Category: Research

Some useful tools for your research

Library website It’s best to access everything via the CityLibrary website either via our Databases A-Z,  Journals A-Z or CityLibrary Search.  For electronic resources, this will help you to log in with your City credentials and enable you to access the content which City subscribes to more easily. CityLibrary Search is a great place to start your research. You can quickly discover relevant…Continue Reading Some useful tools for your research

Advanced Literature Searching guide for Health

The Library’s literature searching guide for Postgraduate students and researchers from the School of Health and Psychological Sciences has been revamped. Now titled Advanced Literature Searching and Systematic Reviews, the guide contains the same information as the previous guide but in a new improved and easier to read format. The guide takes you through all…Continue Reading Advanced Literature Searching guide for Health

New Library guide: Grey Literature

Grey Literature refers to information such as reports, bulletins, newsletters, blogs etc., which hasn’t been published or published commercially. It can be useful for broadening your research as it can help you to find information not covered in books and journals and also find current and emerging research. The Library has now produced a Grey…Continue Reading New Library guide: Grey Literature

Guides for Researchers

The Library has produced a number of  online guides specifically for researchers at City. These guides cover: Links to and details about key resources How to perform an effective literature search Managing your research and keeping up to date How to improve the impact of your research Understanding open access; the Research Excellence Framework and…Continue Reading Guides for Researchers

The benefits of open access

The principle benefits of open access were first enshrined within the visionary Budapest Open Access Initiative statement released on 14 February 2002, and are still very much alive 19 years later. The convergence of research sharing with technological distribution via the internet, it declared, would create an “unprecedented public good” by facilitating free, unrestricted, access…Continue Reading The benefits of open access

SAGE Campus

        Library Services is delighted to introduce our new online training resource SAGE Campus  which supports the teaching and learning of skills and research methods through 250+ hours of structured online learning. The 27 online courses are self-paced and instructor-led and comprise a mixture of SAGE quality content, videos, interactive content and…Continue Reading SAGE Campus

New Web of Science interface

All Web of Science users will be directed to the new Web of Science platform from 7 July 2021.The new interface has been running in parallel with the existing one since November 2020  and has undergone development and enhancements based on user feedback including: Improved search capabilities Faster page loading Increased accessibility features Responsive design…Continue Reading New Web of Science interface

Tips for researching Arts and Social Sciences at City

Welcome to all new and returning doctoral students at City. The best way to access all of our resources is from the library website.   The main library for the School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) is at Northampton Square, if you wish to visit, you can book a study space or computer space from…Continue Reading Tips for researching Arts and Social Sciences at City

Finding opportunities to publish an article

We are sometimes asked by students about the possibility of publishing an article based on their dissertation or thesis for example. One way of seeking out opportunities is to subscribe to JISCMail  mailing lists for your area of interest and look out for invitations such as a Call for papers or book chapters or content…Continue Reading Finding opportunities to publish an article

Read about open access

In support of International Open Access Week, and City’s upcoming events for ‘Good Practice in Research’ taking place next week, a range of books relating to open research can be found on Level 5 of City Library. These books cover topics such as general open access, copyright, and increasing the impact of your research. They…Continue Reading Read about open access