Welcome to your Science Subject Research Guide
Browse the sections below to find out how the library can support your studies.
If you are not able to find what you are looking for please contact your Academic Digital Library Liaison, who will be happy to help you with all library and subject research needs.
Contact us at: library@edinburghcollege.ac.uk
Library Search
eCore is an essential tool for finding, via one single search box, information from the physical and online library resources available to you, including:
- Research Starters
- Library catalogue
- Ebooks
- Magazines articles
- News and newspaper articles
- Encyclopedia articles
- Additional Online Resources
Campus Libraries
As an Edinburgh College student you can access all four College libraries across our campuses.
Granton Library, Milton Road Library, Sighthill Library and a small library at Midlothian campus.
Our libraries have:
- A variety of both open access and bookable study spaces
- Designated spaces for individual study and group study
- Computer access (Macs and PCs)
- Photocopying and printing facilities
Key Ebooks: Chemistry
ClickView
ClickView is Edinburgh College’s media player. It contains TV & Radio programmes recorded from free-to-air channels and Audio & Video produced by staff.
Have a look at some sections relevant to science subjects:
For sign in guidance, please visit our Clickview page.
Linkedin Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online digital learning website that provides access to a library of video tutorials in the creative, technology, software and business industries.
For sign in guidance, please visit our Linkedin Learning page.
Key Ebooks: Biology
Magazines
The following magazines can be found at our Sighthill and Granton campuses. You can find these magazines on the display stands at each campus, and within the Science book collections. If you are looking for a particular topic or issue from our magazine collection, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the library.
Key Ebooks: Physics
Referencing
Referencing at Edinburgh College: Online Course
Our online course (approx. 30min) provides a simple introduction to referencing and plagiarism using the Harvard system of referencing. If you are new to referencing this is the ideal place to start. We provide introductory guidance on what referencing is, why you need to reference, and how to correctly reference some of the most common sources in your assignments.
The course is divided into 7 sections. Sections have short activities that you can undertake to test your own understanding of the topics you have read about.
Cite Them Right: Referencing Support
This is a comprehensive guide to referencing and plagiarism. Cite Them Right provides full guidance on how to correctly reference all sources in your assignments, with guidance available on Harvard and numerous other styles of referencing.
You can use Cite The Right to help format references, look up answers to your referencing questions, support with paraphrasing and summarising from sources, and follow an in depth tutorial to test your knowledge and learn even more.
Downloadable Guide
This is a double-sided A4 sheet that you can print and take away with you. It details how to reference some of the more common sources you may need to reference and uses the Harvard system of referencing. Please be aware that this is most easily understood after completing our Referencing at Edinburgh College course (approx. 30mins).
Support
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