Two years after opening its vast storehouse of data to the public, the World Bank has consolidated more than 2,000 books, articles, reports and research papers in a search-engine friendly Open Knowledge Repository, and allowed the public to distribute, reuse and build upon much of its work—including commercially. The repository is a one-stop-shop for most of the Bank’s research outputs and knowledge products, providing free and unrestricted access to students, libraries, government officials and anyone interested in the Bank’s knowledge. Additional material, including foreign language editions and links to datasets, will be added in the coming… Continue reading →

The JKUAT Library welcomes all freshers who have joined this esteemed university and students who have been on vacation. As a reminder to both those coming back from the well deserved break and the freshmen, the Library ICT section offers wide range of electronic resources in form of e- books at http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/departments/library/?page_id=68 and e-journals at http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/departments/library/?page_id=339. These are available through the library website http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/departments/library/. You therefore have no reason to get frustrated incase you find that the book you were targeting has been borrowed!! Please visit the library ICT section for the access details of… Continue reading →

Registration of library users for the automated library services has commenced. The exercise is scheduled to take place from 14th to 21st May 2012. Continuing students are required to clear with the library by returning all borrowed books and surrendering all the five library cards. All our library users must fill registration forms available from the circulation counter in order to be registered in our new system.