Databases (or eResources) provide access to quality academic resources for your work. The Finding Information tab will take you through the stages to find information efficiently and effectively.
The databases have been subdivided into sections to reflect their content.
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) contains articles, books, papers, reports, dissertations and theses in the field of education research.
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Educational policy, administration, evaluation and special educational needs.
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Abstracts of US focused articles from education journals and yearbooks.
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Current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children up to the age of 21.
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Includes the following databases - Sociology, Sociological abstracts, Social services abstracts and International Bibliography of the Social Sciences.
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A database providing access to over one million statistics, forecasts, dossiers, reports and infographics including data on business, technology, politics and society covering countries and regions around the world. Please note, Southampton Solent Library does not have access to the E-Commerce Insights module.
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Provides access to citation indexes covering over 8000 top academic journals, including all references in the social sciences and humanities as well as the sciences.
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Provides access to recorded TV and radio broadcasts to all the major channels.
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High-quality instructional videos across a broad range of topics.
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Grey literature is the term given to publications produced by government departments, charities, business, industries, etc in short anything that is not produced commercially. It is a great source of authoritative information on quite narrow areas of research. Be careful and apply the normal criteria in establishing the reliability of the publication before you use it.
Many of the databases/eResources also have grey literature included on them.
If the library does not have the article you need you can request an inter-library loan. A copy of the article will in most cases be emailed to you within a 2-3 working days. Books can also be requested via inter-library loan, but will take longer to arrive as they have to be posted.
If you need more, please contact your Information Librarian.