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How to search: Springer eJournals, eBooks and eReference

This guide will show you how to search in the different Unisa Library resources to find relevant information for your research needs

Request a Literature Search

Struggling to find academic material for your assignment, research proposal, or thesis?

The Library can help with a literature search—a systematic and comprehensive search for published academic resources on your topic.

How to request a literature search:
Complete our online form or use the Unisa Student App (available on the Android Play Store and iStore). In the app, go to Library and select Literature Search Form.

Springer

Springer is a comprehensive online platform, providing easy access to millions of STM resources.

  • Publishing the world’s leading scholars
  • Including books, journals, reference works, protocols and databases
  • Accessible on the fastest, most versatile research platform we’ve ever developed

Disciplines include:

eJournal Collection

With the eJournal Collection you have: 

  • Unlimited 24/7 access.
  • Searchable by keywords.
  • Access to over 240 eJournals.
  • Through the Online Archives Collection almost every journal is available online from Volume I, Issue I.

eBook Collection

With the eBook Collection you have: 

  • Unlimited 24/7 access.
  • Access to the full range of books including: monographs, textbooks, handbooks and reference works.
  • Seamlessly integrated with Springer journals.
  • Searchable by keywords.
  • No DRM (Digital Rights Management):
    Springer offers unlimited downloading, printing and sharing.
  • Access to over 1.500 eBooks.
  • More than 250 new titles per year.

SpringerLink Tutorial

Journals

eBooks