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Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier. How to search an international database with bibliographic references, including some full text articles for the Social Sciences. Click to move to next slide. Designed and compiled by Elsabé Olivier August 2005.

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Academic Search Premier

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  1. Academic Search Premier How to search an international database with bibliographic references, including some full text articles for the Social Sciences Click to move to next slide Designed and compiled by Elsabé Olivier August 2005

  2. Type the following address in the Address Bar of your browser http://www.ais.up.ac.za/edu/and press Enter. This address will take you to the Home Page of the Academic Information Service (UP library) Groenkloof

  3. Click on Databases

  4. Click on General Education Databases

  5. Click on Academic Search Premier

  6. Type in your surname and student or personnel numberand click onSubmit

  7. Please note! • To access our catalogue or databases, all users have to register annually at the AIS (Library). • Passwords will no longer be used. • Please register personally at the counter, or electronically athttp://www.ais.up.ac.za/edu/tips.htm • Confirm your registration by signing the registration form at the counter accompanied by your valid student card or proof of registration.

  8. Click on EBSCOhost Web

  9. To search within a single database, click the database name listed below and click on Continue

  10. To select more than one database, check the boxes next to the databases and click Continue

  11. Enter the words you want to find in the query box

  12. And – narrows the search terms and retrieves records containing allof the words. Education andSouth Africa will find results that contain both terms

  13. Or – broadens the search and retrieves records containing anyof the words. EducationorSouth Africawill find results that contain either term

  14. Not – narrows the search and retrieves records that do not contain the term following it. Education not South Africa will find results that contain the term education but not the term South Africa

  15. Search tools • ?will find alternative spellings. Wom?n finds woman as well as women. • * will expand a search term. Adolescen* finds adolescence, adolescent and adolescents. • Near Operator (N) - N5 finds the words if they are within five words of one another regardless of the order in which they appear. • Within Operator (W) - W8 finds the words if they are within eight words of one another and in the order in which you entered them.

  16. An example of a search with the keywords: education and South Africa

  17. Restrict your search using thedrop-list to choose title, author, subject terms etc. For an unrestricted search choose Default fields

  18. Results can be limited to references containing only Full text documents,a specific Journal title, Date range, Publication type, etc.

  19. Click on Search

  20. A list of search results will be displayed

  21. Click on a title in blue to view the complete bibliographic details and abstractof an article

  22. An example of the complete bibliographic details and abstract of an article

  23. Click on HTM Full Text or PDF Full Text to view the full article

  24. The article/s can be selected by clicking on the Add to folder button. The added items can then be printed, e-mailed or saved

  25. The Folder button will indicate that an article has been added. To return to the search results, click on Result List

  26. Articles can also be selected on the main screen by clicking on the Add button or Add 1-10

  27. Click on the linkTyds@Tuks: other possible links for fulltextto see which other platforms on tyds@tuksmight have the full text of this article

  28. Example: The journal Higher Education is also available on the platform SwetsWise FullText Titles

  29. To view further records on the next page, click on the next page number Pages 1 2 3 4 5 >

  30. Once you have worked through the complete list, and added your choice of references to the folder, click on the Folderhas items link. A list of your selected references will be displayed

  31. The references and articles can be printed, e-mailed or saved by clicking on one of the available options

  32. To print your references, make sure the Full text and the Field format options are included and click on Print

  33. The article to be printed will be displayed. Complete the Printer window

  34. Click on the Back button to return to the search results

  35. To e-mail your references and the full text of the articles, type in your e-mail address, subject and specify the Full text and the Field format options and click on Send

  36. The Full text of articles can be saved to a hard drive, CD, or a memory stick.To save only your references, mark the Standard field format option and click on Save

  37. To save select File thenSave as from your browser's toolbar above. Save as a plain text file (.txt) or a 'Web Page HTML only' file (.html)

  38. Click on New Search at the top of the screen to start a new search

  39. Good luck! • Also contact your information specialist for assistance • Information specialists: • Mrs. Elsabé Olivier: Dept. Educational Management & Policy Studies • Ms. Clarisse Venter: Dept. Educational Psychology & Dept. Curriculum Studies • Mrs. Sonja Delport: All undergraduate, honours and coursework Masters’ students

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