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UpToDate: Evidence-based Clinical Decision Support

Access to UpToDate has been enabled at Kenyatta University. To search the database: Visit maktaba.ku.ac.ke and on the left hand side, click on Register OR login to E-Resources. Once loged in, scroll down  to UpToDate under E-Journals and click on the database name to launch it online. You will need a personalised account to use it. At the upper right hand […]

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Steps to installing and using Mendeley Reference Manager

1. Go to Mendeley- https://www.mendeley.com/ 2. Create an account 3. Download Mendeley 4. Set up Mendeley by installing the following under Mendeley tools a. Web Importer b. MS Word Plugin 5. Build your Mendeley library by a. Adding files from your desktop b. Adding folders from your desktop c. Adding entry manually 6. Cite within […]

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Self-register to access e-resources

Scan this code to register Please register to access e-books and e-journals by simply clicking on this link https://elibraryku.remotexs.co/user/register Once you are successfully registered, please check your registered email for further instructions. If you are using a mobile gadget, you can easily scan the QR code on this page for the link to the registration process […]

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UpToDate: Evidence-based Clinical Decision Support

Access to UpToDate has been enabled at Kenyatta University. To search the database: Visit maktaba.ku.ac.ke and on the left hand side, click on Register OR login to E-Resources. Once loged in, scroll down  to UpToDate under E-Journals and click on the database name to launch it online. You will need a personalised account to use it. At the upper right hand […]

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Oxford’s free access to e-books

Oxford University Press has set up a free trial access to the following resources until 31st December, 2021. 1. Oxford Scholarship Online 2. Oxford Handbooks Online 3. Oxford Research Encyclopedias Click on any of the hyperlinked categories above to display it and further click on “Browse by Subject” to access subject specific online resources.

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Waivers and Discounts on Article Processing Charges

EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) has negotiated a number of agreements with publishers that secure waived or discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) for corresponding authors to publish their articles in open access. The list of journals is available on https://www.eifl.net/kenya_apcs

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Waivers and Discounts on Article Processing Charges

EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) has negotiated a number of agreements with publishers that secure waived or discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) for corresponding authors to publish their articles in open access. The list of journals is available on https://www.eifl.net/kenya_apcs

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UpToDate: Evidence-based Clinical Decision Support

Access to UpToDate has been enabled at Kenyatta University. To search the database: Visit maktaba.ku.ac.ke and on the left hand side, click on Register OR login to E-Resources. Once loged in, scroll down  to UpToDate under E-Journals and click on the database name to launch it online. You will need a personalised account to use it. At the upper right hand […]

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Altmetrics: An alternative dimension of research impact

Altmetrics stands for “alternative metrics.” In real sense however, they are complementary to traditional, citation-based metrics. The metrics are becoming widely used in academia as evidence of influence for promotion and tenure and in applying for grants. They capture online interactions with a piece of research.  The sources of the metrics are for example Wikipedia, […]

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