Open Access Resources
There are other free, open access resources that you can use. These include:
- COVELink opens in a new window: (The Central Online Victorian Educator, a scholar-driven open-access platform that publishes peer-reviewed Victorian material).
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)Link opens in a new window: Online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
- Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)Link opens in a new window: A non-profit platform for Open Access academic books.
- OAPEN LibraryLink opens in a new window: A non-profit platform for Open Access academic books in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Open Library of the HumanitiesLink opens in a new window: A charitable organisation and publishing platform that hosts Open Access academic journals in the Humanities.
Moodle Courses
For help using the resources for English, we have opened up the following Moodle courses, so anyone can enrol on them. They are aimed at first years, but useful for anyone wanting a refresher:
- English: Researching for your AssignmentsLink opens in a new window
- English: Researching Unfamiliar ConceptsLink opens in a new window
- English: Researching the Historical ContextLink opens in a new window
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English Research Methods: Finding InformationLink opens in a new window was designed for new postgraduate students in English, and is also available now for anyone to enrol in.
General Tutorials
There are more general tutorials to help you find, reference and present your research, available through our English subject guides and our general Library Online CoursesLink opens in a new window.