Business Information Systems

The Library purchases high-quality subscription resources to support your assignments.

Use the University VPN system to access these resources any time, anywhere.

Getting Started

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Books

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Books provide an excellent overview of a topic and are a great resource when starting an assignment.  Refer to any Reading Lists you may have been directed to or use the Library Catalogue to search for topics.

A short (2 min) video on the basics of accessing books and ebooks in the Computing subject area.

If we don't have a book you're interested in, we may be able to obtain it via Interlibrary Loan.

The basics of accessing books and ebooks in the Computing subject area can be found here.

For a look at an ebook package (in this case Ebook Central) in a bit more detail, see this short video.

 

• Use the Library Catalogue

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To find print books:

  • Search the Library Catalogue (second search box on the page)
  • For each book, note the floor, number and author code: FIRST FLOOR 658.00721 BRY 
  • Technology books can be found in many places in the Library, use the Locate a Book search tool (at the bottom of this page) with the shelfmark for the book which you can find on the catalogue.
  • This web page gives information on borrowing from the Library.

To find ebooks:

  • Search the Library Catalogue (second search box on the page)
  • Refine your search on the left hand side using 'Electronic Books'.  
  • Click on the title of the ebook to load the full record, and then 'Online access' to view.

More about using the Library Catalogue

More about ebooks

• Specialist books for your subject

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Journals and Articles

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Company and Industry resources

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News Services

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Including our Financial Times and Economist subscriptions

Referencing

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Your Subject Team

 Timothy Collinson

Faculty Librarian

email timothy.collinson@port.ac.uk

 Marie Smith

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email Marie.smith@port.ac.uk