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Guide to ATU Library for Furniture Industry students

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Welcome to the Library

This is an introductory guide to help you find key, academic resources while studying at ATU Connemara and show you how to make use of them. Hopefully, it will answer most of the questions that you have about the library resources.

 

The guide provides key information on engineering sources including:

  • Finding items in print and online; including books, journals & newspapers

  • Searching databases

  • Useful websites

  • Citation & referencing

  • Support & training


Search our Collections

Search for books, articles, news and more in our library discovery service.

 

When you find the book you want you'll see its shelf or class number, this will help you find it in the library.

For online items, like ebooks, click on the link to read it or download it!


Key Databases

ScienceDirect

Science Direct provides access to abstracts and full text articles in science, engineering, business and humanities journals published by Elsevier. This database is useful for a range of subjects including finance, marketing, psychology, social sciences, tourism civil engineering and electronic engineering.

JSTOR

Journals and other resources across the arts, humanities, and sciences in disciplines such as music, art, history, literature, archaeology, mathematics, and biology. Materials span from the 1780s to the present, providing a rich focus on Ireland.

i2i National Standards

Full-text access to NSAI, ISO and EN standards.

More standards are available from these databases: IEEE Xplore and IHS Markit.

Academic Search Ultimate

Scholarly journals spanning a range of areas of academic study including: biology, chemistry, engineering, law, mathematics, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion, zoology, and more.

Access from:
Donegal
Galway & Mayo
Sligo

IHS MArkit

IHS Markit

Provides resources for construction including Eurocode design tables, product and supplier information for both construction and design & manufacturing industries, technical standards legislation and technical guidance.

Introducing ATU Library Website

This video demo is from the Galway-Mayo site, Donegal and Sligo have the same functionality but a different look and feel.

Finding Books and eBooks

This video demo is from the Galway-Mayo site, Donegal and Sligo have the same functionality but a different look and feel.

Finding Online Journal Articles

This video demo is from the Galway-Mayo site, Donegal and Sligo have the same functionality but a different look and feel.

Need Help?

Download ebooks on loan

Search, find and use ProQuest eBooks

 

Email us: Library.GalwayMayo@atu.ie

Call us: +353 (091) 742666

Ask us: Staff are here to help!


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