DONALD E. U. EKONG LIBRARY WEEKLY REPORT

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DONALD E. U. EKONG LIBRARY WEEKLY REPORT

24TH – 28TH FEBRUARY 2025

  1. On Friday, February 28, 2025, the office of the University Librarian received the following 25 book donations from the Society for Health (2 books) and the office of the Vice Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt (25 books):

From the Society for Health:       

  • Ibrahim, Y. (2023). The Pharmaceutical Industry and Drug Production in Nigeria. Nigeria; National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies.
  • Omokhudu, I. & Yusuf, H. W. (2024). Intentionally, Society for Family Health’s 40 Years Odyssey of Bold Vision, Institutional Resilience and Enduring Impact. Nigeria: Makere Books Limited.

From the Office of the Vice-Chancellor:

  • Roe Anne (1953). The Making of a Scientist. New York, Greenwood Press.
  • Baha, U. I. (1950). The Kitab-l-lqan: The Book of Certitude. United States of America: Boha I Publishing Trust.
  • Baha, U. I. (1932). The Hidden Words of Baha’ U’ llah. United States of America: Baha I Publishing Trust.
  • Baha, U. I. (1952). The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys. United States of America: Baha I Publishing Trust.
  • Baha, U. I. (1992). The Founder of the Coming World Civilization. United States of America: Baha I International Community. Bahai Publishing Trust (1948). The Pattern of Bahai Life. A Complication from Bahai Scripture with Some Passages from Writings of the Guarding of the Bahai Faith. Great Britain; Bahai Publishing Trust. vii. Bahai Publishing Trust (1974). A Special Measure of Love: The Importance and Nature of the Teaching Work among the Masses. United States of America; Bahai Publishing Trust.
  • Bahai World Centre Haifa (1973). Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinance of the Kitab-l-Aqdas. England: Broadwater Press Limited.
  • Barbara, R. S. (1998). Unfurling the Divine Flag in Tokyo: An Early Bahai History. Japan: Trust of Japan.
  • Davide, C. Mc. (1961). The Achieving Society. United States of America: First Free Press.
  • Harry, D. (1860). Gradus ad Parnassum: 29 Selected Studies with Scales in Thirds in all Major and Minor Keys Clementi. United States of America: Charles Hansen Educational Music and Books.
  • Louise, B. A. & Frances, L. (1979). The Gesell Institutes Child from One to Six: Evaluating the Behaviour of the Pre-School Child. New York: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited.
  • Okiche, I. (2012). Cosmic Cycle Collection of Poems. United Kingdom: A Step Out Creative Publication.
  • Paul, H. R. & Sherry, R. (2000). Anderson, the Cultural Creative: How 50 Million People are Changing the World. United States of America; Three Rivers Press.
  • Riane, E. (1987). The Chalice and the Blade. United States of America; Harper Collins Publishers.
  • Robert, H. S. (2002). Thornton Chase: First America Baha I. United States of America: Baha I Publishing Trust.
  • Robert, R. & Lenore, J. (1992). Pygmalion in the Classroom: Teacher Expectation and Pupils’ Intellectual Development. United States of America; Irvington Publishers, Inc.        Ruhiyyih, R. (1969). The Priceless Pearl. England; Broadwater Press.
  • Shinichi, S. (1983). Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education. United States of America: Alfred Publishing Company.
  • Shoghi, E. (1944). God Passes. United States of America: Baha I Publishing Trust.
  • Shoghi, E. (1958). God Passes by 1970, 1944. United States of America: Baha I Publishing Trust.
  • William, M. (1983). Thinking The Expanding Frontier. United States of America: The Franklin Institute Press. (2 copies).
  • William, S. (1963). The Wine of Astonishment. Great Britain: The Garden City Press Limited.
  1. The American Consulate has programmes aimed at engaging, empowering, and enlightening community members. To benefit from these programmes, staff and students are encouraged to register with the American Corner, Port Harcourt, @https://forms.gle/fNmcMpyXqw7jULpa7. Kindly visit the American Corner after registration for onboarding. Registration is FREE.
  2. The American Corner, Port Harcourt, hosted the Education-USA programme on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The programme had 37 participants in attendance.
  3. The ‘Opportunity Fund’ Scheme for academically outstanding indigent students is still available. The registration is available @ https://opportunityfundsnigeria.org. The fund only covers such upfront costs as application, test, and admission fees.
  4. The E-LibraryUSA database is available for users. The database provides remote access to JSTOR, ProQuest, PressReader, Libby App, BookFlix, and Kanopy. Users are encouraged to register at the American Corner, Port Harcourt, for guidance on remote access registration.
  5. Upcoming Programme: The American Corner, Port Harcourt, will host the Education-USA Programme on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Staff members and students are encouraged to attend.
  6. The American Corner, Port Harcourt, had two hundred and ninety-two (292) users in the week under review as against the two hundred and forty-six (246) users recorded in the previous week. This indicates a 20.66% increase in patronage.
  7. The Donald E.U. Ekong Library on Friday, February 28, 2025, received 353 year-one students from the Faculties of Engineering and Humanities for the Library Orientation and Sensitization Tour of the Library. The Head, of Readers’ Services, Dr. Mary IG-Worlu and her team, received the students.
  8. The statistics for the week indicate a 3% increase in patronage from three thousand, eight hundred and eight (3,808) recorded in the previous week to three thousand, nine hundred and twenty-six (3,926) recorded in the week under review.
  9. In February 2025, 508 new library patrons were registered in Dobald E. U. Ekong Library.
  10. The Donald E.U Ekong Library maintained two shifts from 8.00 a.m. – 9.00 p.m. on weekdays and 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. on Saturdays.
  11. The Knowledge Commons (for undergraduate students) and the Research Commons (for Postgraduate students) are accessible to students and researchers who wish to utilize the eresources of the Library. Similarly, the Elsevier Training Laboratory on the second floor of the Library has internet access to all subscribed databases and is accessible to faculty members.
  12. 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 oil and gas exploration and the production industry.
  13. The Library has received an update on its Scopus Database with the new content (https://www.scopus.com/home.uri). This database provides registered faculty members and researchers with extensive abstracts and cited databases on peer-reviewed literature and information materials across disciplines.
  14. 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, audio-visual materials, and other collections centred on agriculture and its related disciplines.

Supplementary Information:

The Library is a repository for diverse information. Therefore, staff and students are encouraged to take advantage of the innumerable resources available in the Library. 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/.

The dedicated staff of Donald E. U. Ekong Library are committed to rendering quality and efficient service in the Library with a rich collection of books, non-book materials, 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
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Signed:

Prof. Helen U. Emasealu, CLN

University Librarian