Getting started
This Library Resource Guide is designed to be used alongside LibrarySearch and MEMSLib a student-curated guide to freely available resources on the web.
The guide is structured around the following areas:
- Reference sources: start your research journey by building an overview of your topic and help you establish suitable keywords.
- Journal articles: use our journal databases to find original research on a specific topic from reliable secondary sources.
- Primary sources: find the raw data you need to analyse and test your working hypothesis and then to evidence and support your claims. There is one page listing general and topic specific archive collections, one listing our most relevant Special Collections and Archives.
The Institute of Historical Studies have a very helpful guide for finding and evaluating suitable materials for research.
The menu on the right provides useful tools and sources of help.
Do not hesitate to get in contact should you have any queries or want one-one help.