1. Academic Search Premier
How to search an international database with bibliographic references, including some full text articles
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Designed and compiled by Elsabé Olivier
September 2006

2. Type the address of the Groenkloof library in the Address Bar of your browser and press Enter

3. Click on General Education under the heading E-Resources

4. Click on Academic Search Premier

5. Type in your password which is your surname and student/personnel number and click on Submit

6. Please note!
Please confirm annually at the library’s main counter that your personal details are updated on the library management system
If you experience any problems to log in, recheck your personal details at the main counter

7. Enter the words you want to find in the query box and click on Search
Use and to combine terms and narrow the search
Use or to broaden the search
Use not to exclude a search term and narrow the search

8. ? will find alternative spellings. Wom?n finds woman as well as women
More search tools
? will find alternative spellings. Wom?n finds woman as well as women
* will expand a search term. Adolescen* finds adolescence, adolescent and adolescents
Near Operator (N) - N5 finds the words if they are within five words of one another regardless of the order in which they appear
Within Operator (W) - W8 finds the words if they are within eight words of one another and in the order in which you entered them

9. Your search can also be restricted by using the drop-list to choose title, author, subject terms etc. For an unrestricted search choose Default fields

10. Results can also be limited to Full text documents, Scholarly journals, Publication date etc.

11. If you do not limit your results, the result list can be filtered to search a specific document type

12. You can also narrow your results by clicking on the Subject options indicated on the left of the screen

13. Click on a title to view the complete bibliographic details and abstract of an article

14. Click on HTM Full Text or PDF Full Text to view the full text of an article

15. You can Print, E-mail or Save a single result
You can Print, or Save a single result. To print, or save multiple items, click on the Add to folder button

16. The Added button will indicate that an article has been added
The Added button will indicate that an article has been added. To return to the search results, click on Result List

17. Articles can also be selected on the main screen by clicking on the Add button or Add 1-10

18. Click on the link Check Univ of Pretoria catalog  to see whether UP subscribes to this journal (paper copy or electronically)

19. Example 1: The journal New directions for higher education is also available as a paper journal on level 1

20. Example 2: The journal Educational administration quarterley is also available electronically on

21. To view further records on the next page, click on the next page number Pages 1 2 3 4 5 Next

22. Once you have worked through the complete list, and added your choice of references to the folder, click on the Folder has items link. A list of your selected references will be displayed

23. The references and articles can be printed, ed or saved by clicking on one of the available options

24. To print your references, make sure the Full text and the Field format options are included and click on Print

25. The article to be printed will be displayed
The article to be printed will be displayed. Click on the Printer button to print the results

26. Click on the Back button to return to the search results

27. To your references and the full text of the articles, type in your address, subject and specify the Full text and the Field format options and click on Send

28. The Full text of articles can be saved to a hard drive, CD, or a memory stick. To save, remember to include the links and click on Save

29. To save select File then Save as from your browser's toolbar above
To save select File then Save as from your browser's toolbar above. Save as a plain text file (.txt) or a 'Web Page HTML only' file (.html)

30. Click on New Search at the top of the screen to start a new search

31. Good luck! Also contact your information specialist for assistance
Information specialists:
Mrs. Elsabé Olivier: Dept. Educational Management & Policy Studies
Ms. Clarisse Venter: Dept. Educational Psychology & Dept. Curriculum Studies
Mrs. Sonja Delport: All undergraduate, honours and coursework Masters’ students