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UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
Presentation to Foreign Affairs Institute by Marieta Buys
12 February 2008
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Expectations Day 1 (2 hour session)
• Service agreement
• Registration process
• An introduction to e-resources and other library products
• General Orientation on Library Web
• Defining search strategies
• Services available only in the Library:
– Journals
– Databases
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Expectations Day 2 (2 hour session)
• Recap of Day 1
• The use of the Internet as an information and a research tool
• The evaluation of information sources
• Referencing techniques
• Copyright and plagiarism
• Library catalogue (UPExplore)
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Service agreement : Access to the Library
• Each trainee will be allocated an access card which will enable the holder to gain access to the University and the Library during library hours. (http://www.ais.up.ac.za/aboutus/hours.htm)
• This card will be valid for one calendar year.
• Borrowing privileges – this card will enable each trainee to borrow four books for two weeks.
• Printing and photocopying privileges. Money deposited on this card will enable the holder to copy at the current student tariffs. This currently are @28c per A4 for photocopying and @ 35c per page for printing.
• General Internet access – The card allows general internet access @ R9.00 per 30 min. The use of library resources on the internet is free of charge.
• f-campus access to electronic resources is not included.
• Full list of diplomatic trainees and staff expected to use the Library facilities to be submitted for registration as UP-DFA users.
• Only stipulated services will be provided. Any service beyond those stipulated will be for the trainee’s own cost.
• Any costs for lost or damaged library material which cannot be recovered from a trainee, will be the responsibility of the FSI.
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Access to Library Facilities and Resources
• As a registered user, each client will have on-site access only to the:• Computers, group study facilities and wireless connectivity.• Library catalogue; print and electronic serials via Tyds@Tuks; reference
and full text electronic databases (downloading of articles included); websites available to students; Google Scholar (SFX).
• OR Tambo Law Library, which is a closed reference collection, as well as its databases via the CD menu.
• Qualified and experienced Information Specialists who will facilitate training in the identified fields of study.
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Service agreement (Additional Services and cost)
• Search R200 per search• National Inter-Library Lending R50 per article/book• International ILL R50 + cost of article• Verification of bibliographic details R15 per title • Editing a bibliography R200 per hour
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Registration process
• Marietjie van der Westhuisen
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http://www.library.up.ac.za
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Searching
• Analyse the topic
“Public participation in the policy-making process in Southern Africa: 1996-2007.
What?, When?, Where?, Who?, Why?, How?• Prepare a search strategy
Eg. “public participation” and policy and “south africa”* • Clarify any unknown or unfamiliar terms or concepts.• Find synonyms and /or alternative spelling.
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Boolean operators: AND, OR , NOT
• Policy AND “public participation” AND “South Africa”
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OR
• (South Africa OR Lesotho OR Swaziland OR Botswana)
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Limitation and Trancation
• Limit by Year, subject• *• ?• Language
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Where do I find the Information I need
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Textbooks, Theses and dissertations Conference proceedings, company reports, People Journals Databases Newspapers & Magazines Internet
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• SABINETGovernment GazettesBooks in other SA LibrariesSouth African Journal articlesSouth African Newspaper articleInternational Platforms and DatabasesJStor, ProQuest, EmeraldOCLC First Search, GLOBAL NEWSBANK, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Political Science Abstracts, Econlit, Heinonline
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• Internet Links• SA Government sites, eg:• SA Government Online - http://www.gov.za;SA Government Information -
http://www.polity.org.za; SA Constitutional Assembly - http://www.constitution.gov.zaSA Political PartiesSA Organisations, eg.Africa Institute – http://www.ai.org.za; Institute for Security Studies – http://www/iss/co.za; ACCORD – http://www.accord.org.zaInstitute for Global Dialogue– http://www/igd.org.za/who/html
• International Organisations• United Nations (UN) – http://www.un.org/english/World Bank –
http://www.worldbank.org/European Union – http://europa.eu/abc/index_en.htm
• News• CNN – http://cnn.comBBC –
http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/todayWashington Post – http://www.washintonpost.comAfrica News Online - http://www.africanewsonline.com/All Africa - http://allafrica.com/