A “library is the heart of an institution” as echoed by India’s second president Radhakrishnan. When it comes to an institution of higher learning, the library plays a vital role as an essential component of the learning process, research, administration, and social responsiveness. Libraries play a critical role in the world’s educational and informational infrastructure, providing access to knowledge and academic resources.
To be Kenya’s premier university information hub of choice among the top university libraries in the country, providing inclusive environments for accessing, sharing and producing knowledge.
To advance the OUK’s Vision through enabling access to extensive collections of information sources, supporting intuitive discovery of information for learning, teaching & research, embracing and nurturing digital literacies for lifelong learning, digitization, curation, and showcasing of primary research data and research outputs of the OUK, while providing integrated, inclusive, and inspiring library spaces for learning, teaching, and research.
Appreciating the complexities of the ever-changing information landscape and competitiveness, we continuously innovate to provide the most relevant mix of physical and virtual information transfer environments, competent and friendly staff, enabling technologies and a service ethos to: