Hull University Library (for students on courses validated by Hull University NOTE: Hull does NOT offer access to Library online resources outside the Brynmor Jones Library)
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 public services. 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.
| 300.72 | Research methods |
| 301 | Sociology |
| 320.941 | British politics and government |
| 330 | Economics |
| 333.7 | Environment |
| 337 | Globalization |
| 345 | Criminal law |
| 352.3 | Public sector and its management |
| 361.61 | Social policy |
| 363.2 | Policing |
| 364 | Criminology |
| 365 | Penal policy and prisons |
| 378.170281 | How to succeed at university |
| 650.1 | Career development |
| 657.835 | Public sector finance and accounting |
| 658.4 | Organizational behaviour |
| 808.066 | Writing at university |
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.
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 the Library to keep up-to-date with Government policy and practice:
Parliament
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Home Office
LocalGov
Local Government Association
The Law
Police magazine
NCJRS National Criminal Justice Reference Service (US)
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