Access and use of construction information in institutions in Kenya

The study of housing is intricate and involves different subjects that generate abundant information when harnessed, processed and put together, this information can be beneficial to different public, but more so to different key construction professionals. Housing information was found to be scattered and therefore not easily accessible by those who need it in Nairobi county. This publication attempts to highlight and guide those who need construction information on how housing information in related public institutions can be found and are used by key professionals.

Jayne Abonyo is an Information Specialist and Chief Documentalist in the Department of Architecture and Building Science of the University of Nairobi, Kenya.She studied Library Science in St. Petersburg in the USSR where she obtained a Masters degree,got a PGD. Mass Comm from the University of Nairobi and a PhD.inform Sc. from Moi University,Kenya.