Abstract
The University of Johannesburg’s Institutional Repository is an open access hub that showcases the research output of the University, making it available to the public in a searchable, browse-able and discoverable database. This guide outlines useful methods you can use to search databases effectively to find the information you need. It will:
Introduce you to repository database and the information it contain
Offer guidance on choosing which collections to search
Show you how to analyse what you want and plan a search
Teach you some techniques for searching efficiently and comprehensively