These slides introduce readers to the rare books collection held at Archives and Special Collections at the University of Glasgow. The slides tell readers how to get support when looking for rare books for teaching and research and include tips on how to make your searches most effective when using our databases.

A collection of guides designed to help you find the information you need for your Arts dissertation.

This guide explains the different resources available for identifying journal articles on a topic.

This guide explains how to find reviews of nineteenth century literature from the period.

This guide explains how to use subject databases in the Arts and Humanities. It explains how to search effectively and how to save your results.

A list of key databases and websites for company information. Includes access information, a description of the content of the database or webpage and links to guides and videos on using the databases.

A guide on where to search for the types of information you may use in your research, including: ~finding research handbooks, textbooks and monographs ~search engines and databases for finding journal literature in business research, including academic and practitioner articles ~finding high quality journal literature and links to citing papers and related literature (Scopus and Social Sciences Citation Index) ~Business databases for finding journal literature ~databases for business news and analysis ~databases for company information ~databases for economic and demographic data ~databases for market, industry and market research data ~databases for video, business cases and research methods ~specialist databases subscribed by the Business School ~finding grey literature (working papers) ~advanced searching on Google ~Google Scholar settings

A collection of guides to support your dissertation research including getting started, effective search techniques, selecting the best databases and search tools, finding secondary data and evaluating sources for quality and relevance.

A guide on key search tools and databases for education students doing dissertations or research projects. The guide includes information on: ~ finding textbooks, research handbooks and research monographs ~ finding journal articles ~when to use a search engine and when to use a database ~ multidisciplinary research databases (Scopus and Web of Science) ~subject-specific databases for education research ~overview of ERIC, BEI, Professional Development Collection ~searching for journals in the library collection ~Google - advanced searching ~Google Scholar settings ~getting material outside of the library collection ~links for EndNote software downloads and training guides

This collection of guides will help you use Library resources to find publications in order to write your Arts dissertation.

Introductory guide to using the Mintel database

This collection contains a number of online interactive learning objects which can be linked to our downloaded for use in online learning environments.

This guide provides information on searching key library databases in Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences. The searches performed in the videos take you beyond simple textword (keyword) searching and introduce a level of rigour with the addition of subject headings to a search. The processes illustrated are relevant to all types of literature review, although systematic-type searches will need to be a lot more exhaustive in the use of synonyms, acronyms and additionally searching and browsing for relevant subject headings. Refer to the database help text for detailed search guidance for each database.

This interactive guide presents an accessible overview of the key principles, techniques and tools for a successful systematic literature review in the health and social sciences. Printable reading lists are included at the end of each main section, together with note-taking exercises, good practice tips and a recap quiz. This resource aims to empower undergraduate and postgraduate students to undertake literature review projects confidently and rigorously – following the most recent methodological guidance.

A short guide with some quick tips for selecting appropriate databases for your research.

Truncation and wildcard crib sheet for key library databases in Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS)