"A digital library is one of the very important academic equipments that the National University of Rwanda (NUR) in Huye District (Butare), has been missing for better academic excellence and I hope it's going to greatly help students and lecturers in their studies and research." These were the opening remarks made by the NUR's vice-rector in charge of academics and scientific research Prof. Silas Mureramanzi, while launching a digital library on Friday, June 16, at the University's main auditorium.
Mureramanzi explained that the digital library which can work even in the absence of internet will greatly save students from the problems caused by a non-reliable internet connection.
He lauded the new research innovation saying, "the initiative is a compliment to manual researches that is outdated and not compliant with modern research methodologies. There is need for utilisation of information and communication technology (ICT) resources due to the associated immerse benefits to the development of a country."
Pointing out that most African universities spend a lot of financial resources on internet access compared to their counterparts in developed countries who have access to other research sources like digital libraries.
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