A very Quick Guide to Finding E-Books, Journal Articles & Other E-Resources Leanne Young University Library Services Updated February 2013
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Start at the Library Web PageLibrary Web Page
For E-Books use the Library Catalogue
Searching for E-Books Enter your search terms Use the options on the left to Refine Your Search. Choose E-Books Collection
Accessing the E-Book
Log in with your University User ID & Password
Finding E-Books on the Library Catalogue video demonstration The Library Catalogue has some New Features [Blog Post] Ebooks Tag on Off Campus Blog [Find out what’s new] Help & Support: Using E-Books
For Journals, Conference Papers & More use Discover
Logging into Discover Students & University Staff Use ‘University of Sunderland login’ Use Your University User ID & Password Partner Centre Staff Use ‘Partner college tutors login’. This is not the login link! Ensure you login using the above links (in the green bar)
Students: Log in with your University User ID & Password
Discover Help [Skills for Learning Videos, & Guides] Discover Tag on Off Campus Blog [Find out what’s new] Help & Support: Journals
Inter-Library Loan You can use the Inter-Library Loan Service to obtain articles or book chapters that are not available electronically Other Top Tips Cite Them Right The Library subscribes to an online copy of Cite Them Right – a guide by Richard Pears & Graham Shields Access it through My. Sunderland or via Discover
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