This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.

Websites

The websites for Learning Support 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
Deaf-blind, Usher Syndrome, sensory impairment 362.41
Deaf Studies, Deaf History 362.42
Education of the blind and visually impaired 371.911
Education of the deaf and hearing impaired 371.912
Language and linguistics 401.9
Interpreters and translators 418.02
Sign language 419
Visual impairment, medical aspects 617.7
Hearing impairment, medical aspects 617.8

Journals

Toolbox

Martindale's Reference Desk
Martindale's is one of the best reference sources on the Internet and contains a large and unusual section for sign language and braille. If you would like to look at Arabian sign language or Icelandic, Japanese or Turkish, or if you would like to look at Braille in Bengali or Tamil etc. this is the source for you.

Novels featuring deaf characters
The Learning Centre at Northenden has a small collection of stories featuring deaf characters.

How to use the Library
A simple guide to finding what you need in the Library.

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 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.

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