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ADB (ArticleDatabase (ADB via Vubis))
   Descriptions of articles published in more than 14.000 important periodicals. When available abstract and/or
   full text is shown. Only accessible through the UONBI campus.

AGORA
   The AGORA site provides access to over 500 journals from major scientific publishers in the fields of food -
   agriculture - environmental science and related social sciences. AGORA is available to students and
   researchers in qualifying not-for-profit institutions in eligible developing countries. Database is
   made available through University of Nairobi. Consult the UONBI library for username and password.

AJOL, AfricaJournalsOnLine
   Search for documents you need and use the PERI Order form to order for the articles. In case of problems-
   consult the library.

AcousticalSocietyofAmerica
   Access is provided for the Journal of Acoustical Society of America dating back to 1929. Journal made
   available through University of Nairobi. Access is IP controlled by publisher: only access through UONBI
   campus network.

AfricaJournalsOnLine (AJOL)
   Search for documents you need and use the PERI Order form to order for the articles. In case of problems-
   consult the library.

AfricanDigitalLibrary
   This is a free internet library comprising more than 8000 full text books created exclusively for residents of
   Africa.

AfricanIndexMedicus
   An international index to African health literature and information sources produced through the collaboration
   of WHO and Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa.

AgEconSearch
   Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics is a free open access repository of full-text scholarly
   literature in agricultural and applied economics including working papers - conference papers and journal
   articles.

Aluka
   Aluka websites includes a wide variety of high quality scholarly materials contributed by Aluka partners
   ranging from archival documents - periodicals - books - reports - manuscripts and reference works -three
   dimensional models - maps - oral histories - plant specimens - photographs and slides. Access is by IP
   through the University network

AmericanInstituteofPhysics
   AIP publishes 12 journals - 2 magazines and series of conference proccedings in applied and multidisciplinary
   physics. Access is made available through University of Nairobi. Access to the database is IP
   controlled by provider. Access only through UONBI network.

AmericanPhysicalSociety
   Access all the publications of the American Physical Society through this site. Database is made
   available through University of Nairobi. Access is IP controlled by provider

Annual Reviews
   Annual Reviews Publications provide authoritative and comprehensive review articles in biomedical - life -
   physical and social sciences. These reviews enable scholars to navigate the vast amount of primary research
   literature and data that is available to them. Database is made available by University of Nairobi.
   Access to the reviews is IP controlled by publisher: only access through UONBI campus network

Archive, arXiv.org e-Print
   "Eprint archive (preprints and postprints) of Physics, Mathematics, Nonlinear Sciences and Computer Science."

ArticleDatabase (ADB via Vubis)
   Descriptions of articles published in more than 14.000 important periodicals. When available abstract and/or
   full text is shown. Only accessible through the UONBI campus.

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BeechTreePublishing
   Beech Tree Publishing provides access to five international peer reviewed journals on project appraisal -
   research evaluation - science and public policy. Resource made available through University of
   Nairobi. Access to the database is IP controlled by provider. Access only through UONBI network.

BlackwellSynergy
   With effect from 30th June 2008 Blackwell Synergy will merge with Wiley Interscience and all BlackwellSynergy
   journals will henceforth be accessible through WileyInterscience. Database is made available by
   University of Nairobi. IP address control by provider: only access through UONBI network

BritishPsychologicalSociety
   British Psychological Society journals offer the latest original research to psychology academics and
   professionals and help to advance and disseminate psychological knowledge in line with the societys primary
   objective. Access is made available through University of Nairobi. Access to the database is IP
   controlled by provider. Access only through UONBI network.

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CambridgeUniversityPress
   CUP publishes over 220 academic peer reviewed journals in medicine - politics - linguistics - law -
   mathematics - social sciences and humanities. Access is made available through University of Nairobi.
   IP access control by publisher

ClinicalMedicine
   Clinical Medicine is published six times a year by the Royal College of Physicians and features a wide range
   of articles including original papers - professional issues - clinical guidance - medical humanities - ethics
   and clinical governance. Access is IP controlled by publisher through the UONBI network.

CochraneLibrary
   The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high quality independent evidence to inform
   health care decision making. Cochrane reviews represent the highest level of evidence on which to base
   clinical treatment decisions. Database is made available by University of Nairobi. Access is IP
   controlled by the provider. Access through UONBI network.

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DirectoryofOpenAccessJournals
   The aim of the directory of open access journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access
   scientific and scholarly journals. Open access journals use a funding model that does not charge readers or
   their institutions access fees. All scientific and scholarly subjects are covered. Currently there are 4066
   journals in the directory. Access to the journals is free.

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EBSCOhost
   Access to: Academic Search Premier + Business Source Premier + Regional Business News + MEDLINE + ERIC +
   MasterFILE Premier + Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition + Newspaper Source + Health Source - Consumer
   Edition + Clinical Pharmacology + Communication & Mass Media Complete + American Humanities Index. Those
   databases provide descriptions of several scholarly journals and other sources- including full text if
   available. Database made available by University of Nairobi. IP address control by provider: only
   access through UONBI campus network

ERIC
   Search in a database with references to educational articles and books.

