Skip to main content
University of Portsmouth - Library logo Go to home page

Secondary Menu - Library

Secondary menu

  • Current students
  • Staff
  • Search Library resources

Main navigation - Library

  • Using the Library
    • Welcome
    • Library Membership
    • UoP London
    • Virtual tour
    • Visitors
    • How we can help
    • Find your space
    • Getting books and articles
    • Computers and equipment
    • Distance learning support
    • Disability support
    • Responsible behaviour
    • Wellbeing
    • Staff and teaching
    • Community support
  • Using resources
    • The Discovery Service
    • Library catalogue
    • Reading lists
    • Referencing @ Portsmouth
    • Guides to using resources
    • Databases
    • Books & eBooks
    • Journals & eJournals
    • Newspapers
    • Audio Visual resources
    • eDissertations, Theses & eTheses
    • Diversifying & decolonising
    • Statistics
    • Access to other libraries
    • Support for researchers
  • Subjects
    • Business
    • Creative & Cultural Industries
    • Health, Dentistry and Care
    • Humanities
    • Law and criminology
    • Science
    • Social sciences
    • Technology
  • Special collections
    • Archive
    • Map library
    • Rare books
    • Outside in World
  • About us
    • Library location, directions & accessibility
    • Contact us
    • Mission statement
    • Library charter
    • Student led change
    • Library service standards
    • Meet the team
    • News and problems
    • Library policies
    • Customer service excellence
    • Archive

Secondary Menu - Library

Secondary menu

  • Current students
  • Staff
  • Search Library resources

Search suggestions update instantly to match the search query.

Guides to using resources

  • Accessing electronic resources
  • Passwords
  • IT help
    Back to Guides to using resources
    • Login Help
  • VPN
    Back to Guides to using resources
    • Off campus passwords
  • Online Resources
  • User Guides for e-Resources
  • Information literacy
    Back to Guides to using resources
    • Choosing keywords
    • Mind maps
  • AI Literacy
  • Study skills
  • Copyright
    Back to Guides to using resources
    • Material Type
    • Exceptions
    • For researchers
      Back to Copyright
      • Copyrighted or sensitive material in your thesis
    • For lecturers
    • For students
    • Principles
    • Finding free content
    • Getting permission
    • Licences
      Back to Copyright
      • Copyright guidelines for content capture
      • Creative Commons
      • Film screening licences
      • Open Government Licence
      • OS Maps
      • CLA
      • ERA
      • TheMusicLicence
University of Portsmouth - Library logo Go to home page

