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

Websites

The websites for Public Services and Police are listed on a separate page.

E-book collections

The college has access to the following 2 e-book collections:

Ebrary

The collection of Further Education e-books supplied by JISC. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

You can access relevant titles as follows by clicking on title required:

Gray, D. National Uniformed Public Services Book 1

Sockbridge, D. National Uniformed Public Services Book 2

Gray, D. First Public Services (Uniformed) student book

Myilibrary

Myilibrary is a growing collection of electronic books or ebooks bought by the college to support your course. The full texts of these books are available electronically and the collection is expanding all the time. (Login with Athens when you are off site.

Online Resources

Direct Gov

The U.K. Government's website is also useful and contains information relevant to many College courses.

EBSCO Academic

EBSCO is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Gale Databases

The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through a service called 'Gale Databases'. If you have never used 'Gale Databases' and need help here is a short user guide.

Intute

With millions of resources available on the Internet, it can be difficult to find useful material. Intute is a free online service that helps you to find the best web resources for your studies and research.

Issues Online

The UK's first comprehensive reference source addressing contemporary social issues. Sixty main topics with articles, news, key facts, statistics and much more. Some of the many subjects covered are: Abortion, Bullying, Cloning, Euthanasia, Homeslessness, Refugees and Vegetarianism. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Lexis Nexis

The legal profession's most authoritative collections available online. Practice areas include Company, Commercial. Personal, Injury and Property.

Manchester Metropolitan University, Partner Institutions

MMU Students in partner institutions have access to a number of MMU resources designed to support them in their studies. (You will need your MMU login details to access them.)

Books

Subject Shelf Mark
Media Studies 302.23
Politics 320
Citizenship 323.6
Economics 330
Law 340
Public Service 350
Public Services management 351.41
Social Policy in the UK 361.61
Health and Safety 363.11
Policing 363.2
Forensic Science 363.25
Criminology 364
Fitness 613.7
Drugs and crime 616.863
Team building 658.402

 

Journals

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 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. Click on the Athens Information link on the front page of the Virtual LRC and complete and send the relevant application form. You will receive notification of your account through your student or personal e-mail account.

 

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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