Earth Sciences

Useful links

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Earth Sciences

Reading Lists

Independent Research - getting started

How to identify different sources of information and links to useful books and ebooks.

Creating a search strategy

Independent Research - beyond the basics

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• Developing advanced search strategies

How to search systematically for literature. From the initial stages of understanding your vocabulary to using advanced features in databases.

• Databases

Collections of specialist, subject specific journal literature.

• Websites and professional organisations

• Newspapers

• Audio visual resources

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• BoB: On demand TV and radio for education

Bob gives anyone in UK Universities access to television and radio programmes from 75 free-to-air channels. Search the archive of over 2.2 million broadcasts and watch films, documentaries, news programmes and more. It is the permanent archive for BBC1 London / BBC2 / BBC4 / ITV London / Channel 4 / More4 / Channel 5 / BBC Radio 4 / BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Find some great tips about how to use BoB in these short videos.

Additional access instructions:

For use in the UK only.

• Kanopy

A unique collections of films including award-winning documentaries, training films and theatrical releases on every topic imaginable. Content can be searched or browsed.

• Aerial Digimap

Detailed aerial imagery.

• Digimap

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Digimap is a collection of EDINA services that deliver maps and map data of Great Britain. We subscribe to the complete collection which provides access to modern and historic Ordnance Survey mapping, geological mapping, aerial photography, Lidar data, demographic data and more.

• Marine Digimap

Marine Digimap offers a range of hydrographic map and data products from SeaZone.