1. E-LIBRARY SERVICES
KENYATTA 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.

2. OUTLINE
 Introduction
 E-Library resources
 Physical Facilities for E-Library
 E-Library programmes
 User Training and Awareness

3. 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 Library
Main Campus

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. LIBRARY OPAC
HTTP://MAKTABA.KU.AC.KE

9. SEARCH RESULTS - OPAC

10. BIBLIOGRAPHIC WITH ABSTRACTS
WWW.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

11. 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/

12. USER TRAINING & AWARENESS
 Induction to new users
 Library catalogue and online resources
 Library services & facilities
 Information Searching
 Basic
 Advanced
 Plagiarism
 Turnitin software
 Referencing
 Zotero

13. 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.

14. THANK YOU