Discover resources relating to various aspects of gender identity, to better understand the history and experiences of trans people. These resources have been selected by the OU Trans Staff Network.
We offer a programme of live online training sessions to all OU students and staff. This includes introductions to the online library, how to find information for your assignments and referencing.
The Library Research Support Team runs a range of online training sessions throughout the year, details of the upcoming sessions are below. Recordings of online sessions are available on Adobe Connect.
BrowZine allows you to browse, read and follow scholarly journals in a visual display designed for your smartphone or tablet. It is particularly useful for finding relevant journals you may not have used before. BrowZine can help you find ideas for new paper topics, places to publish your work, or increase your awareness of what is being discussed in your field. Please note that this is a library subscribed third-party app, for the entire OU community to use.
Terms and Conditions for using Library Services at Walton Hall (2020)
The Open University (OU) Library Service at Walton Hall plays an important role in providing staff, researchers and students with access to a wide range of resources, services and facilities to support their teaching, research or studies
The multi-award-winning Open University Library underpins the University mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. Our vision is to connect the whole OU Community with world class information, technology and award-winning expertise to facilitate knowledge creation.
The ability to critically evaluate information is an essential research skill. It is particularly important when you are producing literature reviews and need to critically appraise and analyse the literature.