Library guides
Our comprehensive guides can help you with every aspect of using Birkbeck Library, from finding and borrowing books, to browsing our databases and using specialist referencing software.
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academic subject guides (A-Z)
- Applied linguistics and communication
- Arts management
- Biological sciences
- Chemical sciences
- Community development and public policy
- Computer science
- Criminology
- Development studies and anthropology
- Earth and planetary sciences
- Economics, mathematics and statistics
- English, theatre and creative writing
- Environmental management
- Film, media and journalism
- French studies
- Gender studies
- Geography
- German studies
- History, classics and archaeology
- History of art
- Iberian and Latin American studies
- Law
- Management and business
- Medieval studies
- Organizational psychology
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Psychological sciences
- Psychosocial studies
- Renaissance studies
- Research support and guidance
- Victorian studies
Alumni Guide
Database User Guides
- A-Z of databases and online resources - go to the listing
- Academic Search Complete
- Bloomberg - cheatsheet
- Bloomberg - creating an account
- Bloomberg - installing the Excel add-on
- Bloomberg - user guide
- Box of Broadcast (BoB) National see Box of Broadcast (BoB) National - short video guides on how to use BoB
- LexisLibrary
- LexisLibrary finding European and overseas materials
- LexisLibrary finding Halsbury materials
- PEP-Web (Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing)
- PsycINFO
- Safari Books Online
- ScienceDirect
- Scopus
eBooks guide
Free access to online resources guide
Inclusive Readings (decolonising the curriculum) guide
Library Guides
- Finding and using information for coursework
- Library and Information skills tutorial (on Moodle)
- Using Birkbeck Library
Patents, copyright and intellectual property guides
Reading for pleasure guide
Reading List Guidance for Teaching Staff
referencing guides
- Creating a bibliography
- Guide to the referencing tools in Word (on Moodle)
- Guide to using EndNote, Mendeley and Zotero (on Moodle)
Research guide
Study skills guides
Systematic review guide
Using archives, special collections and images in your research guide
Wellbeing guide