The Albert Sloman Library

Information Skills Support

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Quick Guides

Doing Research

Finding Information in The Albert Sloman Library
This guide is designed to help you find the materials you need for your study in the Library. It includes finding materials on a specific subject and finding specific materials e.g. parliamentary papers, newspaper articles, statistics, conference materials, past exam papers and theses.

Literature Searching
This guide is designed to help you carry out an effective literature search, by identifying suitable resources, assessing the results you get and managing your references.

Searching the Internet
This guide is designed to help you get the best out of searching the internet.

Using the Library Catalogue
This guide explains how to search the Library Catalogue (the index to all resources held by The Library) and how to manage your library record including self-renewals.

Study and Research Skills books in the Library
This is a list of useful study and research skills books available in The Library.

Essex University: mySkills
Information on studying, lectures, note-taking, seminars, presentations, feedback, research, reading, writing, language, referencing, exams, and IT.

Subject Research Guides
Each subject guide contains information on locating relevant resources specifically selected by library subject specialists.

Web Portals

Intute Virtual Reference Suite

Internet Detective

Safari Open University Online Tutorial

TONIC - Online Netskills Interactive Course

Referencing Documents Guides

My Skills: A guide to Referencing

Research and Documentation Online

BUFVC Audiovisual citation guidelines