THE KENYA MEDICAL THE KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

A Brief Case Study of the A Brief Case Study of the Institutional RepositoryInstitutional Repository

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

KEMRI Repository began it’s KEMRI Repository began it’s growth with the establishment of growth with the establishment of the institute in 1979the institute in 1979

The Digital repository began The Digital repository began building up around 2000.building up around 2000.

KEMRI has 10 Research Centres KEMRI has 10 Research Centres and hosts two programmes the and hosts two programmes the Graduate school and EASCIPAC Graduate school and EASCIPAC (Centre for parasitic Control(Centre for parasitic Control

KEMRI KEMRI REPOSITORYREPOSITORY

The KEMRI Library houses the The KEMRI Library houses the Institutional Digital Repository Institutional Digital Repository

The Library uses FOSS The Library uses FOSS – CDS/ISIS (WINISIS) CDS/ISIS (WINISIS) – Greenstone for the end user.Greenstone for the end user.

The RepositoryThe Repository

It contains;It contains;

KEMRI Publications (Peer reviewed KEMRI Publications (Peer reviewed journal articles by KEMRI journal articles by KEMRI researchers)researchers)

Manuscripts forwarded to the Manuscripts forwarded to the AFRICAN Journal of Health Sciences AFRICAN Journal of Health Sciences for review before publication.for review before publication.

CONT;CONT;

Conference ProceedingsConference Proceedings Thesis and DissertationsThesis and Dissertations Electronic CatalogueElectronic Catalogue

– BooksBooks– JournalsJournals– Reports Reports

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African Index Medicus (AIM) African Index Medicus (AIM) Database.Database.

International Index to African International Index to African Health literatureHealth literature

It’s a joint collaboration of the It’s a joint collaboration of the WHO/AFRO and AHILAWHO/AFRO and AHILA

Upload data in the AIM that Upload data in the AIM that uses the same system uses the same system (WWWISIS)(WWWISIS)

SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY Subject Libraries-Centre Subject Libraries-Centre

RepositoriesRepositories(Kisumu,Busia,CPHR,CRDR and Wellcome (Kisumu,Busia,CPHR,CRDR and Wellcome

Trust Kilifi)Trust Kilifi)

Policy;Policy;All Researchers requested to submit All Researchers requested to submit

Thesis/dissertations to libraryThesis/dissertations to libraryAll conference proceedings and Reports All conference proceedings and Reports

are also presented to the Library.are also presented to the Library.All Departmental Reports are also All Departmental Reports are also

forwarded to the Libraryforwarded to the Library

CNT;CNT; Use of FOSSUse of FOSS Create awareness through;Create awareness through;

Training, Library BulletinsTraining, Library Bulletins

CHALLENGESCHALLENGES Equipment; ComputersEquipment; Computers Management Support; ICT Management Support; ICT

among othersamong others