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Education: General Support - How to....

Tools and information on how to access EDUCATION related information sources and Library services available to you.

Access

Welcome to the 'How to..' section of this guide

 

To be able to fully benefit from all the services, facilities and resources offered by the library, you need to be logged in on the University of Pretoria Portal.

You will be prompted for your    student number (u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )       and       portal password.

Portal login and password

Basic searches - 'EVERYTHING' from https://library.up.ac.za/home

How to search for a journal article by topic

Click here: https://youtu.be/As10Apa1xoY

How to search and locate a book (print format) from the Library collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUHcpE8s1Us

User Tools

Navigate the Library Webpage

Google Scholar

Search UP Resources

 

(search via course code e.g. INL 113)

 

Lookup a journal article by DOI or PMID

Referencing

APA7 Official Website

American Psychological Association 

"Write With Clarity, Precision, and Inclusion

APA Style is used by writers in many disciplines around the world for concise, powerful, and persuasive scholarly communication."

Anti-pagiarism and Academic Integrity