mySearch is an interface which allows you to search across a range of library resources simultaneously, including books, journal articles and databases.
mySearch already searches in most of these, but searching in a database gives you
ALL of these links are to one page - scroll down to find your database
arXiv
Open access repository (pronounced archive).
bioRxiv
Preprints of articles which are not peer-reviewed, edited but are screened and checked for plagiarism.
A mapping resource which BU subscriubes to. Check this guide for help and support with using it.
Website of the Environment Agency, Geomatics Group
This website provides authoritative geographic information about the natural environmentt. The information covers rural, urban, coastal and marine environments across Great Britain. It is presented in an interactive map which can be explored using various mapping tools that are included.
A journal or periodical is an academic publication which is regularly published with articles written by experts which have been peer reviewed (read by other academics before publication). Each journal is published in
You can search within a particular journal to find articles. The advantages ot this is that there is a smaller pool to search in, and you can browse through the most recent articles to see what scholars are writing about.