LIBRARY SHORT COURSES
The University of Nairobi is guided by its mission “To provide quality university education and training and to embody the aspirations of the Kenyan people and the global community through creation, preservation, integration, transmission, and utilization of knowledge.” In pursuit of this mission, the Library Department in conjunction with UNES Limited usually develops several short courses from time to time. The courses are aimed at enabling the University to contribute towards the national agenda and the aspirations of Vision 2030. The University has skilled staff sourced for consultancy nationally and internationally.
Some of the courses offered in the program are as follows
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COURSE TITLE |
OBJECTIVE |
TARGET/ AUDIENCE |
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Scholarly writing & Publishing in High Impact Journals |
Equip participants on how to publish in high impact commercial and open access journals and books |
Authors, Lecturers, researchers, and scholars at various levels |
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Establishing Digital Repositories in Institutions |
Setting up and managing digital repositories |
Academic, Government & research institutions |
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Customer Care / Public Relations |
To understand and embrace the role of customer care and public relations in organizations |
Administrators, Principles, HoDs |
Website development/Management |
Develop and manage website |
ICT Personnel, Information Professionals |
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Binding skills |
To empower trainees with binding skills |
Business people, Information Professionals, Government Institutions, Teachers. |
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Knowledge Management |
Empower professionals with knowledge management skills to meet specific organizational needs competitively. |
Managers |
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Records Management |
Manage effective records management system in an organization |
Records Managers/Officers, archivists, Documentalist, ICT Officers, Information managers |
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E-Resources Management |
Effective management and utilization of electronic resources in academic organizations |
Managers, librarians, ICT professionals managing e-resources |
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Turnitin Plagiarism Checker |
Embracing accountability and academic integrity |
Lecturers, researchers, and scholars at various levels |
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Information Packaging and Presentation |
Information packaging and presentation skills |
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Automated Referencing and Citation Strategies |
Proper and effective referencing and citation skills |
Lecturers, researchers, and scholars at various levels |
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Management of school/organizational libraries |
Effective planning and management of school libraries |
Officers managing school libraries, documentation and media centres and other related information systems |
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ICT skills and competencies in Libraries |
Enhance ICT skills and competencies in response to emerging organizational needs |
Open to all who rely on ICT in running their daily organizational and individual activities. |
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Management of electronic records and documents |
Effective management of digital records and documents |
Records Managers/Officers, archivists, Documentalist, ICT Officers, Information managers/Executive secretaries |
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Database management systems |
Skills on how to design, implement and manage database management systems |
ICT personnel, information professionals, systems librarians and related professionals. |