New Books November 2023
The following is a list of new books received by the Library during November. More complete listings for the year can be found on our website’s new books page
Of lights in the sky and little green men
Are we alone in the universe? Why do people regularly fancy they see alien spacecraft sojourning in plain daylight in Earth’s lower atmosphere? If not aliens, what explains all these unidentified phenomena? Celebrating 200 episodes this week, the University’s Life …
Introducing Goblin Tools – at last, an app to manage your whole life
I have blogged before about productivity tools and tried to sound enthusiastic but this time I have hit gold. Thanks to the rise of our future AI overlords, we have Goblin Tools: an app that offers to turn the chaos …
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From copyright to cartoons
You’ve been asked to produce a poster, presentation slides, or an illustrated piece of coursework. Exciting times, except from where can you take the images and video clips you want to include? Everyone’s eyes turn towards Google at this point …
Library prayer and contemplation room opens
The new prayer room and contemplation space on the first floor of the Library is now open for anyone who wants or needs a space apart to pray, meditate or sit quietly .
Everyone is welcome to use this space, whether you have a confirmed faith, want to sit and meditate without distractions, or simply need a space apart and want somewhere to sit and recover in peace and tranquillity.
How libraries can support students’ mental health: a comprehensive guide
Libraries are a staple of the university experience. They make conducting research, writing essays, and revising for exams so much easier, but they can also provide benefits outside of academia. Being a student isn’t always easy, and when things get tough, libraries can be incredible sources of support.
In this guest blog post, we explore the various ways libraries can help sustain your mental health.
Sounds beyond music
Earlier this month, a new exhibit opened in the library’s First Floor mezzanine display space. Sounds Beyond Music: Selected Objects from the Museum of Portable Sound will run from 13 November through 31 January.
MOPS is an independent museum based in Portsmouth after first opening in London almost exactly eight years ago as a research project for my PhD in sound studies and museum studies, and I’m its Director and Chief Curator. It’s dedicated to the collection, preservation, and exhibition of (mostly non-musical) sounds as museum objects.
Emotional education
Gibbs recognised that we are all emotional beings and that learning is an emotionally engaged process. This seems curiously at odds with so much of scholarship over the past few centuries, which sought to produce a rarefied product that
Gold plating Chrome
There are quite a few extensions for the Google Chrome browser that can transform your web browsing experience. Some strip out visual clutter, some display the page headings structure on one side so you can jump straight to the part of the page you want, while others help you speed read text or read it out to you so you can listen to the printed word. These extensions can make life easier for anyone, whether you struggle to read text, learn better from hearing information instead of reading it, have tired eyes or need to multitask and so prefer to listen, or you learn best by reading and listening to something, separately or at the same time.
Service restrictions during the Christmas vacation period
Library opening hours and services will be reduced during the Christmas vacation period. Please see the Library Christmas opening hours page for details.
