The University of the West Indies' (UWI) new single virtual library space is a major milestone as the university continues to lead "by miles" in competitive higher education, says Professor Clement Sankat, PVC and St Augustine campus principal.He was speaking at the launch of The UWI Libraries' Information Connexion (UWIlinC): single virtual library space at the campus' Alma Jordan Library on October 4."This is a very big day for the university. It is a major milestone as the university continues to evolve and make itself known to the world," Sankat said."To bring all the UWI subscribed resources and the intellectual output from our various library collections and to make these available to users locally, regionally and internationally is truly phenomenal.
He said in doing so UWI will achieve greater visibility and greater presence in the hearts and minds of its stakeholders."This is exactly what we need to do to continue to distinguish ourselves as a university in a very competitive higher education landscape," Sankat said. "I always like to see UWI in front, and we are leading by miles.The new UWIlinC knowledge portal project was five years in the making and will provide instantaneous access to a range of library material including digitised print, audio, video and images from all the libraries across all four UWI campuses via a single Web space.
