Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya

Current

• October 2022 - June 2023, Strengthening community libraries as the catalyst to Self-Learning in Uganda's rural and poor households: a case of the Busia District, Government of Uganda, Research and Innovation Fund, Ugx 25,000,000, Co-PI
• September 2022 - February 2023, Recruiting and employing fresh graduates under the Work Readiness Program (WRP) of the Skills and Governance Plus Project (sg+), Ugx 32,400,000, PI
• March – June 2022, Creating a Web portal for the Graduate School of Studies, Research and Innovation, Busitema University, funded by Busitema University, Ugx 3,650,000, PI
• December 2021– November 2022, Develop a disciplinary-based information literacy e-curriculum for teaching engineering courses at Busitema University, funded by Engineering Information Foundations, USD 25,000, PI
• May – September 2022, Empowering Southern researchers and evidence professionals through an AI-enabled social learning platform, PI
• April - December, 2022, University Website Redesign and Onlinizing Staff Profiles to improve webometric rankings for Busitema University, funded by Busitema University, Ugx 20,700,000, PI
• January – December 2022, Bending Engineering Prototyping Rules: The Fab Lab Innovation Ecology, Preliminary study, PI
• March 2021 – Date, Creating Busitema University Subject/ Research Guides – CAS and SDI Project, Funded by Busitema University, Ugx 56,783,250, PI
• February 2021 – date, Creating Busitema University Institutional Repository using Dspace and Integrating it with the Library Catalogue Uganda Koha, Funded by Busitema University, Ugx 43,678,000, PI
• January 2021 – Date, Automating Busitema University Library Functions and creating an online public access catalogue, Funded by Busitema University, Ugx 63,488,800, PI
• January 2020 - date, Redesign of the Busitema University Library Website, Funded by Busitema University, Ugx 26,670,100
• June 2020 to December 2021, Leveraging technology to integrate Information Literacy into ODeL curriculum: a shared responsibility between the lecturer and the librarian, Funded by Government of Uganda, through Makerere University Research and Innovation Fund, Ugx 72,666,000, PI
• January 2020 – February 2021, Developing a Digital Library based on open-access resources for Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technologies, UICT, Nakawa, Ugx 11,957,000, PI
• May-December, 2015, User-Friendly Libraries programme: HTC Mulago, NIC Muni, NTC Kaliro, and NIC Abilonino, Funded by Belgium Technical Agency (BTC) and Ministry of Education - Uganda, Ugx 19,2550,00, PI

Completed

• Setting up LIS Units: established four College Libraries under the User-Friendly Libraries programme: HTC Mulago, NIC Muni, NTC Kaliro, and NIC Abilonino, Funded by Belgium Technical Cooperation (BTC) and the Ministry of Education, Uganda

• Promoting the adoption of campus-based, faculty-driven open access policies, Budget - USD 3,940.00, funded by Electronic Information For Libraries (EIFL) & Consortium of Uganda University Libraries, May – November 2012. 

• Enhancing Access and Information Training Skills in Electronic Resources, Grant: $6,042.50, funded by Makerere University Library & International Network for Availability of Scientific Publications, June – 28th 2011.

• Information Literacy for Academic Libraries and  Research Institution in 10 universities in Uganda, Grant: USD 9,085.00, funded by Makerere University Library & International Network for Availability of Scientific Publications, September 2011 – January 2012

• Marketing and Advocacy for E-Resources usage in three countries – Rwanda, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, Grant: $19,335.3, funded by Makerere University Library & International Network for Availability of Scientific Publications, May 2011 – July 2012

• Learning Events and CHANGE Symposium: Search strategies for DAAD German Studies Research Grant scholars, Grant: $2,200.00, funded by DAAD – Kenya German Embassy, 12th – 16th March 2012.
• Makerere University Library, International Network for Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP), & Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), and Consortium of Uganda University Libraries (CUUL), Duration    January 2008 – July 2012
  Functions Performed: Coordinated and facilitated the following workshops/ seminars: 
  • Co-Facilitated a training programme: Promoting the adoption of campus-based, faculty-driven open access policies, Budget - $3,940.00, funded by Electronic Information For Libraries (EIFL) & Consortium of Uganda University Libraries, 1st May – 30th November 2012. 
  • Facilitated Enhancing Access and Information Training Skills in Electronic Resources workshop, Grant: $6,042.50, funded by Makerere University Library & International Network for Availability of Scientific Publications, 27th – 28th October 2011. 
  • Facilitated Information Literacy Workshop for Academic Libraries and  Research Institution in 10 universities in Uganda, Grant: $9085.00, funded by Makerere University Library & International Network for Availability of Scientific Publications, 04th December – 07th December 2011. 
  • Facilitated Marketing and Advocacy Workshop in five countries – Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, Grant: $19,335.3, funded by Makerere University Li1brary & International Network for Availability of Scientific Publications, May 2011 – July 2012, 
  • Facilitator for Learning Events and CHANGE Symposium: Search strategies for DAAD German Studies Research Grant scholars, Grant: $2,200.00, funded by DAAD – Kenya German Embassy, 12th – 16th March 2012. 

For each training, the duties performed include: 

• Preparing training materials
• Facilitating the training
• Training evaluation
• Workshop report writing