{"id":5356,"date":"2022-03-25T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/?p=5356"},"modified":"2022-05-27T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:40:07","slug":"accessing-resources-beyond-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/accessing-resources-beyond-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing resources beyond the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you’re working on a dissertation, thesis or project right now, or will be doing so next academic year, what can you do if the Library doesn’t have access to all the specialist books and other information resources you need? How can you find out about resources relating to your research topic which are held elsewhere? Can you visit other libraries and archives if you’re away from Newcastle over the vacation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to find out how you can expand your search beyond our library….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can search across the catalogues of over 170 UK and Irish academic and national libraries, together with other specialist and research libraries, via Library Hub Discover<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (formerly COPAC<\/em>). The range of libraries included in Library Hub Discover is expanding all the time, and includes all UK universities, as well as the libraries of such diverse organisations as Durham Cathedral, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Royal Horticultural Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In response to Covid restrictions, Library Hub Discover has also made it easier for you to find Open Access resources<\/a> via its catalogue: it has recently incorporated the HathiTrust Digital Library, as well as the Directories of Open Access Books and Journals to its searchable database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a more in-depth and up-to-date search, you can also search individual <\/a>academic library catalogues online. Need to look further afield? Search library catalogues internationally via WorldCat<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking for archives <\/em><\/strong>elsewhere, whether in the North East or beyond, our colleagues in the Special Collections and Archives team have compiled a list of useful directories and search tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Obtain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If we haven\u2019t got the book you want, you can ask us to consider buying or borrowing it via our Recommend a book<\/em><\/strong><\/a> service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you need a copy of a journal article to which we don\u2019t have access, you can apply for it via our inter library loan service<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, which is currently free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can search UK doctoral theses via the national EThOS<\/em><\/strong><\/a> service. This has records for over 500,000 theses, dating back to the year 1800, of which over half are freely available online (do note you have to register with EThOS <\/em><\/strong>before being able to download: it’s a separate login process to your usual University login). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Special Collections Virtual Reading Room<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The SCONUL Access Scheme<\/em><\/strong><\/a> enables students to visit most other academic libraries around the country, and in some cases, borrow from them. This service has recently resumed since its suspension during the Covid pandemic, but please note that not all academic libraries are currently participating in the scheme, so do check carefully before you visit, and read the latest information<\/a> on the SCONUL Access site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need to register with SCONUL Access before you can visit another Library, so do allow time for your registration to be processed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to consult archives or special collections elsewhere<\/a>, you’ll need to check with the organisation in question beforehand (you’ll usually need to request to consult items in advance of your visit). If you can’t visit in person, archives services may still be able to answer queries, provide access to selected digitised items, or even operate a Virtual Reading Room<\/a>, so it may well be worth enquiring. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re working on a dissertation, thesis or project right now, or will be doing so next academic year, what can you do if the Library doesn’t have access to all the specialist books and other information resources you need? How can you find out about resources relating to your research topic which are held … <\/p>\n

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