Department of Library and Information Science

People

  Position: Head of Department

  Faculty of Arts
  Qualifications: PhD (UWC) MLIS (UWC) PG Cert Information and Knowledge Management (UP) BLIS (UFH) LDLIS (UNITRA)

  Tel:  +27 (21) 959 3623
  Email: Ngmomoti@uwc.ac.za
  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-6082
 

With over three decades of experience in Knowledge, Libraries and Information Management, I embraced academia to unite theory with practice. Beginning as a part-time lecturer in 2019 and stepping fully into the University of the Western Cape in 2021, my mission has been clear: to empower the next generation of information professionals, guiding them from undergraduate studies to doctoral research.  Grounded in Pragmatism, I believe education must transform lives through real-world relevance. My classroom is not confined to theory, but is alive with workplace insights, industry voices, and hands-on experiences. Through modules spanning Knowledge Management, Scholarly Communication, Library Services Management, and Organisational Management, I prepare students to succeed and lead.

Beyond the Classroom

Learning is doing. Collaboration, debate, and peer engagement fuel an environment where students grow through challenge and shared discovery. Drawing on my leadership roles in international and national professional bodies, I inspire students to step into the wider world of service, advocacy, and professional pride, volunteering in professional conferences and workshops.

My Vision

At the core of my journey is a single goal: to ignite passion, dismantle misconceptions about the LIS profession, and empower students to embrace their careers with confidence, courage, and pride.

Publications

• Smit, S., & Momoti, N. G. (2026). Enhancing Digital Literacy Programmes for Advanced Search Skills of Adult Public Library Patrons. Urban Library Journal, 32 (1). Retrieved from https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ulj/vol32/iss1/2
• Momoti, N. (2023). Enterprise Content Management Systems for the proficient use of records for decision-making. Journal of the South African Society of Archivists, 56, pp.106-121
• Momoti, N., & King, L. (2021). A Model to Foster Records Use in Evidence-Based Decision- Making: Neither Restricted by Time nor Space. Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies, 39(4).
• Momoti, N., & Marutha, N. S. (2021). Whoever Controls the Past, Controls the Future: Archives and Records Management Practitioners’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa. Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies, 39(4).
• Momoti, N & King, L. (2019). A records management model for an intelligent university: the case of the University of the Western Cape. Journal of the South African Society of Archivists 52, pp.80-94.

Recent Conference Papers/Presentations

• Momoti, N. (2025). Interconnections between Archival documents and Digitalisation. Presentation at an online Roundtable discussion on Archives and Digital Humanities: Perspectives and Comparisons,organized by the University of Parma, Italy, 19 March 2025.
• Momoti, N. (2024) Enterprise Content Management and Records Management. Presentation at the Records Management Symposium, Western Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service, 4-6 September 2024.
• Momoti, N. (2024). A cloud-based knowledge management tool for Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises servicing the mining industry in the North West Province, South Africa. Paper presented at the 2024 KMSA Imbizo, The Coastlands Hotel, Umhlanga, KZN on 21 & 22 August 2024.
• Momoti, N. (2024). The implementation of Enterprise Content Management Systems for records management. Online presentation at the Mpumalanga Records Management Forum, 7 February 2024.
• Momoti, N. (2023). Enterprise Content Management Systems: the role of records managers. Paper presented at the Western Cape Records Management Forum, Microsoft Teams, 10 November.
• Momoti, N. (2023). Special libraries: back to basics. A paper presented at a Library and Information Association of South Africa Special Libraries Interest Group Webinar, 24 May 2023.
• Momoti, N. (2023). Records Management: back to basics. Workshop presentation at the First Archives and Records Management Bootcamp of the South African Society of Archivists, Manhattan Hotel, Pretoria, 16-17 March 2023.

Lecturer

Faculty of Arts
Qualifications:   BSc Hons LIS (NUST); MLIS (UWC); PhD (UWC)

Tel:         +27 (21) 959 2437
Fax:        +27 (21) 959 3659
Email:    Rmmabweazara@uwc.ac.za

Bio
Dr Mabweazara joined the Department as a full-time Lecturer in January 2020. She was a runner-up for the 3MT® doctoral thesis competition held at UWC in 2018. Moira’s research interests and expertise are partly built on the foundations of her PhD. She has a keen interest in the impact of digital technologies (including social media) on academic libraries in Africa as well as trends in higher education and a range of aspects around scholarly communication. She co-published some of her research in peer-reviewed journals and is currently developing research papers based on her PhD. Moira teaches a range of undergraduate modules, including History of Information Services; Information Literacy, and Collection Management. She previously taught the following modules: Serial Publications and Bibliographic Control as well as Information Sources and Services.

Publications
Mabweazara, R.M. & Zinn, S. 2020. Expectations of Academics from the 21st century Academic Library: Experiences from Zimbabwe.  African Journal of Library,Archives and Information Science, 30(2):99-111.

Mabweazara, R.M and; Zinn, S. 2016. Assessing the appropriation of social media by academic librarians in South Africa and Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 82(1): 1-12.