Product Design: 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.

  Book a
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

Via Moodle

Reading lists are composed by your lecturers.  The lists will include the books, journal articles, websites, podcasts, programmes etc. that your lecturer wants you to read or watch. Your lecturer may also indicate blended learning that should be completed before the next lecture.  These can be online materials that you can sign in to access.  If they are print materials available in the library, the list will link you through to the library catalogue.

There should be a reading list attached to each of your modules.  It will usually appear on the right of your module.

Click on the link to access your list.

Alternatively, you can go straight to the Reading Lists database here 

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