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

Websites

The websites for Science & Maths 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.)

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

EBSCOhost Research Databases

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones; look at the Academic and the Health sections. (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 and the Virtual Training Suite

Intute provides you with subject based websites recommended for academic study. Its Virtual Training Suite has tutorials on Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology and Physics, which provide you with a collection of useful recommended websites in your subject.

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.

Books

Subject Shelf Mark
Mathematics 510
Mechanics and Physics 530
Statistics 519
Astronomy 520
Chemistry 540
Earth Sciences 550
Biology 570
Genetics 575
Botany 580
Zoology 590
Forensic Science 363.25
Careers in mathematics 510.23
Careers in science 500.23
Careers in forensic science 363.25023

Journals

Toolbox

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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