Bath Spa London Library Services

The Academic Skills service (ASk) can support you in your academic work.  Whether you're writing an essay or report, need help with referencing or using statistics, ASk is here for you.

Cite Them Right Online is our referencing database and will show you how to reference any type of resource. New to referencing? Be sure to check out the tutorial (remember to select Harvard style).

You can always speak to your subject librarian for help using our resources, or use the library chat service.

Ebooks

We have over 400,000 ebooks which can be accessed anytime, anywhere. Check out our videos on how to navigate the online library and how to download ebooks.

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If you need access to an ebook that we don't currently have please contact us at library@bathspa.ac.uk. 

Journals

Academic journal articles are a great source of reputable research and useful to aid in your assignments. These are scholarly magazines that are published a set number of times a year. To publish in the journal you need to have academic credentials and your article needs to go through a ‘peer review’ process - this means it is checked by other experts.

You can access academic journals by searching for relevant keywords on the library catalogue and using the ‘articles’ button to limit your search to these. Your tutor may recommend a particular journal, e.g. ‘Harvard Business Review’, and you can search for this on the Journals A-Z to find articles published within that journal.

We have a wide range of databases that provide extra resources to help you with your studies. Be sure to check the full range on the Databases A-Z page as well as these recommended sitess:

• Box of Broadcasts - BoB is a TV and radio streaming service for education. This service allows you to view, record, create clips and share broadcast programmes from over 60 TV and radio channels. You can also watch a tutorial on how to use the service.
• Business Source Ultimate contains company profiles, case studies, market research reports and peer-reviewed journals.
• Euromonitor Passport provides data and insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, which can help you to analyse market context and identify future trends. Make sure you register with your Bath Spa email address. Watch this tutorial for more info on using the service.
• Gale OneFile: News (previously called InfoTrac NewsStand) provides access to full-text newspapers and allows you to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields. A tutorial is available online.
• LinkedIn Learning (previously called Lynda.com) allows you to learn software, creative, design and business skills. New courses and videos are added every week. Watch the tutorial for more info on using LinkedIn Learning.
• Oxford Handbooks Online (OHO) is a collection of handbooks in Business and Management.

• Library YouTube Channel
• Office for National Statistics
• UK Data Service
• IBISWorld Industry Insider - free industry news from IBISWorld. Please note that non-Industry Insider content is paywalled.

Did you know that the library has a wellbeing collection? This is a holistic collection designed to support you with your mental health, university life, illness and disability and relationships.

• Access our ebooks
• Think we should add another title to the collection? To make a suggestion you can get in touch with David Rooney by email: d.rooney@bathspa.ac.uk.