The ResIDe system offers a flexible search and retrieval functionality as well as a valuable back-file of papers in an easily managed format. Searching is via a search form. No password is required to access any examination papers from within the University of the West of England. The Past Examination Paper database holds papers set by the University's own staff. It mainly comprises undergraduate papers, although some foundation papers and some postgraduate papers are also included.
Most papers are sessional papers, although there are some resit papers.
The collection does not include any papers written by external bodies. These are held in the Library's short loan collections in print format. Papers that are sat in summer 2000 will be added to the database as soon as it is possible to release them during the summer vacation. ResIDe's flexible system permits each module leader to elect the time-span that each paper held in the Past Examination Paper database will be available to users. Where no preference is voiced, papers are held for 8 years.