Highers and Nationals
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.
Gale News, Business and Reference
Access to a large range of online reference materials including journals, newspaper archives and e-books.
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
CCF Project: Vocational Resource Bank
Website offering a collection of videos and other resources covering many subjects.
A comprehensive index of full-text books.
A freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of academic literature.
Website with a grammar and spelling checker, guidance on detecting plagiarism and vocabulary enhancement.
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Access to specimen exam papers for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher subjects.
Explore the science of life by learning about the systems and structures that make up the organisms of our world.
Resources for English grammar, writing essays, spelling and punctuation.
Resources and tutorials for all the major functions, formulas, equations, statistics and theories.
Learn how society works, discover the science behind human behaviour with resources on economics, archaeology and sociology.
Click here for more free online resources.
Books and Electronic books (e-books)
Most of the print books, practice papers and e-books which may be relevant to your examination subjects, such as Mathematics, English, Spanish, Psychology, Human Biology and Creative Writing as well as books on planning essays, doing research and report writing are available 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 Highers and Nationals 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.
National 5 English by David Swinney
Care in Practice Higher, Fourth Edition by Janet Miller
Higher English for CfE by Jane Cooper
How to Pass National 5 Chemistry by Barry McBride
Higher Human Biology: Practice Papers for SQA Exams by Billy Dickson and Graham Moffat
How to Pass Higher Maths for CfE by Brian Logan and Linda Moon
How to Pass Higher Physics for CfE by Paul Chambers
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.
Biological Sciences Review (Coatbridge)
Psychology Review (Coatbridge, Cumbernauld and Motherwell)
The Psychologist (Coatbridge, Cumbernauld and 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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