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Learning remotely: Welcome

Hints and tips to help you conduct research remotely

On campus and online

DkIT De Chastelain Library offers hybrid library services, that is both online and on campus.

Use this guide to find advice on doing research from home and on finding appropriate sources of information.

It includes tips to make online learning and research easier for you.

We are here to answer your queries and help you find the resources and support you need.

See our Library homepage for the range of online services available to you.

Can't find the book you need...

Why not try some alternative sources ...

Google Books lets you search millions of books, many of which you can preview or read free of charge, even if you don't find the exact title you want you may find another useful book on the topic.

Google Books

 

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Can't find the article you need...

If you haven't  found what you need in Multisearch then try searching in Google Scholar. It looks and feels like Google Search, but the results are different because it searches scholarly papers instead of general websites.

Google Scholar Search

Request directly from the author

... You still can't find an article you need for your research try ResearchGate.

You can join for free and then contact the article author directly to get a copy of the paper.

Check the Freely available sources page to find out more about alternative ways to source research articles.