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January 8, 2020
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Sage Research Methods Video

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Are you starting a research project? Do you need to refresh your knowledge of research methods? SAGE Research Methods Video is a streaming video collection created to support every stage of the research process. Sage Research Methods Video is suitable for both undergraduate students undertaking research for the first time and more experienced researchers.  Key areas such as writing a research proposal, planning and designing a research project and securing ethical approval are all covered.   A few examples of the different types of videos on offer: Writing an effective research question Choosing your method An introduction to interviews and…

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September 13, 2019
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Stay up-to-date with The FT.com and The Economist

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Do want to keep up with the news but don’t know where to start? Are you interested in politics, business or international relations? Then City Library can help you! You can access the best in international news, analysis and comment from our subscriptions to the Financial Times (FT) and The Economist. The FT.com Every student at City gets their very own FT account, which gives access to the entire site, including apps for phones and tablets, up-to-date news and information and all the FT’s articles. All you need to do is register. Don’t worry if you’re not interested in finance…

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From the Archives: City and the local community
July 3, 2019
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From the Archives: City and the local community

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Since its inception City has been committed to improving the lives of students, businesses and the local community. When the Northampton Institute was founded in 1894 it was done so with the intention of providing education in technological and trade subjects for the local community in the Clerkenwell district and the aim of promoting the “industrial skill, general knowledge, health and well-being of young men and women belonging to the poorer classes”. The first courses taught at the Institute covered a wide range of vocational subjects, including trades that are still associated with the local Clerkenwell area, such as horology…

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Changes to Literature Online
February 19, 2019
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Changes to Literature Online

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Literature Online (LION) has moved to the Proquest platform and is now cross-searchable with ProQuest journals, newspapers, and other relevant content.  The new Literature Online site will be available in parallel with the legacy Literature Online site until August 1, 2019. The new site will be accessible via A-Z Database List and Subject Guides but records in CityLibrary Search will continue to link to the legacy platform until July 2019. Our other Proquest collections include The Guardian and Observer Archive, The New York Times Archive, Vogue (US) Archive, British Periodicals I and II, Music Periodicals Database and The Annual Register…

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