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Finding resources

Articles

The Library has a range of online services that will enable you to locate journals, reports and newspaper articles on a chosen topic. A full list is available on our e-resources page

Particularly relevant services for your subject  include:

BHI Net  Indexes articles in the Humanities and Social Sciences

JSTOR An archival collection of full text articles.  Note that none of the articles will be current.

Google Scholar  indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. Because most of Google Scholar's search results link directly to commercial journal articles, you may find that you will only be able to access a brief summary of the articles topics. If you cannot access the article check to see if the University has a subscription to the journal by going to our e journals listing

Lexis Nexis Provides full text of newspapers

Swetswise  This database covers all disciplines and provides the full text of journals that the Library subscribes to.

Web of Knowledge  An index to articles covering all disciplines.
 

Electronic journals by title

If you know the title of a journal or magazine use the electronic journals list to find out if you can view the full text of the journal online.

For a list of the periodicals in your area visit the following link:

Recommended_Periodicals_English.pdf

Print journals

Remember that not all periodical titles are available online.  Our printed titles can be found in alphabetical order on Level 2. You can check to see if we have a particular title by doing a search on our catalogue or checking here:

Recommended Periodicals English.pdf

Electronic books

You can access electronic books using the e-books link from the library web pages. You will find e-books by using the resources listed below.

Blackwell Reference Online A full text reference collection covering Art, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Literature and Sociology

DawsonERA - full text books
ebrary - full text books

Oxford Reference Online Here you will find a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations from 175+ Oxford reference titles, many of which are in-depth, scholarly articles from titles in the acclaimed Oxford Companions series, plus all 20,000 quotations from the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
 

Printed books

You can use the library catalogue to search for specific titles or books by an author. You can also search by author, title or general keywords. There is a link to the library catalogue and more information about borrowing books and using other library services at Library 

You can look for books on the shelves in your subject area. Some useful shelf numbers are listed below.

DVDs and other media

Don't forget that we have a collection of DVDs on Level 1 of the Library that you may find useful.  They are arranged in class mark order so you can either search on our catalogue or browse the collection.  It is possible to do a keyword search on our catalogue and use the Limit by box to refine your results by your chosen format.  Be careful when using this facility as if your search is too specific you will not get any results.

BoB (Box of Broadcasts) - This TV scheduling service allows you to record, retrieve and stream TV and radio programmes, in a similar way to BBC's iPlayer. BoB stores recorded TV and Radio programmes in an archive indefinitely for all users to enjoy. Users can record programmes, watch programmes from the archive, create clips, compile their favourite shows into playlists and share these with others.

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Useful websites

 A good starting point for quality assured websites can be found at the following link:

http://www.intute.ac.uk/humanities/

Study Skills now have a wiki - they can help you to adapt and develop the transferable skills needed for successful graduation and future employability

http://studyskills.wiki.staffs.ac.uk/

If you find any quality websites that you would like to share please post the address and reasons why you found it useful in the comments box at the bottom of this page.

Referencing and bibliographies

RefZone - Helping you to Reference
RefZone will help you with all your referencing needs throughout your studies at Staffordshire University. You should also consult your study skills handbook or assignment details to ensure that you are using the referencing style required by your subject area.

RefWorks
RefWorks is an online bibliographic management tool that helps you save references and create bibliographies. There is an online tutorial within the RefWorks program.

Usernames and passwords

Most online resources use your University Username and Password to authorise access. On campus you will be recognised automatically when you logon to a PC. You should only be asked to login when you are off campus. To do this you will need the details of your student Username and Password:

*Username = First part of your University email address i.e. 2 letters & 6 numbers
*Password = your date of birth as 6 digits i.e. ddmmyy (unless you have changed this)

Note: When using some online resources, you may be asked to enter the details of your University ATHENS account - this is the same username and password as your University logon details above.

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Off-campus students and distance learners

The library provides a range of services for off-campus users including:

UK Postal Loans of Library Books
Document Delivery Service British Library requests for materials not available at Staffordshire University
Access to other UK Libraries

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Subject help and advice

For subject resource support, finding information, advice on using the online resources, reference styles and queries regarding the Library and IT services, please contact your Subject Librarian:   

   

Debbie Roberts
Thompson Library, Staffordshire University
College Road, Stoke Campus
ST4 2DE

Tel: 01782 294809

email d.e.roberts1@staffs.ac.uk

 

Library Helpdesk 

Tel: 01782 295750

email libraryhelpdesk@staffs.ac.uk

 

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