Tag Archives: JKUAT Library ICT section

Looking for books for your assignment or research?

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Looking for books for your assignment or research? Try Springer electronic books Looking for books for your assignment or research? Try Springer electronic books Follow these steps for accessing the e-books from SprngerLink 1. Google for JKUAT Library Website or simply go to http://link.springer.com/ 2. Click on Electronic Resources Link on the the JKUAT Library home page 3. This gives you a drop down menu with Electronic Journals and books 4. Click on electronic books 5. Click on SpringerLink. This takes you to the home page of SpringerLink 6. To ensure that you get only… Continue reading →

Registration for Peer Training

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The JKUAT Library is seeking to recruit proactive students for a peer training program. Interested students will be trained on the use of electronic information resources available for your assignments and research. The students will then train their colleagues on the use of these resources. These are resources that you can make use of from the any location of your choice and convenience. The training period is projected to be 2 sessions of two hours each organized in groups of at least ten students. Please contact Miriam Ndungu in the JKUAT library, ICT Section if… Continue reading →

Usernames and Passwords for off Campus Access

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The JKUAT library has installed ez proxy, a software that enables access to all our resources both on and off campus. Previously, some resources such as Springer and ebrary books, JSTOR, Sage, Wiley Blackwell and Taylor and Francis journals could only be accessed within JKUAT main campus. Provision of individual usernames and passwords to our staff and students for the off campus access has proved challenging. Consequently, campus specific usernames and passwords for off campus access have been created. Please note that the passwords for off campus access are only necessary for accessing database that… Continue reading →