Newspaper articles can be a great source for an essay or dissertation on a historical topic. The Library offers a number of different online archives, but which archive should you use? Most of the resources below can be accessed from the A-Z list of Online Resources. Archives of single newspapersThe following British newspaper archives are […]
Category: Databases
Preview of new Web of Science now available
The Library now has access to the preview of the new interface for the Web of Science platform. Web of Science is a multidisciplinary service for finding details of research articles and other publication types, covering: Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. When you login to Web of Science there’s a purple button in the […]
Free ‘Web of Science’ webinars in the Research Smarter Series
Web of Science are offering a couple of useful, free webinars at the end of this month: 11am, September 29th Kick off your academic year with the Web of Science essential tools for researchers Whether you’re an early-career or well-established researcher, the suite of integrated tools from the Web of Science will supercharge your workflow, […]
Web of Science How to webinars: Literature Reviews and more
Web of Science are offering these useful free webinars later in July and August: JULY 29 AT 10:00 AM BST | AUGUST 4 AT 2:00 PM EDT Your essential guide to literature reviews Whether you’re starting a review article or your dissertation, embarking on a literature review can feel daunting. Not sure where to start? […]
Journal Citation Reports: 2020 release
This year’s edition of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is now available. JCR is an immensely useful tool that lists Journal Impact Factors (JIFs) and other journal metrics. The Reports also monitor and exclude any journals that demonstrate anomalous citation behaviour. JCR can help you: – identify journals with the highest citation impact in your field […]
Textbook not available? Try VitalSource
During this difficult period when libraries are closed VitalSource has opened up its E-textbooks collection until the end of June. If you can’t access an ebook via the Library Catalogue, try VitalSource – more information at: http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/covidlibsupport/vitalsource
New ‘COVID-19: Resources for research’ guide
A number of organisations have created great resources for supporting research into COVID-19. We’ve added these to our new “COVID-19: Resources for research“ Libguide at: https://libguides.stir.ac.uk/covid Here’s the list so far: COVID-19 Research Database (provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO)) WHO is gathering the latest scientific findings and knowledge on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and […]
Dimensions research discovery platform adds datasets
Dimensions is a research information system that aims to make it easier to find different types of research-related outputs with a free search that covers more than 100 million publication records. Now Dimensions have also added research datasets to their free version, integrating more than 1.5 million datasets as a new content type. Datasets are sourced […]
ejournals and ebooks
The library’s collections expand far beyond the physical collection. We have access to 119,000 electronic journals through a range of local and national agreements with publishers. We have access to over 320,000 ebooks, now more than the 315,000 printed books we hold. We are adding to these collections on a daily basis but, if we […]
Focus on: Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive
If you are studying the history of film, broadcasting, theatre or the music industry, you will want to take a look at the Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive. This is an online archive of 50 entertainment magazines, from their first issues up to 2000. Titles covered include: Variety Billboard Broadcasting The Stage Picturegoer American Film The […]