Please find a quick reminder below about the e-resources available to you.
All of this information (and more) can be found in the PGT handbook:- https://www.kent.ac.uk/brussels/handbook/pgt.pdf and the PGR handbook:- https://www.kent.ac.uk/brussels/handbook/pgr.pdf
E-Resources
The start point for all e-resources is the university library’s Brussels landing page:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/library/students/brussels.html
From here you will be able to access e-books, e-journals, subject guides and other e-resources.
Key information:
- To find library holdings use LibrarySearch Europe. This covers ebooks and online articles.
- Use library subject guides for subject specific advice
- If you can’t find the book you need on LibrarySearch Europe, staff and students at BSIS also have access to an additional 180,000 ebooks through ProQuest Ebook Central.
- You can access a huge range of e-resources from the library webpages including news resources, official publications, multimedia resources, reference material, theses and dissertations and more.
If using Google Scholar students should adjust the setting so that they identify resources that are available to Kent students. To do so, go to http://scholar.google.com, click on “Settings”, then “Library Links”, then type in “Kent” into the search box, and then select the University of Kent option.
If you are searching for policy papers or other non-academic sources, you will have to use Google search. But do be aware that some sources are not as reliable as others.
Physical Collections
If you cannot find the item(s) you need on LibrarySearch Europe, ProQuest Ebook Central or through the other eresources try local libraries in Brussels. A list of recommended libraries in Brussels is on the Brussels library webpage.
To search across local libraries please use the catalogue of Belgian research libraries, includes the catalogues of all Belgian state institutions: http://www.unicat.be/
Some additional books are made available to students on a trust basis in the Student Study Area. Please do not remove these from the premises and please return all books onto the shelf from where you obtained them.
Document Delivery
If the item is not available from LibrarySearch Europe, ProQuest Ebook Central or through the other eresources or from local libraries, please check with your supervisor to see if there is an alternative work that could be used.
If there is also no suitable alternative work and with the agreement of your supervisor you can request the item via the document delivery services. For information see Books, chapters or articles not available through LibrarySearch or in Brussels.
Need more help:
Contact us at BSISlibraryhelp@kent.ac.uk
https://www.kent.ac.uk/library/support/forms/document–delivery/
Referencing Style Guides
Politics: Chicago
- Chicago online guide http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
o RefWorks users select ‘ Chicago 15th Edition (Notes & Bibliography)’ (for footnote referencing), or ‘Chicago 15th Edition (Author-Date System)’ (for in-text citations)
Law: OSCOLA or Harvard
- OSCOLA https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research–subject–groups/publications/oscola o OSCOLA Online Tutorial: https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/citingreferences/oscola/tutorial/ o RefWorks users select ‘Kent Law (OSCOLA 2010 4th edition)’
- Harvard – https://www.kent.ac.uk/ai/Harvard–Style–Guide–Dec–pdf o RefWorks users select ‘Kent Harvard – 2010 revised edition’