Tag Archives: Kenya

NUANCE : February Issue / numéro de février

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

The Newsletter of the UbuntuNet Alliance : Network, Collaboration, Education ( NUANCE ) has items of interest to African librarians and network users in its February issue.  The AGM of the Alliance will be held at Protea Hotel, Entebbe in … Continue reading →

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University of Nairobi Open Access Policy

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Agatha Kabagu, Deputy University Librarian of the University of Nairobi Library, has written an article ” Enhancing the visibility and accessibility of research “. This discusses strategic planning, capacity building and collaboration at a national level, all of which proved … Continue reading →

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Project for open access policies in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

SPIDER -“Open access: knowledge sharing and sustainable scholarly communication in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda” is a new EIFL regional project funded by Spider, the Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions … The aim of the project is to raise visbility … Continue reading →

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Integrating palliative care into the health systems in Sub Saharan Africa

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

The University of Edinburgh, the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) and Makerere University Palliative Care Unit are working in partnership to strengthen current palliative care programmes in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. Guided by the Ministry of Health in each … Continue reading →

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DSpace Open Access repository development in Africa: Kenya, Malawi

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

PART TWO: Kenya, Malawi This is the second of a five-part series that looks at Open Access repository development in twelve African countries in celebration of Open Access Week Oct. 24-30, 2011. The first part (Botswana, Ethiopia and Ghana) may … Continue reading →

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Aga Khan University Hospital Library, Nairobi

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Congratulations to the library of Aga Khan University Hospital , Nairobi, for winning one of the $500 ( US ) grants from INASP           (the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications ) for promotional … Continue reading →

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E-Health Corners Contribute to Community Health

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Health workers are making good use of the Kenya National Library Service’s e-health corners for research and study and to seek information about treatment of illnesses. The e-health corners – dedicated space where health workers can use the internet to … Continue reading →

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Institutional Repositories for Open Access

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

INASP ( International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications ) newsletter no. 47 is now available online. INASP website and follow the links. It contains articles about institutional repositories for open access in  both Kenya and Ghana. Also developments … Continue reading →

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Health information hubs in Kenya

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

The Kenya National Library Service has been working with Book Aid International to provide ‘health corners’ in public libraries in 15 towns and cities. Over the three years of their operation 30 librarians have been trained. The Embu Provincial Library … Continue reading →

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Innovations in libraries to be funded by the Elsevier Foundation

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

There are two projects out of five set to go in Africa. Further details are available from their website. Collaboration for evidence based healthcare The Royal Tropical Institute in the Netherlands (the central partner in the Collaboration for Evidence Based … Continue reading →

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