This guide will take you through the basics of literature searching in Medical and related topics, using resources subscribed by the University and available through the Library's resource discovery tool FindIt.
The activities are divided into sections as follows:
For general information about literature searching, see the Library Guide to Effective Search Techniques.
For general help with using FindIt, see the Library FindIt Guide.
For short Canvas courses on a range of topics, see the Academic Skills Gateway. In Research Skills, see the section on Finding and using information.
Library Services subscribes to many high quality databases that will be useful to your literature search.
See the following library guide sections for more information on subject-related databases:
MDS:
LES:
Academic Skills Advisors are available to provide help, advice, training, support and documentation to undergraduate and masters students undertaking research, project work, essays and/or dissertations. Support is provided for all subjects in the form of one-to-one appointments or virtual online help via Skype. To arrange an appointment at a mutually convenient time, simply complete our online form .
Research Skills Advisors are available to provide help, advice, training, support and documentation to research postgraduate students and academic staff undertaking research and project work. Support is provided for all subjects in the form of one-to-one appointments or virtual online help via Skype. To arrange an appointment at a mutually convenient time, simply contact the Research Skills Team and complete our online form.
Engagement Advisors are available to provide help, advice, training, support and documentation to academic staff.To arrange an appointment at a mutually convenient time, simply contact the Library Engagement Team via libraryengagement@contacts.bham.ac.uk