Mechanical Engineering: Getting Started

This guide will help you find books, journal articles and subject specialist information. You'll also find recommended websites and guidance on referencing. Use the blue tabs towards the top of the page to find the information you need. There are contact details for us and other departments too, should you need further assistance. 

There are a lot of information resources you might find helpful depending on your needs and at what stage you are with your learning or research.

Search for: 

• Books 
• Journals and Journal Articles 
• Websites

• Get tips and practice using LSBU Harvard Referencing. 
• Look up how to reference a particular source using LSBU Harvard Referencing Guide
• Sign up for Refworks to generate references automatically.

There are plenty of training and support opportunities in the library from drop-in sessions to practical workshops on: 

• Literature Searching 
• Referencing 
• Using Refworks 
• Beginning your research  

To sign up, go to our full event calendar on the Training and Support page 

Just starting out at LSBU?

See our New Student guide to help you get started.

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Librarian Appointment

Information Skills Librarians provide assistance online via MS Teams or on the phone with 30-minute appointments for the following skills :

· Literature Searching

· Database Searching

· Referencing

You can also contact Librarians via email : askalibrarian@lsbu.ac.uk

To find your reading lists for your modules go to one of your module pages on VLE (Moodle) and look for the following box on the right-hand side. 

Alternatively, you can go straight to the Reading Lists Online 

From here you can search for a module name, a module code, a keyword, or an academic.