Library Guides
A listing of all the guides produced by the library to help users learn about and make use of the Library, learn about database resources and related services.
General Library Guides
Library Service Guides
- Bath Copies
- Complete copy & print guide
- Inter-Library Loans
- Issue Desk: borrowing, renewing, returning & fines
- Library scanning Service for Academics - link to Service Information page
- Library services for users with disabilities - link to Service Information page
- Research data management
- Using other libraries
- Visitor access
Finding & Referencing Information
Open Access & Self-Archiving
Bite-size Library video guides
Library staff have compiled a number of short videos in MP4 format that demonstrate how to carry out common tasks related to your use of the Library.
Visit the Library Video Guides page for more information
If you still need further assistance please use our Ask a Librarian form and a member of library staff will be in contact to help.
Guides to Database resources
- APA PsycNET
- Datastream, Passport & Thomson Reuters Eikon guides: refer to Datastream links within Company, Financial & Legal Information
- Research Information for Free
- ERIC
- Health databases: saving searches & setting up email alerts
- IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
- MathSciNet
- PsycINFO: also covers APA PsycNET
- PubMed 1: general guide
- PubMed 2: step-by-step guide
- PubMed 3: guide to MeSH Subject Heading searches
- Scopus - provided by Elsevier
- Scopus for Management
- Scopus for Social & Policy Sciences
- Social & Policy Sciences databases: saving searches & setting up email alerts
- SPORTDiscus
- Web of Science 1: general guide: coverage includes Core Collection & BIOSIS Citation Index
- Web of Science 2: step-by-step guide