Breadcrumbs

  1. Using Resources
  2. Guides to using resources

Guides to using resources

Sidebar navigation

Back to Using resources
  • The Discovery Service
    Back to
    • Using the Discovery Service
  • Library catalogue
  • Reading lists
    Back to
    • Creating reading lists
  • Referencing @ Portsmouth
    Back to
    • APA 7 referencing
      Back to Referencing @ Portsmouth
      • In-text citations
      • Referencing sources mentioned in things you read
      • Figures, Tables and Appendices
      • Books
      • Journal articles
      • Reports and Research
      • Webpages, Websites and Blogs
      • Generative AI such as ChatGPT
      • Newspapers and Magazines
      • Legal and Government
      • Conference presentations and proceedings
      • Dictionary and encyclopedia entries
      • Terminals, Apps, Data sets & Software
      • Social media
      • Dissertations & Theses
      • Moodle / Reading Lists
      • Communications
      • Audiovisual sources
      • Images
      • Ephemera (leaflets, posters, etc.)
      • Maps
      • Unpublished and confidential sources
      • Printable guides in PDF format
    • OSCOLA referencing
      Back to Referencing @ Portsmouth
      • Writing Guidance
      • About Footnotes
      • About the Bibliography
      • Generative AI such as ChatGPT
      • Cases
      • Articles
      • Books
      • Legal Material
      • Parliamentary Material
      • Report, Paper, or Official Publication
      • Research Material
      • Websites, Webpages, and Social Media
      • Non-Text Material
      • Non-Recoverable Material
    • Vancouver referencing
      Back to Referencing @ Portsmouth
      • Tables and Figures
      • Article
      • Drug Information Sources
      • Scientific/Technical Reports
      • Research material
      • Standards
      • Website or Webpage
      • Audiovisual
      • Mobile Apps
      • Lecture Notes
      • Spreadsheets
    • Reference management tools
    • How can I get help with referencing?
  • Guides to using resources
    Back to
    • Accessing electronic resources
    • Passwords
    • IT help
      Back to Guides to using resources
      • Login Help
    • VPN
      Back to Guides to using resources
      • Off campus passwords
    • Online Resources
    • User Guides for e-Resources
    • Information literacy
      Back to Guides to using resources
      • Choosing keywords
      • Mind maps
    • AI Literacy
    • Study skills
    • Copyright
      Back to Guides to using resources
      • Material Type
      • Exceptions
      • For researchers
        Back to Copyright
        • Copyrighted or sensitive material in your thesis
      • For lecturers
      • For students
      • Principles
      • Finding free content
      • Getting permission
      • Licences
        Back to Copyright
        • Copyright guidelines for content capture
        • Creative Commons
        • Film screening licences
        • Open Government Licence
        • OS Maps
        • CLA
        • ERA
        • TheMusicLicence
  • Databases
  • Books & eBooks
  • Journals & eJournals
  • Newspapers
  • Audio Visual resources
  • eDissertations, Theses & eTheses
    Back to
    • eDissertations
  • Diversifying & decolonising
  • Statistics
  • Access to other libraries
    Back to
    • SCONUL access
      Back to Access to other libraries
      • Accessing another library
      • SCONUL visitors to Portsmouth
      • SCONUL Summer Vacation Access
    • Portsmouth access to libraries
    • The British Library
  • Support for researchers
    Back to
    • Overview
    • Open Access: Publishing & Compliance
      Back to Support for researchers
      • Overview
      • Depositing Research Outputs in Pure
      • Publishing Lifecycle in Academic Journals
      • Compliance with Open Access Policies
      • Applying for APC Funding
      • Current University Publishing Agreements
      • Plan S
    • Research Data Management (RDM)
    • Searching for Research
    • Publishing your work
      Back to Support for researchers
      • How to Select a Journal to Publish in
      • Predatory Journals and Publishers
    • Research Metrics
      Back to Support for researchers
      • Journal & Author Bibliometrics
      • Altmetrics
      • Responsible metrics
      • Using SciVal
    • Theses & Dissertations
    • Research identifiers
      Back to Support for researchers
      • Publishing through the University
    • Help & Contacts
      Back to Support for researchers
      • Research Training & Workshops
      • Research Outputs Team

This section of the website includes the following topics:

  • Accessing Electronic Resources
  • Passwords for Resources
  • Help with IT Issues
  • The VPN Service
  • User Guides for e-Resources
  • Information Literacy
  • AI Literacy 
  • Study Skills Advice
  • Copyright Guidelines
5 people sitting in a group making notes
Back to top

Library Footer 1

  • News and known problems
  • Library events
  • Latest content changes
  • Feedback

Library Footer 2

  • Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
  • MyPort (current students)
  • Portsmouth University website
  • Portsmouth University London website

Library Footer 3

  • Contact us
  • Maps, directions and accessibility

Library Footer 4

  • Search Library resources
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Library Footer Hygiene

  • Accessibility statement
  • Cookie policy
  • Library data protection
  • Modern slavery statement
  • Website terms and conditions

Contact us

info@port.ac.uk

london@port.ac.uk

+44 (0)23 9284 8484

The phone line is open Monday–Thursday 8.30am–5.15pm, Friday 8.30am–4.15pm.

Portsmouth address

University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2UP
United Kingdom

London campus

Juniper House
221 Hoe Street
Walthamstow
London
E17 9PH
United Kingdom

© 2025 University of Portsmouth