Collections
Electronic Sources
Due to the growing dependence on online and electronic sources of information, the library has embarked on various efforts to promote trends that can bring rapid development to services and library resources in line with global academic library standards. The Library has also employed the benefits of open access initiatives to subscribe to the following open sources free of charge.These include:
Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) - The database provides access to over 948 public scientific Journals in agriculture and related fields. It is being led by the FAO and it is available on http://www.agora.com
Program for the Enhancement of Research in Information (PERII) PERII is an initiative made by researchers and Librarian in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It provides access to journals, databases and articles across a wide range of disciplines. PERII hosts full text journal sets and database from the following on- line sources:
Library Services (http://www.librarians.scitation.org)
Connect (http://www.ingentaconnect.com)
Digital Library (http://www.spiedigitallibrary.org)
Elsevier Journals (http://www.spiedigitallibrary.org)
Physical Facilities
Size of the Library: The College Library operates in three separate but joined buildings. That is the Main Library and the two Library Extensions. The Main Library covers an area of 791.6m2, while the extension is 461.5m2 totaling 1,253.1m2. However, the Main library has further been expanded to provide additional seating capacity for about 400 readers.
Library Collection
| No. of Title | No. of Volumes | |
|---|---|---|
| Book | 11,996 | 37,174 |
| Local Journals | 507 | 1,343 |
| Foreign Journals | 151 | 436 |
| E Resources and Databases | 257 |