Category: Library News

Turnitin: A plagiarism check software for Kenyatta University

In view of the need for academic integrity, another key research support tool that the library has subscribed to is Turnitin. This is an online service for educational institutions that is used to determine the originality of a written report. It compares submitted papers to its extensive online database of public Web content and to […]

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SAGE Research methods

Find resources to answer your research methods and statistics questions at SAGE Research Methods. SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) is a research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. SRMO links researchers to content from books, book chapters, journals, reference books, and videos. SRMO covers methods and concepts to […]

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Reference and Citation Management Software

Now that you know the wide spectrum of online books and journals available to you, what is required of you as you make use of them? As a responsible researcher, you are obligated to give credit to the owners of the information by acknowledging them in your citations and compiling the information sources you have […]

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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT OPEN) provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses published free of charge by the authors. This Open Access Publishing is a new initiative offered by ProQuest’s UMI Dissertation Publishing. At PQDT OPEN, you can quickly and easily locate dissertations and theses relevant to your discipline, and view […]

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Making your research easier

The Kenyatta University Library has provided tools that will make every stage of your research work easier and less time consuming. We will be telling you about these tools in subsequent posts. Let us start with the most basic. Current and up to date online books and journals are available here. Each of the database […]

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Access Online Books from ProQuest Ebook Central

ProQuest Ebook Central (Formerly ebrary) is one of the richest databases of online books. The subject coverage includes Business & Economics, Computers & IT, Education, Fine Arts, History, Language & Literature, Law,Life Sciences,Medicine,Physical Sciences, Psychology, Religion, Social Sciences and Technology.

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MyLittleBigThing University SDGs innovation challenge

   In line with Kenya’s development goals, MK-Africa – in partnership with Strathmore Business School and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, South Africa (CISL SA) – is running an SDGs challenge targetting university students across the country.  Inspired by Wangari Maathai’s ‘little thing’ of planting trees, the competition aims to come up […]

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Understanding author rights through Sherpa Romeo

The Kenyatta University Post Modern Library has been making effort to profile the university’s research products through archiving and uploading our researchers’ published articles to our Institutional Repository. One of the means we employ in identifying the research papers is through harvesting the articles from the internet. Where the full text is not available, we […]

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Access to Emerald Electronic Journals

Looking for information on Accounting, Finance & Economics, Business, Management & Strategy, Education, Library Studies, Sociology, HR, Learning & Organization Studies or Tourism & Hospitality? Click here. The database covers these and much more.

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Publishing your research results

Sharing research results with the world is key to the progress of your discipline and career. But with so many publications, how can you be sure you can trust a particular journal? Follow this check list to make sure you choose trusted journals for your research. Extract from https://thinkchecksubmit.org/  

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