Library

Module: e-Resources Use and Application in

University Learning and Business
Unit 1: Accessing e-Resources

Presenter:
Email: library@uzlib.uz.ac.zw
 Presentation Overview
⮚Module overview
⮚Unit objectives and outcomes
⮚Structure of the Unit
⮚Unit requirements
⮚Activity
⮚References and Recommended Reading List
 Module overview

Learning outcomes
After successful the completion of this module, students should be
able to:
 Acquire knowledge on available scholarly e-Resources to support
learning
 Develop effective search strategies and modify search strategies
as needed
 Search and retrieve information from various electronic resources
databases
 Use online reference management systems (Zotero)
 Unit objectives and outcomes
 Unit Objectives
 To impart knowledge on available scholarly e-Resources that support
learning
 Demonstrate on how to access the e-Resources from databases
 Unit outcomes
 Increased knowledge on available scholarly e-Resources to
support learning
 Enhanced skills for searching and retrieval of information from
various electronic resources databases
 Increased usage of scholarly resources for learning and research
 Structure of the Unit
⮚ e-Resources defined
⮚ Importance of e-Resources
⮚ Types of e-Resources
⮚ Categories of Library e-Resources
⮚ Accessing e-Resources
⮚ Methods of Access
⮚ Campus access
⮚ Off campus access
 What are e-Resources?

⮚Information sources that are available in digital format

⮚Online information resources
⮚Require a computers, smartphones, tablets, and e-readers to access
them
 Why e-Resources?
⮚Academic landscape is now geared towards online learning
⮚More University academic resources are in e-format
⮚Ease of access
⮚Up-to-datedness of content
⮚Convenient
⮚Value-added features
⮚Access to a wider range of material
⮚Concurrent access
⮚Round the clock (24/ 7)
 Types of e-Resources
Type Example
Electronic journals (e-journal), Journal of cloud computing
Electronic books (e-book) Information Orientation: The Link to Business
Performance
Indexing and abstracting databases CABI indexing
Digital collections of data or data sets UZ eScholar, Figshare
e-newspapers, magazines The Herald
Websites The University of Zimbabwe Library website
Reference databases Oxford Research Encyclopedias, Oxford Handbooks
Online
Numeric and statistical databases Censuses and Surveys Online Processing System
(ZimStat)
E-images Columbia University Image Library
E-audio/Visual resources Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection (HSTalks),
JoV
 Categories of Library e-Resources
⮚Subscription Based e-Resources
⮚eBooks
⮚e-Journals
⮚Open Educational Resources
⮚Locally Digitized Resources
⮚Institutional Repository (IR)
⮚Past Exams Online
Accessing e-Resources
Accessing e-Resources continued (Navigating
from Main UZ Website)
 Methods of Access

Campus access
⮚Accessing electronic resources using the University of Zimbabwe
network

Off Campus
⮚Accessing electronic resources outside the university or using any
other network which is not UZ network
 Campus Access

http://library.uz.ac.zw/

⮚No registration required

⮚For use when you are

on campus

⮚University of
Zimbabwe network
 Off campus access
http://library.uz.ac.zw https://uz.remotexs.co/user/log
in
User Registration and
Account Creation
◦ Registration is initiated
through the Library system.
◦ Students receive email
notifications to activate
account
◦ Your username is your
email address
◦ You set your own password
after receiving notification
Off campus - System Generated email
notifications
 Activity

Congratulations for going through Unit 1 Accessing e-Resources part

1
You are now expected to finish the Unit by doing the following:
1. Read the other sources provided in the Unit Package.
2. Prepare for an Assignment.
3. Participate in online discussion.
4. Follow the demonstration on how to access e-Resources.
 References and Recommended Reading List

1. Tella, A. et al. (2018) ‘The use of electronic resources by academic staff at

The University of Ilorin, Nigeria’. Educ Inf Technol, 23 (9–27).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-017-9577-2
2. Sharma, N. (2019) Access and use of electronic resources by the faculty
members and research scholars of social sciences in Maharshi Dayanand
University, Rohtak, Haryana. Library Philosophy and Practice,
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6160&context=
libphilprac
3. Nazir, T . (2015) Use and adequancy of e-resources by the research scholars
and students of the University of Kashmir in Science and Social Science
faculties: A case study. https://dialnet.unirioja.es › descarga › articulo