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European Union resources and support

Your Subject Librarian

Queries relating to European Union information can be directed to your Subject Librarian. Our contacts page will help you with more general library queries.

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European Union collections at University of Bristol

Materials relating to the EU may be found in the Wills Memorial Library (mostly EU Law) and in the Arts and Social Sciences Library (Statistical information and Politics). Use the library catalogue to find the location of material.

Other European Union collections in the region

European Documentation Centres (EDCs)

European Documentation Centres (EDCs) are a network of information centres which support study, teaching and research at university level. They contain publications produced by the various institutions of the EU. The nearest EDCs are:

How to find books, journals, and more

Inter-Library Loans and ILL vouchers

  • The Inter-Library Loans (ILL) service can be used to obtain Items not held in print in the University's branch libraries or available online. There is a charge for this service, though UOB academic staff and research postgraduates will usually be able to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher to pay for this, and UOB undergraduate students may be able to obtain a voucher - please see the corresponding page to this in the subject page for your academic department to find out more.

Information for academic staff and researchers

  • Our Research support pages cover finding information, managing information, and exploiting your research, together with sources of further help and advice.
  • New academic staff are welcome to contact the Subject Librarian associated with their academic department to arrange a session on how the Library can help you.

Databases

European Union information on the Internet

 

EUROPA: Gateway to the European Union

EUROPA is the official website of the European Union (EU) and is a good starting point for research. Useful sections of the site include:

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Institutions and agencies

Individual institutions' websites give information on institutional activities and many have links to publications and related sites:

For a complete list, see European Union Institutions.

Agencies set up by the European Commission or Council can be accessed from here.

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EU law

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Documents, publications and articles

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Current awareness

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Blogs

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Other European information

  • Fact Sheets on the European Union - from the European Parliament, providing an overview of European integration.
  • EU Tube - The European Commission's section of YouTube, featuring videos about EU history and policy.
  • Expert on Europe - a directory of experts on a variety of European affairs, produced by the University Association for Contemporary European Studies.

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Searching for EU information

Guides to researching EU information

Gateways

Search engines

  • Euroferret - is useful for information on Eastern Europe.
  • Google - use Google to search the EUROPA site. After your search terms add: site:europa.eu

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Quick reference tools

Eurojargon - A plain language guide from the EU to jargon commonly used in its institutions and in the media. It does not include purely technical or legal terms; for these, use the Glossary below.

Glossary - The EU's guide to terminology relating to European integration and to its institutions and activities.

Fact Sheets on the European Union from the European Parliament, provide an overview of all aspects of European integration.

Europedia - A website based on the book Access to European Union law, economics, policies by Nicholas Moussis.

A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein. 3rd Edition by Rodney Leach - Not up to date, but still useful for quick reference on the EU.

EU Whoiswho - The official directory of the European Union.

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Information skills training for undergraduates

  • please see the corresponding page to this in the subject page for your academic department to find out about about skills training for your course.
  • A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
  • Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

Information skills training for postgraduates

  • please see the corresponding page to this in the subject page for your academic department to find out about about skills training for postgraduates.
  • A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
  • Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

Self-learning resources

  • Video tutorials - topics include the Library Catalogue, understanding references on reading lists, using the MetaLib resource gateway, off-campus access to eResources, etc.
  • Finding and using information pages - covering key aspects of information skills, including researching a topic, effective use of Google, evaluating your search results, avoiding plagiarism, etc. Also includes a Jargon-buster page.
  • Library guides - downloadable guides to each branch library, our main search tools, special library services, etc.
  • External resources for developing your information skills - including online tutorials and downloadable guides.
  • Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

Referencing guidance

Writing for the subject, and how to avoid plagiarism

EndNote referencing software

EndNote is the University of Bristol's recommended bibliographical management software, which can be used to collect, store, organise and manage references, and to output them as reference lists or bibliographies. A particularly useful function is 'Cite While You Write', enabling you to format Word documents, producing bibliographies and adding references within the text.