Using the University of Northampton Library a guide

Using the University of Northampton Library: a guide for Law students based at other locations Please note: The University’s official term for arrangements made through educational partners is ‘Education with Others’ (EWOs).

Welcome Hello, we are a small team of Academic Librarians, based at the University of Northampton (UN). As you are studying with us from another location, you may not have had the opportunity to learn about the different online resources you have supplementary access to through the University of Northampton’s library. In this presentation, we would like to introduce you to some of these resources. The presentation will cover: Getting started Electronic books Finding journal articles Other useful resources Staff note: This presentation is also a good introduction to the resources if you are responsible for teaching on a University of Northampton programme.

Getting started – ‘Information pages’ The ‘Education with Others (EWO)’ pages have been designed to give you the guidance, information and links to resources from Library and Learning Services at the University. Introduction to the teams Online guidance for developing skills Searching books and other resources Advice when planning a visit to the University

Getting started – ‘Information pages’ The next slides will show you how to access the supplementary resources provided by the University of Northampton Library. Searching books and other resources

Getting started – your University Login You will need your University Login to access the online resources (this is emailed to your after you have enrolled) The username is your University student number You will be emailed a temporary password, but you must change it. For more information, go to: https: //skillshub. northampton. ac. uk/2013/07/24/your-university-login/ Staff note: If you are teaching on a University of Northampton programme, you should have an ARMS account. This provides you with the username and password required to access Uo. N resources.

Electronic books Books are often a useful starting point for research. You may have access to many useful books in your home or a local library, but you can also search the University of Northampton Library’s collection of electronic books. The next section will show you how find library e-books. Please note: The Library has invested in a number of publisher e-book collections. These offer a good selection on e-books on a range of topics and are straightforward to use.

Electronic books The Library has created 2 separate A-Z lists for ‘EWO’ access to online resources. These are linked on the ‘Information pages’ under the ‘Resources’ section and may also be linked from the Support and Resources section within NILE. Direct links to these lists are as follows: • Access to resources in the UK • Access to resources outside of the UK Please note: Access to resources is contingent upon licenses. These lists provide the links to databases that have been verified with suppliers for ‘EWO’ access.

Electronic books The databases that contain e-book collections are: • Cambridge Books Online • Routledge Handbooks Online • Sage Research Methods • Springer. Link • Taylor & Francis These publisher collections offer straightforward PDF downloads with no time restrictions. Select one of these databases from the A-Z page. Please note: The next slide shows an example search using Taylor & Francis ebooks – other databases will look different but are used in a similar way

Electronic books Here is an example. Select Taylor & Francis e-Books from the A-Z menu and click on You will be prompted to enter your University Login:

Electronic books You have the option to browse by subject or to search the collection of e. Books using the box provided.

Electronic books Use the filters on the left to narrow your results down. On the right side, beneath the description you have a link to access the e-book Please note: Access options are to view online using File Open Software or a straightforward PDF download.

Law journal articles Journals are important for academic research. You may have access to journals through your home or a local library, but you can also search for journal articles via the databases available to you through the University of Northampton. The next section shows you how to use the library databases to find legal journal articles Please note: the following slides contains examples from 2 different databases on the A-Z ‘EWO’ resources list - and Westlaw and Lexis.

Law journal articles From the A-Z list, select a database that you wish to search and click on Sign in with your University Login when prompted (note: if you have already signed in to a different database, you may not be prompted again). The example used next is Westlaw.

Law journal articles Sign in with your University Login if prompted. A profile window appears for those who choose to set up a separate account to the resource. Select Skip. Please note: Westlaw is a Law database and covers legal cases, journal articles and legislation.

Legal journal articles A quick search may be conducted on the first page, or you can select from the menu options across the top for a more advanced search. This is example is looking at journals, but you can also search for other legal information.

Law journal articles Enter appropriate keywords in the ‘free text’ box for a general search on a topic. Click to search. On the results page, you have the opportunity to refine your search further by adding in further terms. You also have filters on the left side to help focus your search.

Law journal articles When you find something of interest, check to see if the Full Text is available and follow the link to the article. Some articles will only be available as an Abstract, so look for the ones you can access in full. Please note: If you are studying Law, Westlaw is a key database. Don’t forget, you can also access cases and legislation through this resource.

Law journal articles The example used next is Lexis Select this database from the A-Z list and enter your University Login if prompted. Like Westlaw, you can search for cases, legislation and journal articles on Lexis. There is also a ‘news’ section, giving you access to many different newspapers.

Law journal articles To search for legal journal articles, select Journals from the top menu. On this page, you can search by keyword, or for specific items and narrow your search down by source.

Law journal articles From the results pages you can filter your search or select an item by clicking on the title. When you open up an article, you can then read the full text or use the options to download, print or email it.

Other resources on the A-Z list may contain different information e. g. Sage Video provides a collection of video interviews of leading experts around the world. Further information about each resource is available when you click on the title. Finally, don’t forget to take a look at the Skills Hub for helpful videos and guides (particularly the section on Academic Skills). This includes the Oscola Referencing Guide and videos on ‘What is a journal? ’ and ‘Evaluating information’.

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