EmeraldMCB
   Publisher of a wide range of management and library & information services journals - as well as a strong
   specialist range of engineering - applied science and technology journals. Database is made available
   by University of Nairobi. Access is IP controlled by publisher. Access only through University
   network.

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GALE
   Academic ASAP: Use this database to find full-text periodical articles. Health and Wellness Resource Center :
   Use this Resource Center to find magazines + journals + newspapers + definitions + directories + and
   information on: Fitness + Pregnancy + Medicine + Nutrition + Diseases + Public Health + Occupational Health
   and Safety + Alcohol and Drug abuse + Prescription Drugs. Please consult the library for username and
   password

GeologicalSociety
   Contains key peer reviewed earth science literature. Database is made available by University of
   Nairobi. Access is IP controlled by the provider. Access through UONBI network.

GoogleScholar
   Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature: including peer-reviewed papers +
   theses + books + preprints + abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google
   Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers + professional societies + preprint
   repositories and universities as well as scholarly articles available across the web.

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HINARI
   The HINARI program set up by WHO together with major publishers enables developing countries to gain access to
   one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature. Over 2900 journal titles are now
   available to health institutions in 113 countries benefiting many thousands of health workers and researchers
   and in turn contributing to improved world health. Database made available through University of
   Nairobi. Please consult the library for username and password

HealthGate
   Search in AIDSDRUGS- AIDSTRIALS- AIDSLINE- MEDLINE- CancerLit- BIOETHICSLINE- HealthSTAR- and Diagnostic
   Procedures

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IEEE
   This database provides access to almost a third of the worlds current electrical engineering and computer
   science literature granting unparalled access to publications from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
   Engineers and the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Database made available by University of
   Nairobi. Access to IEEE journals is IP controlled by publisher: only access through UONBI campus
   network.

InfoTracGale
   Access to: Academic ASAP+ Health and Wellness Resource Center. Please consult the library for username
   and password

InstituteofPhysics Publishing
   IOPP publishes 37 of the world's most prestigious journals in physics and related disciplines - all available
   online through the IOPP's award-winning electronic journals service. Database made available by
   University of Nairobi. IP address control by publisher: only access through UONBI campus network.

InternationalJournalofMobileTechnologies
   The objective of the iJIM journal is to publish and discuss fundamentals - applications and experiences in the
   field of interactive mobile technologies in learning and teaching as well as in industrial and other
   applications. This is an open access journal. Readers do not have to pay any fee - register on the
   site for access. Alternatively consult the library for help.

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JSTOR
   This is an online archive of some of the most important scholarly journals published in the humanities and
   social sciences. Each journal in the archive is digitized from volume one and contains full text articles
   available as searchable scanned page images. JSTOR is however not a current journal database and there is a
   gap of one to five years between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in
   JSTOR. Database is made available by University of Nairobi. Access is IP controlled by the provider.
   Access through UONBI network.

Journals, Symposium
   Symposium Journals is a pioneer in the publication of online journals and has published six journals in the
   field of education. Access is by IP through the University network.

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KenyaLaw
   KenyaLaw is an initiative of the National Council for Law Reporting whose vision is to provide the latest and
   most relevant case law and other legal information with a view to promoting the teaching and practice of law -
   the delivery of justice and the evolution of Kenyan jurisprudence. You will get access to Laws of Kenya -
   legal notices - bills - Kenya Gazette among others. The resource is made available by University of
   Nairobi. Consult the library for username and password.

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MaryAnnLiebertJournals
   Mary Ann Liebert journals cover areas of biomedical research - clinical medicine and surgery - law - and
   science. Database is made available by University of Nairobi. IP address control by provider: only
   access through UONBI network

MineralogicalSociety
   An online abstracts journal service that contains abstracts from all leading publications relating to earth
   sciences - mineralogy - crystallography - geochemistry - economic geology and environmental science amongst
   others. Database is made available by University of Nairobi. Access is IP controlled by publisher:
   Only access through UONBI campus network.

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NationalAcademiesPress
   The National Academies are private non-profit instititutions that provide science - technology and health
   policy advice under a congressional charter. Access to the academies reports is allowed free to readers in
   developing countries. Database is made available through University of Nairobi. Access is IP
   controlled by provider

NaturePublishing
   Content covers life-physical-applied as well as clinical sciences. Database is made available by
   University of Nairobi. IP address control by provider: only access through UONBI network

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OARE
   Online Access to Resources in the Environment is an international public private consortium coordinated by
   United Nations Environmental Programme - Yale University and leading science and technology publishers. It
   provides access to over 1300 peer reviewed journals in various disciplines including biology - biotechnology -
   genetics and genetically modified species - botany - biodiversity - environmental and natural resource
   economics among others. Database made available through University of Nairobi. Please consult the
   library for username and password.

