Economics: Teaching & Learning Support

Library Orientation is an introductory program designed for new library users of University of Zululand (1st year students and new staff members).  It gives the new library user an opportunity to know their library and the services, facilities, resources, etc. it offers.

It is a one hour session and is conducted at the beginning of each year for first year students (and throughout the year on request).

IT IS COMPULSORY for every first year student to attend before they can register to use the library.

UNIZULU Library Workshops include the following topics:

 - Know your library: an overview of Library Services/resources and facilities

 - Stay Away From Plagiarism : what you need to know to avoid it.

 - Turnitin : Plagiarism checker and grammar mistakes software.

 - E-Books

 - E-Resources,  tips for searching and more: UNIZULU e-catalogue, (EBSCO Discover Service, JSTOR, HEIN ONLINE etc)

 - Referencing made easy : EndNote

 - Press-Reader

To book training contact Faculty Librarian

Mrs B. Nkuhlu - nkuhlub@unizulu.ac.za

The libguides are subject specific introductions to Library resources and services, written and compiled by the your information librarians.To have access to all our guides go to:

Ask a Librarian service You can chat with a librarian directly from your smart devices and one of our librarians will answer your queries:  

Go to the www.unizulu.ac.za 

Click on “Library”  In the box on the bottom right hand corner of your screen click on the up arrow 

Enter your email, your query, retype the code (to prove that you are not a robot) and click ‘Send’ One of the Librarians will get back to you as soon as possible.
 
This chat option is also available when you are using EBSCO Discovery basic or advanced search. Available at http://library.unizulu.ac.za/