Learn about our history, mission, and governance
Today, COTUL plays a vital role in advancing academic excellence in Tanzania by supporting access to global knowledge resources and fostering collaboration among universities and research institutions.
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Facilitate cooperative access to information resources to advance teaching, learning and research amongst consortium members.
Provide leadership and building of synergy in knowledge and information sharing through capacity building, advocacy, networking and collaborations.
We believe in the power of working together across institutions to achieve shared goals.
Every member, regardless of size, deserves the same quality of scholarly resources.
We act transparently in how consortium resources and funds are managed.
We continually seek new ways to deliver information services to our members.
Training and professional development for librarians and researchers across Tanzania.
Building a consortium that can serve members for generations to come.
Following the global financial crisis, the Eldoret meeting in Kenya highlighted the need for library consortia across East Africa.
Tanzanian academic and research libraries formally establish the consortium to enhance acquisition of scholarly resources.
COTUL holds its first conference, bringing together librarians and researchers from across Tanzania.
A revised Constitution and Rules & Regulations are formally registered, establishing the consortium's seven governing organs.
Continued growth in member participation and digital resource access.
Held in Mwanza, with multiple papers presented on digital library transformation.
COTUL now serves 86 active member institutions across Tanzania.
The supreme organ where members set policy direction and elect leadership.
Holds consortium assets in trust and provides strategic oversight.
Performs the daily operations of the consortium in association with other organs.
Safeguards standards of conduct across consortium activities.
Helps the organization gain new insight and explore new opportunities.
Run the day-to-day administration of the consortium's activities.
Coordinates the entire consortium's elections as per the COTUL constitution.
It is indeed a great honour and privilege on behalf of COTUL Executive Committee to welcome you to the Consortium of Tanzania University and Research Libraries (COTUL) website. We trust that you will find this website informative and educative in providing accurate and quality information regarding our activities and services.
While executing our core functions as provided in all Articles of a registered COTUL Constitution 2021, we are determined and remain committed to ensuring that our esteemed members are constantly and timely provided with accurate, relevant and up-to-date information that meets the academic and research needs of their institutions. Through this website, we demonstrate to our esteemed members our conviction to realize our vision, mission and core functions of COTUL.
Therefore, on behalf of the COTUL Executive Committee, I would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to all members and partners that have been working with us to meet our objectives through acquisition of relevant e-resources in order to achieve academic excellence in teaching, learning and quality research works and innovation in our institutions.
We look forward to a continued collaboration and service provision relationship with all our stakeholders for innovative and knowledgeable society.
