Subject Help
Contact the Library Teaching and Engagement Team for help and advice on how to find and use information sources for your subject.
Use OneSearch to search for books, journals, articles, DVDs etc.
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The default search in OneSearch is Everything. You can change this to Books and more, Articles and more or Full text online once you have run your search.
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At Lancaster you have access to Cite Them Right : the essential guide to referencing and plagiarism.
Cite Them Right covers the range of referencing styles which can be used including
Chicago, Harvard, OSCOLA, APA, IEEE, MLA, Vancouver and MHRA.
Staff and students at Lancaster University can now access more than 22,000 online courses as part of a new LinkedIn Learning subscription.
The content is freely available to all staff and students at the University’s Bailrigg, Ghana and Leipzig campuses.
The expert-led courses, which contain bite-sized videos, cover topics including leadership, wellbeing and personal development, as well as business, technical and creative skills.
You can explore collections of related courses or follow learning pathways that take you from beginner, through intermediate to advanced levels.
To find out more either scan the QR barcode or click Information about LinkedIn Learning
Databases are a good way of finding information on your topic as they index and provide access to lots of different types of material - journal articles, eBooks, newspapers, reports, etc.
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SAGE Research Methods Online supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.
It comprises:
- 1000 books, reference works, journal articles by world-leading academics and bespoke tools such as the Methods Map and the Project Planner to navigate through specific methods or parts of the research process
- Case studies which provide invaluable classroom material to learn from real instances of data collection and hands-on data analysis practice
- SAGE Research Methods Video spanning two collections with a total of 185+ hours of video, with tutorials, expert interviews, documentaries, courses, and research methods recorded in action
You can find all you need to know on the Sage Research Methods Online LibGuide
Is there a book or other resource that we don't have that would make a useful addition to the library? If so, please use the Request a Resource form to let us know.
We welcome suggestions for both academic and leisure reading titles. We also encourage recommendations that might help to diversify our collection.