Counselling
The Library and Learning Centres provide a wide range of resources and this guide highlights those which are relevant to your course.
Click here for a downloadable version of the information given below.
Online resources
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.
Articles, statistics, personal accounts and links to websites on a wide range of topics.
To access the Complete Issues site, click the link above. You will then be taken to the Moodle Home screen –click on the top right-hand corner of the page to log in with your college email and password. A page will then be displayed which contains a link to click to access Complete Issues, and below the link the Username and Password required to access the site are also displayed.
Full text articles covering Health and Social Care, Business and Strategy, and Marketing.
Gale News, Business and Reference
Access to a large range of online reference materials including journals, newspaper archives and e-books.
Note: to log in, click on via your organisation and enter New College Lanarkshire.
A collection of journals covering a wide range of subjects such as; sociology, business and science. You need to register on the website to gain access to the resources. If you need assistance, ask a member of the library staff.
To use this site, you will first need to register as a student and create a free account using the following link – Register
Once you have created an account, follow this link to sign in and access the magazines, or access through the ‘Online Resources’ page on our library website - Hodder Education Magazines
Note: Some content is not accessible as it’s not included in our college’s subscription - this is highlighted by a padlock icon.
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.
Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new insights, and enthusiasm to offer concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects.
Useful websites and Open Access resources
The national knowledge management platform for health and social care in Scotland, providing access to databases, journals and e-books, and evidence summaries to support decisions at point of care.
Scotland’s health service online, providing information on healthcare, hospitals and local services, staff vacancies and new publications.
Social Services Knowledge Scotland
Website and digital library dedicated to social services, providing links to e-books and e-journals for research and practice.
Scottish Government - Health and social care
Comprehensive resource offering information on policy, research and statistics relating to health and social care in Scotland.
An online guide supporting clinical, patient experience and quality teams to draw on patient experience data to improve quality in healthcare.
Click here for more free online resources.
Books and Electronic Books (e-books)
Most of the books for your course will be found in the Social Services, Counselling and Psychotherapy (shelf mark 360 and above) section of the LLC, covering subjects such as sociology, social care, health care and counselling.
All books on Social Services, Counselling and Psychotherapy can be found on the LLC catalogue.
Click here for a guide to using the Library 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 Social Services, Counselling and Psychotherapy can be found on the catalogue or through our providers Ebook Central, VLe Books and E-books for Further Education. Further e-books are available through the 'Useful websites and Open Access resources' section above.
Below are just a few of our most popular e-books – click on the title or image to access the book. 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.
Counselling Skills and Theory 5th Edition by Margaret Hough and Penny Tassoni
Core Themes Health and Social Care by Neil Moonie et al.
Psychology: the Science of Mind and Behaviour 8th Edition by Richard Gross
OCR Sociology for A Level Book 2 by Sue Brisbane et al.
Counselling Skills in Context by Sally Aldridge et al.
Psychology in Practice: Health by Philip Banyard
Journals
Journals provide up-to-date information about a subject. In addition to the print titles we hold below we have access to many online titles on Gale News, Business and Reference and Emerald Insight.
Psychology Review (Cumbernauld, Coatbridge, Motherwell)
The Psychologist (Cumbernauld, Coatbridge, Motherwell)
Sociology Review (Cumbernauld, Coatbridge, Motherwell)
Further journals are available through the 'Useful websites and Open Access resources' section above.
Accessibility
Our campus libraries have lots of resources to assist you with your accessibility needs – click here to learn more.
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