Introducing Intute Social Sciences

Introducing Intute: Social Sciences Your Guide to the Best of the Web www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences

Solving the Frustrations of the Internet
Internet can be a powerful tool for education and research, offering a huge range of resources and services
However issues of trust, quality and poor search skills are very real and significant concerns – particularly in education and research contexts
Intute: Social Sciences is a FREE, national Internet service to provide you with access to the very best web resources for education and research

Network of Specialists
Arts and Humanities (based at Oxford University and Manchester Metropolitan University)
Health and Life Sciences (based at Nottingham University)
Science, Engineering and Technology (based at The University of Manchester and Heriot-Watt University)
Social Sciences (based at the Universities of Bristol and Birmingham)
Virtual Training Suite (based at the University of Bristol)
Executive (based at The University of Manchester)

Network of Specialists
Intute Network is made up of:
Consortium of seven universities
Over 70 partner institutions providing subject expertise and advice
By the community for the community

Intute: Social Sciences Partners
Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies (Hospitality and Tourism)
British Library of Political and Economic Science (Politics and Government)
British Society for Sports History (Sport and Leisure Practice)
The Psychology Network, University of York (Psychology)
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (Law)
National Women’s Library (Women’s Studies)
Rotherham College (Hospitality, Sports and Leisure Practice, Tourism)
Sheffield Hallam University (Hospitality, Sport & Leisure Practice & Tourism)
University of Bradford Library (Social Welfare)
University of Edinburgh Data Library (Statistics)
University of Exeter Library (Social Science General)
University of Manchester Library (Anthropology)
University of Newcastle Library (Business)
University of Surrey, Department of Sociology (Sociology)

Finding the Best of the Web
Search the catalogue
Over 30,000 records, each one selected and described by a subject specialist
Simple keyword or phrase searching
Refine search by field name or type of resource
Use controlled vocabularies to look for alternative terms

Harvester to broaden your searches
Searches over 300,000 social science related pages
Automatically generated from the web addresses in the main Internet Catalogue
Updated monthly

Browse the catalogue by subject
1500 subject headings in 19 top level subject sections
Link from each subject to research tools and methods section
Ordered by title or date added to the catalogue

We Also Recommend
Additional services
Find conferences and events
Contacts for UK University Departments
News aggregation service
Current awareness service (Editors Blog)

Personalise
MyIntute
Create your own account
Save searches and records
Tag records with your own keywords
Weekly email alerts
Export data into your systems and sites

Supporting Internet Training
Virtual Training Suite
FREE online Internet training tutorials for over 65 subject areas
Internet search and research skills
Teach yourself
Quizzes and interactive exercises

Seminars
An overview of the Web for research and education
An insight into leading Internet services for the subject area
Hands-on sessions with plenty of help at hand
Worksheets and ideas to take away and use for teaching Internet research skills or for developing your own skills

FREE support materials
Leaflet
Quick Guide
Presentation
Best of the Web booklets
Welcome to adapt and reuse in your own institution

Content for the Community
Integrate Intute content
Intute: Social Sciences content and services are available for use in your own institution or website
Advice on how to use our content available from:
www.intute.ac.uk/integration/

Intute: Social Sciences We welcome feedback from the subject community, please feel free to contact us: www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/feedback.html

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