The library is happy to announce access to a new online resource, Social Policy and Practice.  Social Policy and Practice is a comprehensive bibliographic database for those working or studying in the health and social care sectors – bringing together information from the UK’s five leading collections of health and social care resources.

Social Policy and Practice helps professionals, practitioners, researchers and students interested in health and social care to identify articles and publications of relevance to the UK context. It is widely used by universities and NHS Trusts, as well as by charities and specialist research institutes.

With a focus on evidence-based information, topics and subjects span children and young people as well as adults and older people. These include: health and wellbeing, play, social and family policy, social care, crime and youth justice, child protection and safeguarding, mental illness, climate change and policy, and more.

Users can find Social Policy and Practice directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for Social Policy and Practice in the Database A-Z or by clicking here. 

If you have any issues accessing the database, please contact the Electronic Resource Team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk  

EBSCOhost databases have migrated to a new user interface (UI) and this change will take effect at GCU from August 2025. This means that popular EBSCO databases such as CINAHL, Medline, AMED, Health Source, SportDiscus, Business Source and many other databases will look different. The new user interface is designed to be more modern and user friendly, while also introducing new features.

The Library will aim to update our training and teaching materials to reflect the new UI but development is ongoing. The best way to get online support in the meantime will be via Ebsco’s own quick start guide including links to tutorials (some include videos) on searching and browsing the new interface. Ebsco also have a list of upcoming webinars.

If you have any trouble accessing online resources please contact us at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk

If you would like help using any of our online resources, please contact your Academic Librarian here.

The library is happy to announce access to the online resource Business of Fashion Professional.

The Business of Fashion is recognised around the world for its authoritative, analytical point of view on the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry. Their mission is simple: build fashion’s global membership community to open, inform and connect the industry.

Serving members in more than 125 countries, BoF combines independent, agenda-setting journalism with practical business advice, online learning, career-building tools and immersive events and experiences, powering positive change in fashion and the wider world.

Users can now access unlimited articles on the BoF website, as well as their case studies and online courses and more.

Users can find Business of Fashion directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for “Business of Fashion” in the Database A-Z or by clicking here.

First time must users register here using their GCU email address. Users must choose Glasgow Caledonian University as your company when registering for an account in order to access the subscription.

If you have any queries about Business of Fashion, please contact the eresource team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk

JISC and the British Library have taken the decision to retire the Zetoc service from 1 August 2022.

This decision has been taken due to a progressive decline in its use and a diminishing number of users. In addition, the emergence of alternative services and changes to the way information is typically searched, means there is no longer a viable strategic case for Jisc to continue delivering this service.

Any users who are currently signed up to Zetoc should have already been contacted by Jisc and informed of their plans. From 1 August 2022 alerts from Zetoc will automatically stop and users will no longer be able to carry out searches.

If you have any particular queries, please contact help@jisc.ac.uk.

As an alternative to Zetoc, you may wish to use the online resource BrowZine. You can find out more information on this resource as well as help guides on our website.

The library recently ran a survey of staff and students on the performance of our Resource List at GCU service during the 2021-22 academic year. Gathering user feedback has been an integral part of growing the service since it was launched in 2019 and our wish is to use the feedback to improve the service for the upcoming academic year.  

We wanted to circulate some feedback we’ve received from our users in order to share some more information about the Resource List service and platform.  

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