Last Wednesday afternoon visitors to the library were greeted with a display of 52 of the best illustrated children’s books from around the World. We asked you to select your favourite book from the IBBY Honours List display, a task which was …
Gear yourself up for an afternoon of frolics and fun when IBBY comes to town! The University Library is hosting a touring exhibition representing the best in international children’s book illustration from the IBBY Honour List. The International Board on Books …
As the year wends its way towards its close, tensions tend to rise in some people. Here are a few tips developed from a guide offered by Oxford University to all those about to take exams.
Know thy deadline! Late work attracts no marks, and lecturers are often unforgiving. There are lots of good things that you can do if you manage to finish your assignments even a few days earlier. Click Read more for top tips on …
It’s good to take a break and do something completely different. It resets your concentration, stops you getting stressed and makes for an effective working pattern. One popular technique first established in the 1980s is the “Pomodoro Technique” (named after …
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Digital Theatre Plus is a useful resource for teachers and students of Performing Arts or English Literature. It can also be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys dramatic or musical performance. It is mostly a video-based teaching resource for schools and …
It was certainly one of those WOW moments: when he found something wonderful he wasn’t really expecting. “I was in Portsmouth Central Library”, principal lecturer Dr. George Burrows tells me, “trying to find something historic about music and Portsmouth I …
After publishing a case study article in a peer-reviewed journal, one librarian shares the lessons he learned about successful academic writing. Happily the advice works for everything from undergraduate assignments to academic journal articles, so there is something of potential …
Academic research is not one of them. Librarians often bemoan what Google does badly (like finding all the useful papers for assignments) but here are 21 things Google now does that are really rather useful in everyday life. http://twentytwowords.com/google-tricks-and-shortcuts-that-will-make-your-daily-life-much-easier/?utm_source=socialmob&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=article-or-quiz-name&utm_content=1534
Birkhauser: Buildings Types Online We have started a free trial of a new database which will run until 18th November and is specifically for architecture students. Birkhauser provides a comprehensive online resource for the teaching and practice of architectural design …
