QMULibGuides: Sociology: Home

Welcome to your subject guide to link you to the books, journals, key databases, new research and other online resources for Sociology.

If you're not sure where to start, let these pages be your inspiration.

Books: for information about searching QMU's Discover tool and library catalogue
Journals: for suggestions of key journals in your field and how to search them
Databases: for suggestions on useful databases for your subject and how to use them
Video Resources: links to video streaming and viewing services you can access through QMU
Websites: for relevant and high quality websites in your subject area
Research methods: for information about how to do research well
Referencing: everything you need to know about referencing in the QMU Harvard style
Other libraries' resources: where you can go to find resources QMU might not have, or libraries closer to you

Library workshops

Library Services run a series of workshops, scheduled throughout the year, on topics to help you with finding, accessing and using resources and tools for your work.

To find out what workshops are available and to book a place see the calendar below or visit our events booking page.

Workshops

QMU Learning Resource Centre (LRC) Discover Library Essentials Induction Video

Please watch the first video - Introduction to Your Librarian - before watching the induction. This provides new QMU students with information on how your liaison librarian can support you with in your study journey, while the induction video below is shows you how to use some of our library resources and the support available to students within the LRC.

For more library videos, please check out our QMULRC YouTube Channel.

Study skills support

Effective Learning Service
The Effective Learning Service (ELS) offer guidance and support to all students who wish to develop their academic writing and study skills. Their aim is to help you become as self-reliant as possible as you progress through your degree programmes here at QMU.

Study Skills Workshops

Do you want to find out:

What ‘studying’ is all about?
Tips and strategies for independent learning?
Effective ways to plan, write and research?

Book a study skills workshop!

The ELS series of videos to help you develop key academic skills:

Studiosity
QMU has partnered with Studiosity, an external online service accessed via the Hub, to provide 24/7 constructive feedback on key elements of academic writing to all undergraduate and postgraduate students. This service is additional to the support offered by our Effective Learning Service.

Studiosity will review your draft work and give you quick feedback about how to improve your academic writing style.

Your Liaison Librarian

Ileana Thomson

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Subjects: Business, Enterprise and Management, Copyright, Education, Information and Digital Literacies, Psychology, Sociology

The Conversation

This link goes to the Politics and Society section The Conversation, a freely available independent source of news and views from the academic and research community run by professional editors working with university and research institute experts.