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Frik Scott Health Sciences Library

Undergraduate program

1. Find books in the library by using the library catalogue - KOVSIECAT

2. Databases to use to effectively search for academic literature:

EBSCOHost. This is a platform which hosts a number of databases where you can search for information. Log in with yourstudentnumber@ufs.ac.za and your campus password - NOT yourstudentnumber@ufs4life email address. Access multiple databses at the same time on this plaform. Of importance to you are Academic Search, Africa-Wide Information and CINAHL. 

ClinicalKey Student Nursing gives you access to many of your prescribed books electronically. While on the UFS computer network, or on the UFS campus WiFi, register using your UFS email address and a password of your choice - NOT your UFS password. 

Postgraduate students

Databases to use to effectively search for academic literature:

EBSCOHost. This is a platform which hosts a number of databases where you can search for information. Log in with yourstudentnumber@ufs.ac.za and your campus password - NOT yourstudentnumber@ufs4life email address. Access multiple databses at the same time on this plaform. Of importance to you are Academic Search, Africa-Wide Information and CINAHL. 

ClinicalKey Student Nursing gives you access to many of your prescribed books electronically. While on the UFS computer network, or on the UFS campus WiFi, register using your UFS email address and a password of your choice - NOT your UFS password. 

 

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