Awareness Levels of Kenya Library and Information Service Consortium’s (KLISC) Services and Resources at University of Nairobi and Kenya National Library Services Naomy Mwaurah 1* and Ben Wekalao Namande 2 1 St Paul’s University, Limuru, Kenya. Email: nmwaurah@gmail.com 2 Kisii University, Kisii, Kenya. Email: wekanamande@gmail.com, wekalao.namande@kisiiuniversity.ac.ke *Corresponding Author Abstract: Kenya Library and Information Service Consortium (KLISC) has done outstanding activities such as shared acquisition and ICT trainings of librarians to support information service providers in Kenya. Kenya has over 600 institutions but only 123 are KLISC members, irrespective of their memberships, their subscribed information resources remain under-utilized. The study therefore tried to interrogate the awareness levels of the KLISC’s information resources and services by the users of member institutions. The purpose of the study was therefore to establish awareness levels of KLISC services and resources by users of KLISC member libraries. The study was conducted in University of Nairobi, KLISC headquarters and Kenya National Library Services (KNLS), Nairobi headquarters. The study used descriptive survey. The target population was KLISC’s member libraries in Nairobi County. Purposive sampling and stratifed sampling techniques were used to obtain a representative sample size. Data were collected using interviews and questionnaires and analysed using Microsoft excel and narrative method. The study discovered that most respondents were only aware of the multi-disciplinary databases. Majority of them used the KLISC’s resources and stated the need for training on the access, use and search within these databases. The study concluded that majority of the library users were aware of the KLISC’s resources and consulted them alongside other sources. The study recommended that rigorous trainings on use and access to KLISC’s resources should be done regularly. The study also recommended that libraries should create awareness of all the KLISC’s information resources for full utilization of these resources. Keywords: Awareness, Digital libraries, Electronic resources, Library consortium. Article can be accessed online at http://www.publishingindia.com I. Background to the Study It is not possible for a library to stock the collection of information resources, which may be required by its users. To solve this, library cooperation began many decades ago, for instance, inter-library borrowing, document delivery and library networking. Today, the more traditional arrangement of resource sharing is referred to as ‘library consortia’. Consortium refers to, ‘co-operation, co-ordination and collaboration between and amongst libraries for the purpose of sharing information resources’. Through this collaboration, it has become possible to acquire information resources at reasonable prices [1]. Consortia are designed to boost the purchasing ability of member institutions, develop the accessibility of information resources and offer computer services. Consortia may be formed at different levels, such as local, regional, national or international level, on a functional or formal basis, or on subject basis [2]. Academic library consortia have been there for many years in the United States, after gaining force in the 1970s courtesy of shared catalogues and then later in the 1990s transitioning into the shared acquisition of e-resources [3]. In India, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) formed the Indian National Digital Library in Science and Technology (INDEST) Consortium. It is through this consortium that the ministry contributes funds needed for the subscription to electronic information resources for 38 major institutions and other centrally funded government institutions. In addition, 60 government-aided engineering college and technical departments in universities have also joined the collaboration with fnancial support from the Indian Council for Technical Education. Institutions in the INDEST consortium have an arranged foundation of PCs accessible at their organizations [4]. Journal of Applied Information Science 7 (2), December 2019, 38-43 http://www.publishingindia.com/jais