| dc.description.abstract | The study examines the current changes in the educational system in
Kenya and the implications of these changes for university library and
information services provision for undergraduate students. The need
for University Library Management to recognise these changes is
considered central to information skills programmes. User education
programmes in Kenyan universities have not yielded the expected
results, as they have tended to be library oriented and have not
included the participation of the teaching departments together with
the fact that the students too, have not considered them to be
relevant to their learning needs. The study argues that university
librarians in Kenya can participate effectively in the teaching,
learning and research activities by In t e qr at inq user education
programmes with the academic courses. Since the phenomenon of change
is pervasive, and as university libraries in Kenya move along the
change conti nuum, recognit ion for these organ izat ions to become more
evolutionary, non-hierarchical and entrepreneurial is considered as
the way forward. The:Pefore it becomes necessary for librarians in
Kenyan universities to adopt strategies which can anticipate change. | en |
