• Postgraduates and staff, ten books for one month.
• Books in great demand are placed on short loan collection where they are borrowed for 3 or 24 hours.

• Reference and information
• Literature searches
• Use of electronic and other databases
• Selective dissemination of information
• Current awareness
• Online and off-line database searches
• Document imaging/digitization
• Photocopying
• Bindery
• Book exhibition

• Talking books
• Talking newspapers
• Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
• Other personalized services

• Bureau of Educational Research
• Basic Education Resource Center
• Departmental resource libraries
  • English
  • Literature
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Home Economics
  • Kiswahili

• Library Computer Lab
• Wireless access Laptop

Users are required to observe rules governing the use of laptops in the Library.

ADMISSION
The following persons are eligible to use the Library

1. Registered Kenyatta University students
2. Kenyatta University staff
3. Council Members.
4. Researchers on recommendation of their organization, at a fee.

REGISTRATION
Persons who wish to use the Library must be registered as members

1. All persons registered as University Library members are required to abide by these regulations.
2. The University Librarian may suspend from the use of the library any person breaking these Regulations.

DISCIPLINE

1. Order and silence must be maintained at all times in the Library.
2. Smoking, eating, drinking and sleeping in the Library is prohibited.
3. Briefcases, bags, overcoats, hats, umbrellas, etc, are not allowed in the library.
4. All persons entering the library must show their university ID.
5. All persons leaving the library must show all their documents to the Security staff at exit.
6. Stealing or attempting to steal a library document or any of the library property is an offence. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against the offender.
7. The library will not take responsibility for loss or damage of personal property left in the reading and baggage areas.
8. Mobile phones and other devices likely to cause disturbances should not be used in the library unless their use is silent.
9. Ink bottles, paints etc, which may accidentally damage library materials are not allowed into the library.
10. Damage of library materials, equipment, property, or building is prohibited and must be reported immediately to a member of library staff. Those responsible must pay for the damage.
11. The Library reserves the right to ask any person to stop using computer equipment if the library staff has reasonable grounds to believe that that person is misusing it.
12. Computers are provided for the purpose of research and other educational endeavours. Misuse of thes facilities e.g. game playing, personal email, e-trade, hacking, change of PC or Network settings, online application or registration is prohibited.

BORROWING

1. Borrowing is restricted to registered members
2. Library members are responsible for loss or damage of library materials in their possession. They will be required to pay for the loss or damage at a cost to be determined.
3. Library materials are not to be taken out of the library unless they are properly issued.
4. Marking, defacing or mutilation of any library material is prohibited
5. Most books in the library may be borrowed but Reference books, Journals, etc, may only be taken out of the library with authority of the relevant Head Librarian.
6. Loaned items may not be transferred from one borrower to another but must be returned to the library for re-issuing.
7. The university ID must be produced when borrowing and returning library items.

LOANS

Registered members can borrow materials as indicated:

1. Academic staff: 10 items
2. Post-Graduates: 10 items
3. Undergraduates: 7 items
4. Staff Grades A-F: 6 items
5. Staff Grades I-IV: 4 items

LOAN PERIODS

Registered members are allowed to keep borrowed items for the period indicated below

1. University Staff: 4 weeks
2. Postgraduates: 4 weeks
3. School-Based: 4 weeks
4. Undergraduates: 2 weeks

PENALTIES

1. Borrowed Library materials not returned after the due-date attract fines
2. Borrowing rights may be withdrawn from persons who persistently keep library materials overdue.

FINES

1. Fines of Ksh.5/= for the 1st day and Ksh.2/= for each subsequent day will be charged for books returned late on long loan.
2. Fines of Ksh.2/= for the 1st hour and Ksh. 5/= for each subsequent hour will be charged for books returned late from Short Loan.

CLEARANCE

All registered members of the library must clear with the University Library at the expiry of their membership.

