Library for Ulster University students
Textbooks
Textbooks are often the best starting point for researching new topics or subject areas. See Textbooks for more.
Reading lists give an idea of relevant textbooks.
Ulster library catalogue
QAHE library catalogue
Library catalogues showing which textbooks are available. For help accessing ebooks, see Finding ebooks.
Trade publications
Trade publications are a valuable source of practitioners' experience and knowledge. They are different to scholarly publications which contain academic research.
For subscription publications, use USearch. After searching, narrow down the results with the Source Types filter.
Some trade publications are available on open access, you can find them via Google.
Market data and research
Market research and statistics are published in subscription sources called databases. For a list of your available databases, see
Market research and statistics are sometimes published on open access, you can find them via Google. For help, see Open access and Business statistics guides.
Scholarly publications
Academic research is published in scholarly journals and conference papers, which are accessed via databases. For help see Databases explained.
Use USearch to search for scholarly publications.
These are sometimes available on open access. You can find them via Google Scholar.
Library session
Perfect your skills and learn how to utilise resources with these practice research tasks:
Business programmes (including marketing and accounting)
Referencing | Evaluating sources
For help with referencing, see:
Referencing workshops held by the ACE team.
For help with resource evaluation and identifying whether a source is suitable to use, see Evaluating Sources.
Online research resources
Useful links
The Ulster University library home page
Reset your Blackboard password
Using Studiosity.
Video tutorials
Introduction to the QA Library Portal site (2:39)
How to book a research appointment (2:20)
How to use Reading Lists (2:44)
Accessing VLeBooks - QA Library ebooks (2:52)
Accessing your QA Library account (2:49)
Accessing Ulster University ebooks (2:47)
Accessing Ulster University databases (3:55)
Accessing Ulster University ejournals (3:45)