This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.
Websites
The websites for the International Foundation are listed on a seperate page.
Online Resources
Infotrac
The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through a service called 'Infotrac'. If you have never used 'Infotrac' and need help here is a short user guide.
Books
| Subject | Shelf Mark |
| British Government Statistics | 310 |
| Politics | 320 |
| Politics dictionaries | 320.03 |
| Political ideologies | 320.5 |
| American politics | 320.973 |
| British political parties | 320.941 |
| British politics | 320.941 |
| Economics | 330 |
| Economics dictionaries | 330.03 |
| Economic history | 330.9 |
| Dictionaries | 423 |
| English language books (organised by level) | 428.24 |
| Mathematics | 510 |
| Mathematics dictionaries | 510.3 |
| Statistics | 519 |
| European Community | 914 |
Fiction
There are also a wide range of "Easy Reader" fiction books available for practising reading in English. These are for different levels of ability from Beginners to Advanced. The books have "E/R" on the spine and a coloured spot to say which level they are for. They are usually shelved next to the English Language books at number 428.
Journals
- British Economy Survey
- Business Weekly
- Economic Review (available on Infotrac)
- The Economist
- Financial Times
- Guardian
- Investor's Chronicle (available on Infotrac)
- Management Today (available on Infotrac)
- Manchester Evening News
- New Internationalist (available on Infotrac)
- New Statesman (available on Infotrac)
- People Management (available on Infotrac)
- Politics Review (available on Infotrac)
- What Investment (available on Infotrac)
Toolbox
How to use the Internet
The Intute Virtual Training Suite provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research. The tutorials are written and updated by a team of subject specialists based in universities and colleges across the UK. Click the list of tutorials and then chose the one that interests you, or you can go straight to the Intute Social Sciences page. You should also have a look at the Internet Detective which will also help you to evaluate the reliability and usefulness of web pages.
Athens
Some of the Learning centre's electronic resources will require you to log in using the Athens validation service. (Especially if you use them outside College.) You will need an Athens username and password to do this. Obtain an "Athens Student Logon Request Form" from your Learning Centre; complete and return the form. You will receive notification of your account through your TMC student e mail.
Words used in assignments
The words used when questions or assignments are set can be confusing if you are not used to them. This list explains what tutors and examiners are looking for and what you should write about.