Our Teaching and Research Support team is available to provide online support for your research queries. Whether you’re working on assignments, preparing your literature review, or researching for a project or thesis, your Academic Liaison Librarian can advise you how to make the most of our databases and online resources.  See below for contact details.

The following library research support guides and tutorials are available online:

Research Skills: finding and evaluating information for essays and theses

This online library guide is a great place to find out more about how to research for your assignment, project or theses. The guide covers essential research areas such as: identify a research question, finding and evaluating resources, avoiding plagiarism, referencing and doing a literature review.  Click here to access the guide

The library has a wide collection of research support ebooks available online.   Some example titles you may find useful are listed below

• Doing your research project: a guide for first time researchers
• Doing your undergraduate project
• How to research
• Undertaking Sensitive Research in the Health and Social Sciences: Managing Boundaries, Emotions and Risks
• Social Research: Issues and Methods
• Doing a literature review in health and social care
• Succeeding with your Literature Review: a Handbook for Students
• SURVEY & QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN : Collecting Primary Data to Answer Research Questions

Check out our Finding and Using eBooks guide to learn all about ebooks.