Research tool: finds journal articles, conference papers, etc by searching across comercial research databases.
The Swansea University catalogue. Access to books, ebooks and other electronic media.
You couldn't get a better recommendation for online research tools than the British Library! Published as part of a new BL exhibition "Growing Knowledge the evolution of research."
The open-source browser that, with the help of extensions, can be extended to become a valuable part of your research arsenal.
A set of applications that you can carry around with you and run on any PC that you have access to.
PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives. Recommended for EG-353 Research Project students by Dr Chris P. Jobling. Make sure that you always have a decent web browser!
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work - in the web browser itself.
Home page for the Digital Library at Swansea University. Start your research here rather than Google.
The Athens service provides students at Swansea University with a single username and password that can be used to gain access to digital resources such as online journals and scholarly online databases.
iFind discover is the Swansea Catalogue search tool. iFind research is the University Research tool.
An online journal (or e-journal ) is simply a journal available in a digital format. Some journals are now only available online; others are available in both print and digital format. This page gives advice on how to find and use online journals.