As a distance learning student you will have access to a wide range of our databases, not just books, journal articles and newspapers, but a wide range of more specialist resources too. There are a variety of ways to access them, which we will detail here.
Summon is the best place to start your search for relevant online information sources, as it links to many of our electronic resources, including ebooks and electronic journal articles. You can find Summon by clicking on "Library and Summon" tab in MyHud.
The library Subject Guides contain helpful links and information on subject specific databases and other resources.
Our A-Z of Databases gives a full and comprehensive list of the electronic databases the University Library subscribes to. A small number of these may not be accessible to you as a distance learner due to supplier restrictions, but the vast majority are. We list a few of the most popular ones below, but there are many more.
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EBSCOhost is an intuitive online research platform providing access to a comprehensive range of databases from general reference collections to specially designed, subject-specific databases including:
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ProQuest provides a cross searchable collection of resources with access to thousands of journals, magazines, newspapers, dissertations, and other publications in a number of databases including:
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JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Applied Sciences
Arts and Humanities
Business
Computing and Engineering
Education
Human & Health Sciences
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All students, staff and researchers can access free online learning courses on LinkedIn Learning. You could take a range of courses to develop your personal, professional, technical or creative skills. You can even add certifications to your LinkedIn profile to show to potential employers after university!
See our guide to LinkedIn Learning for more information about how to register.
You might be recommended to use some specialist databases as part of your course . We list a few generic and interesting ones here, but there are many more. As a distance learning student you will have access to a wide range of our databases, not just books, journal articles and newspapers, but a wide range of more specialist resources too. There are a variety of ways to access them, which we will detail here;
Summon is the best place to start your search for relevant online information sources, as it links to many of our electronic resources, including ebooks and electronic journal articles, but less so for some of the specialist resources.
You can find Summon by clicking on "Library and Summon" tab in My Hud, or by entering library.hud.ac.uk into your browser.
Our A-Z of Databases gives a full and comprehensive list of the electronic databases the University Library subscribes to. A small number of these may not be accessible to you at our partner institutions due to supplier restrictions, but the vast majority are. We list a few of them below that you might not be otherwise aware of, but which might be of interest to a wide range of you.
The library Subject Guides contain helpful links and information on subject specific databases and other resources.
