National Defence College Library

National Defence College (NDC) library serves the National Defence College community. It is located inside the college at Karen, Warai North Road. NDC library recognizes university libraries are partners in the educational vision and mission of the mother institution. As such, the library seeks to develop and support information-literate university community that can discover, access, and use information resources effectively for studying, teaching, research and lifelong learning. Additionally, the college library (in conjunction the main library) supports continuous improvement of institutional effectiveness, accreditation and such other accountability requirements.

The success of the library will be contingent on continuing to align library goals with the goals of the College as a whole. NDC’s reputation as a top-rated College continues to grow. Similarly, the library continues to distinguish itself as a leader in transforming, preserving, and making accessible enviable information resources. The library endeavor to translate the changing and diverse research needs of our College into innovative and effective services and information experiences.

NDC library collection of over 10,000 books in defence, security and strategy as well as wide range of journals and databases to support the teaching, learning and research. The print books are available on the shelves and can be accessed from the library catalogue. Besides the print collections, the library, through NDU-K subscribes to Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC) for electronic databases containing journals and e-books relevant to academic courses offered in this college.