Creative Arts Book of the Week 19/02/15
This week’s book of the week is Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture. You can find it in the Large book section which is at the end of the book sequence in Zone 2B of the University Library. It …
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Portsmouth public libraries join the Access to Research scheme
Portsmouth City Council Library Service is now signed up to the Access to Research scheme. This trial scheme makes publicly funded research available to everyone free of charge from public libraries. Access is currently only through the networked computers available library computers; there is no …
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The University Library – a tale of transition
The University Library has changed a lot since it opened in 1977 – this video shows just how much! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hklX9yGnHkQ&feature=youtu.be
Creative Arts Book of the Week 12/11/14
Its great to have the new book display up and running again, a good excuse to have a nice coffee in the library cafe and peruse the shelves of glossy new books. Today I chose to look at British Design …
Creative Arts Book of the Week 04/11/14
Change your mind: 57 ways to unlock your creative self by Rod Judkins “Great artists, designers, musicians and writers are … ordinary” is the reassuring opening statement of this book. I chose it because it looked accessible – something I …
Creative Arts Book of the Week 29/09/14
The Idea of Perfection, by Kate Grenville. Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, 2001. Students often ask if we have books to read for pleasure. Well, a summer of sport on TV encouraged me to dip into the University …
Not just a pretty red box!
The retro phone box has gotten some interest already but did you know you can use it to make free internal telephone calls to anywhere on campus? You only need dial the last four digits of the number (the “extension”). …
Welcome to your new social Library!
We are delighted to welcome you back to the freshly refurbished ground floor. We hope you will enjoy the new shelving arrangement and the increased sense of space and freedom! Social study The whole of the ground and first floors …
Journeys in visual learning
Had the pleasure of attending the launch of the East Midland’s WritingPAD Centre on 26th June. It was an opportunity to share experiences and practice in visual and kinaesthetic learning techniques with academics, librarians and learning developers. It involved visually …
The space within: new visions of the refurbishment
The exciting Library refurbishment draws ever closer! These latest visualisations are the work of students in the School of Architecture. While the images give the best impression yet of the feel of the new ground floor, the types and colours of the furniture chosen may differ from that shown.
