Business

Books

Textbooks are an ideal starting point for any piece of research.  They provide an overview of a topic and introduce you to the key research.  In addition to the print collection, the University Library provides you with access to over 2.2 million ebooks.  You can access these using DiscoverEd.

Most courses will use a Resource List in Learn, these are online reading lists compiled by your lecturer which provide easy access to your course reading.  It will include links to ebooks, journal articles and other online resources, and for students on campus, the location and availability of books also available in print.

The majority of print books relevant to business and related topics are available in the Main Library located a short walk from the Business School in George Square. 

Business School postgraduate students also have access to the Business School Library (The Hub) where copies of the key texts on resource lists are available.  These are reference only (can't be borrowed) so there is always a copy available to consult.  To find books in the Hub, search the Business School Library catalogue (BizInfo)

Access to books not available from the Library

If the Library does not hold the book you need, you can request:

  • A copy is purchased for the Library Collection  using the Request a Book (RAB) service, 
  • An Interlibrary loan to try to obtain the item from another Library
  • Access to another Library

Information is available from Library Resources Plus.

Finding books published on a topic

To find books on a topic, you can use Google Books, library catalogues or bookseller websites.

Google books provides access to millions of scanned books.  It allows you to search the full-text of books it has scanned making it easier to identify if a book contains information about your topic.  Depending on publisher permissions, a preview (short extract) or snippet (two to three lines of text surrounding the queried search term) will be available. For books in the public domain the full text is available.

Library Hub Discover is a ​​​​database of 201 UK and Irish academic, national & specialist library catalogues, search to find books on a topic and the Library or libraries which hold copies.