Education and Autism

Books are arranged in the library by shelfmarks. 

Each book has a number followed by at least two letters. Signs on the end of shelves tell you what numbers are on the shelves. Books with the same or similar numbers will deal with related topics. Useful shelfmarks for Education and Autism.

You need to use Library Search to find the location and shelfmark of print books.

How to find a print book in Library Search

Type the name of the book or the authors family name into Library Search. When you find the book you need, make a note of the level it is shelved on (if in the Adsetts Library) and then follow the shelfmark and filling letter to the book on the shelf.

You can find out more about borrowing resources from Hallam Library using the guide below.

Hallam Library includes eBooks and print books.

We understand that both formats are important especially when studying away from the University. 

Unfortunately, there is not always an eBook for each print book we have in the library. This can be due to multiple reasons: 

• publishers do not always offer an eBook in a format suitable for library use
• it is not available at the time we order the print version.

We want to make sure you know how to find eBooks and this short activity will take you through the process.

• Go to the Library Online.

• Search for your keywords in Library Search e.g. english teaching.
• To the left of your search results click on Books / eBooks and Online.
• Choose a book and follow the link(s) available under Find online. The links will either say View online at: or the name of an eBook provider.

Reading eBooks

How you can use an eBook depends on terms and conditions set by the publisher.  In most cases you will be able to choose between reading online and downloading the eBook for a limited period to your own device. When downloaded eBooks expire you can download them again.

Most eBooks can be read by more than one reader at a time but sometimes you may have to wait if another reader is using the book. You can search within individual eBooks, add notes and print or copy a limited number of pages from most eBooks.

Further help

If you need further help please take a look at the Library Help guide: eBooks section or get in contact. You can find a link to the Library Help guide below.

A report by SHU researchers calls for more diversity in books for children. 

We have a large collection of children's literature and teaching resources in the library and in recent years we have worked to make our collections more representative of the diversity of children that our student teachers work with. 

We are proud of our collections but we are sure that there is much more that we can do. We welcome suggestions for resources to add to the collections and other ways in which we can improve them.

There are a range of books for younger readers included on multiple Hallam Library: Curated Reading lists.

If you have not used the lists, take a look at the Hallam Library: Curated Reading list:

Here at Hallam Library, your librarians, have handcrafted a range of curated reading lists to help explore a range of political and social issues, or find genre fiction to help you unwind and take a break from academic studies – recreational reading with a little bit of dystopian fiction anyone?

Hear one of our academic librarians talk more about the benefits of the curated reading lists!

We ask... where will a book take you today?

Here are a selection of lists, you can find all the lists on the Curated Reading list page including:

• LGBTQ+ Network reading list.
• Disability Network reading list.
• Neurodiversity: Seeing the world though multiple lens.
• Inspirational people: their thoughts and ideas.

And many more like: