Name of Staff: Dr. Peris Wambui Njuguna Kiilu, PhD
Designation/Rank: Senior Assistant Librarian
Department/School: Library Department
Email: pkiilu@laikipia.ac.ke
1. Educational Background/Qualification:
- PhD in Library and Information Studies, Moi University, Kenya (2022)
- MPhil in Library and Information Sciences, Moi University, Kenya (2005)
- Bachelor of Library and Information Science, MS University of Baroda, India (1989)
- Bachelor of Arts (Economics). Panjab University, Chandigarh, India (1988)
- Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (K.A.C.E) Kapsabet Girls’ High School, Kenya (1984)
- Kenya Certificate of Education (K.C.E.) Alliance Girls’ High School (1982)
- Certificate of Primary Education (CPE), Molo Primary School, Kenya (1979)
2. Professional Courses
Certification in Strategic Management and Leadership, Kenya Institute of Management (2023).
3. Brief Auto-biography of the Staff
Dr. Kiilu is a seasoned librarian having been in the field for more than 30 years. She has been performing the duties of the University Librarian for over four years. She is passionate in access and use of information academic libraries. Here research areas include use of electronic resources and trends in academic libraries.
4. Conferences Attended
Dr. Kiilu has attended several international conferences, participated in several workshops in the institutional and professional work spaces.
5. Publications
- Kiilu, P.W.N. (2022). An Investigation on Strategies for Enhanced Use of Library E-Books by Undergraduate Students in Universities in Kenya. The Maktaba, 9 (1):82-96.
- Kiilu, Peris W.; Otike, Japhet N.; & Kiplangat, Joseph (2020). Use of E-Books by Undergraduate Students in Public Universities in Kenya. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 4248. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4248.
- Kiilu, Peris W.N., Otike, Japhet N. & Kiplang’at, Joseph (2019). Perceptions of Undergraduates on E-books in Comparison to Print and their E-book Expectations: A Case of Public Universities in Kenya. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 2971. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/2971.
- Kiilu, Peris W. N and Otike, Japhet N. (2018). Awareness of E-Books among Undergraduate Students: A Case of Public Universities in Kenya. Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies. 2(9): 57-69. http://cedred.org/jais/index.ph[/issues.
- Kiilu, V.B. and Kiilu, P.W. (2017). Future of Publishing and Use of E-Books in Kenya. The Maktaba: A Journal of the Kenya Library Association, 6 (2): 69-78.
- Kiilu, Peris and Otike, Japhet (2016). Non Use of Academic Library Services: A Literature Review. International Journal of Library Science, 5 (1): 7-13. DOI: 10. 5923/j.library.20160501.02
- Kiilu, Peris and Kiilu, Vincent (2015). Information access by Urban Social Workers in Kenya: A Case of Nakuru City. International Journal of Library Science, 4 (2): 35 - 42. DOI:10.5923/j.20150402.03
- Kiilu, Peris and Kiilu, Vincent (2014). The Involvement of the Faculty in Book Selection: The Case of Egerton University Library, Kenya. International Journal of Library Science, 3 (1):14 – 19. DOI:10.5923/j.library.20140301.03
6. Professional Association(s)
Kenya Library Association
