Your navigation path to relevant sources will depend on your information need. Generally, the recommendation would be to start with your reading list or lecturer’s suggestions, search the Library catalogue for academic sources and public search engines for policy papers, community information and more. You can then progress to bibliographic databases if more focused searching is required.

Note: any references listed in an item you are consulting is potentially another source for you too.

Lecturers often provide recommendations for reading on your module sites, during sessions, in the formal Module Resource List, or elsewhere. These usually give you a good grounding in the topic but you are expected to find your own sources too.

Search our One Search catalogue to find print books and other items held in the campus libraries, and the electronic books and journal articles to which we have access.

Identify the Information discovery tool (search tool) which will fit your information needs. 

Check your Module Resource List and lecturer’s suggestions. 

Search One Search (Library catalogue) for academic resources held by the library. 

Use public search engines i.e. google to find government documents, policy papers etc.  

Check your subject guide for other suggestions.