University of Zambia Medical Library

University of Zambia School of Medicine
University Teaching Hospital
Nationalist Road
Lusaka (Capital City), Zambia

• Semester and short vacations:
  Monday - Friday : 08 :30 am- 21:45
  Saturday : 08:30 -12:15 Sunday: 14:00 -18:00
  
• Long Vacation:
  Monday -Friday :08:30-17:00
  
• Public Holidays:
  Closed
  

• Christine Kanyengo (Ms), Acting Medical Librarian
  B.A.-Library Science (UNZA) 1991; B.A.-Library and Information Science - Honours (University of Capetown) 1997
  M.A.-Library and Information Science (University of Capetown) 1998
  E-mail: Christine Kanyengo
• Kenneth L. Chanda (Mr), Librarian
  B.A.-Library Science (UNZA) 1993; Diploma in Library Studies (UNZA) 1985
  E-mail: Kenneth Chanda
• Lovelee Mwengwe (Mr)
  Certificate in Introduction to Librarianship (Evelyn Hone College) 1992
  E-mail: Lovelee Mwengwe
• Ireen Nachilobe (Mrs)
  Certificate in Introduction to Librarianship (Evelyn Hone College)
  E-mail: Ireen Nachilobe

Medical Librarian
University of Zambia
School of Medicine
P.O. Box 50110
Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: 260-1-250801
Fax: 260-1-250753 / 253952
E-mail: medlib@unza.zm

Teaching Staff
Postgraduate Students
Undergraduate Students

University Teaching Hospital Medical Practitioners
Others

Book & Journal Lending
Reference Desk
User orientation
On-line Literature Searching
Medical Database Searching
Electronic Conferencing

Facilities

CD - ROM
Book loans
Reading space capacity for 40
Book Catalogues, Bibliographies, Index Medicus
On-line Catalogue (OPAC) browsing for UNZA Library, Vet. Library,
Institute for African Studies (IAS) & Medical Library
Full articles on Request

National Focal Point for Health Information
Communcation for Better Health (CBH) programme in conjunction with The Dreyfus Health Foundation
Collecting information on Zambia for the African Index Medicus (AIM) Database
Publishing the Zambia Health Information Digest (2,000 copies) ;
Distribution of ZHID: All hospitals and Health Centres in Zambia .

Ministry of Health, Zambia
Commonwealth Regional Health Community (CRHCS)
The Dreyfus Health Foundation of New York
Reach and Teach Foundation, South Africa
The Association of Health Information & Librarians in Africa (AHILA)
World Health Organisation
University of Florida Health Science Center Library

Collection

Books, Journals, A/V materials, Research Papers, Offprints, Electronic Databases.
The Medical Library has the largest health information collection in Zambia.

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Last updated April 3, 2001