Borders College

Electronic Resources

All Borders College staff and students have access to a range of e-resources both on and off campus.
This page describes our e-resources to help you find the information you need for y our studies or teaching. Many of our resources can be accessed directly while on Campus. Some of our resources require an Athens username and password.
If you need help with your Athens username and password please contact the FE Liaison Librarian.

 

Voyager – Library Catalogue
Staff and students can search for books, journals and e-resources using the Library Catalogue. The catalogue will help you locate resources at the Campus Library and Newtown Learning Centre. Staff and students can also request items from the much larger Heriot-Watt University Library at Riccarton.
Click here to access Voyager

eBooks
Borders College staff and students have access to nearly 3,000 eBooks.
eBooks are online editions of printed books.
You can access the eBooks on and off campus. You will require an Athens username and password. If you need help with your Athens username and password please contact the Library.
Click here to access the eBooks.

The Construction Web
The Construction Web contains lots of information on building construction, past and present.  It includes:
• all aspects of domestic building construction
• thousands of photos of construction practice
• hundreds of 2D and 3D graphics
• PowerPoint presentations
• video clips
• tests
• the most important building regulations
The Construction Web is only accessible in the Library and the Technical Training Centre. Click here to access The Construction Web.

Borders College Moodle
The new college VLE where you can access a range of resources and materials to complement your coursework from college and from home.
Click here to access the college Moodle site.

 

CREDO Virtual Reference Library 
(Previously called XReferPlus)

Search over 100 dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories and more in one simple online search. Accurate, up-to-date information, definitions, images and links to other related topics in seconds.

Click here to access CREDO

 

Issues Online

Issues Online is the UK’s first comprehensive reference source covering contemporary social issues. Find news, views, statistics, contact organisations for 60 topics, such as bullying, crime, food and nutrition, global warming, human rights, eating disorders, racism, self-esteem and much, much more.

Click here to access Issues Online

 

InfoTrac
Look up newspaper and journal articles going back ten years and more, and updated every day. InfoTrac covers a huge range of subjects – there is sure to be information for every college course.

Click here to access InfoTrac

 

KnowUK

KnowUK is the most comprehensive online source of current
information about the UK. It includes local and national information, government, public and private organisations, charities and more, and is useful for all college courses.

Click here to access KnowUK

Hairdressing Training

The online training resource providing photographic step by step guides combined with lessons and handy tips and techniques, discussion zone and the chance to test your knowledge.

Click here to access Hairdressing Training

 

NHS Scotland eLibrary
Information support for health education and training in Scotland, and also for patients, carers and the public.

Click here to access NHS Scotland eLibrary

 

Health Information Plus

A-Z of common health conditions, health 'in the news'
and more from NHS Scotland.

Click here to access Health Information Plus

 

Gale FE Virtual Reference Library

Search this online collection of 21 reference works, specially selected for college students.

Click here to access the Gale FE Library

 

Free Internet Tutorials for FE Students

Finding reliable information on the Internet can sometimes seem like looking for a needle in a very large haystack. For excellent advice on how to get the best from the Internet for your learning and study, take a free Online Internet Tutorial from Intute. It could save you hours! 

Click here to start the your Internet Tutorial. Just select your FE subject and follow the instructions

 

 

 

Looking for images for your learning and teaching materials?

 

Scran
Choose from 300,000 copyright-cleared images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media. SCRAN can be used as quality clip art or for non-commercial educational materials.

Click here to access SCRAN

 

Film & Sound Online 
Film & Sound Online provides film and video clips for learning and teaching materials. Easy to search, these resources can add visual interest to educational materials.

Click here to access Film & Sound Online

 

  

Staff Resources:

JORUM

JORUM is a free online repository for discovery, sharing and repurposing learning and teaching materials. it is available to staff in UK FE and HE institutions

Click here to access JORUM