Mbeya university hospital

1. MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
TRAINING ON E-RESOURCES ACCESS
AND USE
DIRECTORATE OF
LIBRARY SERVICES

2. CONTENT
 Dr. Magufuli Library
 Introduction to e-resources
 Access to e-resources
 Use of e-resources
 Hands on practice (Practical Application)

3. Dr. Magufuli Library
• The second largest library in
Tanzania, capable of serving 2,500
users at a time.
• Holding a vast of knowledge relating
to science and technology with a
desired need to meet MUST Vision
and Mission.

4. Services offered by Dr. Magufuli library
 Computer Laboratory
 Free Wi-Fi
 News Room/ TV room
 Stationery Services
 Lending Services
 Recreational services

5. Cont...
 Tutorial Sessions
 Reference Services
 Thesis/Dissertation Services
 E- resources Services
 Information Literacy Services
 Digitizing services
 Search Zone
 Ask a librarian services

6. E- resources
 E-resources are materials in digital format accessible electronically. Usually
consisting of e-books, e-journals, databases, e-newspaper, e-thesis , e-reports
etc.
 Categories of E-resources
 Online
 Commercial e-resources ( e.g. Emerald Insight, EBSCOHOST etc. )
 Free e-resources ( e.g. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Z library,
Google books etc.)
 Offline ( CD-ROM, offline e-books, audio visual )

7. “
”
Google can bring you back
1,000,000 answers, a librarian can
bring you back the right one
Neil Gaiman

8. Access to e-resources
 Access is the ability to identify, obtain and make use of information
effectively.
 Access to e- resources can be done through various searching
techniques such as; subject, author, title and keyword for simple search
or Boolean Operators (AND, OR and NOT) for advanced search .
 E-resources may contain just a citation, or a citation and abstract, or
a citation and full-text article that includes the abstract.

9. Popular web browsers used to access
information

10. Use of e-resources
One can use e-resources in conducting research.
E- resources are used to facilitate teaching activities.
E- resources broaden one’s knowledge on relevant fields.
Assist students in carrying out assignments.
E-resources are useful in developing and supporting
institutional curricula.

11. Hands on practice (Practical Application)
EBSCOHOST
https://search.ebscohost.com/
• User ID: must
• Password: Access*23

12. Cont...
 Emerald Insight https://www.emerald.com/insight/
• Important steps to create a username and password for accessing the
Emerald database
• Write the Emerald URL link in your search bar: http://www.emerald.com/insight/
• On the homepage, at emerald.com/insight, select "Register for a Profile."
• Enter the compulsory information, which is your name, personal email address,
and OAN (114999633673626).
• Tick to agree to the T’s & C’s and Privacy Policy, then click "Register."
• You will then receive an email asking you to activate your account.
• Click the "login" link. You will then be directed to a welcome page, where you
will need to create and confirm your password.
• After assigning a password, click "Continue."
• You will then be taken to the Emerald Insight homepage and be authenticated for
access to the Emerald subscriptions.
• You can begin your search using the search bar. Results can be streamed to "Only
content I have access to" on the results page itself.

13. Cont...
 Research4life https://www.research4life.org/ where the login page
https://login.research4life.org/tacgw/login.cshtml
• Username: ardi-tz007
• Password: hz44c6to
 Research4Life is the collective name for five programmes;
• Research in Health (Hinari) https://portal.research4life.org/
• Research in Agriculture (AGORA), https://agora.research4life.org/
• Research in the Environment (OARE),
https://portal.research4life.org/
• Research for Development and Innovation (ARDI)
https://ardi.research4life.org/
• Research for Global Justice (GOALI)
https://portal.research4life.org/

14. Cont...
Directory of Open Access Journals
(DOAJ) https://doaj.org/
Z library https://zlibrary.to/
Google books
https://books.google.com/

15. “
”
E-library is a hospital for the
mind
Anonymous

16. THANK YOU!