Accessing a particular item

First steps and top tips for online resources

If you are having trouble accessing online resources, try these steps first.

Wed, 12/10/2022 - 15:30

Using Library Search for your assignment

Learn how to find specific resources and how to find information on a topic using Library Search.

Thu, 31/08/2017 - 16:58

Beta tools

New online library tools and ideas that we are testing to improve your experience of the library. Try them out and tell us what you think of them.

Fri, 31/07/2015 - 12:38

Library tools

Tools such as bookmarklets that will help connect you to library resources.

Fri, 31/07/2015 - 12:30

I am being asked to pay for my article

Tips on sources where an article which is behind a pay wall and is not available online through the Open University Library.

Tue, 26/05/2015 - 15:49

Finding ejournals and articles

Guidance on finding ejournal articles, either by following up a specific reference, or searching across many articles at once.

Tue, 26/05/2015 - 15:36

Law cases

List of sources of UK, European and worldwide law cases.

Tue, 16/08/2011 - 16:50

Country information

Selected databases covering consumer trends, lifestyle, health, government and politics, economics, technology and transport as well as facts and figures about countries.

Fri, 22/07/2011 - 16:29

Images and sound

These searchable collections of moving and still images, music and sound include resources that are freely available on the internet as well as those to which the OU subscribes.

Fri, 22/07/2011 - 16:26

News sources

Collections of newspapers, film and TV news sources from the UK and worldwide.

Fri, 22/07/2011 - 16:23

Conference papers

A collection of library databases and other online resources that contain conference papers.

Fri, 22/07/2011 - 15:45

Find out how to join the 'How to use One Stop Search' online training session. This session provides an introduction to Library Services new online search tool. The ‘hands on’ online training session will show you how to use the new tool to search for online journal articles and ebooks from a wide range of resources.

Mon, 27/06/2011 - 10:30