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Social Sciences Education: Books

This guide will help students to easily access information that is relevant to the social sciences subject.

How to find books

 

Enter the address: http://library.unizulu.ac.za

Type a search term or phrase in the “Search” box

Select one of the options: 

  • Everything
  • Article
  • Library Catalog

Click search

Click on the Title to view more information about the item.

Locate the call number at the bottom of the newly opened window (e.g. 346.68052 DEW) It shows where the item can be found on the shelf 

  • Ebooks

Click on "available online "

For full-text availability click on any of the following:

Perlego

Pro-Quest Ebook Central

Ebsco Discovery Service

Open Access books and others...

Please contact your Information Librarian for further training

Fikile Gina : 035 902 6469

Email: ginaf@unizulu.ac.za

 

Open Access Books

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Open access refers to the practice of making peer-reviewed scholarly research and literature freely available online to anyone interested in reading it. It is simply making research available for others to read without having to pay for it.

How to search for e-books

  1. Enter the address: http://library.unizulu.ac.za
  2. Select: Advanced Search
  3. Type a search term or phrase in the “Advanced Search” box
  4. Select one of the options to narrow your search from the drop down box by clicking on the:
  5. Word or phrase
  6. Author
  7. Title
  8. Subject
  9. Series
  10. Periodical title
  11. ISB/ISSN
  12. At the bottom Select Item format and choose Electronic Book
  13. Click search
  14. Click on the Title to view more information about the item.
  15. Locate the URL at the bottom of the newly opened window and click on it. It will take you the the electronic version of the book. 
  16. How you access the book depends on the subscription model used.
  17.  

  18. Please contact Ms Fikile Gina for further training http://library.unizulu.ac.za/research-support/information-librarians/

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