A university library by any other name
Did you know that all our students can ask to join the SCONUL Access scheme, which grants you free access to other university libraries?
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Book Nook bargains this Second-hand September
Do you have books looking for a good home? Drop them off at the University Library Book Nook – just pop them in the box on top, and we will make them available for other students to browse or take away. While you are here, you can take away any books with the distinctive orange Book Nook sticker – all free to a good home!
From archive and architecture to social stories
Back in 2019, we posted an image from the University Archive of Anglesea building on Facebook. Anglesea sports two wall-mounted sculptures. We always knew the sculptor was an alumnus of Portsmouth College of Art, which became part of the University, but we did not know who…
Then, the sculptor’s niece, Genevieve Matthews, unexpectedly contacted us through Facebook to let us know that the sculptor was her uncle, Jack Matthews, who attended Portsmouth Art College (now part of the University) at the tender age of 11.
Getting back to BASIC
If you have ever tried to code something using a user-friendly, high-level programming language, you are inheriting a world shaped in large part by the development of BASIC – the first attempt to make computing accessible to non-specialists. While it …
Have a wonderful Bank Holiday weekend!
You can still always stop by for a picnic outside - the weather's right for it!
Don’t forget that the University Library will be closed on Monday (26 August)!
Keep up with the latest changes to JSTOR
JSTOR for images: 2024 update Thursday 22 August from 4 pm BSTExplore how to use Artstor’s high-quality collections and key functionality in their new home on JSTOR. Join this free webinar for an update on the latest time-saving features and …
Uncovering the Archive
PMTI/3/2.3 Plan of the second floor of the Portsmouth Municipal College building, later Park Building [1905]
If you are researching the history of the University, the City or any other aspect of local history, don’t forget to check out the University Archive, which brings together records and objects from the current university, its predecessors and associated organisations all the way back to 1869 as well as housing the Landau collection bequeathed by LGBTQ+ author, sculptor and academic Prof. Rom Landau.
10% student discount on OUP ebooks
As a university student, you can get 10% off Oxford University Press e-books when you buy them directly from the publisher.
Art of glass and beyond
We are lucky enough to have local artist and Senior Teaching Fellow in Nursing at the University of Portsmouth, Simon Holliday is displaying two imaginative exhibits of his imaginative work, both related, either directly or indirectly, to the local landscape. Come see them in all their glory on the first floor landing!
Art of Glass is probably best described as a body of sculptural work which I’ve been constructing using found objects. The project is born out of my habitual tendency towards beachcombing. In particular, this tendency to collect objects of interest from the shoreline around Hampshire.
Simon’s photographic exhibition, the Serenissima of the South Coast, describes a walking tour of Portsmouth as a city in decline.
