FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES ON EBSCOHOST
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES ON EBSCOHOST
1. Go to www.uj.ac.za/library
2. Scroll down to Library Resources
Click on
Databases
4. For quick access to EbscoHost, filter the alphabetic listing according to the first letter of the Database i.e. “E”
1. Steps on
filtering
2. Alphabetic
listing: Click on
“E” to filter to the
databases starting
with the letter “E”
5.The list is now sorted according to your choice, according to the databases starting with the letter “E”
Click on
EBSCOhost
6.You are now required to login. You have two OPTIONS
1. Library Option
A: Key in your
Surname, Student
number &
Library PIN
3. Campus Option 2:
Login with the
credentials you use
for Ulink (Student
Portal)
2. Note the PIN instructions
should you need to create
one
4. Click on the
submit button
after entering
your credentials
7. You have successfully logged into EBSCOHost 1. Click in the check
boxes to select the
databases relevant
databases
2. Education databases to select:
Academic Search Ultimate, Africa-Wide
Information, Education Source, E-
Journals, Eric, MasterFILE Premier
3.Click on the
continue button
when done with
your selections
8.You are now ready to start with your search for articles
Click on the advanced
search mode. This will
ensure relevant results
9. Type your keywords in the search field: Lerato’s topic is :Pedagogy for developing critical thinking in adolescents
1. Extract the
keywords/
phrases from
your topic and
put each in its
own field.
Remember to
put phrases in
quotation
marks
2.Tip: alternate your
keywords with synonyms
for more results e.g.
teenagers for adolescents
3. Click on the drop-
down menu to filter
your results
according to the
different options
5. Click on the
search button
4. Limit
your
results
to a
specific
year
range
9. You have now found some results
4. Click on
the Linked
Full Text
/PDF link to
open article
3.Limit
your
results
to a
specific
year
range
1. Remember to revise your
search by using alternate
keywords if your search does
not yield the desired results
2.Select different
search fields to
revise your search
You can now download or print the articleClick on the printer or
the download icon to
carry on with your choice