AFRO-NETS> South African Studies Database - Free Access

[Valerie Johnson <valerie@niscnet.com>]

South African Studies Database - Free Access
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South African Studies - 1987 to present

FREE ACCESS over the Internet until May 31, 2001

Click on the: "Click here to register for FREE Database of the Month" 
link near the top of the South African Studies fact sheet:
http://www.nisc.com/factsheets/sas.htm

South African Studies

* Offers unsurpassed access to the publications and research of this
  important African country and is acknowledged by University Li-
  brarians throughout South Africa as their most used information re-
  source.

Composed of 14 different databases providing access to over 769,000 
records, this unique combination of databases gives access to pub-
lished South African documents, books, journal articles, theses and 
current research, covering all topics.

South African Studies is used by students of:

* Law                           * Architecture
* Politics                      * Economics
* Sociology                     * Health Science
* Planning                      * Development
* Transport                     * Education
* Agriculture                   * Natural Sciences
* Management                    * Business Science
* History                       * Geography
* Demography                    * African studies
* Tourism                       * Literature

and many more....

South African Studies includes the following databases and more:

* NEXUS: Database of Current and Completed Research in South Africa
  (1950-present) with nearly 81,000 records.

* ISAP: Index to South African Periodicals (1987-present) has over
  334,000 citations with abstracts covering more than 440 South Afri-
  can periodicals.

* SANB: South African National Bibliography (1988-present) includes
  information on more than 75,000 South African published monographs.

* NELM: National English Literary Museum (1990-present) includes da-
  tabases covering Creative Works, Critical Works and Literary 
  Awards, with nearly 150,000 records. Every South African poem, 
  short story and book in English is included.

* Knipkat from the Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkundige Museum en 
  Navorsingsentrum (NALN) provides over 45,000 records comprising of 
  books, plays, poetry, manuscripts and sheet music relating to the 
  Afrikaans culture.

* Index to South African Theses and Dissertations (early 1900s to 
  present) covers theses from all South African universities.

* Centre for Rural Legal Studies Database (1987 and earlier to pre-
  sent) offers nearly 4,500 records covering rural issues related to
  agriculture, farm workers, labour relations, land reform and more.

* NACHA: Natural and Cultural Heritage Africa (1960-current and ear-
  lier) has over 12,000 records.

Other related database titles published by NISC on Africa include:
African Studies <http://www.nisc.com/factsheets/afrs.htm> and
African Health Anthology <http://www.nisc.com/factsheets/aha.htm> 

Please contact: 

Debbie Durr
Tel +1-410-243-07079
mailto:sales@nisc.com 

with any questions. Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely,

Valerie Johnson
National Information Services Corporation
NISC USA
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Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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