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DONALD EKONG LIBRARY WEEKLY REPORT
Monday 21st October-Friday 25th October 2024

 

  1. On Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, the American Corner, Port Harcourt, hosted the weekly Education-USA Orientation Programme, emphasizing undergraduate and postgraduate admission processes and scholarship opportunities in the United States.
  2. In the week under review, one hundred and forty (140) researchers embarked on various research projects at American Corner, Port Harcourt.
  3. The weekly statistics indicate a 15.2% decline in patronage from four thousand five hundred and seventy (4,570) recorded the previous week to three thousand eight hundred and seventy-three (3,873).
  4. The two (2) shifts, which run from 8.00 a.m. – 9.00 p.m., were maintained in the week under review.
  5. The Knowledge Commons (for undergraduate students) and the Research Commons (for postgraduate students) are accessible to students and researchers who wish to utilize the e-resources of the Library. Similarly, the Elsevier training laboratory on the Library’s second floor has internet access to all subscribed databases and is accessible to faculty members.
  6. The Library has received updated content in the OnePro database. https://onepetro.org/journals. This database furnishes registered researchers and faculty members with information on the oil and gas exploration and production industry.
  7. The Library has received an update of its Scopus Database with the new content. https://www.scopus.com/home.uri. This database provides registered faculty members and researchers with the most extensive abstracts and cited databases on peer-reviewed literature and information materials across disciplines.
  8. The Library has also benefitted immensely from the updated contents on the AJOL database. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol. This data is credited as one of the world’s largest databases housing peer-viewed African-published scholarly works in various disciplines for registered researchers and staff.
  9. The Library has received updated content on the AGORA database. https://www.fao.org/agora/en/. This database furnishes registered researchers and staff with information materials, journals, audiovisual materials, and other collections centered on agriculture and its related disciplines.

 

Supplementary Information:

Donald E. U. Ekong Library is rich in physical and digital resources that can benefit students, researchers, and staff of the University community and beyond. Therefore, staff and students are advised to take advantage of the services rendered in the Library by staff committed to discharging their responsibilities with a touch of excellence. For a real-time response to information about the Library and its collections, library patrons can access the virtual librarian Chatbot on the library’s website: 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 Librarian