New Books June 2024
The following is a list of new books received by the Library during June. More complete listings for the year can be found on our website’s new books page.
Artificially intelligent deception
It is increasingly apparent that all of us need to be aware of what AI can do, particularly generative AI creating text and images and video at speed and in quantities that were hitherto underheard of. We need to have a good understanding of its power for good, its potential for harm and the ethical considerations that are involved in its use. It is so easy to be fooled by deep fake AI, so we all need to learn to think for ourselves. Become an AI literate leader and not a follower – check out our AI Literacy webpages today!
Discovering the new EBSCO Discovery Service
We are really excited by the new streamlined EBSCO Discovery Service experience. The new interface is so much easier to use and is packed with innovative features, including: Over on the Library website, we’ve summarised the main features of the …
Get app happy and enjoy your studies your way!
No two people learn the same way, so everyone benefits from having the right apps to help them study. If you find planning your work is taking longer than actually doing it, you take more in when you listen to something rather than struggling through huge blocks of printed text, you find it easier to work visually, or you simply want to automate the more tiresome aspects of your life, yourself suffering paralysis by analysis when it comes to planning your work, there are some amazing free apps to help you get ahead.
Roma culture, art and diversity on display
Don’t miss your chance to see Dr Annabel Tremlett’s display in the Library display space looking this GRT History Month on both Roma art and LGBTIQ Roma culture. Don’t miss Annabel’s earlier blog post on her work with local GRT …
What’s being promised in the General Election 2024
General Elections often mark times of great change. With the next General Election coming up, it is interesting to see what different political parties are promising to do if elected. Here are some analyses of how the different political parties’ …
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Celebrating our international students and colleagues at the University of Portsmouth
A classic British summer day of wind, cloud and rain did not stop the smiles and fun at the ‘Celebration of our International Students and Staff’ which took place on Gun House Green in the beautiful Ravelin Park here at …
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New Acquisition: Designers & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons has become very familiar across the decades since it first appeared in 1974. However, it’s not the only roleplaying game by a long chalk and in the last half century there have been a multitude of D&D clones as well a vast variety of other games and genres. From science fiction (such as Traveller) to gothic horror (e.g. Call of Cthulhu); from superheroes to secret agents, there’s almost certainly something to suit any interest.
Keeping track of all that history has been made somewhat easier by a recent University of Portsmouth Library acquisition, Designers & Dragons by Shannon Appelcline and published by Evil Hat Productions. This four-volume set follows the history of games and publishers is an immensely readable and engaging.
Cushty Pompey!
Portsmouth and its Gypsy, Roma and Traveller heritage Whilst Portsmouth is not always seen as an area where many people from GRT heritages live, in fact, there is an under-recognised history of Romany and Traveller presence in the area, perhaps …
Taking pride in LGBTQ+ authors
Some of our greatest thinkers and authors have been LGBTQ+. They have offered refreshingly different perspectives on everyday life and many wrote stories and essays that shared their intersectional lived experience as LGBTQ+ women and or people of the global …
