Message from the University Librarian

Eric Keziron Oloo

University Librarian

Welcome to King Ceasor University (KCU) Library, a knowledge hub and home to the best study spots on campus. Our theme is; an automated and user-centered academic library services: A catalyst to academic excellence, research, and innovation. Thus, the library offers a multifaceted resources and services accessible both physically and remotely in support of the academic mission of the University.

The library also fosters collaboration with different KCU schools and departments in building a strong and relevant collections. In addition, KCU Library subscribes to the Consortium of Uganda University Libraries (CUUL) for effective and efficient collaboration and resource sharing among university and institutional libraries in Uganda, which ensures access to, and use of state-of-the-art library resources and services. Please don’t hesitate to seek support from our librarians at all times. We shall always offer you professional library and information services, moreover with a smile.

Our Core Values

We ensure moral soundness and uphold intellectual honesty and ethical use of information.

We continuously seek new and creative ways to enhance library services and resources.

We treat all people with dignity and impartiality.

We support inventive teaching, learning, and research.

Who we are

How to access E-resouces remotely

  1. Download the MyLoft app from Playstore for android users or Appstore for iOS
  2. For Computers, install MyLoft extension in google chrome
  3. Under insitutuions, select Consortium of Uganda University Libraries, Uganda
  4. Login using the credentials received from the library

Frequently asked questions

Latest book arrivals

Visit the library reception to create an account and access library resources both on and off campus.

To access the university library catalogue, visit Library Catalogue

  1. HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative):

  2. AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture):

  3. OARE (Online Access to Research in the Environment)

  4. ARDI (Access to Research for Development and Innovation):

    • Supports research in innovation and technology. ARDI Access
  5. GOALI (Global Online Access to Legal Information):

    • Provides access to legal research and information. GOALI Access
  • Directory of Open Access Books: DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers. DOAB

  • PubMed Central (PMC): A free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. PubMed Central

  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals): An online directory that indexes and provides access to high-quality, open-access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ

  • arXiv: A repository of electronic preprints (e-prints) in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, and statistics. arXiv

  • BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): A multidisciplinary search engine for academic web resources, including full texts from repositories and other open-access archives. BASE

  • SSRN (Social Science Research Network): An open-access repository of scholarly research in the fields of social sciences and humanities. SSRN

  • PLOS (Public Library of Science): A nonprofit open access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. PLOS

  • JSTOR Open Access: A collection of freely accessible academic content on JSTOR. JSTOR Open Access

  • BioRxiv: A free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences. BioRxiv

  • ERIC (Education Resources Information Center): A comprehensive database providing access to education-related literature. ERIC

  • PDFDRIVE: This is a search engine for PDF files PDFDRIVE

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