An introduction to library resources and services for the honors students from the Logistics Department at Stellenbosch University

1. Library Orientation
Logistics Honours
31 January 2019
Pepler Head
FacultyLibrarian:EconomicandManagementSciences
peplerh@sun.ac.za

2. In this session we’ll be looking at
• Library access, Library Guides
• Books /E-Books
• Search for E-Journals
• How to find ARTICLES on a topic
• Databases- SABINET (SA published sources)
• Databases – EBSOC Host; Scopus etc.
• Google Scholar
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3. Library Guides & Access
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4. All library Guides

5. Off-campus Access

6. The user self-help administration service allows users to
perform administrative tasks including:
• change password
• change email display name
• manage spam filtering
• view internet usage
• load & view printer credits
Password solutions

7. Operations management
Heizer, Jay & Render, B
Pearson, 2006
Find the shelf number
Book Searching

8. Books

9. Books
filters E-book
Print
Write down the full shelf
number (with letters)

11. Interlibary Loans
Books and articles that are not available at
Stellenbosch University Library can be source
from other library

12. Interlibary Loans
Simply complete the
online request for
with the book/article
details and your
student details and
you will be notified
when it arrives
Articles – free
Books within the
country – free
International book
requests – charge of
R500

13. Ellis, T.J. & Levy, Y. 2008. Framework of Problem-
Based Research: A Guide for Novice Researchers
on the Development of a Research-Worthy
Problem. Informing Science: the International
Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline, 11: 17-
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Journal of Business Logistics
E-journal example

14. E-journal list

15. Searching within the e-journal list
Search name of journal

16. Searching within the e-journal list
Search within journal
Journal access through
databases and
electronic holding

17. Constructing a Search Phrase

18. Constructing a search Phrase

19. Step 1: Identify your keywords
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Write down your topic:
The adoption of green initiatives in logistics service providers
Main Concepts:
Green initiatives
logistics

20. Step 2: Identify Synonyms
20
Green Initiatives Logistics
Environmentally
friendly
The adoption of green initiatives in logistics service providers

21. Step 3: Combine Keywords
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Boolean Operators - AND / OR / NOT
AND – returns results with both keywords
OR – returns results with one or the other keyword
NOT – returns results excluding specific keywords

22. Step 3: Combine Keywords
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Boolean Operators - AND / OR / NOT

23. Step 3: Combine Keywords
23
Boolean Operators - AND / OR / NOT
Quotation Marks “ ” – keep keywords together, for exact phrase
searching
Brackets ( ) – keep concepts together, used for synonyms

24. Step 4: Constructing search phrase
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Combin
e with
AND AND
OR Green initiatives logistics
OR Environmentally
friendly
OR

25. Step 4: Constructing search phrase
25
(“green initiatives” OR “environmentally friendly”)
AND
logistics

26. Write an essay on:
Supply chain management
Database – Articles example

27. Find articles on a topic
Find appropriate databases
on your specific library guide

28. South African Article on
Supply chain Forecasting
SA e-Publications / SA Media

29. SA e-Publications / SA Media

30. Collection filters
Advanced Search
SA e-Publications / SA Media

31. E-mail
selected items
Click article title
for full text
SA e-Publications / SA Media

32. EBSCO Host

33. EBSCO Host
Select Database:
Academic Search Premier
Africa-Wide Information (African content )
Business Source Premier

34. Select Field e.g.
Title
Author
Subject
Limit to:
Full text
Peer reviewed
Type keyword
EBSCO Host

35. Select Pdf to open
Full text article
Click “add to folder” &
Open FOLDER
EBSCO Host

36. Sign in to My EBSCO host
To create alerts
Alerts on EBSCO Host

37. Scopus

38. Click + to add
Search option.
Click to select fields
Type Keywords
Click to see limit options e.g.
Date range
Scopus

39. Click on SFX for full text
Scopus

41. Click on SFX for full text

42. Google Scholar

43. Google Scholar

44. Google Scholar

45. • Any Website ending in:
.org; .gov; .edu; .ac
• Official News sites like :
Moneyweb Business Day;
SA Statistics ; FNB; ABSA; Investec; SA
Reserve Bank; Finforum; Bankmonitor ;
Eskom , Nationmaster….
Use Google Scholar for academic info
Reliable Internet References

46. Stellenbosch Harvard Referencing

47. Stellenbosch Harvard Referencing

48. Stellenbosch Harvard Referencing

49. an electronic archive for the collection, preservation and
distribution of digital theses, dissertations, research
articles, inaugural addresses, conference proceedings etc
SUNScholar

50. Select Faculty
SUNScholar

53. SA National Theses

55. Pepler Head
peplerh@sun.ac.za
Tel : (021) 808-9576
Logistics Library Guide:
http://libguides.sun.ac.za/logistics
THANK YOU