Finding Books and eBooks - Politics, International Relations and Human Rights
The majority of the Library's books are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.
Here are some handy 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
- Where can I find my module readings?
Print books in these subjects can be found at the following Shelfmarks (also known as a Call Number):
| Subject | Shelfmark(s) | Location |
| Animal rights | 179.3 | First Floor |
| British Government | 320.941 | Second Floor |
| Capitalism | 330.122 | Second Floor |
| Children’s Rights | 305.23 | First Floor |
| Citizenship | 323.6 | Second Floor |
| Colonisation | 325.3 | Second Floor |
| Comparative government and politics | 320.3 | Second Floor |
| Criminal Justice | 345.420772 | Second Floor |
| Criminology | 364 | Second Floor |
| Economics | 330 | Second Floor |
| Human rights | 323 | Second Floor |
| International relations | 327 | Second Floor |
| Labour economics | 331 | Second Floor |
| Law | 340 to 349 | Second Floor |
| Marxism | 335.4 | Second Floor |
| Migration | 325 | Second Floor |
| Political philosophy and theory | 320.01 | Second Floor |
| Political science | 320 to 329 | Second Floor |
| Public Administration | 351 | Second Floor |
| Public finance | 336 | Second Floor |
| Socialism | 335 | Second Floor |
| Sociology | 301 | First Floor |
| Systems of government | 321 | Second Floor |
eBooks and Online Reference books
The following eBook collections are particularly useful for these subjects:
- ACLS Humanities EBook collection This link opens in a new window
Books in the humanities and related social sciences.
- Bloomsbury Collections This link opens in a new window
Arts and humanities, especially Philosophy. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the content in this database. You can refine your results by selecting the option “Only Show content which I have full access to."
- Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window
eBooks and journals in a range of disciplines. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the content in this database. You can filter your results by selecting the Refine option “Only show content I have access to".
- Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Reference books written and compiled by the world’s leading scholars in their field.
- Oxford Law Trove This link opens in a new window
Published by Oxford University Press, Law Trove contains over 200 law textbooks in a wide range of topics.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
A collection of reference works published by Oxford University Press, enabling cross searching of over 100 world-leading dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
- Sage Catalyst This link opens in a new window
Unlimited access to over 700 premium social science eTextbooks, including nearly 100 titles on research methods and study skills.
