Learning at Work

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Learning at Work.

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

Getting Started

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Options for getting started with Library resources.

 

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.

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

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

If you are a Learning at Work student looking at topics in the Computing subject area, try these:

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

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

Other students may find them helpful if you generalize the examples.

 

• 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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Finding Articles and more

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Other Resources

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Support for researchers

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Referencing

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Support for plagiarism and referencing

Library Guides

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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