Computing

Useful links

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

Use the University VPN to access to these resources, any time, anywhere.

Getting Started

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New students might like to take a Virtual Tour of the Library.

You may also wish to look at our Information Literacy pages which help guide you through the research process. We have also created a Library Guide on using Generative AI in your work which you may find helpful.

• Using Generative AI in coursework or research

(pdf file 127 kb)

A short guide on how might legitimately use generative AI such as Chat GPT in your coursework, dissertations or research.

A short video (90 seconds) introduces these subject pages and lets you know how to get the most out of them.

• Reading Lists

• Start researching your topic

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Sometimes it can be difficult to get started with your research for an assignment, as there are so many sources and so much you could read!
Remember to check your reading lists in Moodle as the best starting points, and then explore our Library resources.

For general reference sources and for study help, try Credo.

Can I use ChatGPT?
See under Plagiarism below for comments on the use of generative AI such as ChatGPT.

Google
You can of course start searching Google for a topic and you may well find useful information. (Here are some short cheat sheets to some of their less well known search commands.) However, it can be time consuming to sort the wheat from the chaff particularly if you're under pressure of deadlines. Use Library resources detailed on these pages to quickly find good quality information. Or use Google Scholar to begin to find academic information.

Searching
To get the best from any database search, watch these short videos: Improving search results with keywords part 1 and Improving search results with keywords part 2 to improve your results using keywords and advanced searching, or see this Library Guide on Choosing Keywords.

• Credo Reference

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A variety of reference works, including dictionaries, which tutors may well prefer to Wikipedia, and it even tells you how to set out a reference to what you find. Try out the 'Mind Map' feature to see how your keyword links to others - useful for essay planning and dissertation work.

These short videos show you how Credo can speed up your research:

Additional access instructions:

For off campus access use this link

• Google Scholar

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