Not just a pretty red box!
The retro phone box has gotten some interest already but did you know you can use it to make free internal telephone calls to anywhere on campus? You only need dial the last four digits of the number (the “extension”). …
Welcome to your new social Library!
We are delighted to welcome you back to the freshly refurbished ground floor. We hope you will enjoy the new shelving arrangement and the increased sense of space and freedom! Social study The whole of the ground and first floors …
News from the University Archive
by Anna Delaney The new archive catalogue for the College of Education Collection is now available. You can view the catalogue on the archive page of the library website (link to http://www.port.ac.uk/library/infores/print/universityarchives/) as a PDF. The college, also known as …
Beautiful, Bookish, Beaulieu
Last Thursday, a band of adventurous staff set out by minibus (after only a short delay caused by being blocked in by a huge delivery lorry full of metal stuff) in the direction of the New Forest. Their destination? Beaulieu, …
Journeys in visual learning
Had the pleasure of attending the launch of the East Midland’s WritingPAD Centre on 26th June. It was an opportunity to share experiences and practice in visual and kinaesthetic learning techniques with academics, librarians and learning developers. It involved visually …
Sadly, only two gulls left
It is with a heavy heart that Library Twitcher must report that one of the Herring Gull chicks was killed in a freak accident with a closing window. The operating mechanism and window placement is in such a position that …
Refurbishment Pics
We’ve added some more pics to our gallery of the ground floor refurbishment project. We’ll be keeping a visual diary of progress, so check back from time to time to see how it’s going.
Our gulls are growing up …
‘So what are those things for?’
Chicks’ Charm Offensive is Well Underway!
by Library Twitcher For those of you who have left Portsmouth for the summer, the University Library’s camera crew is happy to show you some video of the Herring Gull chicks.
The Best Colour-Coordinated Packaging
by Library Twitcher With all of the demolition going on in the library today (removal of glass wall panels, etc.), it might be nice to show you some of nature’s “demolition”…. The other week, Library Twitcher happened to be in …
