Guide to Subject Services
Introduction
The library offers a range of services based around the subjects that are taught by our academic departments.
A Librarian liaises with each of the Institute's academic departments. Each of these librarians maintains a subject portal : Please select a portal from the list below:
The library's online catalogue -TallCat- is indexed so that users can search by subject.
The library's web pages include:
Our subject guides have been specially compiled to give staff and students an insight into their specific area of study.
Topics covered in the subject guides include:
- Introduction and background
- Finding relevant material in the library
- Relevant Class Numbers
- Related Reference material
- Journals
- Electronic Resources
All of our guides are listed on the Subject Guides page, with those for each academic department listed together.
Our Subject Internet Gateways have been compiled by the Subject Liaison Librarian for the area, and are aimed at reducing the amount of time that our users will have to spend searching for information on the Internet.
These guides include the following listings:
- Useful web sites
- Free Peer Reviewed Online Journals
- Professional Organisations
Academic Staff are encouraged to contribute to the content of these pages. To recommend a Web Site for inclusion, please feel free to contact us.
All of our guides are listed on the Subject Internet Gateways page, with those for each academic department listed together.
Each of the Institute's academic departments has a designated liaison librarian. They are available to both staff and students for:
- Information skills training
- Assistance with research
- Instruction on how to use our online resources
- Advice on finding quality information on the World Wide Web
- Advice on material selection and acquisition
All of our librarians are committed to giving support to the Institute's learning community, their contact details with the subject areas they look after are listed on the Ask a Librarian page. From this page you can e-mail the relevant librarian with any query you need assistance with.
