9.1 Library
The University of Manchester Library is located on the main campus in Manchester and the main website can be accessed from: http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/
The online catalogue can be searched from anywhere in the world and the library offers a postal loan service called ‘Deliver’ especially for distance based students.
If you cannot access the Library but live near another University library it may be worthwhile enquiring whether, as a registered student, you have reading or borrowing rights at your local facility, e.g. SCONUL access.
9.2 Electronic Resources
Your University central username and password are provided by the University of Manchester and are used for network access, Blackboard, e-mail and other IT services. They are also used to access many electronic library resources, such as e-journals, e-books and databases.
9.3 The University of Manchester VPN Service
The VPN service, provided by IT Services, makes it possible to gain full network access from off-campus. When connected, your computer is assigned a University IP address and you will be able to access IP authenticated services as if on campus. For further information and to install the software, go to the VPN web page.
9.4 P Drives
You are provided with an allocation of networked file storage space which you can access as the P: drive through the Internet with most browsers. This storage space – located on a fileserver – is secure and regularly backed up, and is the recommended place to store your data files, or backups of files you have saved elsewhere. You can access your P drive at: http://pdrives.manchester.ac.uk (you will be asked to sign in using your IT username and password).
9.5 Web Links
The COEH website has links to a variety of sources of information relevant to occupational health professionals. Although we do not maintain the link sites, we have attempted to provide a gateway to resources of use to those in the field. Please let us know if you think we are missing links to vital websites.
