Library Support to Undergraduates: Sciences

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LIBRARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES : SCIENCES

 

 This portal will open the door to the Library and its resources.

With the help from the Library you will be able to reach a higher level of academic achievements. 

  1. LIBRARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES
    1. Library Membership 
    2. Searching & Borrowing Materials from UJ Library 
    3. Learners Support Services
    4. Librarian Advice & Training 
    5. Assignments & Projects Instructions
    6. Social Networking
  2. LIBRARY RESOURCES & SERVICES
    1. About UJ Library 
    2. How to create Library PIN for access to Library Resources
    3. Library Services 
    4. Library Collections
    5. Information Resources
    6. Sciences Subject Collections
    7. Additional Subject Collections
    8. Printing & Photocopying (APK Library) 
  3. JOURNALS, DATABASES & WEB RESOURCES
    1. FULL-TEXT JOURNALS SEARCH
    2. JOURNALS ABBREVIATIONS
    3. TOP DATABASES
    4. SCIENCES SEARCH ENGINES & SEARCHABLE WEB RESOURCES

LIBRARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES

  

Do you know how to CREATE A PIN for access to the Library resources? 

Forgot your Password (PIN)? Contact the LENDING DESK staff for assistance.

 

Library Membership 

  • To access the UJ Library use your student card @ the entrance

 

Searching & Borrowing Materials from UJ Library 

 

Learners Support Services

 

Librarian Advice & Training 

 

Assignments & Projects Instructions

 

Social Networking

 

Your Subject Librarian will help you with any queries or requests for "topic search", library problem solving, etc.  

 

Go back to the Sciences Librarian Portal! 

 

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LIBRARY RESOURCES & SERVICES

Quick links to the MAIN library resources and services:

 

About UJ Library 

UJ Library                                              Campus Libraries         

Library Regulations                                 Study Cubicles 

Library Submission Forms                        Library Staff (APK & DFC Campuses)    

Library Hours                                          Library Hours: 24h Study Area

 

How to create Library PIN for access to Library Resources

Create PIN in the Library.pdf

 

Library Services 

Ask-A-Librarian                 Information Librarians                   Virtual Learning Environment      

Lending Services               Inter Campus Loan Service             Inter Library Loan Service         

Copyright                          Bindery

 

Library Collections

 

Information Resources

 

Sciences Subject Collections

Sciences Librarian Portal                Applied Mathematics & Mathematics

Astronomy & Astrophysics               Biochemistry

Biology                                           Botany & Plant Biotechnology

Chemistry                                       Energy

Environmental Management             Geography

Geology                                          Human Anatomy & Physiology

Information Technology                 Microbiology

Physics                                           Statistics

Zoology

 

Additional Subject Collections

Accounting     Economics      Education       Law      Politics

 

Printing & Photocopying (APK Library) 

Support to photocopiers and printers resides with Xerox. Ask for assistance: Level 5, Elevators foyer, Tel: 011 559 2184.

Photocopiers are available on: Level 1, 2 5 7 6. Printing stations are available on: Level 2 & 5.

 

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JOURNALS, DATABASES & WEB RESOURCES

The databases below are the most relevant resources, where you can start your search for Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, Reviews, Electronic books, Standards, Patents, etc.

 

REMOTE ACCESS is available to all the databases. Just log-in with your SURNAME, STUDENT / STAFF NUMBER, PIN. Learn how to create PIN.

 

Remember!

  • By searching the databases, you search for a JOURNALS ARTICLES.
  • When searching CASE: A-to-Z Journals, you search for JOURNALS TITLES
  •  For in-depth research on a topic start with Bibliographic Databases: 
  •  If you look for full-text articles to complete your assignment or project, then search any of these databases: JSTOR, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Wiley Interscience, Academic Search Premier, Academic OneFile.

FULL-TEXT JOURNALS SEARCH

 

Search the following resources, when you need to find specific JOURNAL title:

 

JOURNALS ABBREVIATIONS

 

In many references the Journal title is ABBREVIATED. The links below will help you find the FULL-TEXT journal title. 

 

 

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TOP DATABASES

These databases can help you with your assignments and research projects. If you are 1-2 year student, search the Full-text databases for journals articles. If you are more advanced, than you can search also the Bibliographic databases. If you need help, ask your librarian.

 

Full-text Databases (incl. abstracts only)

 

Bibliographic Databases

  

P.S. If you are still unsure, which database to use, go to the Databases Information sheet. 

 

 

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SCIENCES SEARCH ENGINES & SEARCHABLE WEB RESOURCES

Search Across multiple Publishers to find references for your research: 

  • AJOL: African Journals Online (Peer-reviewed African Published Scholarly Journals)

  • BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine: This multi-disciplinary search engine focuses on academic research

  • Biology Browser: Thomson Reuters FREE database of Biology resources and web links.

  • CiteSeer.IST: This search engine and digital library will help you find information within scientific literature

  • Entrez: Entrez is the integrated, text-based search and retrieval system used at NCBI for the major databases, including PubMed, Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes, Taxonomy, and others. Entrez is the Life Sciences Search Engine.

  • Google Scholar: Meta Search Engine across multiple academic publishers; abstracts + full-text

  • Hakia: Semantic search engine only accesses websites that are recommended by librarians

  • HighWirePress (Hosts the largest repository of high impact, peer-reviewed content)

  • Lumifi: For your Research (tools to annotate, organize, manage, share and eventually publish your research)

  • OAIster (Search for digital items with this tool that provides 12 million resources from over 800 repositories)
  • Open Science Directory: A-to-Z Open Access Journals (incl. DOAJ, BioMed Central, PubMed Central, HighWire Press, HINARI, AGORA, OARE, eJDS.

 

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