Mr. Joseph A. Mweteni holds a Bachelor of Library and Information Studies from Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He began his career at Kisarika High School in Moshi District Council, Kilimanjaro Region, in April 2016, when he was appointed as Librarian II and tasked with establishing the school library.

In December 2021, he transferred to the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) as Library Officer I. His responsibilities included cataloguing and classification, data entry, digitization, archives management, circulation and reference services, management of electronic resources, and information literacy training. In August 2026, he moved from the Directorate of Library Services to UDSM’s College of Information and Communication Technologies as Senior Library Officer II.

Outside his professional work, his interests include fine arts, handicrafts, food processing, innovation, and entrepreneurship. His artistic and craft activities include graphic design, painting, drawing, sculpture, sewing, pattern making, knitting, and decoration.