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About our Library

Mission and Objectives

Why use the Library

Capstones Archives

Library Website

BUKU

EBSCOhost

Librarika

Agenda

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Youssouf Ouedraogo

Abdulazeez Abdulhammed

Meet Abdulazeez Abdulhammed, a driven software engineering student passionate about literature and environmental sustainability. As a library intern, Abdulazeez seamlessly blends his technical insight in front-end development with his deep-rooted appreciation for books, ensuring an enriching digital experience for library users. Beyond his coding prowess, Abdulazeez actively engages in volunteer research, contributing his expertise to projects that address pressing environmental issues. With a keen eye for detail and adept project management skills,

+234 816 452 2780

a.abdulazee@alustudent.com

Youssouf Ouedraogo, hailing from Burkina Faso, is a driven student at African Leadership University, Rwanda, pursuing studies in global challenges with a specialization in governance. He has been an integral part of our library team for the past two years. His genuine interest lies in good governance and global security, mainly focusing on terrorism-related concerns. Over the past two years, Youssouf has immersed himself in the enriching environment of the university, passionately delving into academic pursuits and actively contributing to discussions on pressing global issues. Notably, he is among the fortunate recipients of the prestigious Patoranking scholarship, an initiative that recognizes and supports promising African leaders.

+250 781 137 211

y.ouedraogo@alustudent.com

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ABOUT OUR LIBRARY

The Kigali campus library of African Leadership University in Rwanda is primarily digital, with subscriptions to over 35,300 journals and eBooks covering various topics.

The library offers unlimited access to EBSCOhost, BUKU ebooks, and physical book collections.

You can borrow a book via our library integration online platform Librarika, for the duration of 7 days, and can renew books up to two times. Browse through our physical collections here.

The library is open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

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MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

Learning Resources

Promote Literacy

Preserve Knowledge

To provide students and faculty with the necessary learning resources to succeed academically.

To promote literacy and give students access to a wide range of digital electronic ebooks, journals, and Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) services.

To preserve and share knowledge by providing institutional repositories for valuable research and historical documents.

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WHY USE ALU LIBRARY

The ALU Library offers extensive resources and a supportive environment that fosters academic excellence and facilitates continuous learning. Here are some key areas of benefits.

Learning Resources Support

ALU libraries provides access to a vast array of academic resources, including print books, ebooks, journals, databases.

Training and Development

Our library offer workshops and training sessions on research tools, database usage, citation management, etc.

Research and Publishing

ALU library provides SDI in supporting students in navigating scholarly open access, publishing advice, collaboration, and research mentorship.

Completely Digitized

ALU library provides Our library operates entirely in the digital realm, offering convenient access to resources online that can be accessed remotely via our online library integrated system (Librarika), BUKU, and EBSCOHost.

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Scan the code to access the library’s Library Website that provides categorized access to open sources (EBSCOhost, BUKU, Grammarly among others) for research and learning purposes.

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Scan the code to login directly using the single signing option (SSO) access by clicking on access through the Institution, see this link for on how to use EBSCOhost

The fastest way to access EBSCO resources is using the link below:

https://search.ebscohost.com/

UserID: alueducation

Password: alu2024*

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Scan the code to login directly using

User ID: click on your ALU mail

No Password required

BUKU has a single signing option (SSO) accessed through the Institution, see this link for on how to use BUKU

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Scan the code to explore the library’s collections.

For you to be registered:

You will or might have received an email asking you to click on the mail to join.

When you click on the link invite link, You will see two options:

1. I already have an account

2. I do not have an account

Click on option 2 to create a password.

Then, you can log in with the newly created password.

You can also Login using the SSO by clicking your ALU email.

see this link for on how to use Librarika

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Scan the code to explore undergraduate research capstones collections. You don't need to sign in to Librarika to search the database, but you will need to sign in to download and read the capstones.

see this link for on how to explore research capstones via Librarika

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Further Inquiries

To learn more about our library, kindly see our orientation slide deck.
To learn how to use EBSCOHost (unlimited resource database), see the EBSCOHost User Guide.
To learn how to use BUKU (ebooks), kindly refer to our BUKU User Guide.
If you encounter issues registering or using Librarika (borrowing books from the library), kindly refer to our Librarika User Guide.
See this link for the step by step on how to explore undergraduates research capstones Librarika.
To bookmark the library resources on your Canvas LMS, click HERE.
If you need research support, kindly book a research office hour HERE, and remember to fill out the RESEARCH OFFICE HOURS FORM when booking a session.

Please reach out to the library team via

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