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Educational Professional Practice Unit : Electronic resources

A complete guide to UNIZULU educational professional practice

How to access electronic resources

The Library subscribes to over 130 electronic databases such as ScienceDirect, JSTOR, Emerald, etc. They include:

  • E-journals (full text & bibliographic)
  • E-books and other material

Access to e-Resources

To access UNIZULU Library’s electronic resources – whether on campus or off campus users have to sign in using Open Athens, which requires using the same credentials for signing in to your UNIZULU email, WiFi, or Lab Access. On-campus students/staff can activate their accounts at the UNIZULU computer labs ICT help desks and off-campus students/staff should send an email to labs@unizulu.ac.za with a request to reset their accounts.

After activating your account, please use the following steps:

1. Go to the UNIZULU website www.unizulu.ac.za and click 'Library'

2. Click the 'Off-campus' link

3. On the page 'Off-Campus Access', Click on 'Please click here

4. Now you have to sign in to OpenAthens (select  'UNIZULU students’ or UNIZULU staff)

5. Enter user ID (institutional email) and password as if it is for checking your email (e.g. nenef - user   ID and enter your password in the relevant box) and click 'continue'.

This will take you to the list of the databases which you can search individually or

use Ebsco Discovery Service which allows you to search through all UNIZULU subscribed databases (same as Google).

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For training on how to use e-Resources consult your Information Librarian: Ms. Fikile Gina  ginaf@unizulu.ac.za

Recommended Databases

We also have Multidisciplinary databases that you can use like Sabinet Reference, JSTOR etc. Check the A-Z list:  http://library.unizulu.ac.za/electronic-resources/

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