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ADB, Article Database
   
The one-stop shop for searching and getting (electronic) journal articles

ADB, Searching in
   
ADB contains descriptions of articles published in more than 14.000 important periodicals -- When available,
   
abstract and/or full text is shown

About (Information about the Internet)
   Interesting page about the Internet (LivingInternet.com: Bill Stewart - US - http://www.livinginternet.com/)

About the library
   Information about the libraries, their mission, objectives, projects and publications

Academic programmes
   Diploma in Information Studies - Course on Information Skills

Access, Opening hours and
   Public services opening hours -- How to access the UONBI libraries?

African (Other African catalogues)
   Consulting the catalogues of other institutions

Alerting services
   Tracking changes in WWW pages

Alphabetical (General alphabetical overview)
   This page contains an alphabetical list of important secondary databases like Medline, Eric, Agricola etc.

Archives, Discussion groups
   E-mail based interest groups and Usenet

Article Database (ADB)
   The one-stop shop for searching and getting (electronic) journal articles

Articles, Find journal
   How to get articles -- Article Database (ADB) and electronic journals -- Online databases -- E-print
   collections

Articles, How to get
   Articles from journals which are available in the UONBI university library can be photocopied or viewed
   electronically -- Materials which are not available in the UONBI university library can be requested from
   national and international libraries (interlibrary lending ILL).


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B

Bibliographical services
   
User assistance

Binding
   The library operates a modern Bindery

Book (Electronic book collections)
   Several books are available online

Book order form for lecturers (*.xls file)
   Book order request form for lecturers

Books, Find
   How to get books -- UONBI catalogue -- Using inter library lending (ILL) -- Consulting other (African)
   catalogues

Books, How to get
   Lending books from the UONBI libraries -- Inter library lending (ILL)


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Catalogue, UONBI library
   
Consult the UONBI library catalogue with a web-based interface

Catalogue, University of Nairobi library
   Consult the UONBI library catalogue through WWW -- V-link enabled

Catalogues, International
   Consulting catalogues worldwide and catalogues of online bookshops

Catalogues, Other African
   Consulting the catalogues of other institutions

Citation guidelines
   The international standard for bibliographic references to electronic sources is ISO 690-2

Classification (LCSH classification system)
   Classification system

Collection (Consulting the collection on the spot)
   General rules -- Open shelf storage -- Classification system

Collections, E-Print
   Consulting eprints (post + preprints) via eprint archives

Collections, Electronic book
   Several books are available online

Consulting the collection on the spot
   General rules -- Open shelf storage -- Classification system


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Database (Article Database (ADB))
   
The one-stop shop for searching and getting (electronic) journal articles

Databases, External
   Access to important secondary sources like Eric, ADB, Medline etc.

Databases, Online
   Access to online databases

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
   Encyclopædia Britannica, etc.

Directories, Subject
   On this page we offer access to certain Internet subject guides (global: Yahoo!, BUBL) and general overviews
   of Internet subject guides

Directory, Staff
   Library staff directory

Discussion groups (archives)
   E-mail based interest groups and Usenet


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E-Print collections
   
Consulting eprints (post + preprints) via eprint archives

E-journals of UONBI libraries: A to Z list
   E-journals of UONBI university (V-link enabled)

E-journals of UONBI libraries: search via opac
   E-journals of UONBI university searchable via the VubisSmart opac (V-link enabled)

Electronic book collections
   Several books are available online

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and
   Encyclopædia Britannica, etc.

Engines, Search
   On this page we offer access to certain Internet indexes (global: Google, AltaVista - meta) and general
   overviews of Internet indexes

External databases
   Access to important secondary sources like Eric, ADB, Medline etc.


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File, Book order form for lecturers (*.xls
   
Book order request form for lecturers

Find books
   How to get books -- UONBI catalogue -- Using inter library lending (ILL) -- Consulting other (African)
   catalogues

Find journal articles
   How to get articles -- Article Database (ADB) and electronic journals -- Online databases -- E-print
   collections

Finding Software
   List of sites where software can be downloaded (Tucows, etc.)

Finding journals on the Internet
   Access websites with overviews of interesting sources available on the WWW (PubList, jake, etc) and free
   electronic journals (eg The Free Medical Journals Site)

Floor plan
   Floor plan of the main library of UONBI

Form (Book order form for lecturers (*.xls file))
   Book order request form for lecturers


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General alphabetical overview
   
This page contains an alphabetical list of important secondary databases like Medline, Eric, Agricola etc.

