Divine Images from our Rare Books Collection
Over the past couple of months, our new Rare Books display case has been put to great use to show to you some of our collection that are not usually on display. In October we had the powerful artwork of …
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Realms of Gold – Exploring Our Rare and Special Collections.
Have you ever spotted on the catalogue that some of our books are kept in the Rare Books Collection? Did you wonder why? Or imagine what else is in there? Here at the library, staff treat all our books with …
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Library Penguin named among Jisc Top Ten Social Media Superstars 2017!
There was much excitement in the Library this week when Jisc named their Top Ten Social Media Superstars of 2017 in the Times Higher Education magazine, as our very own Pablo the Library Penguin made the list! The competition celebrates …
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First steps in research – by Pablo the Penguin
Being a Library Penguin, I thought I knew all about finding information. This week though, while I’ve been looking for help with the “Giant Pip” problem, I’ve realised that although I can waddle among the shelves and look at the …
The unexpected consequences of discarded rubbish… by Pablo the Penguin
Everyone knows that if you leave rubbish around it’ll begin to smell. It looks messy. Stuff might get sticky. And sometimes little mice come along and nibble at things. These are all EXPECTED consequences of discarded rubbish. What I’ve just …
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Celebrating International Women’s Day with a local heroine
Today is International Women’s Day. There’s a display of books in the cafe, so head on by and pick up something to read. Those of you studying engineering, science, maths, politics or history might be interested to find out about …
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Once we popped, we couldn’t stop!
Here in the Enquiries team we answer a lot of questions about referencing via email and online chat, but we don’t always get that many in person, from students visiting us at the Support Services Desk. We wondered if that was …
Helping you face your referencing fears…
So you’ve finished the essay. You’ve found all the sources you need, you’ve read them, and you’ve produced an essay that’s practically perfect in every way. And then your tutor says you need to work on your referencing. Your heart …
Creating colouring: stress relief for you and a learning curve for me
Feeling stressed? Need to find a way to clear your mind and re-focus your thoughts? Well fear not, we have just the thing! Studies have shown that colouring is a therapeutic pastime with relaxing benefits similar to those achieved through …
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