Learning resources

Study Skills |

Key skills online
www.bolton.ac.uk/lskills/TLTP3/entersite.html |

General internet sources:

There are a variety of electronic sources that are useful to community studies students, particularly through the government website.
www.gov.uk. |

The Social Exclusion Unit
www.socialexclusionunit.gov.uk |

SOSIG – Social Science information gateway
www.sosig.ac.uk |

Social science virtual library
www.vlib.org.uk/SocialSciences.html |

One of the largest independent social policy research and development charities in the UK. This website offers access to research briefings around current practice and policy issues.
www.jrf.org.uk |

Community development journal available online, including full articles.
cdj.oupjournals.org/ |

Standing conference for community development – issues on practice and policy aimed at professionals working in the community.
www.comm-dev.co.uk/ |

Link to the University of Bolton ejournal catalogues.
www.bolton.ac.uk/learning/ejour/ |

This link from the website for the University of Manchester's John Rylands Library provides a comprehensive list of journals available online. Some journals may require Athens user name and password to fully access all content, however many are available without such login criteria.
rylibweb.man.ac.uk/eres/journals.html |

Sociological journal online producing applied sociology focussing on theoretical, empirical and methodological discussions that engage with current political, cultural and intellectual debates.
www.socresonline.org.uk/ |

Issues relating to crime, race, drugs, terrorism and immigration.
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ |

Issues relating to drug use and drug policy.
www.ukhra.org/ |
www.drugscope.org.uk/ |

The Consortium of Academic Libraries in Manchester offers online access to library catalogues from collaborating universities.
www.calim.ac.uk |