University of NairobiLibrary & Information Services

Remote Access to Electronic Books & Journals

An E-Resources Training Guide

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UoN Students E-mail & Active Directory Account

To access electronic resources remotely, you require a studentsE-mail Account, and a students Active Directory (AD) Account.

Follow the link https://registerdev.uonbi.ac.ke/account.php tocreate students e-mail account.

Follow the link http://adstudents.uonbi.ac.ke/ to create studentsAD account.

In case of difficulty in setting this up, contact Campus ICT viahelpdeskmain@uonbi.ac.ke.

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Students E-mail Account via SMIS Portal

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Students E-mail Account via SMIS Portal

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Active Directory (AD) Accounthttp://adstudents.uonbi.ac.ke/

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Links to Remote Access via Library Website

https://uonlibrary.uonbi.ac.ke/

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Links to Remote Access via Library Website

https://uonlibrary.uonbi.ac.ke/

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Option 1

Option 2

Remote access using VPN - Requires Active Directory (AD)Account (Connect via - https://vpn.uonbi.ac.ke/remote/login?lang=en).

Remote Access to E-Resources(Option 1 - VPN)

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Remote Access using VPN

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Upon login into the VPN Service

Remote Access to E-Resources(Option 2 - RemoteXs)

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Remote access using RemoteXs - Requires UoN Students Email Account (Connect via - https://uonlibrary.remotexs.co/user/login).

RemoteXsRegistration

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Remote Access using RemoteXs

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In addition to electronic books &journals, you also have accessthe UoN Institutional Repository

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Institutional Repository

Institutional Repository

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For theses, dissertations & other academic documents by UoN, browse to “Digital Repository” in the drop down menu under “E-Resources” on the library website.

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Institutional Repositoryhttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/

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