Readings on your VLE
If you are looking for an item on your reading list such as a book or journal article, you may find in your Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) a link to the item, in which case you should use that link to access the item.
Library Search (formerly Summon)
If there is no link in your VLE – or if you are looking for something that is not on your reading list – you can find out whether it is available in the Library by searching for it in the Library Search search engine. You can search Library Search using the search box on the Library home page and also from your Study Programme Gateway.
It is usually better to enter the title of the book or article and the author’s surname, rather than the whole citation.
See our Using Library Search guide for help with using Library Search.
Finding items in databases
If your VLE or Study Guide directs you to a specific Library database to find the reading, then you could instead log into that database from your Study Programme Gateway and search for it within that database. See our Database Quick Start Guides for help with searching individual databases.
Get help from a librarian
If you cannot find an item in the Library, please contact us. If the item is on your reading list, please tell us the module when you contact us. If we do not have the item, we may be able to purchase it or arrange to get a copy from another library.