How to search the SA Media database to find newspaper articles

1. How to search for information in
Newspapers
Using
SA Media – via Sabinet Reference
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2. Go to: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

3. Hover your mouse over ‘Search & Find’

4. Choose ‘Databases’

5. Click on ‘S’ to find SA Media

6. • Find ‘’SA Media – via Sabinet Reference” on the page.
• Click on the link.

7. SA Media – via Sabinet Reference
Type your
search term(s)
(keywords) in
the search box

8. Tick the ‘Exact
Phrase’ box if
you want
keywords to be
found next to
each other

9. Here you can limit
your search results
by date.
E.g. Find articles
between 2010 to
2014
Click the Search button

10. Results

11. Click on the PDF symbol to
get the full text

12. Full Text

13. Need more help?
Email: Jen.Eidelman@uct.ac.za