Online Resources

Online Resources from the LRC

The LRC may be closed, but you can still access our online resources, which include databases and ebooks.

PRC

Students from PRC can access online resources through the Student Portal, selecting Learning Resource Centre, followed by Electronic Resources.  You will need to login with your PRC network login where prompted.

UCP

UCP students (level 4 & level 6 top up) can access online resources by clicking on Library Resources on the left hand menu in Canvas. You will need to login using your UCP login where prompted. Level 5 & 6 students are able to use the ARU Digital Library, using your ARU login.

Online Resources

Online resources are a reliable alternative source of information, providing statistics and images to help you with your course.

Resources which you can access:

eBooks (Ebook Central & DawsonEra)

eJournals (Sage, Academic OneFile)

Anatomy (Primal Pictures Anatomy & Physiology Online)

Archaeology (Current Archaeology)

Business (Gale)

Catalogues of Research & National libraries (Copac)

Current affairs (Issues)

Education & child care & safeguarding (Childlink, Child protection, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Education & Childcare training tool)

Fashion photography (Vogue archive)

Jobs (eClips)

Maps (Digimap)

Newspaper articles (Gale)

Population (Histpop)

Training Tools (Health & Social Care, and IT)

Tutorials (Hairdressing and Construction)

UCP students have access to these and further databases.

The following publishers have also temporarily released resources that may be useful. For more information, please refer to the individual publisher’s website.

Pearson ActiveLearn

https://www.pearson.com/uk/forms/fe-ptp-covid19.html

Core textbooks through HN Global

https://hnglobal.highernationals.com/

Bloomsbury Drama Online

https://www.bloomsbury.com/dr/digital-resources/library-resources/covid-19-resources-available-from-bloomsbury/

National Theatre Collection

https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/national-theatre-collection/uk-state-funded-schools?queueittoken=e_safetyevent2apr20~q_b5ea3f7e-4196-4470-85ef-220925933c32~ts_1585833536~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_4a8a0f9eedb5bab82e05db59eb954f2acb4627db32ec1a9ed96d544f561fef80

Practice Labs IT lab

https://go.practice-labs.com/l/729263/2020-03-18/25r4p

Britannica resources https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9ch8m8EcwH3u0CGm5C6jq-7PBCubIyERqODuDtevcdqJSkw/viewform

Annual Reviews journals

https://www.annualreviews.org/

British Online Archives

https://microform.digital/boa/

Free Twinkl resources that might be suitable for SEN learners

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer

Amazon Audible Stories

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

City & Guilds SmartScreen e-learning

https://www.cityandguilds.com/covid-19/emergency-learner-support

Ebooks

Ebooks

Through Ebook Central and DawsonEra you will have access to the PRC ebook collection made up of ebooks which we have brought to link in with your course. Until July you will also have access to Ebook Centrals entire ebook holdings, which they have opened up to support home learning during the COVID-19 crisis.

Contact us

If you need help with research or accessing online resources from home, please email the LRC team at lrc@peterborough.ac.uk if you have any enquiries or need support.