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Find journal articles, newspaper articles, book reviews etc.

Note: the search above won't find every article, for a more comprehensive search see the information below on databases.

Searching databases is the most effective method to find relevant and high quality information for your assignments.  Databases contain either the full-text or the details of quality-assessed journal articles on particular topics.  In some cases, books, book chapters, theses and conference papers will also be covered.  The Library offers free access to a range of databases.

Below are the listing for the key databases relevant to HATII and for all databases that may be relevant to HATII.  If you are looking at an interdisciplinary topic, there may be additional databases of value – see Databases by Subject (http://eleanor.lib.gla.ac.uk/search/m) to check what’s available in other subject areas.

Databases

HATII: key databases
HATII: all databases

Follow the full details of this resource link on the catalogue entry to find out which databases are most relevant to your research area.   

Remember: in using these databases you will find references to publications which we do not hold in the Library.  If you would like to access these articles or books, you can order them through our Inter Library Loan service.

Once you have decided on your research area, there are some resources which will help you find, access and evaluate the relevant information resources. 

There is more specialist information for your subject area available through these Moodle courses:

• For new undergraduates and postgraduates: Library Basics for Arts Students 
• For upper undergraduate and masters students: Library skills for students in HATII 
• For PhD students: Library research skills for College of Arts PhD students 

A general introduction to referencing is available.

What is referencing?

Referencing is the acknowledgement of sources you have read and used while writing your own essay, dissertation, article or thesis.
Referencing includes citing the sources you are referring to and quoting directly from throughout your work, and producing a bibliography of the sources you have read as part of your research. 

How do I cite references?

Hatii has its own style guide.  The Digital Media & Information Studies Undergraduate Reference Guide sets out the style for formatting essays, footnotes, and bibliographies.  All students should use this guide.

Hatii’s style guide is based on the MHRA Style Guide which is widely used across the humanities.  However, you should always check your course handbook for the details of the particular style guide which you should follow.

Software for managing your references

There are a number of reference management software programs which help you to record and store references to books or journal articles and many other sources while you are working on a project. You can then use the stored information to generate bibliographies for your essay, thesis or article using a wide range of styles. The University supports EndNote. There are also a number of freely available pieces of reference management software.