Welcome to Coventry University Library.
On this page you will find all of the key information you need to get you started with using our services.
Due to Covid-19, services being offered physically on campus are subject to change.
For the most up-to-date information about how our services are running, visit the FAQs page.
Locate is the name of the library's search tool. Use it to search across all of the library collections. You can use it to find books (print and electronic) and journal articles. Simply type your search terms into the search bar, and select the type of resource you would like to find from the drop-down menu.
Locate is also where you can manage your library account, for example to view when your books are due for return.
If you would like to find out more about the functions available in Locate, visit the Locate Help Guide. We also have a live chat service on the Locate homepage, operating from 9am until midnight, where you can ask for help with using Locate.
Visit the LibGuides homepage to find our central hub of information about the Library, where you will find links to all of the pages mentioned on this page, plus links to:
Customer Services (information about your Library account)
Ask Us (our Frequently Asked Questions page)
Reading Lists
Document Supply Service
You Choose (request a book for the Library to buy)
Our Archive
Library Regulations and Standards
As well as all of the resources available on Locate, you also have a library guide specifically for your subject area, called a LibGuide. On your LibGuide, you will find a collated list of the online resources we have that relate to your course, as well as professional guidance about finding and using information for your studies.
You also have a dedicated Academic Liaison Librarian, whose job it is to give you advice about finding literature, using library databases, and doing your referencing.
Access the full list of subject guides to find your LibGuide and to contact your librarian.
Our team of Academic Liaison Librarians are running a series of webinars on the following subjects:
Library Induction and Introduction to Locate
APA Referencing
OSCOLA Referencing (for law students)
Searching for Evidence for your Literature Review
Academic Reading
Note Making Techniques
Studying at Home Effectively
Using Social Media for your Literature Review
You can sign up to any of these webinars via our Library Workshops Calendar.
Take our tour of the library by watching the video below (information given in the video is correct as of September 2020 but may be subject to change).
To view the video, click on 'sign in' to Stream below and use your student email address.
You can watch an introduction to our services by our librarians.
And use these guides to learn about using Locate and BibliU.
When submitting assessments, all of your work must be referenced correctly. We have created comprehensive guides to referencing. All new students will be using the APA referencing style, apart from Law students who will use OSCOLA. The guides break down how to reference by resource type (e.g. book, journal, website) and provide step-by-step instructions of how to create your references.