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NISC, through PERI provides access to 6 databases all with relevance to Africa. For all you need to know about Africa search, African Studies, Africa-Wide: NiPAD (NISC information, Publications and African Databases).
African HealthLine provides relevant and appropriate information on health issues for the continent. Fish & Fisheries Worldwide and Water Resources Worldwide offer the best international and African coverage for their specialist areas.
NISC offers AIDSearch free online.

Access URL: http://www.nisc.co.za/

License Agreed: Country-wide access available to all public & private sector universities and non-profit indigenous R&D organizations.

Subject Strengths

• African HealthLine
  • This is the premier collection of databases on African Health issues covering a period from 1924 to the present. Search all 14 databases together as one. With over half a million records, many from Africa and covering all aspects of African health issues, it is both relevant and appropriate in the African context. Topics covered include nursing, public health, primary health care, health education, child health, pharmacology, psychology, dentistry, veterinary science, alternative and complementary therapy, water, waste water and sanitation, diseases, traditional medicine and much more…
• African Studies
  • This is an exclusive combination of files from Africa, Europe and the USA providing multi-disciplinary information on all aspects of Africa from the 19th Century to current and including over a million records. Topics covered include politics, history, economics, business, mining, natural sciences, environment, development, social issues, anthropology, literature, language, law, music, tourism and much more…
• Africa-Wide: NiPAD NISC information, Publications and African Databases
  • This new information resource provides information and inspiration to support the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). It is a combination of two of NISC's most well-known databases, South African Studies and African Studies providing access to nearly 2 million records from the 19th century to current.
• Fish & Fisheries Worldwide
  • This database is a combination of over 700 000 citations and abstracts covering a period from 1970 to current. It covers all aspects of water and water-related subjects. It includes topics such as potable water, wastewater, sanitation, hydrology, limnology and much more...
• AIDSearch
  • This is a combination of three database files providing information about Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and related topics. It includes AIDSDRUGS, MEDLINE AIDS/HIV Subset and AIDSTRIALS. It covers the 1980 to present and includes over 334 000 records.

  All databases have wide-ranging sources such as books, journals, periodicals and magazine articles, theses and dissertations, reviews, newsletters, radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, pamphlets, maps, reports, conference proceedings, related websites, internet documents, government reports, discussion and working papers, unpublished material and music recordings to mention a few. In this way the user receives a wide range of both electronic and non-electronic information.

Service Strengths

• Powerful user-friendly search engine with different levels of search interfaces appropriate to search experience or requirements.
• Searches plurals, international variants and compound words.
• Searches databases simultaneously.
• Duplicate Detection Software prevents duplicate records being retrieved.
• Full-text links available on some databases.
• Output features available such as e-mail, save, export and print.
• Search history and search details available during searching.
• Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources (COUNTER) statistics.
• Dedicated team available for customer service and support.

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