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.
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 are usually collections of journals or other material. They enable you to find good quality subject-specific research on a topic.
Searching for journal articles and other material
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.
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