What’s new?
Welcome to USW Library Services
Everyone is welcome here
Library Services provides a wide range of high-quality library and information services to USW students, academics and researchers.
Every library is different so get to know yours.
Whether you are studying online or coming to campus this guide will help you get started using the library.
Welcome to USW Library
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Getting started at the library
New guides
We have added the following new guides for 2024/2025
- Diversity Curators - Helping enhance and promote diversity and inclusion in the library.
- How to use eBooks - Everything you need to know about using eBooks at USW
- Partner College student guide- A guide for our students studying at our partner colleges around the country.
- Types of assignment - This explains the types of assignments that students could be asked to submit at USW.
- Referencing Tools guide - This guide will outline the main tools supported at USW and the most commonly used free tools.
- International Security and Risk Management guide - Subject guide.
- Foundation courses - Welcome guide
- Guide to Copyright
Future Ready Students Events 2024/2025
Future Ready Students - Library events programme.
We have a fantastic programme of events this year ranging from Library and study skills classes to author talks, database training sessions, and much more.
Discover your Library
- Introducing BoB
- Finding Literature for Critical Analysis
- Getting Started with your Dissertation
- Discovering our databases: SAGE Research Methods
Micro-webinars:
- Advanced searching
- AI for study
- Background Reading
- Introduction to journals articles
- Searching techniques for FINDit
- Using eBooks
- Using Google Scholar
Opening Hours
Campus opening hours for Spring Term 2025 vary so check before visiting.
New Resources
Library Services has invested in a range of new resources.
The British Pharmacopoeia 2025- The most comprehensive collection of authoritative official standards for UK pharmaceutical substances and medicinal products.
Engineering case studies online - Engineering Case Studies Online is a collection that will grow to include 250 hours of video and 50,000 pages of text resources.
Packt Publishing eBook Collections - Computing - Packt Publishing provides specific IT learning on emerging technologies and key skills in more established tools. Five subject packages are offered in Artificial Intelligence, Data & Machine Learning, Cloud & Security, Programming and Web Development.
Historic Digimap - Historic Collection gives rich historical mapping for multiple epochs dating back to the 1840.
HS Talks Business & Management Collection - provides access to world class lectures and case studies by leading experts from commerce, industry, the professions and academia, in one online resource - accessible wherever, whenever and as often as is wanted.
SAGE Business Cases- Interdisciplinary cases on in-demand subjects such as entrepreneurship, accounting, healthcare management, leadership, social enterprise, and more.
Appointments with your Librarian
Your librarian can help you get the most out of both the online and physical libraries.
If you want help with finding resources for your assignments or just want to know more about library services you can make an appointment with your specialist librarian.
Appointments to choose from:
- Face to face – on campus
- Teams (online)
Book an appointment online or email your librarian to arrange a date and time.
Find out more
If you have a question about the Library, check our frequently asked questions.
or call in and talk to us.