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1 Kenyatta University Library E-Resources Postmodern Library

2 Accessing Library E-Resources

3 ONLINE RESOURCES Mainly fulltext journal articles Include e-books and reports Kenyatta University subscribes E-journals through KLISC/PERI, a national consortium: Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC) Programme for Enhancement of Research Information (PERI) The consortium negotiates for discounts in subscriptions

4 ONLINE JOURNALS MODE OF ACCESS Password and User names IP Address range EXAMPLES JSTOR Emerald EBSCO HINARI, Wiley Interscience, Oxford Journals, etc

5 SPRINGERLINK: Books, journals, reference works URL: EBRARY Provides access to e-books only URL:

6 Resources at a glance Library Website Library Catalogue Institutional Repository Digitized Past Examination Papers

7 Library Website

8 Library Management System

9 Electronic Thesis & Dissertations

10 Online Resources Available through the Internet Offline Resources Stored in Secondary Storage CDS / DVDS Hard Disk Institutional/Department Computer Servers Other Storage e.g. Flash Disk Require no internet connection but sometimes may require KU Wide Area Network

11 ONLINE RESOURCES Mainly full text journal articles Include e-books and reports Kenyatta University subscribes through KLISC/PERI, a national consortium Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium Programme for Enhancement of Research Information The consortium negotiates for discounts in subscriptions

12 ONLINE JOURNALS MODE OF ACCESS Password and User names IP Address range EXAMPLES JSTOR Emerald EBSCO Research4life.org(HINARI, Agora, OARE, ARDI), Wiley Interscience, Oxford Journals, etc

13 SPRINGERLINK Books, journals, reference works URL: EBRARY Provides access to e-books only URL:

14 E-Resources Cont Index of Kenyan Theses and Dissertations (KIPS) Contains a listing of over 20,000 theses and dissertations from Kenyan Universities and Research Institutions Managed by KIPS (Kenya Information Preservation Society) Kenyatta University submits records with abstracts URL:

15 Other E-Resources sites Includes AJOL TEEAL (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library, locally hosted) World Bank Collections Please consult our E-resources list for more details on our current E-Resources subscription list

16 FREE SEARCH ENGINES (Offers a single source to search the Web, images, audio, video, news from Google, Yahoo, Yandex, and many more search engines) (Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet) (The world's most comprehensive, public science and technology research portal, ScienceResearch.com uses federated search technology to retrieve results) Yahoo Directory ( The first large scale directory of the Internet. Lists sites categorized by topic and location)

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