New Database Access – Research4Life

We are pleased to announce that the library now provides access to Research4Life, a global partnership that offers free or low cost access to high quality academic and professional resources for institutions in developing countries. Research4Life supports teaching, learning, research, innovation, and evidence based policymaking across a wide range of disciplines.

Key Features
Access to thousands of peer reviewed journals, books, and databases from leading international publishers.

• Multidisciplinary coverage across health sciences, agriculture, environment, law, social sciences, technology, engineering, and innovation.
• Powerful search functionality through a unified search interface that enables discovery of relevant scholarly content.
• Availability of current and historical research publications from reputable academic sources.
• Support for evidence based research, systematic reviews, policy development, and academic writing.

Access to content from more than 200 international publishers.

Research4Life Collections

• Hinari: Biomedical and health literature.
• AGORA: Agriculture, food science, forestry, fisheries, and nutrition.
• ARDI: Scientific, technical, engineering, and innovation resources.
• GOALI: Law, governance, economics, politics, education, and social sciences.

• OARE: Environment, ecology, climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability.
  
  Why Research4Life Matters for Daystar University
  
  For Researchers and Postgraduate Students
• Access high quality scholarly literature for theses, dissertations, systematic reviews, and research projects.
• Discover multidisciplinary evidence to support publications and grant applications.
• Strengthen literature reviews through comprehensive coverage across multiple disciplines.
  
  For Undergraduate Students
• Find credible and peer reviewed sources for assignments and projects.
• Improve information literacy skills.

Access current research findings and global perspectives.

For Faculty and Supervisors
• Support teaching with current and authoritative academic literature.
• Identify emerging research trends.
• Strengthen supervision of student research.

Support for Research and Evidence Based Practice

• Facilitates literature searching for systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta analyses.
•  Provides access to high impact journals and scholarly publications across disciplines.

Supports evidence based decision making and policy formulation.

Access Information
• Access Research4Life through the library's electronic resources portal (Myloft).
• Log in using your daystar university email address and password.
• Contact the library for assistance with searching and access.

Contact: library@daystar.ac.ke
Vision: A world class, Christ centred, user focused information resource and knowledge centre for academic excellence and scholarship.