This site has some activities I think you will find helpful in planning and writing your research proposal. These explore the variety of academic literature you may come across and give you some hints and tips to help you explore and identify relevant research from the abstracts.
Keywords: This online activity is designed to help you explore keywords around your topic so that you can develop a literature search strategy. You will use the keywords and ideas developed in this tutorial to help you find research for your dissertation.
To work through the tutorial, use the arrows to progress through the tutorial.
To work through the tutorial, use the arrows to progress through the tutorial.
To work through the tutorial, use the arrows to progress through the tutorial.
NELSON (Northampton Electronic Library Search ONline)
You can use NELSON to search the library’s books, e-books, e-journals, videos and more. Sign-in with your University login to access the full-text. If the item is available electronically you’ll see a link to the full-text online. If the content is available in print, you’ll see a shelfmark letting you know where to find the book on the shelf.
If you want to find subject specific resources, you can also search the specialist databases directly. You’ll find these listed under the Databases tab on NELSON and most allow you to sign-in using your University login. You can also use the links below to go directly to the databases that you'll find relevant to your course.
These short videos have been created to help you access and use the databases to search for relevant information for your assignments. Descriptions about what the databases cover and links to access them are available on the A-Z Database list.
Click on the information icon next to the title of the video, to find out more about what the video demonstrates.
This link opens in a new windowAMED: Allied and Complementary Medicine database containing allied and complementary journals and abstracts from 1985 onwards. Produced by the British Library. Good starting point for Occupational Therapy and Podiatry searches.
This link opens in a new windowCINAHL Plus with Full Text is a comprehensive nursing and allied health database with thousands of full-text journals, books, dissertations, and other resources. It covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health, and dozens of allied health disciplines. The database also offers Evidence-Based Care Sheets.
This link opens in a new windowAn index of 4600 biomedical journals produced by the United States National Library of Medicine, covering 1966 to the present. Useful for all medical topics.
This link opens in a new windowAccess to academic journals for a range of disciplines, including Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.
This link opens in a new windowSAGE Research Methods helps users create research projects and understand the methods behind them. It includes over 600 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the “Little Green Book” and “Little Blue Book” series. Journal articles and videos are also included.
This link opens in a new windowA collection of journals and other publications covering life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences and engineering as well as social sciences, humanities, business and finance.