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Partner Students UK: Accessing Online Resources

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What can I access?

What can I access?

As well as the content provided by your home institution, you can access eResources from DMU. These include ebooks, electronic journals, and other types of material available electronically.

  • Search across the majority of our e-content using the Library Search engine above.
  • Or search individual databases from our databases A-Z page.

 

 

How do I access resources?

You will be issued with a Single Sign-On Username and Password. 

  • P number, which acts as your username.
  • Default password. You should change your password as soon as possible to keep it secure.
  • It is against university regulations to share your password with anyone. 
  • eResources can only be used for educational purposes. Please make sure you follow the acceptable use policy.

If you forget your password, use the password self-service portal to regain access.

Databases

Databases are usually collections of journals. They enable you to find good quality subject-specific research on a topic.

  • Some databases are general and others have a specific subject focus
  • Some databases may also contain other types of material such as books, conference papers, reports, multimedia content etc.
  • Some will concentrate on case studies and data that may be useful for your course

Searching for journal articles

  • Use the Database A-Z link to find a specific database
  • Use Library Search above to search across a range of databases
    • Use the Journal Article filter under content type
    • Use the Full-text online filter to only find journals in an electronic format

Library Access Browser Extension

Library Access from Lean Library is a browser extension that helpfully pops up whenever it finds articles subscribed by De Montfort University. 

It requires that you login as a member of DMU, using your Single Sign On details.

The browser is particular helpful if you are searching using tools such as Google Scholar. 

Why use journals?

Examples of business journals Harvard Business Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management and Economist

The term journal can mean either:

Peer-reviewed: articles in these journals are assessed by a panel of experts and subject specialists before the article is allowed to be published. Most research published in peer-reviewed journals is highly referenced allowing you to judge the quality of the research yourself. They are very thorough taking a long time to research, write and review; so whilst they may not mention the most current developments they will look at a subject in very specific detail.

Professional/Trade: articles are written by experts in a particular profession or trade and will cover current topics and trends within that field. Content will be catered to other professionals so will assume inside knowledge.  Articles may have a reference list. 

Popular magazines: examples include the Economist and Spectator and their articles are written by reporters for a general audience. They are published on a more regular basis so the articles will not be as well researched as articles in peer-reviewed journals but they will be more current, reporting on recent events. They are rarely referenced making a judgment on quality difficult.  

Use journals to find:

  • useful information, research and discussions

  • different viewpoints from different authors

  • relatively current information, journals are published quicker than books.

Popular magazines are a great way to develop your commercial awareness. You should be using peer-reviewed journals in your assignments to build on knowledge gathered from books