myResource Lists

The Library provides an online reading list service, myResource Lists, with links to electronic resources such as full-text journal articles, ebooks and databases in addition to items physically held in the library stock. You can search for your reading lists by course, lecturer and department. Please see our short introductory video on the myResource Lists homepage

How do I access myResource Lists on & off campus? You can access these in the following ways: via the Reading List link in your MOLE course menu via the 'Services' menu in MUSE From the Library homepage

Do I need any other usernames and passwords? Not usually. You will be prompted to log in to MUSE with your University username and password, if not already logged in.

What do I do if I have any problems, or can’t find a myResource list for my course? Email: readlist@sheffield.ac.uk

Finding resources – getting started

If you are new to the University but didn’t manage to attend a Library introductory session here are a few tips to help you find your way around the resources available. Many Library services are available online from the Library tab in MUSE . You can log onto MUSE using your username and password to:

1. Find what reading is recommended for a module you’re doing.  Start with myResource Lists.  Here you’ll find direct links to books in the library,  full text journal articles and web sites - all just one click away!


2. Search Star, the Library catalogue. Star is the best place to start when searching for course materials.  From Star you can find out if the resource you want is available in print or electronically – click show copy/show library holdings.


3. Access electronic resources such as ebooks, subject databases and ejournals - look under Library eResources.


4. The subject guides are a good starting place as they provide advice on material that might be useful in your subject area and how to find and use Library resources.


5. The Information Skills Resource is available as a Quick Link from the Library Web home page.  Here you’ll find a number of tutorials and quizzes that will help you to develop your information skills – check out the Information Skills tutorials tab. More detailed guides are tailored to your subject – take a look at the Tutorials by department tab.


6. Ask us for help at any time. Post your comments here, or send us a tweet.

Early American Imprints

Hello Everyone,

 Hope you are all settling into the semester and your new modules and getting used to things. The Library has recently started a new subscription to Early American Imprints. It is a definitive resource for researching every day  aspects of 17th and 18th century America. Early American Imprints series 1 is based on Charles Evans' "American Bibliography" and Roger Bristol's supplement. This incomparable digital collection contains over 36000 printed works including virtually every book, pamphlet and broadside published in American over 160 years. This collection can be seen as a complement to ECCO Eighteenth Century Collections Online because ECCO is focused on British and European titles. Other publications included in the collection are advertisements, almanacs, bibles, catalogues, charters, cookbooks, elegies, eulogies, maps, narratives, novels, operas, plays, poems, primers, sermons, songs, speeches, textbooks, tracts, travelogues etc. Please do go and have a look at this resource. I hope it will help some or all of  you with your studies. It is available at: http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/cdfiles/eai.html

JSTOR on Facebook

JSTOR provide electronic access to archives of Arts journals - it is a major resource for history students and one you will become very familiar with if you are not already! JSTOR are now on Facebook (further details here) - there are two JSTOR applications:
JSTOR Information gives guidance on how to search JSTOR, frequently asked questions and links to further help pages.
JSTOR Search application allows you to search for journal articles from within Facebook.

There are also JSTOR tutorials available on YouTube - How to Search JSTOR and How to Browse JSTOR.

If you find any other Facebook applications helpful for finding information for essays, leave details as a comment.

John Milton: a bibliography

The Library currently has access to an online bibliography of the works of John Milton and secondary works referring to him and his writing. We only have access on a trial basis, so we need your feedback to determine whether this is something we should consider investing in long term, so please let us know what you think.

The bibliography does not include any full-text access to works by or about Milton, but does provide a great tool for discovering references if you are researching Milton or perhaps considering writing your dissertation on him later this year. It may also be of interest to those of you currently studying LIT3028 Writing the English Civil War or LIT207 Restoration and Eighteenth-century Literature.

The bibliography states it aims to:

"bring together all manuscripts and editions of John Milton's works and all studies and critical statements concerning his life and works, all allusions and quotations, and all significant imitations during the years 1624-1799."

Further info can be found here. There is a search facility with search tips to get you started. The content of the site is divided into 17th century primary sources and secondary sources, and 18th century primary sources and secondary sources, you can browse here. There's also a small collection of images on the site.

Get in touch on lib-eng@sheffield.ac.uk, or by leaving a comment.