It’s Black History Month in the Library!

It's Black History Month in the Library!

What are e-book licences?

When the library purchases e-books, they come with a certain number of licences. These range from 'unlimited' - meaning an unlimited number of users can read the e-book at one time - to 'single-user' - meaning only one person can read the e-book at any one time. If you happen to want to read an …

SEVEN ways to become a MAGNIFICENT online researcher

To help you get the most out of what the Library has to offer online, here is a list of seven ways that you can become a magnificent online researcher. (1) Define your search terms While you are probably eager to dive in and start searching straight away, it can actually save you time in …

Library support for Finance & Accounting students during lockdown

Although the library building is currently closed, meaning that print books are unavailable, there are still lots of resources available to Finance & Accounting students. In some areas, we actually have more material, due to publishers increasing availability during the pandemic.   Ebooks are all still searchable through OneSearch, while Ebook Central has granted temporary …

Ask a Librarian

If you have any questions or comments for the Library, please email AskaLibrarian@hope.ac.uk, or use the below form to get in touch.   You can see answers to other people's questions by clicking the askalibrarian tag.  

Referencing with OSCOLA

OSCOLA is the referencing style used by law students around the world. It stands for Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities. If you are writing a law assignment and you use information that is not your own words or ideas, you need to reference where you found this information using the OSCOLA referencing style. OSCOLA works …

Ask a Librarian: How do I find an article that is not available in OneSearch?

Even if an article isn't available in any of the Library's subscribed databases, there are still ways that you can access it. These are:- Search for the article online using Google Scholar. Use the interlibrary loan service (choose the fifth tab, 'Inter Library Loans') to receive a photocopy of the article from another library. Search Copac …

Mintel: the market research database

Mintel is an industry-leading market research database that is used by business schools at many universities, as well as by private sector companies, such as Tesco (see client testimonials). Our academic subscription to Mintel gives access to market research from five sectors:- Leisure Lifestyles Media Technology Travel The database offers up-to-date research reports, analyst insights …

Ask a Librarian: Where can I find E-Prime?

The University subscribes to an E-Prime licence that requires the software to be available on specific computers on campus. Unfortunately, this means that you cannot access it for free on your laptop. However, E-Prime is available in a number of locations, including on four computers to the rear of the first floor in the Sheppard-Worlock …

How to find case law in Westlaw: Part Two (Accessing Westlaw)

Parts two and three of this series of posts on finding case law in Westlaw will look at how you can access the Westlaw database itself. [Before reading this post, you may wish to read some background to case law in part one, here: How to find case law in Westlaw: Part One (Background).] There are …