General rules
   General rules

Get (How to get articles)
   Articles from journals which are available in the UONBI university library can be photocopied or viewed
   electronically -- Materials which are not available in the UONBI university library can be requested from
   national and international libraries (interlibrary lending ILL).

Get (How to get books)
   Lending books from the UONBI libraries -- Inter library lending (ILL)

Google Scholar
   Google Scholar V-link enabled

Groups (Discussion groups (archives))
   E-mail based interest groups and Usenet

Guidelines, Citation
   The international standard for bibliographic references to electronic sources is ISO 690-2


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Hours (Opening hours and access)
   
Public services opening hours -- How to access the UONBI libraries?

How to get articles
   Articles from journals which are available in the UONBI university library can be photocopied or viewed
   electronically -- Materials which are not available in the UONBI university library can be requested from
   national and international libraries (interlibrary lending ILL).

How to get books
   Lending books from the UONBI libraries -- Inter library lending (ILL)


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ILL, Inter-library lending
   
Books which are not available in the UONBI unversity library can be requested from national and international
   libraries (interlibrary lending ILL).

Information about the Internet
   Interesting page about the Internet (LivingInternet.com: Bill Stewart - US - http://www.livinginternet.com/)

Institutions (Scientific Institutions and libraries)
   Library Directories…

Inter-library lending (ILL)
   Books which are not available in the UONBI unversity library can be requested from national and international
   libraries (interlibrary lending ILL).

International catalogues
   Consulting catalogues worldwide and catalogues of online bookshops

Internet (Photocopying and Internet workstations)
   Photocopying -- Use of workstations and printer -- Floor maps

Internet (Relevant Internet sources)
   Dictionaries, encyclopedias, information about the Internet, interesting Internet sites

Internet workstations
   Workstations and printer

Internet, Finding journals on the
   Access websites with overviews of interesting sources available on the WWW (PubList, jake, etc) and free
   electronic journals (eg The Free Medical Journals Site)

Internet, Information about the
   Interesting page about the Internet (LivingInternet.com: Bill Stewart - US - http://www.livinginternet.com/)

Introduction
   An introduction to the UONBI libraries and their staff


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Journal (Find journal articles)
   
How to get articles -- Article Database (ADB) and electronic journals -- Online databases -- E-print
   collections

Journals (E-journals of UONBI libraries: A to Z list)
   E-journals of UONBI university (V-link enabled)

Journals (E-journals of UONBI libraries: search via opac)
   E-journals of UONBI university searchable via the VubisSmart opac (V-link enabled)

Journals (Finding journals on the Internet)
   Access websites with overviews of interesting sources available on the WWW (PubList, jake, etc) and free
   electronic journals (eg The Free Medical Journals Site)


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LCSH classification system
   
Classification system

Launch, Library System
   VubisSmart library system officially launched

Launch, Library system
   

Lecturers (Book order form for lecturers (*.xls file))
   Book order request form for lecturers

Lending, Inter-library lending
   Books which are not available in the UONBI unversity library can be requested from national and international
   libraries (interlibrary lending ILL).

Libraries, Scientific Institutions and
   Library Directories…

Libraries: (E-journals of UONBI libraries: A to Z list)
   E-journals of UONBI university (V-link enabled)

Libraries: (E-journals of UONBI libraries: search via opac)
   E-journals of UONBI university searchable via the VubisSmart opac (V-link enabled)

Library (Inter-library lending (ILL))
   Books which are not available in the UONBI unversity library can be requested from national and international
   libraries (interlibrary lending ILL).

Library (UONBI library catalogue)
   Consult the UONBI library catalogue with a web-based interface

Library (University of Nairobi library catalogue)
   Consult the UONBI library catalogue through WWW -- V-link enabled

Library System launch
   VubisSmart library system officially launched

Library services
   Consulting the collection on the spot -- Using the infrastructure (informatics) -- Getting documents --
   Searching with an information specialist

Library system launch
   

Library, About the
   Information about the libraries, their mission, objectives, projects and publications

Library, Welcome to University of Nairobi
   

List, E-journals of UONBI libraries: A to Z
   E-journals of UONBI university (V-link enabled)

Loans
   Registration of readers -- Loan


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Mission
   
Our mission


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Nairobi (University of Nairobi library catalogue)
   
Consult the UONBI library catalogue through WWW -- V-link enabled

Nairobi (Welcome to University of Nairobi Library)
   


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Objectives
   
Our objectives

Online databases
   Access to online databases

Opac, E-journals of UONBI libraries: search via
   E-journals of UONBI university searchable via the VubisSmart opac (V-link enabled)

Open shelf storage and stacks
   Open shelf storage and stacks

Opening hours and access
   Public services opening hours -- How to access the UONBI libraries?

