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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Great Trial databases for RU Humanities! April-July 2017


Access South AfricaThe largest collection of 130 current South African news sources from 1986 to today, Access South Africa provides in-depth coverage of local and regional issues and events from across the country.
These daily and weekly sources chronicle local issues and events at their source and provide content revealing local perspectives on national and international issues.
Access South Africa is a subset of Access World News, the largest compendium of news sources around the world, with over 9,000 titles from nearly every country, updated daily.
Free Trial access for Rhodes users from 8 May 2017 to 8 June 2017

NewsBank
PressReaderConnecting People through News 
Free Trial Access has been set up for Rhodes users from 3 April to 15 May 2017‌.  Access is for **On Campus Only**
PressReader provides unlimited access to 6,000+ newspapers and magazines from around the world.
All users trialling PressReader are encouraged to:  Download the PressReader App on your tablet or smartphone. You can also download on your computer if using Windows 8 or higher OS. The App allows you to download full publications for reading offline.
Register for a free account on PressReader. Doing so will give you the full functionality of the platform (email alerts, complete personalization of the platform and everything synchronized across all devices with the same username and password)
For more information, visit : PressReader Quick Start Guide

PressReader
Karger eJournal Collection  (from 1998 to the current)
Comprises over 80 subscription-based journals and about 20 Open Access journals, covering all disciplines of human medicine and related sciences.
Over 50% of Karger journals focus on basic and clinical research; another 17% are clinical research oriented.
Many of the publications were founded at the time of modern medical specialization and even today continue to serve as a forum for the latest developments and findings of basic and clinical research.
Free Trial access for Rhodes users from 21 April to 18 July 2017.

Karger Journals


Sunday, January 29, 2017

South African Universities in 2017 - future prospects?



Universities hope for more stable academic year

While it is unlikely that South Africa will escape student unrest at the start of the 2017 academic year, authorities are hoping such action will be moderated by the progress made in addressing some of the key challenges that sparked and sustained last year’s violent and highly disruptive protests over fee-free higher education...