These pages provide information about how academic staff can request library materials as well as information about how the library can support students' use of high-quality resources through information skills sessions. There is also a frequently asked questions Powerpoint show for academic staff on Library Matters on Blackboard.
If you would like to request a digital copy of a chapter of a book or a journal article for students to access via Blackboard, then information about the relevant copyright is available here. Alternatively, if you have used this service before and would like to request a digitised document, then please download and complete this form.
If we do not have what you want at Aston then please let us know. However, you may also wish to use books and printed journals in other university libraries. Library & Information Services participates in a scheme called SCONUL Access. Members of academic staff are normally able to borrow books from other libraries, although access to e-resources subscribed to from other libraries, is generally not possible.
Early Careers Academics' Research - support from LIS
You know a lot about your subject …
- But are you worried that you‘re missing something?
- Drowning in information you don’t want?
- Receiving the updates you need in the most convenient way?
- Making the best use of your time?
We know a lot about information …
We can provide a ‘roadmap’ through the jungle of resources
and help you
- Develop
your literature searches
- Know
when to stop
- Assess
journal quality
- Refine
the way you receive new information
- Select
& purchase new resources
- Source
material from elsewhere
- Feel
secure about copyright and I.P.
Contact your Information Specialist for a consultation. Please also feel free to send the library feedback via our comments form.
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