For Researchers
Library Guides
Guide to Resources for Researchers for Business students but useful for all
Advanced Online Searching and Research Features (slides)
Doing a Literature Review: quick guide
Endnote Quick Start overview of using Endnote at UWS and quick guides for Endnote desktop and Endnote web.
Searching for qualitative research worked example on CINAHL
Short video about creating email alerts informal talk: 2 slides below
Saving searches and email Alerts (2 slides to accompany above talk)
Online Resources
Useful Internet sites: Research
Copac - The Copac® library catalogue gives access to the merged online catalogues of many University, Speciailist and National libraries in the UK and Ireland, including the British Library. Many items can then be borrowed using our Inter Library Loan service.
Ethos Digital Theses Service - Digitised theses delivered free of charge to your desktop by the British Library. You must first create an account. Please note that in order to read the theses you will need to download Adobe Digital Editions. This is also free of charge.
Index to Theses Search for theses in UK and Ireland. On campus only.
MANTRA - Research Data MANTRA from the University of Edinburgh is a course designed for PhD students and others who are planning a research project using digital data.
Zetoc - Access to the British Library's electronic Table of Contents database. Around 20,000 current journals and around 16,000 conference proceedings published per year.
QUICK LINKS
Logging in guide (Athens, Blackboard, student email and the student network)
Bibliographies & Referencing
- Referencing mini site: Guides and examples. You must log in to BlackBoard to access this site.
Library Catalogue (for eBooks and stock on the shelves)
Statistics: useful Internet sites
Quick Guide to Online Resources (general)
Find an electronic journal (A-Z list of e-journal titles)