Programme handbook

Most of the journals you will use during your studies are available through the University of Edinburgh library as e-journals. As a student of the University of Edinburgh you will have direct access to these resources. A direct link to this resource is provided within each Learn course but you may also wish to bookmark the key library links below:

• University Library: http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/library
• Library catalogue (using DiscoverEd): http://discovered.ed.ac.uk/
• Subject guides to Library resources: http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/subject-guides-a-z
• Library databases: http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/library-databases
• Student Request a Book (RaB) https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/library-resources-plus/request-a-book
• Students can also contact the College Academic Support Librarian, Marshall Dozier (marshall.dozier@ed.ac.uk), who can help with accessing and using resources and with reference enquiries. 

When you don't have a specific reference and need to search to find papers on a given topic, then it is quicker to use literature databases. This is usually more efficient than browsing through individual journals. In the induction area, there are some videos and some short activities to help you get started using the library.

You will find, however, that for many of publications you cannot access full text before 2001. This is simply due to the rapid advancement in technology over the last years, which has made the ability to access journals online commonplace, something that would have seemed extraordinary not so long ago. We will provide you with links to all core readings through the University library. Note that as the library is a University service you will need to either be logged in to MyEd or using a virtual private network (VPN) to the University network (to set this up see the section Using the Virtual Private Network (VPN) or wireless network).

If you do experience any problems with accessing articles within a course please inform the Course Organiser. Please include in this correspondence the journal title, with the year and volume number of the issue you are trying to access. Assistance using the e-journals is provided by the University of Edinburgh library via the IS Helpline.