Many thanks to all who voted in our shelving poll. Beige was clearly an unpopular option, but it was a close run thing between light grey and silver. We have opted for silver as a) it is a popular choice …

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The Audio Arts Archive was originally produced as a cassette-based magazine for the new generation of British artists and art professionals to talk about their work in a free and an unmediated way.  It was established in 1973 by William …

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You can’t miss this huge book on the library display – Magic: 1400 – 1950.  Not only is it huge, its gorgeous – celebrating more than 500 years of visual culture relating to the world’s greatest magicians.  It draws on …

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Portsmouth City Council Library Service is excited to announce that we have launched Freegal- a music streaming and download service. Freegal rhymes with legal, and stands for ‘free and legal’.

Food during the Great War was the topic under investigation this morning as library staff attended an end of term talk. It’s become a bit of a tradition that during the last week of each term, our staff development events …

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I have been asked by several Business School students about the various e-services provided by a company called Ebsco.  Here are a few guidelines I use:

  #WearAHatDay is the UK’s largest and most famous national brain tumour awareness and fundraising campaign, created by Brain Tumour Research. They run #WearAHatDay as an awareness raising campaign throughout March, which is National Brain Tumour Awareness Month. As our …

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You know what I mean, those chocolate covered marshmallow domes of loveliness!  And what’s got me thinking about these today?  Well when I arrived on the second floor of the library I was greeted by the new edition of Eye: …

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“What do our students think?”  is a question often asked in your Library.  We love to listen to what you think about us and what you would like to see happen.   As part of the ongoing conversation with our clients, …

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Attended the preview of a fun exhibition in Eldon last night, Stars in the Aisles: A History of the Cinema Usherette.  We were served ice-cream by an usherette and there was plenty of popcorn to go around too!  Eva Balogh, …

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