Welcome to your library subject page. This has been compiled by your subject librarian and is here to help you find information for your studies and research. It is not an exhaustive list of everything available, but will point you in the right direction.
OneSearch is a good place to start your research. However as you progress through your course you will need to develop your searching skills to incorporate other sources.
Watch the tutorial below for an introduction to searching or access our Finding Information page for more advice.
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You can also sign up to our webinar for guidance on how you can develop your search skills.
We have selected some key eresources and individual journal titles to help you locate relevant material for your subject.
Eresources allow you to search across multiple sources at one time eg a range of journal articles. Some eresources are subject specific and provide more tailored results.
In addition to these key eresources you can also explore our full A-Z of eresources.
Academic Search Complete
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ABI Inform | Journal articles for all areas of project management, management and leadership, business environment, communication, risk. Plus reports on companies and countries. |
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Business Source Complete | A huge collection of business related journals which contain articles on all areas of project management, management and leadership, business environment, communication, risk. Reports too on companies and countries. |
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Some 20 individual British Standards for project management listed on the link to the left. | |
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Multi-topic journal collection containing many articles on project managment | |
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Gartner IT reports | Articles and reports from leading IT analysts. Includes substantial amount on project management |
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PsycArticles |
Articles on psychology which includes projects and for example leadership |
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Sage Journals | Contains the Project Management Journal and articles of relevance from other journal titles |
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Sciencedirect | Contains the International Journal of Project Management and a very good selection of other articles of relevance from other journal titles, many from a science and engineering background. |
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Statista | Global business statistical database which includes statistics about project management software, companies, the market etc. Can download charts and graphs to add to reports. |
Browse or search inside key journal titles for your subject below. For a full range of titles check our A-Z of journals via Journals Search.
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International Journal of Project Management | Published by Elsevier in collaboration with the Association for Project Management (APM) and the International Project Management Association (IPMA)Tcovering leading edge innovative research in project management and organizing. |
| Project Management Journal | Academic and research journal from the Project Management Institute covering state-of-the-art research, techniques, theories, and applications in project management | |
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Professional Bodies |
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| Lots of freely available useful resources. Students can apply for free student membership - free membership gives you access to some publications such as AMPBOK - theses are also available from UoC - see this link to list of APM books held in UoC | ||
| International Project Management Association | ||
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PMBOK and other information. Student membership. Link to list of PMI books held in UoC Their ProjectManagement.com website has lots of advice and resources. |
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Government Websites |
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| Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | ||
| Includes the Project Initiaiton Roadmap | ||
Other Websites |
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| Program and project management methods, models and theories (free self sign up required). | ||
| News, research, abstracts and publications. | ||
| Gloabl best practice for project, programme and portfolio management. Includes Prince2, Agile and MSP | ||
| Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) | ||
| Informaton about NEC3 and NEC4. Link to books in the library | ||
| Software site | ||
| The philosophy of the website is to provide free, high-quality, ethical content in an accessible form while encouraging an open discussion about the project management profession | ||
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If you are experiencing any problems accessing eresources, check our troubleshooting guide for advice. |
Accessing Online Resources |
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