The 9th Library Open Access & Academic Integrity Week, Nov 17th -18th, 2022

Good morning,  

The Library has organized its 9th Open Access & Academic Integrity week. This gives the Library an opportunity to interact with stakeholders for service feedback and to market its services. This is a university-wide event that aims to increase awareness of digital libraries and the importance of academic integrity to students, staff and other stakeholders. The event encourages the university fraternity to take the opportunity to join together, take action, and raise awareness around how open access and sharing of research information enables climate justice.

The two (2)- day event is scheduled to be held from 17th to 18th November 2022.The theme of the event will be “Open for Climate Justice” borrowed from the theme of International Global Open Access Week 2022.

The event will be blended i.e., physically on-site exhibitions at Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library, Main Campus and interactive presentation sessions to be conducted virtually, bringing on board audiences from all the branch libraries of the University.

Objectives of Open  Access & Academic Integrity Week 

1. To enhance users’ knowledge of the digital library and open access information resources in support of learning, teaching, research and global climate justice awareness.

2. To re-emphasize the trajectory towards ethical scholarly writing practices.

3. Showcasing information Resources and Bindery services

Find herein the Zoom link for the upcoming 9th Library Open Access & Academic Integrity Week on the 17th & 18th Nov, 2022.

 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvc-6oqTsjH9ZYYy3aST-PiTz2uBOLZW9M

Kind regards,

John A. O. Orindi, MCIPR

Director of Corporate Affairs

Office of the Vice-Chancellor

University of Nairobi

P.O Box 30197-00100

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel:        +254 20491 3195

Office:    +254 20491 3193

Email:     pr@uonbi.ac.ke

Website: www.uonbi.ac.ke