E-resources

Read online — anywhere

IUK's own publications, free to read and download, plus the databases and open collections the library gives you access to.
Subscribed databases work on campus. Off campus, use the IUK remote access link or ask the library for credentials.

IUK resources

IUK Digital Repository
Theses, dissertations and research output of the Islamic University of Kenya.
Open access

Databases & journals

ProQuest
Multidisciplinary: business, education, law, medicine, social sciences, dissertations and more.
Subscribed
JSTOR
Journals, books and primary sources across the humanities and social sciences.
Subscribed
Taylor & Francis Online
Journals and books in social sciences, medicine, law, physical sciences and more.
Subscribed
SAGE Journals
Peer-reviewed journals across social sciences, humanities, science and medicine.
Subscribed
Cambridge Journals
Humanities, social sciences, sciences, law and management.
Subscribed
Elgaronline
Business, development, economics, education, law, politics, sociology and sustainability.
Subscribed
IMF eLibrary
IMF books, papers and data: economics, finance, development and law.
Subscribed
Project MUSE
Humanities and social sciences books and journals from university presses.
Subscribed
INFORMS PubsOnline
Operations research, analytics, decision analysis, data science and optimisation.
Subscribed
SIAM
Applied mathematics, data science and computing.
Subscribed
Mary Ann Liebert Journals
Science, technology, medicine, engineering and biotechnology.
Subscribed
American Institute of Physics
Physics and the physical sciences.
Subscribed
HSTalks — Biomedical & Life Sciences
Lecture collection for biomedical and life sciences.
Subscribed
Liverpool University Press
History, culture, religious studies, art and literature.
Subscribed

Islamic & Arabic collections

Maktaba Shamela
Arabic Islamic library: creed, fiqh, hadith, Qur'anic sciences, history and language.
Free
Al-Waqfeya Library
Large free Arabic and Islamic e-book library.
Free
Saaid Arabic Library
Arabic Islamic books and articles.
Free
Emaan Library
Islamic books in Arabic, English and Urdu.
Free

Open access e-books

DOAB — Directory of Open Access Books
Peer-reviewed open access academic books.
Free
Project Gutenberg
Over 70,000 free classic e-books.
Free
Bookboon
Free textbooks for students in business, engineering and IT.
Free

Open access journals & theses

AJOL — African Journals Online
Peer-reviewed journals published in Africa.
Free
DOAJ
Directory of Open Access Journals.
Free
OATD — Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Theses and dissertations from universities worldwide.
Free
Global ETD Search (NDLTD)
Electronic theses and dissertations worldwide.
Free
PaperHive
Discover and discuss open research papers.
Free
Journal Guide
Find and compare scholarly journals.
Free
Knowledge Unlatched
Open access books and journals funded by libraries.
Free