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Electronic Resources
How to access the Electronic Resources of the UFS Library
From the UFS Homepage click on
Library
On the left there is a link to the
Electronic Resources of the UFS
Library
There will be a short notice regarding copyright, read through
it and click on Accept
Click on Accept
On this page you will find access to 33 thousand Electronic Journals as well as
different databases where you can find Journal Articles on your topic of research.
Remember Journal Articles is very important as it is your primary source of research
due to the fact that your latest research is found in journals. You will also find access
to the old Exam papers, please use your Novelle Password to login to the old papers.
When you click on Databases you will see on your right the option
for ON CAMPUS AND OFF CAMPUS access. ON CAMPUS is when you
are on campus the OFF CAMPUS connection is when you use your
own modem to access the Internet.
When you use the OFF CAMPUS link please create your own
password, not longer than 7 digits’
The Electronic Journals
The Electronic Journals link will give you access to 33 thousand
Electronic Journals. Remember here you will search for a specific
Journal according to the title of the Journal.
Click on Journals
Click on Campus users OR Off-campus users
If you click on the Campus users option you might be asked for you
Novelle Password if you choose the Off-campus users link, remember
to create your own password, just follow the instructions
Type in the name of the Journal you are
looking for e.g. The Journal of Animal
Science, click on search
The result will reflect on your screen indicating the
link where you can click on to access the Electronic
Journal.
The Library paper holdings are also indicated. The
Journals is available on level 8 of the Library.
The link will open the Journal of
Animal Science, just navigate
yourself through the page and
look for a link called ARCHIVES,
this will open all the editions of
the electronic journal.
If you click on the link ARCHIVE it will give you access to all the
previous editions of the Journal
Click on the year that you are looking for and then the month
After clicking on the month the Table of Content will open where the
articles can be accessed by clicking on the Full Text (PDF) option
When you have clicked the Full Text (PDF) option, the article will
open and you can now print or save the article.
How to access old Exam Papers
Also from the Library Homepage, click on Electronic Resources
Click Accept
Click on Exam Papers
Use your Novell Username and password to access the exam papers
and search for papers by course code e.g. EKN 124