Faculty of Agriculture & Vetetrinary Medicine Library

OVERVIEW

Kabete Library is the Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Library branch library. It is located off Kapenguria Road, 14 KM to the Northwest of Nairobi. It has three (3) floors with a collection of approximately 56,400 volumes composed of books, thesis, and periodicals.

The Library subscribes to over 14 electronic databases containing journals and books relevant to academic courses offered in this faculty.

The library provides information resources in the following areas of study -

• Agriculture | Food Nutrition | Animal Physiology | Animal Production | Clinical Studies | Public Health | Pharmacology & Toxicology | Veterinary Anatomy | Veterinary Pathology & Microbiology | Biochemistry

Library Sections

• Graduate Research Section
• Customer Services
• Processing Unit
• Computer Laboratory/Electronic Resources Services

LATEST NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Benchmarking visit to Kenya Institute of special education (KISE)
• Benchmarking visit to Tangaza University College
• FAVS Library Staff Meeting on Sensitization of Departmental Service Delivery Processes
• New Book Arrivals (Jan, 2022)
• FAVS Library Participates in Staff Mentorship
• Library Management Visits CAVS College Library, Upper Kabete
• Upper Kabete library organizes for disposal of the FAO collection
• Upper Kabete Library receives book donations
• Upper Kabete Campus Library Ambassadors visit the Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library (JKML)

RELEVANT INFORMATION DATABASES

• The essential electronic agricultural library (TEEAL)
• Access to research for development and innovation (ARDI)
• Access to global online research in agriculture (AGORA)
• HST-Biomedical & life sciences collection (TBLSC)
• AgEcon - Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics
• AgriEngineering

These resources are accessible via the Library website.

KEY SUBJECT GUIDES

• Subject Guides to Key Resources
• Faculty of Agriculture & Vet Library Print Collection

OPEN DATA

• Livestock Data for Decisions (LD4D)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

• Upcoming Events

IMPORTANT GUIDES

Remote Access to Electronic Books & Journals (E-Resources)	Listen/Watch
Overview to Open Access Information Resources	Listen/Watch
Open Access Resources & UoN Digital Repository	Listen/Watch

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UPPER KABETE LIBRARY STAFF

• Evalyn Anambo
• Mark Osundwa
• Anicetta Majau
• Laurian Omondi
• Zilpha Walowe
• Jacqueline Musembi

 

 

 

 

 

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