"History is the essence of innumerable biographies" - Thomas Carlyle

Who do you want to meet today?

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography includes the life stories of over 57,000 men and women who shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. That’s Julius Caesar to George Best, Anne Boleyn to Virginia Woolf - all available through this library.

Written by specialist authors, Oxford DNB entries are ideal starting points for the people behind British history’s great events - as well as its literature, science, art, music and ideas.

Free online access through this library, any time, any where: Select Oxford Dictionary of National Biography from the Databases A-Z

"Language is fossil poetry" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Uncover the secrets of the language….

The Oxford English Dictionary traces the evolution of more
than 600,000 words, over the last 1,500 years. The OED is a
historical dictionary: it illustrates how a word is used, when it
first entered the language, and how the meaning of it has
changed over time by quoting from source material – from film
scripts to wills, classic literature to blogs. It is absolutely unique.
Free online access through this library, any time, any where:

Select Oxford English Dictionary from the Databases A-Z

Pharmacy students....

Did you know that we now have electronic access to 6 titles via Medicines Complete?

1. Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
2. Stockley's Drug Interactions
3. The Merck Index
4. Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors
5. Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons
6. Pharmaceutical Excipients

To access Medicines Complete:

• Go to the Electronic Library page


• Set LJMU as your institution (Do this just once on an LJMU PC and on any other PC/Laptop you use)


• Select Databases A-Z, type in Medicines Complete and hit Go


• Click on the link, you will be taken to the login page where you will enter your LJMU username and password.


• From the Medicines Complete homepage you will see links to the 6 titles we subscribe to.

Alternatively all 6 titles are listed in the Library catalogue and you can link directly to the relevant title from there (make sure you have Set LJMU as your institution) .

Why not log in, either on or off-campus and have a look at the information available via this resource.

Studying Law or Crimial Justice?

Don’t forget that you can find out about how to access and use Electronic Resources for Law and Criminal Justice by visiting the Library and Student Support Resources for Law page or the Library and Student Support Resources for Criminal Justice page and selecting from a range of online tutorials.

For further help, contact your Research and Learner Support Officer by email (s.a.jones@ljmu.ac.uk or n.m.taylor@ljmu.ac.uk) or phone them on 01512313184.

Built Environment Students....

Did you know that access to Construction Information Service has been simplified? To access this database which has loads of useful information for all Built Environment courses all you need to do now is:

• Go to the Electronic Library page and Set LJMU as your institution
  
• Select Databases A-Z, type in Construction Information Service and hit Go
  
• Click on the link to be taken to the login page and after logging in and you'll then be taken directly to the resource

Why not log in, either on or off-campus and have a look at the information available via this resource

Electronic Journals via Library Catalogue downtime

We will be carrying out some work on Electronic Journal records within the Library Catalogue from 7pm on Friday 10th September.

Whilst the work is ongoing you will not be able to access Electronic Journals via the Library Catalogue.

We expect that the work will be finished by Monday morning. During this time access to Electronic Journals via the Electronic Library will not be affected.

If you need any help accessing journals via the Electronic Library please ask a the Hub or contact the Central Enquiry Service

Built Environment Students....

Did you know that access to Construction Information Service has been simplified? To access this database which has loads of useful information for all Built Environment courses all you need to do now is:

• Go to the Electronic Library page and Set LJMU as your institution
  
• Select Databases A-Z, type in Construction Information Service and hit Go
  
• Click on the link to be taken to the login page and after logging in and you'll then be taken directly to the resource

Why not log in, either on or off-campus and have a look at the information available via this resource