Category: About your Library

Inormation about the University of Portsmouth Library, its services and activities

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The “Welcome” section of the Library website introduces the most important library services you will use over the next few years in a simple, bite-sized format. Here you will find a short welcome video, a self-guided virtual tour of the Library that can help you to familiarise yourself with the building before you even step through the doors, a guided audio tour of the building, a brief slideshow of things you will want to know before you arrive, and a link to our opening times webpage.

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Congratulations to Becky Rule in the Library Enquiries Team on recently achieving her CILIP Chartership and being awarded a CILIP 125 List Award, given to recently chartered librarians making a positive contribution to the libraries where they work!

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Drop in and close the door on the outside world with these newest additions to our informal drop-in meeting spaces. You might have seen the open-sided sound baffling drop-in meeting pods on the ground floor and the goldfish bowl style ones with the sliding doors but these latest additions to our collection of diverse study spaces really offer something new.

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I promised you some months ago a brand new look for the highly popular drop-in seating area near the Law books up on the first floor. Our furniture moving is complete and we are pleased to reveal the leather-bound luxury seating up in Area 1C.

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 This Summer we have highlighted children’s books found in our Near and Far World Books collection (NFWB@UoP); which are translated from French to English, or are French language books, or bilingual books. Come in and borrow classics such as Tintin …

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The Near and Far World Books collection of illustrated children’s books is inspiring, and it certainly inspired the A-level students from Havant and South Downs College, whose work is currently displayed beside the books that inspired them.

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Come and see the beautiful sketches from our first year BA (Hons) Illustration students that we have on display in the library. Students were asked to explore the Library and Special Collections. They picked a topic from a ‘lucky dip’ …

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As February is the month of love, we have gathered together to share with you books from our Rare Books collection that all have red covers. Red being the colour of energy, passion and of course love. Have a look …

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Christmas opening times There’s not long to go until the festive season is upon us, so our opening times for the holidays are now available on the Library website. Our service hours for the Christmas Vacation change from Saturday 14th …

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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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