The Electronic Reserves, usually shortened to e-reserves, supports learners by making their prescribed and recommended reading as listed in Tutorial Letter 101 for each course and module available in digital format that you can download yourself.
Access to the e-reserves for your course or module is controlled by means of your student number and myUnisa password.
Access to the Electronic Reserves is available via the Find e-reserves link on the Library home page.
This will take you to the Course Code Search screen.
When you have completed your search and wish to open a full text document, you will be prompted to enter your student number and myUnisa password.
Next, click on LOGIN to view the full text document.
This is an online version of a journal
If you click on the title of an article ,please look for this icon on the page to login via Unisa :
A search for Unisa, UNISA or University of South Africa will present a list of institutions, that includes
Unisa.
After selecting Unisa, you will be directed to the Unisa Central Authentication service sign in page. Unisa students use their student number as username and their myLife password. Unisa staff to use their Unisa network username and the corresponding password.
Alternatively you can search for the journal in our E-publication Finder via the title of the journal in which the article is published.
An electronic book (also known as e-book, ebook, eBook, and digital book) is a book made available in digital form and designed to be read using special e-book software, some of which preserve the book’s original layout and design.
E-books can be read on a variety of PCs (desktops, notebooks, tablets, and handheld devices), Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), smartphones, iPads and dedicated e-book readers (e.g. Kindle) using specially designed e-book software.
There are two ways to find the e-books in the Unisa Library's electronic collection.
1. Use the Library Catalogue:
Enter your title, e.g. marketing strategy, and then use the Refine by option to limit by Format --> EBook
2. Use the Find e-resources link on the Library home page:
Visit the Library home page and click on Find e-resources. The Find e-resources page is grouped according to the type of electronic resource you are looking for, e.g. e-newspapers or South African resources. Click on e-Books to open a list of the various e-book databases to which the Library subscribes. They are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the database.
Each database has its own specific format so it is recommended that you use the online help screens or instruction pages for each database. Remember that the Unisa Library may not necessarily have access to all the titles held by the database, but this will be indicated.
Please note that each e-book has copying and printing restrictions. Once these are reached, no further text may be copied or printed.