Books & eBooks - Education
The majority of the Library's book collections are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.
Here are some FAQs about finding and accessing books and eBooks:
- How to search UR Library Search
- How do I find a book on the shelves
- Borrowing books and requesting items
- Scan & Send (request scans from print books or journals)
- Where can I find my module readings?
Here are the main locations for print books in Education and their Shelfmarks (also known as a Call Number).
| Subject | Shelfmark(s) | Location |
| Child Psychology | 155.4 | First Floor |
| Early Childhood Education | 372.21 | Second Floor |
| Educational Management | 371.2 | Second Floor |
| Educational Psychology | 370.15 | Second Floor |
| Educational Research | 370.7 | Second Floor |
| Philosophy of Education | 370.1 | Second Floor |
| Primary Education | 372 | Second Floor |
| Reading and Literacy | 372.4 | Second Floor |
| Schools | 371 | Second Floor |
| Secondary Education | 373 | Second Floor |
| Special Needs Education | 371.9 | Second Floor |
| Young People | 305.23 | First Floor |
We also have a special School Experience Collection of children's books on the First Floor.
See our Children's Literature guide for more information on relevant book and archive collections.
eBooks and Online Reference books
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Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
Access to high-quality journals, ebooks, case studies and a growing collection of open access content. Note: after logging in with your Roehampton credentials, you will be logged in correctly even if the platform doesn't indicate this.
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Human Kinetics Library This link opens in a new window
Sport, physical activity and dance eBooks, also includes a suite of instructional videos, images and audio clips.
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Jessica Kingsley Autism and Neurodiversity Collection This link opens in a new window
A collection of 113 eBooks to help children, teenagers, and adults navigate neurodiversity, as well as providing tools for teachers, researchers and support workers. *Please note* we do not currently have access to any of the other collections listed.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Journals and eBooks in arts, humanities, social sciences and life sciences. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the eBook content in this database. You can filter your results by Access on the left hand menu and selecting “content I can access.”
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PsycBooks This link opens in a new window
Over 4,600 eBooks published by the American Psychological Association (APA). It includes current scholarly and professional titles, all volumes from the APA Handbooks in Psychology Series, Classic Books, and the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology.
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Sage Catalyst This link opens in a new window
An eBook collection containing over 100 titles on Business, Psychology and Research Methods. It is hosted on VitalSource and all titles are available with unlimited access and online and offline reading.
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SpringerLink eBooks - Education This link opens in a new window
Full text access to thousands of eBooks covering Education.
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Taylor and Francis eBooks This link opens in a new window
Full text access to thousands of eBooks across all Roehampton subject areas. Note: To find the books that we have access to, search for your topic, then click the filter on the left side of the page and check "filter by" and "content we have access to".