OECD
   This is an online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development whose service strengths
   include economics - energy - environmental and social sciences. Database is made available by
   University of Nairobi. Consult the library for username and password.

OpticsInfoBase
   This is the online repository of the American Optical Society. Get access to 12 optics and photonics journals
   and selected OSA meetings content. Database made available through University of Nairobi. Access to
   the database is IP controlled by provider. Access only through UONBI network.

OxfordEnglishDictionary
   The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last
   millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning-history-pronunciation of over a million words both
   present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of
   international English language sources. Access is made available through University of Nairobi. IP
   access control by publisher

OxfordUniversityPress
   Access over 180 journal titles in life sciences - mathematics and physical sciences - medicine - social
   sciences - humanities and law. Database made available by University of Nairobi. IP address control by
   publisher: only access through UONBI campus network.

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Print, arXiv.org e-Print
   "Eprint archive (preprints and postprints) of Physics, Mathematics, Nonlinear Sciences and Computer Science."

ProjectMuse
   Access over 404 journals from 99 publishers. It offers full text affordable access to current content from
   prestigious humanities and social sciences journals. Database made available by University of Nairobi.
   IP address control by publisher: only access through UONBI campus network.

PubMed
   PubMed provides access to bibliographic information which is drawn primarily from MEDLINE - PreMEDLINE -
   HealthSTAR as well as Publisher-Supplied citations.

PubScience
   PubSCIENCE is a World Wide Web service developed by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Scientific and
   Technical Information (OSTI) to facilitate searching and accessing peer reviewed journal literature in the
   physical sciences and other energy-related disciplines.

Publishing, InstituteofPhysics
   IOPP publishes 37 of the world's most prestigious journals in physics and related disciplines - all available
   online through the IOPP's award-winning electronic journals service. Database made available by
   University of Nairobi. IP address control by publisher: only access through UONBI campus network.

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RoyalSociety
   RS provides seven leading international journals in biological and physical sciences. Database made
   available by University of Nairobi. IP address control by publisher: only access through UONBI campus
   network.

RoyalSocietyofChemistry
   RSC provides access to 36 online journals spanning all branches of Chemistry plus a range of key databases in
   analytical chemistry - catalysts - catalysed reactions - organic synthesis and natural products.
   Database made available by University of Nairobi. IP address control by publisher: only access through
   UONBI campus network.

RoyalSocietyofChemistryArchives
   This archive contains all articles published by the the Royal Society of Chemistry since 1841 to 2004.
   Database is made available by University of Nairobi. IP address control by provider: only access
   through UONBI network

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SpringerLink
   SpringerLink is one of the worlds leading interactive databases for high quality scientific-technology-medical
   journals. The library has access to 285 journals covering all disciplines. Database made available by
   University of Nairobi. Access to SpringerLink journals is IP address controlled by publisher: only access
   through UONBI campus network

Symposium Journals
   Symposium Journals is a pioneer in the publication of online journals and has published six journals in the
   field of education. Access is by IP through the University network.

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Taylor & Francis
   Get access to more than a thousand titles in humanities - social sciences - applied sciences. Access
   is IP enabled through UONBI

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UniversityofCaliforniaPress
   The journals division of the University of California Press publishes about 50 journals in the humanities and
   social sciences - education - biological and medical sciences as well as physical sciences. Database
   is made available by University of Nairobi. Access is IP controlled by publisher: Only access through UONBI
   campus network.

UniversityofChicagoPress
   Get access to University of Chicago Press journals. Subject strengths include - education - humanities -
   medical sciences and life sciences. Access to University of Chicago Press journals is available only
   through University of Nairobi Network - IP address control by publisher.

UpToDate
   This is an evidence based peer reviewed information resource. It is dedicated to synthesizing knowledge for
   clinicians and patients.Resource made available through University of Nairobi. Access to the database
   is IP controlled by provider. Access only through UONBI network.

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Via (ArticleDatabase (ADB via Vubis))
   Descriptions of articles published in more than 14.000 important periodicals. When available abstract and/or
   full text is shown. Only accessible through the UONBI campus.

Vubis, ArticleDatabase (ADB via
   Descriptions of articles published in more than 14.000 important periodicals. When available abstract and/or
   full text is shown. Only accessible through the UONBI campus.

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WileyInterScience
   Since June 2008 Wiley has merged with BlackwellSynergy. It features 1400 journals and leading databases such
   as COCHRANE. The site was launched in 1997 and currently caters to over 12 million users in
   87 countries. Database is made available by University of Nairobi. IP address control by publisher:
   Only access through UONBI campus network

WorldBank
   Get access to World Bank electronic library - World Development Indicators Online and Global Development
   Finance Online. This collection is made available through the University of Nairobi. Access is by IP
   through the University network.

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