third Week of the Practical Field..............................................................................................5
2.4 Fourth Week of the Practical Field............................................................................................6
2.5 Fifth Week of the Practical Field ……………………………………………………………..6
2.6 Sixth Week of the Practical Field……………………………………..………………………6
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Computer trainings
Lending services
Meeting room
Membership registration
Outreach services
Reference services
1.3 ORGANIZATIONAL/LIBRARY STRUCTURE
Regional Librarian
Assistant Librarian
Registered member is provided identity card and 2 tickets to allow Him/her to borrow two books
at a time for a period of 14 days. A book can be renewed if it has not been requested by another
member (library rules, 2017)
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Opening Hours
Morogoro Regional Library is running under the Tanzania Library Services Board whereby the
major function is provision of library services. In connection to that this is the place whereby the
expectations meet.
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CHAPTER TWO
ACTIVITIES PERFORMED
(01 AUGUST - 14 SEPTEMBER 2018)
2.0 DUTIES PERFORMED ALL DEPARTMENT
The field started while the library operation services to users closed for stocktaking, therefore the
student involved on stock taking for first 4 weeks whereby major duties was done was weeding
process and stock counting. The fifth week services were opened to the library user and the
student performed as follow:
2.1 First Weeks of the Practical Field (1st – 10th August)
Orientation, distribution of work
Shelf reading and counter
Shelf leading and reference services
Shelf leading, statistic and circulation
Shelf leading and bag deposit
Shelf leading and reference services
Shelf leading and reference services
2.2 Second Week of the Practical Field (13rd -17th August)
Shelf leading and reference services
Shelf reading and circulation
Shelf reading and circulation
Shelf reading and bag deposit
Shelf leading and reference services
2.3 Third Week of the Practical Field (20th -24th August)
Shelf reading, cataloguing and classification
Shelf reading, cataloguing and classification
Shelf leading and book processing
Shelf reading, creating book cards and book pockets
Lack of material such as text books some books are not found example History o-level,
Novel books, Swahili books.
Outdate materials the library has many materials which not used.
Electronic problem that affect users when they need to find information through Internet.
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CHAPTER THREE
3.0 CONCLUSION
Public library plays an important role in people’s lives as a source of accessing information and a
place for knowledge creation. It has shown that public libraries are important informational,
educational, cultural, and social institutions. Public library and Education, One of the public
libraries’ significant and fundamental roles is education. Public libraries provide books and other
materials for people to read and use. These materials are educational and lead to self-
improvement and develop basic literacy skills. Public Libraries have always seen as an
educational resource for all people. The educative role of public libraries has expanded to
include supporting both formal and informal education. Public library and literacy, Literacy is
the ability to read and write. In libraries culture, this concept is expanded to include the
knowledge or education in one or several fields required to develop individual and communities’
skills. Learning today is not a luxury limited only to selected group, but it is essential for
survival. Expansion of literacy needs reading and writing material. The public library is the local
center for providing a wealth of information through learning facilities and materials to support
literacy to the general public. Literacy is also achieved by providing literacy programs and
activities for different groups and ages. Public libraries continue to play a major role in fostering
literacy in communities and societies, particularly among those groups of the populations that
need special assistance in developing literacy skills, such as preschool and elementary school
children. Children literacy is one of the educative roles of public libraries. Public libraries
concern in providing children and exposing them to high-quality reading materials and rich
language experiences during the crucial preschool and elementary school years.
3.1 RECOMMENDATION OF THE ORGANIZATION
The trainee would like to advice the organization Morogoro Regional Library to introduce and
improve their services by using electronic system rather than using manual system in order to
enable the library member and librarian to get and provide different materials or information
without using a lot of time effort.
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