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Sources of information

Sources of information

The quickest way to find information for your research is to use the online library guides which relate most closely to your topic. Library Guides  provide details of and access to key resources relating to the discipline they cover. Resources available include: bibliographic databases; journals; books and websites.

On this page Library Guides have been listed under the School they represent. We have also highlighted some generally useful research resources.  You can also find research related blog posts on our research blog 

 

Books and e-books

Books are useful to give an overview of a particular subject.

Search CityLibrary Search by title, keyword or author to locate books and e-books. 

  • Results for print books in CityLibrary Search will show you the book title, author, and publication date, followed by number of copies, availability, shelfmark, library location and loan period.
  • To find a book in the Library, you will need to make a note of the shelfmark and match this to the spine of the book. Books are arranged in numerical order.
  •  To access e-books on and off campus click the 'Full text online' link and enter your City username and password.

CityLibrary search results page shows an ebook titled Research Methods with a link to Full Text Online.

Journals and journal articles

Journals are very useful for current research as they tend to be published more frequently than books.

Browse the Journals A-Z list, or search with CityLibrary Search.

BrowZine

BrowZine is a useful resource which allows researchers to browse electronic journals.

Explore all journals

Find top journals in BrowZine, a browsable news stand where you can easily discover, read, and monitor the library's key journals.

Some useful research databases

See library guides for different subject resources. Browse a full list of databases available to City staff and students.

City Research Online

City Research Online (CRO) is the institutional repository of City, University of London. It includes full text versions and bibliographic records of research outputs created by members of staff and research students at City.

It contains some electronic theses written by City graduates.

Use it to find out about research conducted in your department or written by City academic staff and research students.

For further guidance, please see our City Research Online and open access Library Guide.

Grey literature

​See our Grey literature guide  for finding sources of semi or informally published materials such as research reports, theses, conference proceedings working papers, white papers, government, academic, business and industry reports etc. 

Finding theses

Electronic theses written by former City Doctoral students can be found on the institutional repository City Research Online. Where possible and subject to copyright, this  includes the full text version of the thesis. 

You can also search for electronic and older print theses on CityLibrary search.  Enter your search terms eg. Counselling Psychology and City, University of London and when the results appear select the Dissertation/ Thesis option at the left hand side of the screen. 

For more recent electronic versions of theses, you can search City's repository City Research Online as above.

Print PhD theses (submitted up to July 2019) are kept in the library store; you will need to select the Request print copy from the library store link.  There are store collections at 9.30am and 2.30pm each day. You can collect your thesis from the Northampton Square Library Reception Desk after 11am and 4pm respectively.