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dc.contributor.authorwamahiga, George M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-09T05:38:03Z
dc.date.available2024-01-09T05:38:03Z
dc.date.issued2023-04
dc.identifier.citationAfrican Journal of Education, Scienceand Technology, April, 2023, Vol 7, No. 3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajedscitech/article/view/254545/240525
dc.identifier.urihttps://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/3029
dc.descriptionMechanisms Used by Academic Libraries in Kenya to Enhance Webometrics Rankingen_US
dc.description.abstractLibraries essentially provide equal and fair access to information. Thus, they have a significant influence on the Webometrics ranking of universities across the world. Academic libraries affect Webometrics ranking through the generation of scientific publications and other scholarly resources. The purpose of this study was to examine mechanisms used by academic libraries in Kenya to enhance Webometrics ranking and to analyse the extent to which Webometrics ranking mechanisms in place in university libraries in Kenya have been successful. This study adopted a mixed research design. The target population included staff members of the University of Nairobi, Chuka University, and Kirinyaga University. A total of 73 staff members from the library, ICT, and research departments involved in Webometrics ranking were selected purposively. Semi-structured questionnaires were used as the data collection instruments. Quantitative data was analysed descriptively while qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. The study established that mechanisms put in place to enhance the participation of university libraries in Kenya in the Webometrics ranking include improved use and submission of e-resources as well as promotion of high-quality research in the institutions. Webometrics ranking mechanisms currently in place at the university libraries in Kenya have only been moderately successful. The findings of this study may be used by other institutions of higher learning on the mechanisms they can adopt to increase the capacities of their academic libraries so as to improve the contribution of these libraries to Webometrics and consequently to the overall ranking of the individual universities nationally and internationally.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectWebometricsen_US
dc.subjectAcademic Librariesen_US
dc.subjectRanking Mechanismen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleMechanisms Used by Academic Libraries in Kenya to Enhance Webometrics Rankingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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