Category: Library News

Getting a journal article out of your thesis

Here are tips that may get you started and unravel the process of getting publishable articles out of your thesis. As you start off, you need to recognize that theses and journal articles are very different in terms of purpose and audience. Theses serve an educational purpose and their primary audience is the examiner. The […]

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Kenyatta University at the 6th Emerald Knowledge Ambassadors Workshop

The 6th Emerald Knowledge Ambassadors Workshop was held at Daystar University, Nairobi on 28th September 2018. Participants from different universities showcase their creativity in creating awareness of available electronic books and journals and promote the library as a brand. This year, Kenyatta University was represented by Timothy Anunda, Catherine Njuki, Godwins Osimbo, Veronica Mathu, Margaret […]

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Trial Access to ClinicalKey Medical Education

Click here for trial access to ClinicalKey Medical Education. The trial runs from 17th September to 17th October 2018. ClinicalKey Medical Education is the next-generation medical learning platform that makes it easier for students to study and turn information into knowledge. Elsevier launched the platform in February 2018. Using Clinical KeyMedical Education Users are required […]

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Welcome to all first year students

The Kenyatta University Post Modern Library was a beehive of activities from 6th to 9th September 2018 as we welcomed our first year students for the September 2018 intake.  The students were guided through the library’s facilities and services. Those who did not have an opportunity to attend, please visit the Library Circulation Counter. For […]

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Kenyatta University Online Journals

Click here to view Kenyatta University Online Journals. The journals were previously published in print version. They are now hosted on the Online Journal System (OJS). Some of the journals are: Chemchemi International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Msingi Journal The East and Central Africa Medical Journal

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Access to ClinicalKey

ClinicalKey is a clinical search engine that gives you access to over 1,400 disease topic pages covering risk factors, treatments, clinical manifestations, and more. It covers patient education, clinical overviews, drug monographs, procedures consult, guidelines, books, and journals. Download the ClinicalKey App from the Google Play Store for easy and convenient access.

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BioMed Central Open Access Journal

  BioMed Central (BMC) Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an open access journal publishing research articles on interventions and resources that complement or replace conventional therapies. The Open access journal specializes on research on biological mechanisms, their efficacy, safety, costs and patterns of use or implementation. BMC is part of Springer nature which publishes research […]

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Kenyatta University emerges second in webometric ranking

Kenyatta University has moved from position three to second position in Kenya in the just released July 2018 edition of Webometric Ranking. 2nd position was previously held by Egerton University in the January 2018 edition. University of Nairobi maintained position one. The ranking is based on web presence, impact, openness and excellence. In Africa, Kenyatta […]

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Journal suggesters/recommenders

Having trouble identifying a suitable journal for your research work? Some publishers have provided a service that assists in identifying journals based on details of your paper. Here are some of these useful links; JournalGuide Springer Journal Suggester Journal/Author Name Estimator (JANE) Elsevier Journal Finder IEEE Publication Recommender AIP Journal Selector

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