Dr. Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita

Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita holds a PhD in Library and Information Science. He has worked with the Department of Information Science at the University of South Africa ( UNISA) as a Research Fellow in Pretoria and the Durban University of Technology , and the University of Johannesburg ( Methods laboratory) in South Africa. He has co-authored and coedited several books, written numerous chapters and scholarly articles in accredited journals . He is the legatee of the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa (C2) rating for research excellence. He has navigated the globe as a presenter and contributed to LIS through in-person presentations and webinars. He is a Standing Committee member of the IFLA Indigenous Matters Section ( IFLA-IMS) and Secretary of the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) Library Education & Training Section (LETIS). In 2025 Collence Takaingenmhamo Chisita became the first scholar to be awarded the Open Scholarship Award by AFLIA in Namibia for his outstanding contributions to Open Science and Knowledge sharing