Oxford Brookes UniversityEnglish for International Students
Basic guides and training sessions
- Contemporary Britain: a guide to finding information Word document PDF.
- Language resources: a guide to finding information Word document PDF.
- Information skills: getting started.
- Services for international students Also available as Word document PDF.
- A-Z of Library jargon.
Notes from Library training sessions:
- U72213 (Research III) Library session February 2012
- U70502 (Orientation to University Studies) Library session February 2012
- U70924 (Higher Academic English Language Skills) Library sessions October 2011
Need more help? Contact your Subject Librarian.
Electronic resources: databases, e-journals and web sites
Athens password system
In order to access most electronic resources from home, you need to log into Athens first:
- Return to the Library home page and log into Athens.
- If you need help, check our guide to Logging into Athens for tips.
Electronic resources
- Databases links to services that help you find journal articles on a topic.
- E-journals links to individual electronic journals
- Internet sites links to freely available Web sites.
Developing your skills
- Doing research for a project Also available as Word document
- Examples of search plans for IFD students.
- Improving your study, assignment and exam skills Word document.
- Information skills: further research
Need more help? Contact your Subject Librarian.
Referencing and EndNote
- Download a copy of the Library guide Citing your references using the Harvard (author-date) system
- For more help with understanding referencing and plagiarism, see Getting to grips with referencing: using the Brookes Harvard style
- EndNote and EndNote Web - allow you to collect, store and manage your own collection of references and create bibliographies in your written work.
