DONALD EKONG LIBRARY WEEKLY REPORT

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DONALD EKONG LIBRARY WEEKLY REPORT
Monday 8th – Friday 12th July 2024

  1. On Tuesday, 9th July 2024, the American Corner, Port Harcourt, organized two (2) programs:
  • 1st program: Freelancing: Making Your Career and Product Visible: The program provided participants with practical steps to working independently and offering client services on a project or contract basis rather than being employed full-time by a single organization. The program also provided a comprehensive guide for individuals looking to start or enhance their freelancing careers, focusing on making their career and product visible to potential clients.
  • 2nd program: Education-USA Orientation: The programme provided information to participants on undergraduate and postgraduate admission processes and scholarship opportunities in the United States of America. The programme attracted participants from the University and neighbouring communities.

One hundred and seven (107) researchers patronized the American Corner in the week under review. They were from the Faculties of Engineering, Management, SSLT, Basic Medical Science, Education, and Humanities.

  1. The University Librarian, Prof. Helen Emasealu, on Wednesday, 10th July 2024, received thirty-three (33) copies of book donations titled Biological Nomenclature, Species, Concept and Key Construction by B. L. Nyananyo.

The Management of Donald Ekong Library appreciates the donors for the kind gesture and urges other scholars and library patrons to donate books, journals, and audio-visual materials to enrich the resources of the Library and promote further research

  1. The Knowledge Commons (for undergraduates) and the Research Commons (for postgraduates) sections on the first floor of the Library are open to those who wish to access the Library’s electronic resources using the ICT facilities in the Library. Similarly, the Elsevier training laboratory on the second floor has internet access to all subscribed databases and is open to faculty members.
  2. The Library has received an update on proceedings with its Science Direct Database. https://www.sciencedirect.com The database provides researchers and registered library users with information resources for scientific, technical, and medical research. It offers full-text journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and 11,000 books.
  3. The Library has received an update on its OnePetro Database with the new content. https://onepetro.org/journals. The database provides registered Faculty members and researchers with information on the oil and gas exploration and production industry.
  4. The Library has received an update on its HS Talks Database with new content: https://hstalks.com/. The database provides registered faculty members and researchers multimedia materials ranging from videos, audio, and animated audio-visual lectures centered on biomedical and life sciences and the business and management disciplines.
  5. The Library has acquired the ProQuest electronic database. ProQuest powers research with unique content in academic, corporate, government, public, and school libraries worldwide. The database is accessible through the electronic database on the Library website. Users may visit the Library for access details.
  6. In addition to other electronic resources on the Library website, the Library has added MatLab. The MATrics Laboratory (MatLab) is a proprietary multi-paradigm programming language and numeric computing environment that shows Matric manipulating, plotting functions-abc data, implementing algorithms, creating user interfaces, and interacting with programs written in other languages.
     For library users, MATLAB can be incredibly useful in several ways:

    Academic Research: MATLAB provides powerful tools for data analysis, simulation, and modeling, aiding in various research projects across disciplines.
    Coursework and Assignments: Students can use MATLAB for solving complex mathematical problems, visualizing data, and completing assignments in subjects like engineering, physics, and computer science.
    Learning and Skill Development: By using MATLAB, users can develop valuable programming and analytical skills, which are highly sought after in many technical fields.
    Resource Access: The library’s MATLAB resources, including toolboxes and additional documentation, offer comprehensive support for users to maximize their learning and research potential.

    NOTE: The MatLab license is an online institutional license that is Internet Protocol (IP) bound. Therefore, users must connect through the library, ACEFOR, or ICTC provided internet network to use the MatLab.

    To access MatLab:

    • Visit the Uniport library website.
    • Navigate to the services section from the menu and find MATLAB Uniport.
    • Choose your institution (University of Port Harcourt).
    • ⁠Create an account using your institutional mail (e.g., john.doe@uniport.edu.ng).
    • ⁠Verify your account from your mail (inbox).
    • Access Additional Resources by logging in with your credentials as either an educator or student to explore all available resources.
  1. Weekly statistics of the patronage of Donald Ekong Library showed a 54% increase from 3,259 users in the previous week to five thousand and forty-six users (5,046) in the current week.
  2. Donald Ekong Library maintained two shifts in the week under review for effective service delivery.

 

Supplementary Information: 

The Library is a veritable source of knowledge. Therefore, staff and students are encouraged to seek knowledge regularly using Donald Ekong Library learning resources. For a real-time response to information about the Library and its collections, library users can access the virtual librarian Chatbot on the website of the Library as follows: https://library.uniport.edu.ng/

The dedicated staff members of Donald Ekong Library are eagerly waiting to continue rendering quality service in our first-rate Library, which is rich in books, journals, e-resources, and other research materials. Please visit the Library: https://library.uniport.edu.ng/

 

Donald Ekong Library communication channels for remote access are as follows:

Phone: +2349138269564
Website: https://library.uniport.edu.ng/
E-mail: library@uniport.edu.ng
Facebook: uniportlibrary
LinkedIn: Uniportlibrary
Twitter: @uniportlibrary
YouTube: Uniportlibrary

 

Signed:
Prof. Helen U. Emasealu, CLN
University

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