Order (Book order form for lecturers (*.xls file))
   Book order request form for lecturers

Other African catalogues
   Consulting the catalogues of other institutions

Overview by subject (UDC)
   This page contains an alphabetical list of important secondary databases like Medline, Eric, Agricola etc.

Overview, General alphabetical
   This page contains an alphabetical list of important secondary databases like Medline, Eric, Agricola etc.


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Photocopy
   
Photocopy

Photocopying and Internet workstations
   Photocopying -- Use of workstations and printer -- Floor maps

Plan, Floor
   Floor plan of the main library of UONBI

Print, E-Print
   Consulting eprints (post + preprints) via eprint archives

Programmes, Academic
   Diploma in Information Studies - Course on Information Skills

Projects
   Our projects

Publications
   Our publications


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Relevant Internet sources
   
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, information about the Internet, interesting Internet sites

Required software
   Overview of software necessary for viewing electronic publications -- Some solutions for regular problems

Rooms, Seminar and study
   Seminar and Conference Rooms - Study rooms

Rules, General
   General rules


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Scholar, Google
   
Google Scholar V-link enabled

Scientific Institutions and libraries
   Library Directories…

Search (E-journals of UONBI libraries: search via opac)
   E-journals of UONBI university searchable via the VubisSmart opac (V-link enabled)

Search engines
   On this page we offer access to certain Internet indexes (global: Google, AltaVista - meta) and general
   overviews of Internet indexes

Searching in ADB
   ADB contains descriptions of articles published in more than 14.000 important periodicals -- When available,
   abstract and/or full text is shown

Seminar and study rooms
   Seminar and Conference Rooms - Study rooms

Services, Alerting
   Tracking changes in WWW pages

Services, Bibliographical
   User assistance

Services, Library
   Consulting the collection on the spot -- Using the infrastructure (informatics) -- Getting documents --
   Searching with an information specialist

Shelf (Open shelf storage and stacks )
   Open shelf storage and stacks

Software, Finding
   List of sites where software can be downloaded (Tucows, etc.)

Software, Required
   Overview of software necessary for viewing electronic publications -- Some solutions for regular problems

Sources, Relevant Internet
   Dictionaries, encyclopedias, information about the Internet, interesting Internet sites

Spot, Consulting the collection on the
   General rules -- Open shelf storage -- Classification system

Stacks, Open shelf storage and stacks
   Open shelf storage and stacks

Staff Directory
   Library staff directory

Storage (Open shelf storage and stacks )
   Open shelf storage and stacks

Study (Seminar and study rooms)
   Seminar and Conference Rooms - Study rooms

Subject (Overview by subject (UDC))
   This page contains an alphabetical list of important secondary databases like Medline, Eric, Agricola etc.

Subject directories
   On this page we offer access to certain Internet subject guides (global: Yahoo!, BUBL) and general overviews
   of Internet subject guides

System (Library System launch)
   VubisSmart library system officially launched

System (Library system launch)
   

System, LCSH classification
   Classification system


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Training, User
   
Training on use of electronic resources - Orientation and User training


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UDC, Overview by subject
   
This page contains an alphabetical list of important secondary databases like Medline, Eric, Agricola etc.

UONBI (E-journals of UONBI libraries: A to Z list)
   E-journals of UONBI university (V-link enabled)

UONBI (E-journals of UONBI libraries: search via opac)
   E-journals of UONBI university searchable via the VubisSmart opac (V-link enabled)

UONBI library catalogue
   Consult the UONBI library catalogue with a web-based interface

University (Welcome to University of Nairobi Library)
   

University of Nairobi library catalogue
   Consult the UONBI library catalogue through WWW -- V-link enabled

User training
   Training on use of electronic resources - Orientation and User training


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Via, E-journals of UONBI libraries: search via
   
E-journals of UONBI university searchable via the VubisSmart opac (V-link enabled)

Vision
   Our vision


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Welcome to University of Nairobi Library
   


Workstations, Internet
   Workstations and printer

Workstations, Photocopying and Internet
   Photocopying -- Use of workstations and printer -- Floor maps


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