Key resources for literature searching:

CORE – Academic search engine

Google Scholar

BASE – Academic search engine

Internet Archive Scholar 

DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals

The Internet Archive 

Discipline-specific resources:

Web of Science

Scopus

CINAHL

Business Source Ultimate

APA PsycInfo

Student memberships of specialist societies – Contact the Parasol Librarian for more details

The main resources  for eBooks are:

JSTOR

Proquest eBook Central

EBSCOhost

Biodiversity Heritage Library

The Internet Archive

For material not available through the Parasol Library and our institutional subscriptions we will supply articles through document delivery services, eg

British Library On Demand service:  copyright-cleared digital documents

Contact the Parasol Librarian to request document delivery items

Opening Hours: Main Library / Resource Centre:

The Library is open to registered students:

08:00 – 12:00 Midnight, Monday – Saturday during term-time and until 10:00pm on Sundays.

Closed for Bank Holidays.

Summer Hours:  08:00 – 20:30, Monday – Friday.  Weekend opening by arrangement.

Opening Hours: Reading Room (Gibraltar Repository):

Staffed Hours:

Open when the Library Desk is staffed:

08:30 – 17:00  Monday – Thursday

08:30 – 16:30  Friday

Closed:  Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays.

Summer Hours:  08:00 – 15:30, Monday – Friday (subject to confirmation each year)

Main Library / Resource Centre:

Parasol Library Catalogue [link]

Unless a book is marked as ‘Reference Only’ all books can be borrowed our registered students and staff.

Staffed Hours:

Borrow of return books via the Library Desk in the Reading Room

Out-of-Hours:

Borrow and return books via the Main Reception Desk in the Atrium.  You will need your Student ID card

Reading Room (Gibraltar Repository):

Gibraltar Repository books are all ‘Reference Only’ and cannot be borrowed.

Students and visitors can consult them during staffed hours only.

AAT Manuals (Osborne):

Back-up copies are kept in the Reading Room but can be borrowed and set aside for collection by prior arrangement.

Send an email request to:  Library@unigib.edu.gi

Multi-function copier:

The photocopier in the Library / Resource Centre prints out in B&W only.

Paper supplies:

If the photocopier runs out of paper, additional supplies are available from the Library Desk (during staffed hours) or the Main Reception Desk.

Printer problems:

During office hours the IT Department are available to resolve problems with the photocopier.  If a problem occurs out-of-hours it cannot be sorted until the next working day.

Emailing a pdf instead of printing out:

Instead of printing out a hard copy, you can send yourself a pdf (which will be in colour) to your University of Gibraltar email address instead.

Instructions are by the photocopier, or ask the Librarian for assistance.

NB: All copying (including creating pdf files) must comply with ‘fair dealing’ standards in copyright law.  Common examples are:

• One chapter from a book
• One article from a single issue of a journal

Contact the Parasol Librarian for further information on using copyright material for your individual research