These resources are available on and off campus. If asked, select UK Federation login, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college username and password.
ClickView
This is a video collection of over 19,000 titles including current TV recordings.
Complete Issues
Articles, statistics, personal accounts and links to websites on a wide range of topics.
For Complete Issues username and password, click above. You may need to log into Moodle using the button at the top right of the screen and enter your college username and password. Alternatively, ask at the library desk.
Emerald Insight
Global publisher with a large portfolio of online journals and books.
Gale News, Business and Reference
Access to a large range of online reference materials including journals, newspaper archives and e-books.
National Library of Scotland
A range of databases from the National Library of Scotland. They cover many subject areas and include e-books, newspapers, journals, audio-visual resources and images. You need to register on the website to gain access to the resources.
Very Short Introductions
Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new insights, and enthusiasm to offer concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects.
Most of the print books for your course will be found in food and drink (shelf mark 641 and above) section of the LLC.
All books on professional cookery are listed on the LLC catalogue.
The LLC also has a range of ‘English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)’ books, as well as a selection of fiction books.
E-books for professional cookery can be found on the catalogue or through our providers E-book Central, VLe Books and E-books for Further Education. Further e-books are available through the 'Useful websites and Open Access resources' section above.
If asked, select UK Federation login, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college username and password.
Journals provide up-to-date information about a subject. In addition to the print titles we hold we have access to many online titles on Gale News, Business and Reference and Emerald Insight.
Further journals are available through the 'Useful websites and Open Access resources' section above.
A range of academic DVD’s on various subjects, as well as a selection of movies, are available for loan. These may be borrowed for one week and can be requested from other campus LLCs if not available at your own. The following titles may be useful for reference:
Hospitality: Practical Cookery Level 2 (Motherwell)
Catering Skills: behind the scenes (Motherwell)
Catering Skills: setting the scene (Motherwell)
Food Hygiene (Motherwell)
The characteristics and properties of food: Parts 1 & 2 (Motherwell)
BBC Food
Useful cooking techniques, recipes, food news and consumer information.
Food Standards Agency UK
Website for an independent government department who are responsible for food safety and hygiene throughout the UK, providing information on industry policies, research and latest news.
Food Standards Scotland
Food Standards Scotland is the public sector food body for Scotland, whose remit is to protect the health and wellbeing of consumers. They provide information on food production, manufacture, retail, catering, food safety and legal requirements.
Food Info
An independent website which offers information on food ingredients, components, food safety, additives and how foods are made.
Health and Safety Executive
Information and advice on health and safety in the workplace for the catering and hospitality industries.
Scotland Food and Drink
Scotland Food & Drink is the industry leadership organisation tasked with driving responsible growth for the sector and building Scotland’s global reputation as a Land of Food and Drink.
The Spruce Eats
Recipes, ingredients and cooking techniques.
UK Hospitality
UK Hospitality is the leading hospitality trade association UK and represents the interests of the UK's hospitality sector.
Click here to download a list of more free online resources.
All students may borrow up to 6 items for up to 4 weeks. Loan periods may be extended if no one else has requested the items. Renewals can be made in person, by phone, email or via the catalogue. Items can be reserved through our 'Click and Collect' facility on the catalogue.
Multifunctional print devices are available in each campus LLC, for black and white and colour printing, photocopying and scanning to email, and students are provided with print credit automatically at the start of the semester.
Computers in the LLCs can be booked for personal study through the 'Book a PC' link at the very top of this page, or through the 'MyNCL' app.
LLC opening hours are available on the catalogue.
Contact us by email: library@nclan.ac.uk.
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