Library Support for International Students

Welcome to the University of the West of England!

We are aware that international students may have special concerns and issues and we aim to offer a high level of support. Details of some of the services and facilities that are available to international students are given below.

The Library's co-ordinator for international students is Margaret Black. You can contact her if you have any queries about the services we offer. University staff wishing to arrange library inductions for International Students can contact her for further details.

Getting Started

A basic guide to using the Library (PDF)

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Some Useful Resources

Newspapers

You can find a range of international papers, both in the Library and via the Library's internet resources.

  • Hero worldwide news - a list of world side news resource websites.
  • Nexis - full text of a wide range of newspapers worldwide.

Library Training

Subject support for international students and training on using the library resources is provided by Subject Librarians. Students should contact their Subject Librarian for further help.

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Self help training material is provided by online tutorials that you can work through at your own pace. Many of these can be found on the Library’s Study and Information Skills web pages.

Other Support

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Glossary

The Library Glossary provides explanations of terms often used by the library.