NIPAM’s Learning Resource Centre
NIPAM’s Learning Resource Centre
NIPAM’s Learning Resource Centre (LRC) provides additional
resource materials to support NIPAM’s operational research, capacity building,
and consultancy programmes.
As expounded by NIPAM’s Manager for Library Services, Ms.
Sylvia Katjepunda, NIPAM’s library services are an extension of the programmes
that are provided to clients especially those from the public sector – OMA’s
Regional Councils, Local Authorities, Public Enterprises without excluding the
private sector.
NIPAM’s LRC was established to support the mandate of NIPAM
by providing public sector employees with additional resource materials when
attending training programmes, developing their strategic plans, and when
conducting research programmes. An E-library policy was developed to pave way
for online services which are in the process of being established. This year
the LRC introduced knowledge management initiative as a strategy to optimise
the use of various information and knowledge resources within NIPAM.
The Library officials are preparing themselves to
participate in the upcoming Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and
Southern African Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) scheduled for
early 2021.
SCECSAL is a regional forum for library and information
associations in Africa. Membership to SCECSAL is open to national library and
information associations from the following countries: Angola, Botswana,
Burundi, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea,
eSwatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
PROFILE
Ms. Sylvia Katjepunda
Manager: Library Services
Sylvia .K. Katjepunda is an experienced professional
Librarian with more than ten years of experience in information management
drawn from both academic and industry environment Katjepunda is dedicated to
serving the Namibian community by
providing assistance in information retrieval and research techniques. She is also one of the active members of the
Namibia Information Workers Association who has written and presented several
articles and papers on Libraries and information management in Namibia. She
obtained a Master of Management at Southern Business School. In addition to
that, she holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership Development from
University of Stellenbosch, Bachelor of Information Science (Hons) from
University of Pretoria, and a Bachelor of Art (Library Studies) University of
Namibia.
As part of professional development, she has pursued and
obtained a Diploma in Neuro–Linguistic Programming and Life Coaching with
School of life (South Africa). Her research interests are women empowerment,
leadership development, knowledge management, information management, ICT for
development, and human resources development.