David Gauntlett's inaugural lecture, 'Participation culture, creativity, and social change', from 12 November 2008: the key themes in ten minutes

David Gauntlett's inaugural lecture from November 2008, in which he points to a shift from a 'sit down and be told' culture to a more creative 'making and doing' culture, which may offer one of the necessary keys to tackling climate change and environmental problems.

Hartley Library Search Planner

This 2-page planner will help students search databases more effectively using Boolean logic

Using Turnitin to Deter Plagiarism

This animated PowerPoint shows how the Turnitin system can be used to check students' assignments againast a database of internet sources, journal articles and previous assignments.

Internet for Image Searching

"Internet for Image Searching" is a free online tutorial to help staff and students in universities and colleges to find digital images for their learning and teaching. The emphasis of the tutorial is on finding copyright cleared images which are available free; facilitating quick, hassle-free access to a vast range of online photographs and other visual resources. "This tutorial is an excellent resource for anyone needing to know more about where and how to find images online. The fact that it concentrates on copyright cleared images will make it even more valuable for busy learning and teaching professionals, researchers and students alike. It will also serve to inspire confidence in those needing to use images from the web in their work." (Sharon Waller of the Higher Education Academy).

Tutorial on Searching for Images

An online tutorial showing how to obtain images which are suitable for teaching purposes, where there are no copyright issues to resolve!

Library Guide: Searching Databases - Hints & Tips

Detailed guide to searching bibliographic databases for journal articles. This is a generic guide, useful for any subject.

Intute tutorial on image searching

Would you like to learn how to use the Internet to find copyright cleared images for your work, quickly and efficiently?

JISC Digital media internet for image searching

This webpage provides links to image banks and sources of photos which are usable for educational purposes.

Strategic searching and controlled vocabulary

Using free text and controlled vocabulary in Medline and CINAHL

CINAHL Keywords

Basic guide to searching using keywords