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Educational Professional Practice Unit : Books

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How to find books

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  1. Enter the address: http://library.unizulu.ac.za
  2. Type a search term or phrase in the search box
  3.  Click one of the following options: 
  • Everything
  • Article
  • Library Catalogue
  1. Click search
  2. Click on the Title to view more information about the item.
  3. 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.
  • E-books

click on "available online"

  • For full-text availability

Click on any of the following:

Perlego

ProQuest E-book Central

Ebsco Discovery Service

Open Access books and others

Please get in touch with Fikile Gina  for further training: 

Number: 035 9026469

Email: ginaf@unizulu.ac.za

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

New Books

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.

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