Box of Broadcast – 2 minute video tutorials
Box of Broadcasts is an amazing resource! It is often referred to as ‘BoB’ and is an on-demand television and radio service that the University Library subscribes to – if you haven’t looked at...
Tagged: Social sciences
Dawsonera ebooks: Export notes you want to keep ASAP
You may have read recently that one of the major ebook suppliers to libraries - Dawsonera - went into administration and has ceased supplying ebooks. Unfortunately we are not sure how much longer we...
Academic writing – phrases you can use in your dissertations
If you’re working on your dissertation and you’re looking for some academic phrases that you can use when writing up your research you will find the University of Manchester Academic Phrasebank very useful. About...
New eBooks for Social Sciences
We’ve add some new eBooks for March onto the New Resources for School of Social Sciences Winter – Spring 2020. New titles include: The poverty of nations: a relational perspective by Paul Spicker Stress &...
Kortext eTextbooks for Social Sciences
Thanks to our colleagues at Kortext there are a number of eTextbooks we’ve been able to get for Social Sciences which will be available until the end of June 2020. As a student you...
COVID-19 Advice and Guidance for Social Workers
Are you currently on a social work placement or working in a care home? Then the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has created a website page dedicated to Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Safeguarding. This...
Using Read Out Loud and Coloured Overlays on eBooks
Recently I had a request from a lecturer to help a student who wanted to use read out loud facilities on eBooks. Read out loud is an essential facility if you have a visual...
How to keep up-to-date with new blog posts
Our team of Academic Liaison Librarians are doing a excellent job of keeping you up-to-date with resources and services relevant to you. One of the ways we do this is by posting to the...
Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies collection
Many publishers have temporarily lifted restrictions on access to content during the COVID-19 pandemic while university libraries are physically closed. We have asked for access to this content to help you with your studies....
February New Books for Social Sciences
We’ve just added the latest books (both e and in print) to our collection and our New Resources in Social Sciences Autumn-Winter 2019 list. In the current Coronavirus climate the eBooks are much more...
PedPods for Early Years Teaching
Are you study Childhood Studies or Early Years Education? The British Association for Early Childhood Education (BAECE) is offering PedPods Early Education Pedagogical Podcasts free online. You can subscribe to the podcasts and download...
Completing Your Dissertation or Research Project
Are you busy completing your dissertation or research project? Then don’t forget we’ve got a set of specially dedicated pages to help you with tips on evaluating evaluating information and writing critically. You’ll find...
Calling all our creatives!
Do you want to share your love of art, design, performing arts and all things creative with your friends and family? Here are some online resources you can access to share the love! Chill...
Children’s book illustration resources
Are you creating and illustrating a children’s book, or thinking of doing this in the future? The British Library has some excellent resources in their ‘Discovering Children’s Books’ resource including: Exploring issues of belonging...
Health Research Premium Collection for Social Sciences
We are currently running a trial of Health Research Premium Collection eJournal collection which offers students, staff and researchers access to a wide range of journals relevant to our social sciences subject areas. The...