Teesside University London eLibrary services

Your eLibrary is available 24/7, giving you access to literally millions of resources to boost your learning experience.

You have access to electronic books, journals and databases through a simple search. 

Below you will find access to Discovery, our eLibrary search engine. Simply type in your search term into the box below to access our eLibrary resources

Use Discovery to find ebooks, articles, video and more

Need help with Discovery, please consult this help guide

What are journals?

They are:

• like magazines but of a scholarly nature
• published at regular intervals with no predetermined end
• contain articles on a variety of topics
• the articles are written by different authors
• sometimes they also contain reviews and other information
• in printed and electronic formats

Why Should I use them?

• journal time is much quicker than for a book
• using information from journals will keep you up to date and informed of new developments in your subject
• journals articles are more specific than books.  They give you more detailed information in a more scholarly and concise format
• subject may not yet (or may never) be covered in books
• quality research - academic reputation - peer reviewed.

What does peer reviewed mean?

• Written by an academic, who is a specialist in the subject
• Submitted to an editor, who then passes the work to other professionals or 'peers' for a critiques, the work is then passed back to the original writer for changes to be made before being published
• Longer articles, heavily text based
• Charts, tables, statistics and images
• Properly referenced with a list of references at the end of the article.

What can be supplied?

We can provide electronic copies of journal articles and book chapters that you cannot access via the Discovery search system.

How long does it take?

Although we aim to respond to your request promptly there may be a longer wait during busy periods, some requests may take some time to satisfy, in these circumstances you will be notified by email.

Charges

There is no charge for making a request.

How do I make a request?

More and more resources are now freely available online so check Discovery and Google before placing a request.

There are two ways to place an Electronic Resource request;

In Discovery, select the filter menu and turn on the toggle “Expand results beyond Teesside’s collections”. This will show you a wider range of resources. Simply click on the title of the article or chapter that interests you, then in the “How to get it” section click on “Place an Electronic Resource Request.” This will auto populate the form with information, you will still need to check the details to make sure they are correct and add any missing details that are required.   

If the expanded search does not bring up the item you are looking for you can manually complete the form by clicking on the Electronic Resource Request Form on the top of the Discovery page. You can request journal articles or individual book chapters. Please note that under current UK copyright legislation only one chapter per book title can be supplied.

It can be difficult to know which chapter you need when you don’t have the book in front of you. An easy way to view a table of contents is to check the Amazon listing for the title where you can often use the Look Inside feature to view the contents page. If you're still unsure you can contact libraryhelp@tees.ac.uk for further assistance.