Flipster - online magazines

The LRCs have set up a trial to Flipster which gives digital access to hundreds of magazines on your computer, tablet, or phone.

Click on the logo above and sign in with your college ID and password to check it out and then let us know what you think.

NEW!! Philip Allan Review Magazines Archive

Introducing a brand NEW online resource!!!

The Philip Allan Review Magazine Archive is a fantastic resource for A-level and Access students.

You can view individual copies of the magazines and many of the magazines also come with extra resources and revision materials as you can see from the picture below.

Or search for your topic using the search function at the top of the home screen. Make sure you click on the magnifying glass to see your results!

The subjects covered in the archive include: History, Biology, Business, Chemistry, English, Geography, Physics, Politics, Psychology and Sociology.

Access the Philip Allan Review magazines Archive via the LRCs Moodle Page > E-Resources > More Online Resources.

If you would like any help using this or any of our other online resources just pop into your LRC!

E-Resources: what are they and where do I find them?

Did you know that the LRCs provide you with access to hundreds of books and journals online?

Available to all staff and students the resources include general sources such as Britannica, subject databases which provide access to journal articles such as intered or SportDiscus, as well as ebooks which cover all subjects at all levels.

Most allow direct access if you are at college but some will require you to have a special password - more on this later...

Where can I find these resources?

To find this wealth of information log onto Moodle and look under

Key Courses - Learning Resource Centre - E-Resources

Online Databases and Journals

Scroll down the page to find the appropriate subject heading to get links to the most relevant databases and journals.

Looking for a particular journal title?  You could try searching the A-Z of Online Journals which allows you to see if it is included in any of the databases available across all subjects.

Ebooks

Information about, and links to, all the ebooks are included in the library catalogue called Heritage. Look for the link on this blog and on the E-Resources page on Moodle.

The best way to find ebooks on the catalogue is to choose Advanced Search and then use the drop-down menu under Media type to select E-book.  Then type in your search term and click Search.

Can I use the databases and ebooks at home?

You can access most of our e-resources from home as long as you have signed up for an Athens username and password at college.  Simply follow the instructions on the helpsheet available from any LRC.

When you click on a link to a database or ebook you will be asked to enter your Athens details before the resource can be used.

Need more help?

If you have any questions about any of the resources or you would like some tips on how to search them don't forget that the LRC staff are on hand to help.

Fiction at Farnham College LRC

One corner of our LRC is slightly partitioned off by a convenient pillar and bookcase and this is the fiction area.  It has comfortable red chairs to settle in and enjoy a good book or to read a newspaper or one of the many journals which we also keep in this part of the LRC.  Of course you can borrow the books too!

There’s a wide selection of books from the latest vampires to detectives, war stories, fantasy, romance and much, much more – something for everyone!  Having said that we are always happy to hear of any books you would like us to get.

If you’d just like to read something short why not try one of our Quick Reads?

If you are an ESOL student you will find your course books here together with the Penguin and Cambridge graded reading books so that everything is in one place and easy to find.

We also have daily newspapers delivered including The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph and the Daily Mirror.  For local news there’s the Farnham Herald each Friday.

As you come in to the fiction area there are two carousels on either side of you with the latest magazines/journals on the various subjects taught here.  Everyone can look at these and apart from the latest issue you can borrow them.

Do come and have a look.