Subject Guides
Subject-specific guides to help you make the most of the Library
Related topics in Library Help
- Who is my Liaison Librarian?
The Liaison Team provides subject support to all students, staff and researchers. You can contact your Liaison Librarian or a member of their team if you need online or in person help in finding or accessing resources for your course of study or research.
They also provide subject guides which identify the best resources for your course or research area and how to make effective use of them.
Arts and Humanities
The Liaison Librarian is Rob McEwen-Orr
Law
The Liaison Librarian is Rob McEwen-Orr
Social Sciences
- The Liaison Librarians for these subjects is Louise Masson (working hours Wedsnesday pm, Thursday and Friday).
- Email the Social Sciences team
Faculty of Medical Sciences
- The Liaison Librarians for these Schools and subjects is Aimee Watson-Cook.
- Email the Medical Sciences team
Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
- The Liaison Librarian for the Schools of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics and Natural and Environmental Sciences is Lorna Smith.
- The Liaison Librarian for the Schools of Computing and Engineering is Emily Dott.
- Email the Science, Agriculture and Engineering team
- How do I access electronic journals?
The electronic journals subscribed to by the Library are listed on Library Search. You can also browse our e-journals using BrowZine and discover the most relevant e-journals on your Subject Guide.
To find a journal using Library Search, type the title of the journal into the search box and once you have identified your title, click 'View Online'. You may be asked to log in with your University username and password.
BrowZine allows you to browse the articles within a particular e-journal title. To access BrowZine whilst on campus, navigate to the BrowZine website. BrowZine will recognise you're on campus and automatically pass you through to the e-journal subject list.
From off campus, you will need to select Newcastle University from the library list on the BrowZine website. You will then be asked to login using your Newcastle University Campus ID and password.
Once you have accessed BrowZine, you can either browse by subject category or you can search by title, subject or ISSN.
- How do I access law databases, e.g. Westlaw or Lexis+ UK?
Law databases can be easily accessed via the Law Subject Guide under the Databases & Resources tab.
You may be asked to log in using your Newcastle University Campus login name (e.g. C2012345) and password.
Alternatively if you know the name of the database you want to access, you can type that in to Library Search and then connect directly from the search results page.
- How do I access the Architect's Journal (AJ) and the AJ Buildings Library?
To access the Architect’s Journal and Detail inspiration journal, you can either:
1. Search for the name of the journal you are looking for in Library Search and use the filters on the left to select journal. Select the title once you find it in the results list, this will than take you to the record for the journal and provide information about the various routes to access it in print and online.
2. Visit the Subject Guide for Architecture > Journals and databases > Top journal titles for SAPL, where you will find links to the key journal titles and information about how you access them. On this page you will also find a full reading list of all of the journal titles for Architecture, planning and landscape that are available in print at the library.
For Architect’s Journal, it is a little more complicated depending on the content you are trying to access. In the Library Search record you will see that there are different options depending on whether you are trying to access an older article or the current issue. If you are trying to access the most up-to-date articles, these can be found by searching the Construction Information Service database.
You can also register on the Architect’s Journal website using your @newcastle.ac.uk address to gain access to the Buildings Database content.
- Does the library have online reading lists for my course?
The Library provides access to online reading lists for many of the University's current modules.
You can connect directly to a reading list associated with a module through Canvas and the Medical Learning Environment.
The Reading Lists service can help you easily find and access the books, e-books, journals, articles and other resources which academic staff have recommended for your course. For more information see the Library's support page for Databases, Journals and Reading Lists.
Please visit Library Search to check the availability and location of books, and to access electronic resources (including e-books, journals and articles.)