Category: Off Campus Support
Are you busy working on your research project? Then don’t forget we’ve got a set of specially dedicated pages to help you with tips on evaluating information and writing critically. You’ll find them on...
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...
There are great opportunities available online for you to explore creative practices in design, seek inspiration for your own designs. Working in digital – explore the career resources produced by the Tate LensCulture and...
Referencing is a common topic of questions to library staff. Is there anything you need help with your referencing? In Education programmes, you often go beyond typical resources such as books and journals,...
We have heard a few students and academics say that you’re unable to access JStor from off campus. We are looking into this as a matter of urgency. Strangely, some staff members have no...
Postal Book Loans & Document Delivery From March 23rd, both The Murray Library building and St. Peter’s Library building will be closed until further notice due to the Corona Virus Pandemic. Unfortunately, this means...
Good news. If you’re a European student who has returned home during the corona virus pandemic you will still be able to access Box of Broadcasts (BOB) until the end of July. BBC News...
Academic reading at University is a bit different to the reading you may be used to even if you're an avid reader. Reading and engaging with the theories of your subject is how you...
Good news! We've just subscribed to the Journal of Transport Economics and Policy which is a great addition for students on the new Tourism & Aviation programmes. Some examples of recent articles published in...
Education Research Complete is a database available via Discover containing full text journal articles, conference papers and books. It contains the full text of: over 1,300 journals over 2,500 education related conference papers access to...
Recent issues of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism have had different themes including critical thinking (Vol. 27, issue 7), benefit sharing (Vol.27, issue 6) and transport (Vol.27, issue 2). We've highlighted a few of...
Photo North Festival is run by a small team of photography and curatorial professionals – it is back for a second year from 30 November – 2nd December 2019, just down the road at...
There have been some really interesting journal articles published so far this year that are very relevant for students on tourism, hospitality and events students at Sunderland. On today's blog we're going to take...
What is open access? Open access journals and articles are free to access and read. Gold open access is where an author publishes their article in an online open access journal. In contrast, green...
The assessment criteria for your assignments identifies using a range of resources as an element that you will be marked on. Think about what resources you've used in your assignments - is it mostly...