{"id":115,"date":"2024-02-27T12:40:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/librarydev.ndu.ac.ke\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2024-03-07T05:27:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T05:27:21","slug":"open-access-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.ndu.ac.ke\/index.php\/open-access-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Access Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"themetechmount-boxes themetechmount-boxes-course themetechmount-boxes-view-carousel themetechmount-boxes-col-four themetechmount-boxes-sortable- themetechmount-boxes-textalign-center themetechmount-boxes-sortablebutton- tm-boxes-carousel-arrow- tm-boxes-carousel-arrows-side\" data-tm-speed=\"1500\" data-tm-autoplay=\"1\" data-tm-autoplayspeed=\"4500\" data-tm-loop=\"1\" data-tm-dots=\"0\" data-tm-nav=\"hide\" data-tm-centermode=\"0\" data-tm-centerpadding=\"300\" data-tm-pauseonfocus=\"1\" data-tm-pauseonhover=\"1\" data-tm-slidestoscroll=\"column\" data-tm-effecttype=\"slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"themetechmount-boxes-inner themetechmount-boxes-course-inner \"><div class=\"themetechmount-box-heading-wrapper tm-element-align-center\"><div class=\"tm-element-heading-wrapper tm-heading-inner tm-element-align-center tm-seperator-solid tm-heading-style-vertical \"><section class=\"tm-vc_cta3-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_general tm-vc_cta3 tm-cta3-only tm-vc_cta3-style-classic tm-vc_cta3-shape-rounded tm-vc_cta3-align-center tm-vc_cta3-color-transparent tm-vc_cta3-icon-size-md tm-vc_cta3-actions-no tm-cta3-without-desc tm-cta3-rev-heading\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3_content-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content\"><header class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content-header tm-wrap\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-headers tm-wrap-cell\"><h4 class=\"tm-custom-heading \" >You Can Learn It<\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"tm-custom-heading \" >Open Access Resources &amp; Databases<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"heading-seperator\"><span><\/span><\/div><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> <!-- .tm-element-heading-wrapper container --> <\/div> <!-- .tm-element-heading-wrapper container --> <\/div><!-- .themetechmount-boxes-inner -->   <\/div><!-- .themetechmount-boxes -->  [vc_raw_html el_class=&#8221;tm-center-text&#8221;]RG9uJUUyJTgwJTk5dCUyMGhlc2l0YXRlJTJDJTIwY29udGFjdCUyMHVzJTIwZm9yJTIwYmV0dGVyJTIwaGVscCUyMGFuZCUyMHNlcnZpY2VzLiUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZvcGFjLm5kdS5hYy5rZSUyRiUyMiUzRSUzQ3N0cm9uZyUzRSUzQ3UlM0VFeHBsb3JlJTIwbW9yZSUyMFJlc291cmNlcyUzQyUyRnUlM0UlM0MlMkZzdHJvbmclM0UlM0MlMkZhJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">RESOURCES \/ DATABASES<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">SUBJECT COVERAGE<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">URL LINK \/ LOGO<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DOAJ provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. 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