The LORECA Digital Library is a resource for anyone who is interested in finding out more about issues relating to refugees and employment, training and enterprise.
The library contains links to a variety of documents such as reports on research that has been carried out around refugees and employability issues. All of the resources listed in the library are available online. In order to access some of these documents you will need to install Adobe Reader.
How to Search
You may search for items by using the following options:
1. Free text - You may enter in text, and search by: Title, Author or Publisher of the item (only one at a time).
2. Category - You may select a category from the dropdown menu (only one at a time).
Current categories are:
- Asylum & Immigration Policy
- Asylum Seekers
- Benefits
- Black & Minority Ethnic (BME)
- Business and Enterprise
- Employment
- English & ESOL
- Further and Higher Education
- Integration
- Languages (other than English)
- Migrants
- Professionals
- Refugee Communities
- Refugees
- Skills and Training
- Volunteering
- Women
- Youth
You can also combine a Title, Author or Publisher search with a selected category.
To clear your data, and start a new search, press the Reset button.
View the Results Page
When you conduct a search, you will be given a list of results that match your search criteria. For each item on the results page, you will see the:
- Title (with link to document summary)
- Author
- Publisher
- Date (year only)
Results are listed in blocks of 10 per page, so if your search returned more than 10 matches you will need to page through the list, using the links provided at the bottom of the page.
To view the full summary page for each individual item, click on the Title.
Summary Page
Once you have selected an item, you will see the summary page, which will include:
- Title
- Author
- Publisher
- Date (year only)
- Commissioned by
- Language
- Length
- Keywords
To view the item in full, click on the Access this resource link, which will open a new browser window containing the item you have selected.
Broken Links
If the item you have selected does not appear when you click on the title, the link may be broken. To report a broken link, click on Report broken link underneath the document summary.
Adding New Resources
If you know of an online resource that you would like to add, use the Submit a Resource form to request that the item be added.