Sustainability Subject guide

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.

Issues Online
The online version of the Donnellan Issues series that includes key facts, statistics and articles on a wide range of topical issues.

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 can be found in the sustainability (shelf mark 363.7) section of the LLC. There may be others that deal with a specific area so please contact us if you need further information.

All books on sustainability can be found in 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 sustainability 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 title we hold below we have access to many online titles on Gale News, Business and Reference and Emerald Insight:

Geography Review (Motherwell)


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 your course: 

Garbage warrior (Cumbernauld)
The truth about climate change (Cumbernauld)
Vanishing of the bees (Cumbernauld)

26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)
The COP26 summit took place in Glasgow in 2021 and brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Climate Change Committee (CCC)
CCC is an independent, statutory body which advises the UK and devolved governments on emissions targets and reports to Parliament on progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent organisation which campaigns on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues.

Scottish Government - Sustainable Performance
Scottish Government's policies on climate change.

United Nations (UN)
The UN's Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
UNFCCC is the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change.

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
WWF works to conserve endangered species, protect endangered spaces, and address global threats to the planet such as climate change.



 

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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