Need sources for your literature review? Struggling to find sources for your assignment, research proposal or thesis?
The Library can assist with a literature search, which is a systematic and comprehensive search for published, academic material on your specific subject/topic. How do you request one? Simply go to Request a literature search .
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Current awareness is the term used to describe staying informed by keeping up to date with the latest publications, research and news in your field.
The perspective of current awareness is the present and the forthcoming, as opposed to the retrospective.
Current awareness ranges from looking for information on specific topics on a regular basis (and this usually involves the assistance of your Personal Librarian to help you set up a search profile matched to your research interests) to embracing a wider, more general, and cross-disciplinary view that brings an element of serendipity into your search for the latest information.
Informally, researchers remain alert in all contexts for useful information and insights that will inform their daily practice, their research, and spark off innovative and creative ideas for new avenues of research.
The website of the month is:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
PNAS is a journal website and a trustworthy source of information that will expand your scientific knowledge. Researchers worldwide may submit their manuscripts to this journal for consideration. The articles of authors who have chosen the Open Access option will be freely available to the public.
The search results are arranged in descending date order so you can see the most recent additions to the collection.
arborists (also known as “tree doctors”)
The year is marked with many special days, weeks, and months dedicated and devoted to raising awareness about important issues.
This monthly post, compiled by the Information Search Librarians Team, will note special dates and themes, and draw your attention to possibly interesting cross-disciplinary topical references intended to inform and to inspire ideas for research.
DAYS
01 March United Nations Zero Discrimination Day
03 March United Nations World Wildlife Day
08 March United Nations International Women’s Day
14 March Commonwealth Day (South Africa)
15 March World Consumer Rights Day (South Africa) - see also Consumers International
16 March World Social Work Day (International Federation of Social Workers)
17 March St Patrick’s Day
20 March United Nations International Day of Happiness
20 March United Nations French Language Day = 20 Mars Nation Unies Journée de la langue française
20 March to 03 April Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Oudtshoorn, South Africa
21 March Human Rights Day (South Africa)
21 March United Nations World Poetry Day
21 March United Nations World Down Syndrome Day
21 March United Nations International Day of Forests
22 March United Nations World Water Day
23 March United Nations World Meteorological Day
24 March World Health Organization World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
30 March World Bipolar Day (birth date of Vincent van Gogh)
If you are looking for forthcoming conferences, the following websites are helpful:
You will be prompted to enter your Unisa student number and myUnisa password, or, your Unisa staff Network username and password to access the dissertation and the article.
ROBINSON, Marilynne. A new look at Shakespeare’s “Henry VI, Part II”: Sources, structure and meaning. PhD Dissertation. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 1977. (264 pages)
BÜHLER, Oliver and KRISTOFFERSON, Palle. “The Urban Tree Arboretum in Hørsholm, Denmark: A new tool towards an improved education of arborists and tree managers”. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, vol 8, 2009, pp 55-61.