Waiting is over for social scientists...

Reviews have said "It's your paper portal to the world of reference resources!" The long awaited and well respected New Walford Guide to Reference Resources volume 2 is now available. The latest offering for the Social Sciences volume includes all kinds of invaluable sources including must-read handbooks, introductions to subjects, research institutions, associations & societies, and of course the internet, plus lots more. So if you want to keep up to date with your subject, or want to research a new subject, then dip into this fabulous tome. Getty Images copyright.

Are you part of the Net Generation?

If you're part of the Net Generation, we want to hear from you!
Leeds University Library is taking part in research being conducted by the University of Sheffield that aims to identify how satisfied undergraduates are with their university library service.
So, if you are an undergraduate aged between 18 and 24, we would really appreciate it if you could spare 10 minutes of your time to complete the survey.
You will need to register by entering your name and email address. A confirmation email, with a link back to the survey, will be sent to your email address.
Remember, this is a great opportunity to influence the way things are done at the Library. The results of the survey will be used by the Library's senior management team when making long-term decisions about the services we provide to our students.
Start the Survey!

White Rose Repository

The White Rose Repository have just launched a short online questionnaire for research staff about White Rose Research Online. They are interested in where researchers deposit information about their publications (within the University but also outside the University). The questionnaire also polls awareness of open access and attitudes towards it. They will be using the responses from the questionnaire to help improve the service they offer.

You can complete the survey online at http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/survey/
There is a prize draw to win an iPod shuffle or £50 gift voucher!

Web of Science changes

The Web of Science interface has now changed.
After typing in your ISS username and password, you will be taken to the Web of Knowledge homepage. Click on the yellow Select a Database tab at the top of the page. You then need to select Web of Science from the list of database products.



At the bottom of the screen, you have the option to Change Limits and Settings. Click this link and the following options will appear:

Tick the check boxes to search across each of the databases. By default it searches across all three.

For more information about Web of Science there are online tutorials and workbooks available at : http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/databases/indexguides/wos.htm or you can book online onto a Web of Science library training session http://www.skillscentre.leeds.ac.uk/workshops.php

New Resources

Public Information Online http://lib.leeds.ac.uk/record=b2894036

This new database provides access to all parliamentary papers from the 2006/07 session onwards. It contains PDFs of all House of Commons Bills, House of Commons Papers, Command Papers, House of Lords Bills and House of Lords Papers. Updated daily, papers are available on the day of publication, significantly quicker than the paper copies reaching the Library. All content is fully searchable, and it is possible to browse numerically, alphabetically or by author. Public Information Online is available via the Library Catalogue, both on- and off-campus.

World Advertising Research Centre (WARC).

One of the largest sources of intelligence for marketing, advertising and media communities worldwide, providing access to over 45,000 papers, case studies, research reports, news items and statistical information.

New Resources

New Full Text Resources

These are all available from the Library Catalogue at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/

Burney Collection, 17th and 18th Century Newspapers. The newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817), some 1,270 titles, all in full text and fully searchable.

19th Century British Library Newspapers. The full text of the full runs of 48 British papers, national and regional.

19th Century UK Periodicals Online. The full runs, in full text, of nearly 600 periodical titles sourced from the British Library, the National Library of Scotland and other specialist libraries.

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers. Now expanded, this covers papers in full text back to 1715, with some supplementary material from 1688 onwards.