Patience Atim is a Librarian at Makerere University, currently working as College Librarian
at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) Library. She has worked in
Makerere University Library since 2005, beginning as an Information Processing Assistant
on retrospective data conversion project. She participated in transforming manual catalogue
into automated format in Virtua Library System.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science from Makerere University
and a Master’s degree in Information Technology from the University of Pretoria, South
Africa. She provides support and training to staff and students on: effective use of online
databases, remote access to library resources, referencing and citation, information retrieval
and search strategies. She also provides document delivery services, user orientation, library
collection management and outreach.
Her research interests include: information literacy, information behavior, library user
experiences, knowledge management, library social media use, reference services, integrated
library Systems. Patience serves on the Library finance committee.