New Arrivals

List of newly added printed books

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    A-handbook-of-Sustainable-Building-Design-and-Engineering-:-an-integrated-approach-to-energy---health-and-operational-performance

    Author: Mumovic, Dejan 

    A-handbook-of-Sustainable-Building-Design-and-Engineering-:-an-integrated-approach-to-energy---health-and-operational-performance

    • Author: Mumovic, Dejan 
    • ISBN: 9781315172026

    The second edition of this authoritative textbook equips students with the tools they will need to tackle the challenges of sustainable building design and engineering. The book looks at how to design, engineer and monitor energy efficient buildings,

  • Book

    Gastrointestinal nursing a-lifespan-approach

    Author: Ong, Paul

    Gastrointestinal nursing a-lifespan-approach

    • Author: Ong, Paul
    • ISBN: 9781315120508

    This essential guide to the gastrointestinal system will enable nurses and allied health professionals to apply principles of anatomy and physiology to clinical practice. Taking a practical and evidence-based approach, each chapter explores associate

  • Book

    Armed-Drones-and-Globalization-in-the-Asymmetric-War-on-Terror

    Author: Fred Aja Agwu

    Armed-Drones-and-Globalization-in-the-Asymmetric-War-on-Terror

    • Author: Fred Aja Agwu
    • ISBN:  9781315123936

    This book is a critical exploration of the war on terror from the prism of armed drones and globalization. It is particularly focused on the United States’ use of the drones, and the systemic dysfunctions that globalization has caused to inter

  • Book

    Care-Ethics-and-Social-Structures-in-Medicine

    Author: Ruth E. Groenhout

    Care-Ethics-and-Social-Structures-in-Medicine

    • Author: Ruth E. Groenhout
    • ISBN: 9780429444937

    This book examines the central structures in medicine—medical knowledge, economics, technological innovation, and medical authority—from the perspective of an ethics of care. The author analyzes each of these structures in detail before

  • Book

    Comparative-and-International Criminal Justice-Systems-:-policing,-judiciary,-and-corrections

    Author: June, Dale

    Comparative-and-International Criminal Justice-Systems-:-policing,-judiciary,-and-corrections

    • Author: June, Dale
    • ISBN: 9780429254055

    Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems: Policing, Judiciary, and Corrections, Third Edition examines the history, dynamics, structure, organization, and processes in the criminal justice systems in a number of selected countries. Desi

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One month trial for Academindex database

The KDU library has activated a one-month trial of Academindex (https://www.academindex.com) from March 1st to March 30th, 2024....

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Overview of the Turnitin Repository Options

On February 16, 2024, the KDU Library, in partnership with Turnitin, hosted an online session titled "Overview of Turnitin Repository Option

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The Defence Review 2023

The Defence Review 2023”, Annual Research Journal published by the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) has been launched on

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