Textbooks are the first place for you to start when learning about Social Work.
Where can I find the books? Nursing books start at classmark 610.73. You may also need to read books in other subject areas: use the Library Catalogue or your reading lists to find these books.
How long can I borrow the books for? Most books can be borrowed for 2 weeks.
Do we have any e-books? Most of your e-books are available from Bolton University Library. However, we have some e-books for Nursing at college. E-books can be accessed 24/7 from phones, tablets and laptops. Find the book you need by using the Library Catalogue or your reading lists. Just enter your usual College (Moodle/Teams) login when asked for a password.
Borrowing books for longer.
You can borrow most items for 2 weeks.
Email reminders about your library use are sent to your College email account. To access your College email account go to the Student Portal. You will receive an email confirmation when you borrow an item, and you will receive an email confirmation when an item is due for return. PLEASE NOTE: if an item cannot be automatically renewed you will receive an email reminder telling you the item and date it must be returned by. If you do not return an item you will receive email reminders on the due date, 7 days after due date, 14 days after due date, and 28 days after due date.
If you do not wish to regularly check your College email account it is vital that you set up a forwarding rule from your College email account, so that any emails received will be sent to an email address of your choice. To find out how to do this, click here.
You can check the items that you have on loan on the 'My Account' tab at the top of the Library Catalogue.
When you put your search terms into the Library Catalogue, you search the description or summary of every book in the library including e-books. However, you can also search within the full text of e-books by going to the website of the suppliers (the people we buy the e-books from).
We buy e-books from two main suppliers which are listed below. Click on each of the links below and enter your search terms. The contents of all the e-books in the collection will be searched.
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This link opens in a new windowThe titles on Ebook Central have been selected by Academic Liaison Librarians to support subjects taught at the College. You can browse and search for titles on the Ebook Central platform or search for a title via the Library Catalogue.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowThe titles on VLeBooks (Browns Books) have been selected by Academic Liaison Librarians to support subjects taught at the College. You can browse and search for titles on the VLeBooks platform or search for a title via the Library Catalogue.
Most books in the Library are bought to support academic courses taught in college, but it is worth checking if your book is aimed at an academic audience. Ask the following questions:
