Library Resources


Information on Publishing

Know why you should publish and how to avoid predatory journals

EBSCO Discovery Service

Access the Library's entire collection of information materials from one search point

Academic Integrity

Understand plagiarism, how to avoid it, and how to access plagiarism detection tools


Virtual Library Open / Academic Integrity Week, 2021

The Library Department will be holding a Virtual Library Open Week event from 14th – 16th April 2021, where we will showcase our electronic information resources, services, and facilities, all of which are accessible to the University community.

A key resource, in particular, is our remote access facility which allows our students to access electronic reading material from anywhere at any time. In light of the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, this is a convenient innovation.

The theme of this year's Open Week is Open Access & Academic Integrity for a Knowledgeable Society.

This year's event is geared towards the realization of the library’s mission; to provide quality information services that will empower the University in carrying out its core activities of teaching, learning, research, and community services/consultancy.

Kindly register in advance for this three-day event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SPyMAF7USw2f-wKbQv3Lcw

Event program

DAY

DATE

TIME

SUBJECT

FACILITATOR

1

Wednesday 

14/04/2021

 

9:00 – 9:40 am

Opening Session

Prayer 

National Anthem 

Theme - Unveil

Welcoming Remarks

Opening the Workshop

MC – Waweru

Dr. Waithaka

Mr. Nzioki

Committee, Chair

Director - LIS

Prof. Madara Ogot

DVC - RIE

 

9:40 – 10:00am

Overview of the Library 

Services

Mr. Nzioki

10:00 – 10:45am

The dynamics of Library services in the new normal 

DDT

10:50 – 12:00pm

Publishing: Using open access databases to improve research discovery; writing a thesis and journal paper 

Ms. Owango

2:00 pm –3:00pm

Plagiarism, Academic Integrity and use Turnitin

Macharia/Nzioki

 

 

 

 

 

2

Thursday 

15/04/2021

9:00am-9:20 am

 

Prayer 

National Anthem

Ms. Kang’ethe

Mr. Nzioki

9:20am – 10:20am

Remote Access to Electronic Resources

Mr. Makori

10:20am– 11:00am

Open Access Information Resources 

Mr. Elegwa

11:10am – 11:40am

UON Digital Repository

Ms. Mayende

2:00pm- 3:00pm 

Using Open Access Datasets for research discovery: donor mapping, collaborators & mitigating predatory publishing

Ms. Owango

 

 

 

 

 

3

Friday

16/04/2021

9:00am-9:20am 

Prayer

National Anthem

Ms. Kimengu

Mr. Nzioki

9:20am – 10:20am

Library Services and Facilities to PWD

Ms. Anambo

10:30am - 11:30am

Bindery Services 

Ms. Kimengu 

11:30am –12.00pm

Closing session

DDA

Virtual Library Open / Academic Integrity Week, 2021