Public Services Research

Hull University Library (for students on courses validated by Hull University)

Books Relevant to Your Course

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:

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Here is a list of where to start looking for the books on the library shelf for public services. To identify specific titles or find other subject areas on the shelves use Heritage, our catalogue.

Online Library Collections Relevant to Your Course

OpenAthens lists all the online databases for courses at Barnsley College. For public services you might like to start by ticking the boxes in front of the resources shown below to add them to your Favourites. Start searching by clicking on the database name. Descriptions under each database name give you key information on what it covers and how to make the most of this resource.

OpenAthens for books

OpenAthens for articles

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.

Print Magazines and Newspapers Relevant to Your Course

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 the Library to keep up-to-date with Government policy and practice:

Websites Relevant to Your Course

Parliament
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Home Office

Local Government

LocalGov
Local Government Association

Policing and the Law

The Law
Police magazine
NCJRS National Criminal Justice Reference Service (US)

For further help contact: helibrary@barnsley.ac.uk