Have you discovered the Discovery Service yet? If you are building yourself up to take the plunge, why not watch this short introductory video and then pop on over and join us for one of our introductory Discovery pop-ups in …
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You’ve just received the instructions for your first assignment and been told by your lecturer that you need to find “academic sources”, “evidence” or “reliable information” to inform your arguments and produce your work. What do you do next? Many …
Finding everything you need to read for your assignment is something of an art. If you can’t find everything you want at first, try these expert tips to help you find precisely what you need. Find the right words to …
Library staff are popping up in the Library Atrium next week, offering you an introduction to finding academic information using the Discovery Service. The Discovery Service is like Google but for academic information. It is often the fastest way to …
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Curated by your Faculty Librarian, your subject page brings together the very best resources for your subject. These pages are organised so they lead you step by step through finding information for your first assignment from first steps to expert eresources.
For some people, crowds and noisy spaces are the stuff of nightmares. If this sounds like you, there are some simple ways to get the books you need, use the library, ask questions when you need to, avoid all the noise and bustle, and find a place to work quietly without distractions. Simply follow these simple tips…
The Library is making a few small changes to the online request forms for some of its services to ensure we continue to offer you the best service possible. From 17 September, when you request an interlibrary loan or scan of a journal article or book chapter held by another library, you will be asked to log into the Library catalogue and presented with a new request form to complete.
EBSCO have released a slew of quality of life enhancements to their ebook platforms for the start of term. The changes may be small but they all make using EBSCO ebooks easier and more intuitive, such as giving you more control over your downloads, letting you drill down to individual sub-chapters, and releasing an EBSCO ebook reader app for Android devices that lets you search and read EBSCO ebooks directly from your Android phone or tablet on the move.
Did you know that all our students can ask to join the SCONUL Access scheme, which grants you free access to other university libraries?
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.
