FAQ and top tips

Falmouth students:

• You can start with Library Search to find resources which you can access online. If you need help with using this we have video playlist to show you how to search in different ways.
• You may also want to visit the library subject guides for some recommended resources from the library team.
• Our Subject Guides video introduces these to help you get started.

Exeter students:

• See the Penryn Campus Library Guide for information on how to search your collections
• See University of Exeter Library Search
• Visit Subject Guides for Exeter

Visit the FXPlus library website for more information about services and collections.

Exeter students will also want to visit the University of Exeter library website.

Our introduction to the FXPlus library website gives you a guided tour.

If you have found a few resources using Library Search but are struggling to find more then try the following:

• Try looking at our Improve your search Studyhub page for ideas
• Try searching in some different places -
  • Look at digital collections including academic databases
  • Try Google Scholar. See our Beyond Google page and look at the section on Google Scholar including how to link Falmouth University or University of Exeter library.
• Think about how you can use what you have already found as a bridge to finding more information - watch our Snowball searching video for more on this:
• Remote video URL
• Find out what else is out there using Jisc Library Hub which provides details of materials held in many UK national, academic and specialist libraries. If you find something interesting first double check your library doesn't have it.
• If not, your library may still be able to source this for you even if they don't currently have it. For Falmouth see Borrow, Renew and Request information. And for Exeter see Document delivery.

Try looking at your starting points - have you thought through your keywords and done some background research?

Have a look at our further activities section which has been designed to help you get started with your research.

Think about how you can improve your search - watch our Advanced Search Techniques video for help with this.

See the Written Assignments Study Guide compiled by the ASK Academic Skills team.

You can also book an appointment with the ASK team for writing support or join one of their live writing workshops. 

If you want help with your research though, remember to book an appointment or get in touch with the Academic Liaison Librarian team.

If you need English language support get in touch with the Languages team

Learning Skills and Support provides details of all the Learning Skills and Support teams who can provide help and support

Find out all about referencing tools in our Reference Management Tools video below.

You can find more information about referencing in the Referencing Study Guide

Support with referencing is available from the ASK Academic Skills team