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

Type the following address in the Address Bar of your browser and press Enter. This address will take you to the Home Page of the Academic Information Service (UP library) Groenkloof

Click on Databases

Click on General Education Databases

Click on Academic Search Premier

Type in your surname and student or personnel number and click on Submit

Please note! To access our catalogue or databases, all users have to register annually at the AIS (Library). To access our catalogue or databases, all users have to register annually at the AIS (Library). Passwords will no longer be used. Passwords will no longer be used. Please register personally at the counter, or electronically at Please register personally at the counter, or electronically at Confirm your registration by signing the registration form at the counter accompanied by your valid student card or proof of registration. Confirm your registration by signing the registration form at the counter accompanied by your valid student card or proof of registration.

Click on EBSCOhost Web

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

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

Enter the words you want to find in the query box

And – narrows the search terms and retrieves records containing all of the words. Education and South Africa will find results that contain both terms

Or – broadens the search and retrieves records containing any of the words. Education or South Africa will find results that contain either term

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

Search tools ? will find alternative spellings. Wom?n finds woman as well as women. ? will find alternative spellings. Wom?n finds woman as well as women. * will expand a search term. Adolescen* finds adolescence, adolescent and adolescents. * 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. 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. 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.

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

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

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

Click on Search

A list of search results will be displayed

Click on a title in blue to view the complete bibliographic details and abstract of an article

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

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

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

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

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

Click on the link other possible links for fulltext to see which other platforms on might have the full text of this article other possible links for other possible links for

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

To view further records on the next page, click on the next page number Pages >

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

The references and articles can be printed, ed or saved by clicking on one of the available options

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

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

Click on the Back button to return to the search results

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

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

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

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

Good luck! Also contact your information specialist for assistance Also contact your information specialist for assistance Information specialists: 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