How secure is your bicycle?
We hope it will never happen to you, but property theft is sadly a fact of life. Happily, there are (simple, free) things you can do to make your property – including your bicycle if you own one, much less …
Celebrating the Black inventors who changed our lives
Black inventors have not just contributed to society, many have been instrumental in supporting their own collective liberation. Largely ignored by mainstream History, Black people have invented everything from the video doorbell to the refrigerated goods lorry, and the portable ironing board to the modern traffic light system.
Changes to library webforms
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.
Your new library: a very brief introduction
Many people find the University Library a little offputting. Perhaps it is the sheer scale of the building compared with the broom cupboard type libraries most students are used to at school or the vast array of print and electronic resources on offer but many people just don’t know where to start. Start by asking us – we are very friendly and are very used to helping students settle in and get off to a great start.
Quality of life enhancements to Discovery and EBSCO ebooks
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.
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?
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.
New eBooks August 2024
The following is a list of new ebooks received by the Library during August. More complete listings for the year can be found on our website’s new books page.
New Books August 2024
The following is a list of new books received by the Library during August. More complete listings for the year can be found on our website’s new books page
