SHU Library guides (for students on courses validated by Sheffield Hallam)
Books in Barnsley College libraries are shelved in a carefully selected order which aims to place books on similar subjects together using Dewey Decimal Classification:
Here is a list of where to start looking for the books on the library shelf for health and social care. To find whether a book is available in one of the Barnsley College libraries or look for other subject areas on the shelves use Discovery, or Heritage our library catalogue.
| 150 | Psychology |
| 300.72 | Social research methods |
| 301 | Sociology |
| 302 | Social psychology |
| 306.461 | Sociology of health and illness |
| 361 | Health and social care |
| 361.3 | Social Work |
| 361.61 | Social Policy |
| 362.1 | Health services |
| 362.1072 | Research methods for health services |
| 370 | Education |
| 378.170281 | How to succeed at university |
| 570 | Biology |
| 610.19 | Health psychology |
| 610.73 | Nursing |
| 612 | Anatomy and physiology |
| 646.89 | Abnormal psychology |
| 650.14 | How to get the job you want |
| 658 | Managers and management |
| 808.066 | Academic writing |
You can use Discovery to search not only Barnsley College books but also many of our online collections of ebooks and journal articles all together from one search box. This is the best place to start your search for academic information whatever the subject. If it is academic articles you are looking for, limit your search in Discovery to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals.
OpenAthens is our username and password system for access to Discovery and Barnsley College online subscriptions. It also lists on MyAthens all the online collections available. If you want to search a specific collection you can access it here by clicking on the database name. Tick the box in front of the database name to add it to your Favourites. Descriptions under each database name give you key information on what it covers and how to make the most of this resource. (D) after a name shows that this collection is included in Discovery.
Remember, if you are doing a course validated by Sheffield Hallam University you also have access to some of their online resource collections. For more information ask at the HE Library helpdesk.
These databases contain a wide range of academic sources. If you are not finding the information you want, learn more about searching online. Help pages will also be available within each database, or ask a librarian helibrary@barnsley.ac.uk.
Online is the best way to search and find articles for your research, but we also have a selection of print serials you can look at in Barnsley College libraries to keep up-to-date with Government policy and professional practice:
Department of Health and Social Care
Public Health England
BBC News
The Guardian: Society
UK Research and Innovation gateway– Research projects from the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) and other Government funded bodies.
Cochrane Collaboration and Library – Reviews of the research evidence for better health decisions.
Campbell Collaboration and Library – Systemic reviews for social care.
Evidence Search – UK based health search site with some free online papers and citation details of other sources.
NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 9.30am - 6.30pm (APPOINTMENT ONLY) |
| Wednesday | CLOSED |
| Thursday | 9.30am - 5.00pm (APPOINTMENT ONLY) |
| Friday | CLOSED |