Library staff are back!
We’re back! Library staff are back in the office again and are here to help with all your library and information-related enquiries. Stop by the Library Skills drop-in office or chat with us online!
Author: David Bennett
Assistant Librarian (Promotions) at the University Library. An enthusiastic advocate of libraries, diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice for all, inside and outside the workplace.
Christmas movies are on us!
Christmas is on us this year – at least the streaming is! Catch classic Christmas movies from the mainstream to the macabre, along with films and documentaries on every subject under the sun through Kanopy, exclusive to you for you to enjoy at university.
Staying entertained and happy over the holidays
Christmas can be an exciting time for some but a trying time for others. Whether you are wondering how to keep yourself entertained in Portsmouth over the holidays or facing a return home you would rather forego, entertainments, help and advice are all on hand. Whatever you need, there is something or someone who can help.
Customer Service Excellence confirmed for the Library
We have been recognised for our commitment to customer service for the fifth time in a row! The Library’s Customer Service Excellence award has been renewed for the fifth time since 2016.
Free Christmas concert
If you enjoyed the University Christmas carol concert that toured parts of the campus last week, or even if you missed it entirely, you might be interested that Portsmouth Light Orchestra is holding a free hour-long concert of Christmas music on Sunday …
All set for Christmas?
With the Christmas vacation period just around the corner, it is a good time to check that you are all set up for working from home. Even if you plan never to do anything university-related over the holidays, having your personal device set up to access the university computer network from wherever you are will mean that if you should need anything during or after the holidays, everything will be set up to use all the software and library eresources you might want, meaning you have one less thing to worry about when library staff are away.
Of lights in the sky and little green men
Are we alone in the universe? Why do people regularly fancy they see alien spacecraft sojourning in plain daylight in Earth’s lower atmosphere? If not aliens, what explains all these unidentified phenomena? Celebrating 200 episodes this week, the University’s Life …
Introducing Goblin Tools – at last, an app to manage your whole life
I have blogged before about productivity tools and tried to sound enthusiastic but this time I have hit gold. Thanks to the rise of our future AI overlords, we have Goblin Tools: an app that offers to turn the chaos …
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From copyright to cartoons
You’ve been asked to produce a poster, presentation slides, or an illustrated piece of coursework. Exciting times, except from where can you take the images and video clips you want to include? Everyone’s eyes turn towards Google at this point …
Library prayer and contemplation room opens
The new prayer room and contemplation space on the first floor of the Library is now open for anyone who wants or needs a space apart to pray, meditate or sit quietly .
Everyone is welcome to use this space, whether you have a confirmed faith, want to sit and meditate without distractions, or simply need a space apart and want somewhere to sit and recover in peace and tranquillity.
