Reading Lists
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Your reading list should be the first place you go to look for books. They can be found on your Moodle module sites. You can search the Reading Lists database here. |
| From here you can access the library catalogue to see if the book is available. If it is available as an e-book, you can access the online version here too. |  |
The Library catalogues
The Library Catalogue search box can be found on the Books and e-books tab. 
The Discovery Service search box can be found on the Find Journal Articles tab. 
| The Library Catalogue | The Discovery Service |
| Searches the library catalogue | Searches the library's Discovery Service |
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The Discovery Service will return thousands of results. So to search for books, use the Library Catalogue.
If you are searching for a particular book, type in the author's surname and a few words from the title. Note: the search box will not recognise abbreviations or punctuation. If you are searching for books around a particular subject, eg. urban regeneration, type these keywords into the search box.
The catalogue record for each title will give you the Class Number of the book, how long you can borrow it for, and whether it is Available (ie. on the shelf). Use the library map to find the correct floor. The books are arranged in numerical order. Signs at the end of each bay of books let you know the class number range for that bay.
You can search for e-books in the library catalogue
Below are a selection of International Relations e-books
Key shelf mark numbers for International Relations
Books about the same subject are assigned the same shelf mark (or class number or class mark or shelf mark or call number) number. You'll find the number on the spine of each book.
304.2 Human geography
304.8 Migration
325.21 International refugees
327.101 International relations
330.91722 Globalisation
338.911724 International development
341.481 European Convention of Human Rights
342.085 Discrimination, inequality and human rights in law
362.87 Refugees
You can find many books on academic writing, writing for essays, dissertations, research etc. in the library. Here are a few to get you started.
The Study Skills Toolkit for Students with Dyslexia by 
Essential Study Skills by 
Ebook database where you can read ebooks online, download titles, and print page ranges from the thousands of ebooks available.
(Once you've clicked on the above link, click on 
to get into the database)
The hyperlapse video below shows you how to get from the entrance of the LSBU Hub building to the main International Relations collection in Zone C on Level 02.
