See You Tube video links here. RefWorks is an online reference management tool where you can import your references, manage them in folders and produce bibliographies. You can cite references in documents and use different styles. The first time you use it, you will have to create an account but then you can access it…Continue Reading RefWorks
Please see the Library copyright pages at: http://www.city.ac.uk/library/copyright The University copyright policy can be found here. Read the Copyrites blog at: http://copyrites.wordpress.com/…Continue Reading Copyright
Open access (OA) refers to access to publications made available without constraints such as payment or passwords. Open access publication can mean different charging models sometimes called author pays. The costs are more often covered by the research funding body (such as Wellcome Trust) or the author’s institution. •Some journals are totally open access •Some…Continue Reading Open access publishing
Please see the Slideshare video on Search25 and COPAC, 2 useful Library catalogue search tools for researchers. Search25 helps you discover library resources across London and the South East. You can also see where the libraries are and find out how to visit them. COPAC allows you to search over 70 UK and Irish academic,…Continue Reading Search25 and COPAC video
The Web of Science database is very useful for citation or cited reference searching. Citation searching is a specialised type of searching which allows searching for articles or chapters which cite a particular work. This indicates relationships between works and also to some extent the impact a work has made on others in the field….Continue Reading Bibliometrics
Find materials for your research in the new Search25 catalogue which searches University Library catalogues in the London area….Continue Reading Search25 website
Need a place to study? The Graduate School Library Centre adjacent to the University Library at Northampton Square is a dedicated silent study area open to all postgraduate students of the University….Continue Reading Graduate School Library Centre
The British Library www.bl.uk is the national Library and is based at St Pancras in London. Explore 14 million books, 920,000 journal and newspaper titles, 58 million patents, 3 million sound recordings, and much more. Find what you need – in the arts and humanities, sciences, or any subject. We recommend that all of our…Continue Reading British Library
Research Excellence Framework The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the new system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions (HEIs). It will replace the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and will be completed in 2014. The REF will be undertaken by the four UK higher education funding bodies. The exercise will be…Continue Reading Research Excellence Framework 2014
Box of Broadcasts is an off-air recording and media archive service. BoB is available to staff and students of member institutions of the British Universities Film & Video Council that hold an ERA+ license. This TV scheduling service allows you to record TV and radio programmes that are scheduled to be broadcast over the next…Continue Reading New resource: Box of Broadcasts