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Cultures and Environments of Health Subject Guide: Online library support

Welcome to the Cultures & Environments of Health Subject Guide

Use this guide to help you make the most of the library and information resources and services.

New to the University?  Explore the Library Induction to learn all about the Library basics. 

Your Liaison Librarian at Exeter

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Nicola Nye

 

Click on the images below to access the online tutorials.

 

Where to start your search

Library Search

Search for print books, ebooks, journals, articles + more.

The Library Search LibGuide is available for guidance.

For a full selection of databases and archives, use the A-Z Databases List.

Key databases

These databases allow you to cross-search thousands of different journals at once. By searching across the world-wide literature on a subject, they effectively broaden your search while also saving you time. 
These collections focus on healthcare, and evidence based policy and decision-making.
These collections provide just a small sample of the history databases available to you.

Use the A-Z Database List to access the full list of databases the library subscribes to. 

You can browse by subject e.g. History, Medical Sciences or Nursing, or type (e.g.maps, news, images etc.) or search to find your required resource.

Explore research materials available elsewhere

  • Library Hub Discover - Search the catalogues of over 100 major UK and Irish national, academic and specialist libraries to find books, journals and other materials

  • WorldCAT - Search the collections of over 10,000 worldwide libraries  

  • The European Library - Access to the collections of the 48 National Libraries of Europe and leading European Research Libraries.

  • The Library of Congress -  Catalogue records of the print and digital resources held in the Library of Congress collections (USA)

  • LibWeb - Find online library catalogues worldwide

  • CORE - Search the world's largest collection of open access research papers

I am looking for ...

                            Print and E-books

Books are made available in e-book format wherever possible as this gives the best access to materials, allowing 24/7 access to books from any location. 

You will be directed to key titles via your module reading lists, but you should also use Library Search and the Databases to go beyond your reading lists and discover a wide range of books to support your studies.

Watch the video below to find out how to search Library Search by topic to find print and e-books, journals and more.

The vast majority of our journal articles are available in digital format, although we do keep older print journals in the Forum Library.  

Our journal databases may offer full text access or abstracts only, or sometimes a mixture of both.

- Full text access allows you to view or download the entire journal article from that database.

- Abstract only access provides a summary of the content of a journal article and in many cases, links out to full-text sources held digitally in our collections.

Many of our databases fully index their content, by organising them under various subjects. This helps ensure that all potentially relevant articles are captured when searches are carried out.

Use Library Search to find Journal Titles and articles that relate to your research/study area.

For targeted searching, select a research database and explore the published literature in your field. Key databases are flagged in the section above this.


Most of our collections are available in full text online. Current, recent and historical news collections are all available.

See the News Libguide for more details.

 

 


The University has access to an extensive range of online primary source materials. These contain digitised copies of documents, letters, books, photographs and other primary sources. 

The Primary Sources Libguide will help you identify the best databases for your research. 

Effective Searching & Referencing

It is important to plan your search strategy, and manage your search results so that you get the most from your online searching.

Keep a record of all the material you need to cite in your assignments, papers, projects etc. 

Use the Search Techniques and Referencing guidance to assist you.

  • It is  easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer breadth of information available to you.  
  • Invest time in planning an effective online search strategy so that you can quickly and easily discover relevant and high quality information. 

 

As you search you need to keep track of all the material you will be using in your academic work so that you can cite and reference it appropriately.

Top Tip

Always check your module handbook for specific departmental guidance on the style required for your assessed works and dissertations.  Check with your personal tutor or dissertation supervisor if you need clarification.

For more guidance take a look at:

Find out more about the skills support available to help you develop a range of study skills including essay writing, referencing, critical reading and getting the most out of lectures.

Study Skills Support

Sage Research Methods Online (SRMO) is a great resource to use when you are planning and conducting your research. 

It is targeted at social science researchers but is useful across all subject areas as it covers key research methodology topics that are applicable across the research spectrum.

Sage have produced a comprehensive LibGuide to help you get the best from the resource.

Need something that we don't have?

As a postgraduate student, at some point in your research, you may need to access resources held outside of the university library collections.

The library offers a number of services to help you access these materials. Find out more by exploring the guides below.

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