We’ve added some new books and eBooks to Library Search, which arrived from December to February. You can find them all on our new system, “Library Reading Lists”, which has replaced the previous system,...
This academic year we’ve set up a new resource for you Sage Catalyst which holds eBooks not only published by Sage but also Learning Matters. It covers all areas of Social Sciences so will...
We’ve added some new books and eBooks onto Library Search which arrived over the summer and autumn. You can find them all on our New Resources for School of Social Sciences – Summer –...
We’ve added some new books and eBooks onto Library Search which arrived over the summer. You can find them all on our New Resources for School of Social Sciences – Spring – Summer 2021/22...
The Fawcett Society’s UK Commission on Gendered Stereotypes has published a report Unlimited Potential. The report examines the negative effects gender stereotyping has on the development and potential of girls and boys. It uncovers...
This week we have come up trumps with a range of topical reports on inequality and the COVID-19 pandemic for those of you studying Childhood Studies. Health and Social Care, Sociology and Inequality and...
Are you a fan of podcasts? Sage has put together The Social Sciences Podcast Guide which brings together some of the key podcasts covering sociology and social work. The list includes Social Science {bites}...
How many times have you clicked on a link or reference, only to get the message that the webpage no longer exists? This phenomenon, which is called ‘link rot‘ or ‘content drift‘ can be...
Are you studying BA Childhood Studies. Community and Youth Work or BA Integrated Degree Apprenticeship Social Work or BA Social Work or BSc Criminology, Health and Social Care, Professional Policing or Sociology or MSc...
We’ve created a suite of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Canvas pages to develop and boost your library and research skills in the Social Sciences. You will find the pages on your programme page. There...
You may have heard on social media, on the radio or television that you cannot trust news information. Or that newspapers are biased. In the past I used to manage a press cuttings library...
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...
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...
Bristol-based Policy Press have made available free access to some of their ejournal articles until 31 December 2020 in Social Work (BA or MA) and Sociology. If you’re studying Social Work there is a...
We in the library are big fans of reference management software, as it takes a lot of the admin and headache out of managing your reading and getting your references and bibliographies just right....