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Michael S. Wanyonyi

Michael S. Wanyonyi

NAME Michael S. Wanyonyi
TITLE Head of Library Department
POSITION Senior Librarian II
QUALIFICATION

Master of Science in Information Science (KeMU);

Bachelors in Library and Information Science (Makerere University)

MEMBERSHIP TO A PROFESSSIONAL BODY

Member of Kenya Library Association

Member of Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC) – Corporate membership

DEPARTMENT AUC Library
SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Michael is a highly motivated, passionate, committed, and experienced Information professional. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Information Science from Kenya Methodist University together with a Bachelor’s Degree in Library and Information Science from Makerere University (UG).

Michael has worked extensively in different institutions and organizations developing a wide range of knowledge in different library management systems and operations. He also has interests in the field of Acquisitions of Library resources, Library automated systems and operations as well as other academic interests in the field of Information and Knowledge Management, information literacy, Open Academic Resources, and Digital Institutional repositories.

Michael is a member of the Kenya Library Association (KLA) and is the Current Secretary of the Licensing and Negotiation Committee of the Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC)

RESEARCH INTERESTS Mr. Wanyonyi has research interests in the areas of Knowledge Management, Digital Repositories/ Archives and Information Literacy