Prof. Jane Akinyi Ngala Oduor from the Department of Linguistics & Languages, University of Nairobi donated a book titled “A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language” authored by Hope E. Morgan to the Library & Information Services department
Present to receive the donation on behalf of the Director of Library Services was the Acquisitions Librarian Mr. David Mulonzia.
Prof. Dr. Ronald Kiessling of the University of Hamburg in Germany donated three different titles of his books, to the Library and Information Services department on 7th August 2024.
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The University of Nairobi hosted the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees H.E Fillipo Grandi on the 24th of June 2024 at the Chandaria Auditorium for a high-level dialogue and the inauguration of the first of its kind Refugee Resource Centre in Africa at the Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library.
The University of Nairobi Library Department will hold a Virtual Library Open Day event on the 14th and 15th of May 2024.
This is an annual occasion where the library showcases what it has to offer to the University community. This year's theme is "Digital Libraries - Equity in Information Access".
A delegation of overseas-based UoN Alumni, Class of 1971 & 1972 paid a courtesy visit to JKML on Friday, February 23, 2024. As per the itinerary, the guests also visited and toured Mahatma Gandhi Graduate Library.
The visitors were received by the Director, of Library Services, Madam Angela Mumo, accompanied by the Deputy Director in charge of Planning, Mr. George Nyalwal.
On February 22, 2024, the UoN Library department participated in a sensitization and networking event hosted by Crossref at Fairmont the Norfolk. It was attended by over 100 registered participants including librarians, administrators, editorial teams, researchers, and research organization representatives.
The forum’s agenda was to discuss current Crossref initiatives and the shared vision to build a Research Nexus for the academic and research community in Kenya among other related subjects.
The University of Nairobi through the Library & Information Services department is now subscribed to the JoVE database.
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