COPYRIGHT

There is a copyright protection law on most of the library materials. Deliberate infringement on this law e.g. unauthorized copying, is a criminal offence. All users of electronic information resources must abide by the terms of the appropriate licenses. However, permissible copying limits as per Copyright Act may be made for academic purposes. All users of library materials must observe these limits in the Library premises or elsewhere.

Rules And Regulations Governing The Use Of Laptops To Access The Library Wireless Network

1. Laptops should only be used in designated areas.
2. Users of Laptops must maintain order and avoid distracting other users.
3. The University Library accepts no responsibility for loss of laptop, data or software therein.
4. Laptops can be used to access the Library wireless facility but must not be directly connected to the University Campus network, Library computers or any other device without prior approval.
5. Access must only be for purposes declared which are in line with the users’ academic, research and/or learning programs of Kenyatta University.
6. Users should not use laptops to access e-mail, play games, watching movies, play music, etc.
7. If any abuse/non compliance is discovered/detected, the connection privileges will be terminated with immediate effect and disciplinary action taken.
8. All other Library rules and regulations apply.

Information resources used to provide services include:

• Books and Journals
• Indexes and Abstracts
• CD ROMs and The Internet
• Online journals
• Audio and Video Cassettes
• Gramophone records
• Braille
• Microforms, Slides, etc
• Photographs, Posters, etc
• Theses and Dissertations

Welcome to new KU Library Catalog powered by Koha. Koha is a full-featured open-source ILS. Developed initially in New Zealand by Katipo Communications Ltd and first deployed in January of 2000 for Horowhenua Library Trust, Koha is currently maintained by a team of software providers and library technology staff from around the globe. Click here to access the E-Library

Kenyatta University subscribes to a number of worldwide electronic databases, which give access to thousands of electronic journals. The databases contain abstracts and many full text journals. The majority of the journals are available through the Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI). PERI supports capacity building in the research sector in developing and transitional countries by strengthening the production, access and dissemination of information and knowledge.

The following databases allows access through IP address therefore no need for passwords if you are browsing via the University network.

1. America Physical Society
2. IEEE/IET Electronic Library
3. Institute of Physics
4. Jstor
5. Mary Liebert
6. Multilingual Matters
7. Oxford
8. Royal Society for Chemistry
9. Wiley Interscience

Username(ID) and password (Ps) are required to access the following resources.

1. Agora
2. Blackwell-Synergy
3. EBSCO
4. Emerald
5. Gale Thompson
6. Hinari
7. OARE

The following CD-ROM abstracts and full text databases are available at the library

1. Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD)
2. EBSCO
3. Humanities Development Library
4. East African Development Library
5. IDRC Books
6. Norag
7. TEEAL
8. World Bank Publications on Higher Education: The Follow up to UNESCO WCHE +World Libraries

In-House Databases

• Library Catalogue
• Theses and dissertation Abstracts
• Newspaper Indexes
• Past Examination Papers

The University library continues to expand the digital library services by

• Improving the technical capacity
• Increasing the number of computer terminals and computer labs
• Expanding local area networking
• Training users
• Updating and adding e-resources.

DATAD (Database of African Theses and Dissertations) is aimed at establishing a comprehensive database of postgraduate research publications from universities in Africa. The database is accessed from the Internet or in CD ROMs. The library updates this database for publications associated with Kenyatta University.

Library Catalogue Database

The library has a searchable catalogue database of all information resources held in the library. This database is updated continuously to reflect the complete library holding.

The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL)
Provides access to more than 130 of the World’s most important scholarly journals in the following fields: crop production, sustainable systems, plant diseases, food science, genetic resources and breeding.

POPLINE Database

The world’s largest bibliographic database on population, family planning and related health issues, including HIV/Aids.

For more information call +254-020-810901. ext 57044

The University Librarian
Kenyatta University
Moi Library
P.O. Box 43844 00100
Nairobi

Tel.: 254-2-810901.-16 Ext. 57153
Fax: 254-2-811575
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