1) The document provides guidance for students on using library resources at the University of Sheffield, including databases, subject guides, catalogs, and tutorials. 2) It outlines how to search the new library catalog StarPlus to find books, journals, and articles and highlights subject-specific database options. 3) Students studying multiple subjects or in dual programs may need to learn multiple referencing styles and contend with materials in different languages. 4) Contact information is provided for the faculty librarian for additional research help.

1. SALT Mentors – Advice for
Library resources
Clare Scott
Faculty Librarian for Arts &
Humanities

2. Aims
• Students will listen to other students – which is
great – but we need the right message
• List of links
• Key messages
– Login to MUSE
– Some things are Print Only
– Arts students need to use the Research Library (WBL)
– You can contact me by email directly for help
Particular issues that affect dual students?

3. Why use a Subject Guide?
• Good place to start for an essay/independent
research project – use all that are appropriate for
your studies (Key resources by Subject)
• http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/subjects/subjects
• Databases –
– what are they ?
– why are they useful? General and cross-searching
– when?
– Saving searches – download/email
Reference and Data sources – Scholarly approaches
Google Scholar and setting preferences

4. More Library help
• Information Skills Resource
– Referencing tutorials by subject (use all that apply)
– Including advice for specialist materials e.g. Maps
and Manuscripts/Primary sources
– Database and searching advice
– Plagiarism tutorial
– Literature Review advice (Researchers Tab)

5. StarPlus – the new Library Catalogue
• http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/services/catalogue Link from Library
webpage
• Login to ensure full functionality – if you are not already logged into MUSE
you will be prompted to do so
• Still a Beta service – but will be the Catalogue from the next academic
session
• University Collections – a search of what we own at UoS Library (print and
electronic)
• Articles & more - a search of what we own plus other resources –
databases (BBIH, Historical Abstracts, WoK, Scopus and other free
resources including full text ebooks from Hathi Trust)

6. StarPlus University Collections Tab
• Books and journals – p + e
• Search using Keywords, titles or author names
(Advanced Search is available)
• Filters or Facets on the left allow you to refine
your searching

7. StarPlus Articles & More Tab
• You must be logged in for full text access
• Use this for journal articles on a particular
subject or a specific article
• Default search is Primo Central
• Alternatively use the Subject Quickset from
the drop down menu

8. StarPlus Articles & more for History
Primo Central
History databases that can History Quick Set: British
be searched individually Humanities Index, Arts &
and directly: Historical Humanities citation index
Abstracts , America, via WoK, Historical
History & Life, Bibliography Abstracts
of British and Irish History

9. StarPlus Articles & more for Biblical
Studies
Primo Central
Religion and theology Biblical Studies
databases that can be Quick Set: ATLA
searched individually Religion database,
and directly: ATLA British Humanities
Religion database Index

10. StarPlus Articles & more for
Archaeology
Primo Central
Archaeology databases
that can be searched Archaeology Quick Set:
individually and directly: Anthropological Index
BIAB, International Online, SCOPUS,
Medieval Bibliography, British Humanities
Anthropological Index Index
Online

11. StarPlus Articles & more for English
Literature
Primo Central
English Literature
English Quick Set: Arts &
databases that can be
searched individually and
Humanities citation index
directly: MLA via WoK, JSTOR, MLA
International International Bibliography,
Bibliography, LION LION

12. StarPlus Articles & more for English
Language and Linguistics
Primo Central
English Language and
Linguistic Databases that can English Quick Sets: Arts &
be searched individually and Humanities citation index
directly: Linguistic Abstracts via WoK, JSTOR, MLA
Online, MLA International International
Bibliography Bibliography, LION

13. StarPlus Articles & more for Modern
Languages
Primo Central
Modern Languages databases Modern Languages Quick
that can be searched Sets: MLA International
individually and directly: MLA Bibliography, Linguistics and
International Bibliography, Language Behaviour
Oxford Language Dictionaries abstracts, WoK
Online

14. StarPlus Articles & more for
Philosophy
Primo Central
Philosophy databases that can Philosophy Quick
be searched individually and
directly: Oxford Scholarship Sets: Philosopher’s
Online Philosophy Collection,
Philosopher’s Index, Arts &
Index, British
Humanities Citation Index via Humanities Index,
WoK
WoK

15. StarPlus Articles & more for Music
Primo Central
Music databases that can be
searched individually and Music Quick Sets: Naxos
directly: RILM abstracts of music library, Oxford Music
music online, Naxos Music Online (inc. Grove), RILM,
Library, Oxford Music Online JSTOR Music
inc. Grove

16. Issues for Dual students
• More than one referencing system to learn
• Languages – material available on wide variety
of topics in different languages
• Other issues I have not thought of??

17. Contact Details
• Clare Scott
c.scott@shef.ac.uk
Tel. 27284
Clare Scott webpage with links to Subject Guides
BLOG
http://www.librarydevelopment.group.shef.ac.uk/blogs
/arts/