Academic Search Complete

One of the most useful sources of information for students across the University is Academic Search Complete. Academic Search Complete offers an enormous collection of full-text journals, providing users access to critical information from many sources unique to this database. In addition, it includes peer-reviewed full text for STEM research, as well as for the social sciences and humanities. …

Books for Nutrition Students

You will be expected to read core textbooks, which give a wide overview of your subject (e..g Introduction to Nutrition) and contain chapters on different topics (e.g. Nutrition in Pregnancy). We also have books that are more focused on a particular topic, such as Dieting or Heart Disease. Start by looking at your course reading …

Science Direct

One of the most important databases for students across the Faculty of Science is Science Direct. Here you will gain access to full text articles from thousands of academic journals, covering a wide range of scientific subjects. You can access Science Direct via the Find a Resource section of Online Library.   How to Search …

Searching the Library Catalogue using OneSearch

All of our library books, as well as electronic books, DVDs and print journals, can be found by using the Library Catalogue option in OneSearch.  You can access OneSearch from the library website or can go there directly via this link If you know the title of the book you're looking for, simply enter it into the …

Box of Broadcasts

What is it? Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is an on demand TV and radio service for higher education. It allows staff and students to record programmes from over 65 free-to-air channels, and provides access to an archive of over 2 million broadcasts. You can access BoB on or off campus (but please note the service is only available …

How to find & use E-Books

Whether you are studying off campus, the library has run out of print copies or you simply prefer reading on a screen, you will find many of your key texts available in e-book format. When you search the library catalogue in OneSearch, some of the results that appear will be e-books. These titles are easy …

Requesting books between Creative Campus and The Sheppard-Worlock Library

Books are held across our three libraries according to the subject taught at these locations. Additional criteria at Creative Campus are, the relevance to the current curriculum and the age of the stock. You can request books to be sent from The Sheppard-Worlock Library to Creative Campus and vice versa. The best way to find …

Science Databases

If you want to narrow your search down and make sure you are finding the most relevant articles for your subject, then it’s a good idea to search using one of our subject databases. This means that instead of searching through all of the library’s e-resources and journals at once, you are narrowing the search …

Academic or Popular Sources of Information

When it comes to writing assignments, it’s important that you use different sources of information to support your own ideas and arguments. Most sources fall into two categories – academic or popular. Academic (or scholarly) sources include textbooks, journal articles and conference papers. They are written by experts in a particular field of study, with …

Support for Science Students

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