Library: Education: Learning at Bath

How to find articles and more

How to find books and journal articles
Advice about finding useful books and journal articles for your research.
Web search guide
A guide to using internet search engines, Google databases and alternative tools.
Literature searching: a video by the Library
How to do a literature search: a guide by the Library
How to do a systematic review: a guide by the Library
Advice on doing a systematic review: how to formulate a question, write a protocol, search literature, manage references, select studies, assess evidence and write-up.
Past exam papers
The Library provides you with access to Semester 1 and Semester 2 exam papers from the last 5 years, to help with revision. If you can't find the paper you are looking for it may be because:
• The unit code has changed
• It has been restricted by your Department
Please be aware that older papers might not be relevant to current course content.

How to make a document request

How to access online resources on and off-campus
How to reserve a book if all copies are on loan.
Bath Copies Service
Request a scanned article or book chapter from the Library's print collection.
Inter-library Loans Service
Use this service to request books, articles or theses that are not available in the Library's print and online collections.
Scanning Service for Teaching Staff
Providing Moodle access to copyright-compliant scans of articles and book chapters

Where you can find a place to study

Study areas and bookable workrooms

Online training to enhance your skills

Academic Skills
Courses and one-to-one sessions for all students are provided by the Skills Centre.
FutureLearn Campus
FutureLearn offers a wide selection of flexible online courses, which can be accessed from anywhere in the world and work on any device.(See 'more' section for access instructions.)
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Staff and students benefit from free access to course assessments and Certificates of Achievement for completed FutureLearn courses at over 30 different partner institutions in the UK and overseas. To sign up, select the link above and the ‘Start learning now’ button. Sign in using your University of Bath email address and an access code will be sent to your inbox (check 'junk folder). If you are new to FutureLearn, you will be asked to register. If you are already signed up to FutureLearn, your accounts will be linked. Access to FutureLearn is provided by the Centre for Learning and Teaching: Questions to moocs@bath.ac.uk
LinkedIn Learning Guide
An online skills platform offering an extensive library of over 21,000 high-quality video courses in business, technical, creative and personal development skills. Free access to all current staff/students is provided by the University of Bath Library. Trial access until 30 Nov 2025. Detailed guidance on using the platform with suggested video courses for staff and students e.g. study skills, career development, employability, wellbeing, GenAI and many more.
LinkedIn Learning - register and access
MyDoctoralDevelopment
Workshops and courses for doctoral students, organised by The Doctoral College and delivered by specialist university staff or external trainers.
Research Software Learning Online
A guide to research software online courses from O'Reilly Learning. Courses cover Excel, Git and GitHub, LaTEX, MATLAB, Python, R and RS Studio, SAS, SPSS, Stata and SQL.
SU Skills Training
Aimed at undergraduates and Masters students.

Skills for Study This link opens in a new window
Description: Interactive tutorials with activities and tests covering: academic study skills, reading and note-making, critical thinking skills and referencing and understanding plagiarism.

Choose a research method

SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new window
Articles, case studies, e-books and videos on the subject of research methodologies (quantitative, qualitative and mixed), literature reviews and data analysis.

SAGE Research Methods help

Want to visit another library?

Using other libraries - SCONUL Access
SCONUL Access allows University of Bath students and academic staff to visit over 170 higher education libraries in the UK and Republic of Ireland, either for reference purposes, or to borrow books.
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Access does not include IT facilities or online resources.