e-library at the kenyatta university

E-LIBRARY SERVICESKENYATTA UNIVERSITY

Presented by

John K. Thuku

Head Librarian, Science & Technology

thukujk@yahoo.com

At the Seminar Organized by Kenyatta University for the Delegation from University of Catalan, Barcelona, Spain.

2nd July 2013, KUCC.

OUTLINE

Introduction E-Library resources Physical Facilities for E-Library E-Library programmes User Training and Awareness

INTRODUCTION Library Services offered

through Subject Libraries

Education, Social Science, Humanities, Science & Technology, Health Sciences, Research & Special Collections

Campus Libraries Information Resources

Books, journals Multimedia ( Audio, Video,

CDs) Microfilms, Microfische Maps Online journals & books

Post Modern LibraryMain Campus

E-LIBRARY RESOURCES

Online Catalogue Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).

Bibliographic sources with abstracts Institutional Repository.

Full text Journals Books Theses and Dissertations Conference Papers CD-ROMs, some accompanying books.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES FOR E-LIBRARY

Computer labs 5 computer labs (one in each floor) Capacity 40 workstations

OPAC Access the catalogue Available in all floors

Access to Networking Cable (Along the walls) Wireless in the reading areas 5th Floor reserved for postgraduates and staff. Ample reading areas

PROGRAMMES IN THE LIBRARY

In-house Library Catalogue and Library Website

http://maktaba.ku.ac.ke/ Constantly updated

Institutional Repository (http://etd-library.ku.ac.ke/ir)

Theses and dissertations. Past examination papers. Papers by Kenyatta University staff.

PROGRAMMES IN THE LIBRARY …CONTD

External Collaborations Database of African Theses and Dissertations

(DATAD) Sponsored by AAU Aims to bring information on all theses and

dissertations presented in Universities in Africa into a single database.

Kenya Information Preservation Society (KIPS) Programme for theses and dissertation in Kenyan

Libraries. Programme for Enhancement of Research

Information (PERI) through Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC) For facilitating subscription to online journals and e-

books.

LIBRARY OPACHTTP://MAKTABA.KU.AC.KE

SEARCH RESULTS - OPAC

BIBLIOGRAPHIC WITH ABSTRACTSWWW.RESEARCHKENYA.ORG

Contains 11,340 records of theses and dissertations undertaken in Kenya

Developed by the Kenya Information Preservation Society (KIPS) in collaboration with the libaries

ONLINE JOURNALS AND E-BOOKS

AGORA http://www.aginternetwork.org/en/

African Journals Online (AJOL)

http://www.ajol.info/

BioMed Central http://www.biomedcentral.com

EBSCO http://search.ebscohost.com/

Emerald http://www.emeraldinsight.com/

Hinari http://hinari-gw.who.int/

JSTOR http://www.jstor.org/

Oxford Journals http://www.oxfordjournals.org

Springer http://link.springer.com/

Wiley Online Library http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

USER TRAINING & AWARENESS

Induction to new users Library catalogue and online resources Library services & facilities

Information Searching Basic Advanced

Plagiarism Turnitin software

Referencing Zotero

CONCLUSION

The Library is keen to embrace the dynamism in ICT and particularly regarding to information access.

This will certainly help Kenyatta University community pursue their learning, research and teaching goals well.

THANK YOU