Well this is rather shameless of me... I am writing this blog so that I can enter a Bible giveaway contest by Logos Bible Software.  Logos is giving away ultra-premium bibles and you can enter by becoming a fan on Facebook (did it), posting a search feature on your website (did it), and write a blog post about it (doing it).  You all must feel so used!

Actually if I win, I plan on giving the bible as one of our graduation prizes at TCZ.  Every year the faculty selects students for a variety of awards.  Some are based on academic performance while others are based on quality of character.  In any case, I hope to take this Bible and give it as a prize.  This is not so shameless after all! 

One of these days, I would like to find the funding to actually have an annual biblical studies prize for an outstanding student going on for further study.  The prize would consist of a new laptop loaded w ... Read More »

I was looking over the blogs today and realised that I have not posted in about a year!!!  Wow, how time flies!  TCZ has been keeping me busy with a lot of IT stuff and so by the time I get home I can barely look at a computer let alone make blog posts.  So this blog post is being written while I am at work.  I figure this will be the only way I make a regular post.  Besides, it ensures everyone stays up to date on what has been going on.

So this term, I have spent considerable time tweak Koha and putting the finishing touches on the interface as well as working with ACTEZ (Association of Colleges for Theological Education in Zimbabwe) to strategise a way forward on a Theological library consortium.  This will be of particular benefit for the college in Harare (there are about 10 or so up there) as they will be in a better position to share resources.  Down here in the Bulawayo area, we will try to work with a small sc ... Read More »