Getting Started

The best place to start searching for resources for your course is youronline reading listandLibrarySearch.

You’ll be able to discover key books and journal articles from both of these.

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Books and Ebooks

We have a large collection of books in the library for biosciences as well as in related topics in physical and social sciences.

As well as using LibrarySearch to find specific titles you may want to browse topics areas on the library shelves atFloor 1 Block BandFloor 2- Block D.

The first two letters of a classmark identify the topic within your discipline. You can look for these on the end of our shelving.

QD– ChemistryQP– Biochemistry

HV– Forensic ScienceRA– Toxicology

You might also want to browse the following ebook collections for a specific topic:

• SpringerLink– good range of research and reference books in Chemistry. Filter by discipline and browse subtopics.
• Science Direct– covering a range of life science topics. Filter by domainsChemistryor toxicology.

Reference works

We also provide access to a range of online reference works that can be a good place to start on a topic:

• Oxford Reference Online: a large collection of online reference works includes dictionaries forForensic ScienceandChemistry
• Very Short Introductions– provide concise and up-to-date introductions on specific topics within a discipline. Browse through chemistry and biochemistry to find relevant titles.

• Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine– compiled by an international team of forensic specialists who explore the relationship between law, medicine, and science in the study of forensics.

More advice on how to find and use e-books

Journal articles

The easiest way to find journal articles is to type a few keywords for your topic inLibrarySearch.If we subscribe to it in print or digital a link will be provided to help you find it.

If you have a specific journal article you are looking for you can useGoogle Scholar.This will show you if it is freely available elsewhere and you can alsoset your browser to link to any content we subscribe to.

To check if the Library has access to a particular e-journal title, or to browse journals, useBrowZine.