E-Resources

E-Resources

KSTVET Library manages a rich collection of electronic resources comprising of online information content that integrate contemporary and emerging global trends in technical education meant to complement available print resources for academic success.
There is a local database of assorted e-resources content including e-books for all the programs offered at KSTVET.
Library facility is a hot-spot with a strong Wi-Fi
Library users are encouraged to use their laptops and smart phones to retrieve relevant online content.
There are also modern technology desktop computers at ICT section (TVET Technology Hub) with a reliable internet connectivity to facilitate access to a wide range of e-resources.
Discover databases of online content including free and open access e-books and e-journals:

B-OK.XYZ:	¨ https://b-ok.org/
Cambridge Libraries:	¨ https://www.libraries.cam.ac.uk/eresources
Directory of Open Access Books (*DOAB*):	¨ http://www.doabooks.org/
JSTOR OA eBooks:	¨ https://about.jstor.org/librarians/books/open-access-books-jstor/
Kenya Education Cloud:	¨ https://kec.ac.ke/
Library of Congress Digital Collections:	¨ https://www.loc.gov/collections/
ManyBooks.net:	¨ https://manybooks.net/
Open Book Publishers:	¨ https://www.openbookpublishers.com/
Project Gutenberg:	¨ https://www.gutenberg.org/
PDF Drive -Free Academic eBooks:	¨ https://www.pdfdrive.com/
Scientific publications:	¨ https://www.freefullpdf.com
Springer Open:	¨ https://www.springeropen.com/

B-OK.XYZ:	¨ https://b-ok.org/
Cambridge Libraries:	¨ https://www.libraries.cam.ac.uk/eresources
Directory of Open Access Books (*DOAB*):	¨ http://www.doabooks.org/
JSTOR OA eBooks:	¨ https://about.jstor.org/librarians/books/open-access-books-jstor/
Kenya Education Cloud:	¨ https://kec.ac.ke/
Library of Congress Digital Collections:	¨ https://www.loc.gov/collections/
ManyBooks.net:	¨ https://manybooks.net/
Open Book Publishers:	¨ https://www.openbookpublishers.com/
Project Gutenberg:	¨ https://www.gutenberg.org/
PDF Drive -Free Academic eBooks:	¨ https://www.pdfdrive.com/
Scientific publications:	¨ https://www.freefullpdf.com
Springer Open:	¨ https://www.springeropen.com/

E-Journals:

AJOL (Africa Journals Online) – peer reviewed, African-published scholarly journals with full text articles from Africa:	¨ www.ajol.info
AGORA (Global Online Research in Agriculture):	¨ https://agora.research4life.org/
AIP Publishing -Peer-reviewed journals in physical sciences:	¨ https://aip.scitation.org/
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals):	¨ http://www.doaj.org/
HINARI (Health Inter-Network Access to Research Initiative):	¨ http://www.who.int/hinari/en
OARE (Online Access to Research in the Environment):	¨ http://www.oaresciences.org/
Oxford Journals:	¨ http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/
Royal Society of Chemistry:	¨ http://pubs.rsc.org/
Sage Journals:	¨ http://online.sagepub.com/
Taylor & Francis OA Journals:	¨ https://www.tandfonline.com/openaccess/openjournals
Wiley InterScience:	¨ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
World Bank databases:	¨ http://data.worldbank.org/
WorldWideScience.org:	¨ https://worldwidescience.org/