The Library subscribes to a wide range of online information resources to support the research and learning of students across the range of academic and job related courses on offer within the college. Some of the sites may require you to use a password to access the information. Passwords are available from Library staff.

When accessing Childlink, Infotrac, JISCMediaHub from home you will need to use your College login.

Title and Web Link	Description	Access
	Adults Learning Journal is essential reading for adult education practitioners and policy makers, offering an informed mix of news, analysis, expert commentary and feature writing, dedicated to adult learning.	Password required
	Arts Professional Online is a searchable database archive of current and historic published materials and a recruitment section.	Password required
	Broadcast Now provides the source information on over 1000 programme commissions. Search 5 years of Broadcast articles online and read the complete story behind the headlines.	Password required
	Childlink.co.uk is a one stop source of information on children, young people and families. This innovative online database focuses on Legislation, Policies and Practices regarding the above named groups of people who live in the United Kingdom and Ireland.	Login via your home institution (College login)
	Economist.com offers you access to the current and archive articles (since June 1997) for the analysis of world business and current affairs, authoritative insight and opinion on international news, world politics, business, finance, science and technology, as well as an overview of cultural trends and regular industry, business and country special reports.	Password required
	ELT Journal is a quarterly publication for all those involved in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign language. The journal links the everyday concerns of practitioners with insights gained from related academic disciplines such as applied linguistics, education, psychology, and sociology.	Shibboleth (College login)
	Global Market and Companies is an online database for company reports.	Shibboleth Login (College login)
	Hairdressing Training is an ideal reference resource for students on the NVQ Level 2 course. It features classic haircuts, each with a photographic step-by-step, a quick textual guide to the haircut and simple questions to test understanding.	Open access
	Infotrac allows you access to a wide range of sources: Infotrac OneFile - journals Infotrac Full Text Newspaper Database - newspapers Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) - almanacs, encyclopedias and specialised reference sources.	Shibboleth (College login)
	Issues Online contains a wealth of information from over 60 of the latest titles in the Issues series. It is a unique online resource for those who need up-to-date information on social issues from abortion to waste pollution.	Log in using your home institution/Shibboleth (College login)
	JISC MediaHub is a new multimedia platform offering a wealth of digital image, video and audio collections accessible from a single interface. The platform offers access to free-at-the-point-of-use images, video and audio content licensed for educational and research use.	Login via UK Federation (College login)
	Journal of Further and Higher Education is an international peer-reviewed journal. It publishes articles and book reviews representing the whole field of post-16 education and training. Topic areas include management and administration; teacher education and training; curriculum; staff and institutional development; and teaching and learning strategies and processes.	Shibboleth (College login)
	Media is an online resource to support Media Studies students.	Password required
	Nursing Times magazine and nursingtimes.net are your portals to all things nursing. With the a finger on the pulse of the NHS and the wider nursing community, we provide all the news, views, jobs, best practice and clinical resources for nurses in the UK and around the world.	Password required
	Phillip Allen Updates give you access to the current volume of the 9 Review magazines digitally as well as the archives of the Biological Sciences Review. Reviews include: English; Psychology; Sociology; 20th Century History; Geography; Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Physics; Business;	Password required
	Sound on Sound the world's premier music recording technology magazine now available online with expanding archive from January 1994 that chart the impact of technology on music production and recording processes.	Password required
	Which?extra offers a two-year archive of reports, with up-to-the-minute buying guides and access to recent research and information	Password required