School of Computing and Informatics
Department: Informatics and Innovation
Email Address: hndegwa@karu.ac.ke
ORCID Account : https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-3870-9659
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rX0POOUAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Hellen M. Ndegwa (PhD, LIS) is a dedicated scholar and lecturer in the School of Computing and Informatics, Department of Informatics and Innovation at Karatina University, with over 13 years of experience in teaching and mentoring students in information sciences and knowledge management. Her academic and professional expertise spans institutional repositories, digital preservation, collection development, research methods, information literacy, community informatics, cataloguing, web-based information retrieval systems, and indexing. She has contributed to curriculum development and the integration of emerging technologies into teaching, ensuring that learners acquire practical competencies aligned with contemporary digital information environments. She is passionate about advancing equitable access to knowledge through innovative digital solutions and community-centered information services that support education, research, and development. Her work reflects a strong commitment to improving information management practices and empowering communities through the strategic use of information and communication technologies.
Ndegwa H & Kuchma I. Repositories transforming scholarly communication: an Insights special collection. Insights, 2024, 37: 9, 1–4; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.665
Ndegwa, H.M., Bosire, E. & Odero, D. (2022). Evaluating Institutional Repositories (IR)capabilities for long-term preservation with a focus on content, file format and metadata practices in selected public university libraries in Kenya. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 7114. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/7114
Ndegwa, H.M., Bosire, E. & Odero, D. (2022). The status of the digital preservation policies and plans of the institutional repositories of selected public universities in Kenya. UKSG Insights. 35(21). DOI: 10.1629/uksg.590
Ndegwa H.M. $Gitau JN. (2022). Digital preservation practices for Institutional Repositories (IRs) of Universities in Kenya. Am J Multidiscip Res Dev.; 4(12): 1–8.
Ndegwa, Hellen M. (2023). Efficacy of digital preservation practices in Institutional Repositories (IRs) of selected public universities in Kenya (PHD thesis)