Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Useful links

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Engineering (Energy & Electronic).

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

Getting Started

Videos to get you going

Short videos on how to get started with Library resources.

Academic Reading

Links to two Library Guides and an ebook on the subject.

Books

Finding Articles and more

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For some assignments, our Discovery Service will give you enough sources to work with. In fact it may give you too many - so think carefully about exactly what subject you are interested in and the keywords you are using.

Sometimes you may want to try specific databases or journals - perhaps your lecturer has recommended particular names as a good way of finding articles. This page lists key sources for the various subject areas that Learning at Work may cover.

Check out this video on how to find journal titles.

Check out this introductory video on finding journal articles.

If we don't have an item you're interested in, we may be able to obtain it via Interlibrary Loan or watch this video which explains how.

• Why use journal articles?

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Scholarly or academic journals contain lots of individual articles on specific topics, written by different authors.

They are highly regarded as a source of academic information because they include expert opinions, research findings and references to follow up.

They are written by specialised professionals and academics (such as your lecturers).

The best quality journal articles are peer-reviewed which means they have been reviewed by an expert before publication.

Where to start with journal articles?

Which are the best journals?

Peer-reviewed journal articles are the best place to start. Check to see if the database you are using has a filter (or 'Refine' option) to only see these.

Advanced users may wish to find out which journals are the highest ranked in a subject area: