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Agriculture & Animal Sciences Library at Arapai

The Agriculture and Animal Sciences Library is located at Busitema's Arapai Campus which is the Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences located in Soroti City, Soroti District, 184 km North of the Main Campus when accessed via Mbale - Soroti Road. The Library is headed by Mr. Simati Sam. The Library boosts of a high-internet connection through the Country's Optical Fibre Connection, a diverse collection, and experienced staff.

The library is open throughout the week, that is to say, Monday to Friday, 08:00 am to 10:00 pm. Over weekends the library is open between 08:00 am to 06:00 pm.

The Library occupies the lower level of the new building measuring approximately 20 meters wide by 35 meters long. The new building offers a very conducive reading and research environment - the library floor, ceiling and the walls are in perfect shape. The library building is new, hence providing an open flexible space for configuration to a functional library. The space receives good natural light through the windows and the door, and is fitted with evenly distributed light bulbs for night vision. 

Library Electron Training / Workshop

Staff training on electronic resources is essential in today's digital age. By providing employees with the necessary knowledge and skills to navigate and utilize electronic resources effectively, organizations empower their teams to stay competitive and efficient. The academic staff at the faculty of agriculture and animal science received a training about electronic resources by the library

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FAAS academic staffs attending Electron training / workshop in the library.
First Years Introduced to Library and the Campus at Large

New students received a warm welcome from faculty of agriculture and animal science and staff during the opening ceremony, where they were introduced to the university's mission, values, and academic resources. In addition, they were encouraged to embrace the spirit of exploration, collaboration, and personal growth that defines the university experience.

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UniversityLibrarian, Deputy Vice chancellor, Academic Registra and team giving tips to first year students during orientation at FAAS on 29th August 2023.
Simati Sam
Sam Simati
Librarian II
Bachelor`s in Library and Information Science
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American Physical Society

This database works in a way of advancing and diffusing the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and outstanding research output.

The mission of APS is to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity, promote physics, and serve the broader physics community. Open this Database

Canadian Science Publishing

This database has a Full text of 17 online peer-reviewed journals in a broad range of scientific disciplines with back files dating back to 1996 in most cases.

Delivers comprehensive authoritative information that accelerates research and innovation, and features content from a broad range of disciplines. It offers a coverage of many areas of academic study including physiology, metabolism, nutrition, arctic science, biochemistry and cell behaviour, botany, animal sciences, chemistry engineering and others. Open this Database

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)

The Directory of Open Access Books is a searchable database of over 44,000 peer-reviewed scientific monographs that have been made accessible by academic publishers in open access.It provides access to scholarly, open access, and peer-reviewed books. With this database, you can find trusted open access, book publishers. All services are free of charge and all data is freely available. Visit Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) today. Books are arranged according to subjects, publishers, and language. The database serves as an open infrastructure and aims at increasing the discoverability of open access books. The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) gives you access to read books and edited volumes by searching and browsing. This will help you to make the right choice and download content. Open this Database

Highwire Press

HighWire Press is an internet hosting service that produces online versions of peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly content. Resources include a vast database of full-text scholarly and high-impact materials. Over 2 million articles are made available for free. The publications hosted by highwire are arranged in alphabetical order. Visit access Highwire press today. The HighWire platform supports thousands of books, reference works, and supporting materials. It also delivers an intelligent digital platform for research and academic markets. Open this Database

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Courseware

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It publishes virtually all MIT course content from its undergraduate and graduate-level online, freely and openly available to anyone, anywhere. The digital collection is openly licensed and presented in an easily accessible format for free. Visit MIT OpenCourseWare. With the internet, you can find courses by topic, department, course number, and so on. Get access to audio/video courses, new courses, online textbooks, most visited courses, translated courses, and other additional resources. With these courses, educators can improve their curricula and make their schools more effective. The course materials can be downloaded for use offline. Open this Database

Open Educational Resource (OPR)

Open Educational Resources (OPR) are teaching, learning and research materials that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. They include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any tools, materials used to support access to knowledge. These resources are carefully described and fully indexed, thus you can find exactly what you want. With OER, educators have the ability to adapt instructional resources to the individual needs of their students. The resources are up-to-date and of a high-quality standard. Visit Open Educational Resources (OPR). You have options for searching, browsing, downloading, evaluating, sharing as well as re-posting work. Open this Database

OpenDoar

OpenDoer is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories. It contains digital collections that preserve and provide access to the intellectual output of an institution. Repositories provide open access to academic outputs and resources. OpenDoar offers a trusted service since each repository record is carefully reviewed and processed. Visit OpenDoar. Repositories are a key facilitator for discovering pre-print research outputs. OpenDOAR is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories. You can browse through the list of repositories using different search options for example according to the location (country) as well as searching for repositories’ content. The underlying database has been designed to include in-depth information on each repository that can be used for search, analysis, or underpinning services. It also provides a list of upgrades and additions. Find original research papers from different institutions regarding different subjects and fields. Open this Database

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