Blended and distance learning take place over all manner of different distances. Some people live two streets removed from the Library and never visit while others are in a different country. Happily, we have solutions for everyone, regardless of where you happen to live.
People hate to ask for advice. We stopped calling it asking for ‘help’ years ago when we realised no one was prepared to admit they needed any. It’s curious. “No man is an island, entire of himself,” preached John Donne …
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There are lots of ways you can get in touch with a librarian, whether you missed your library course induction, can’t find the right web form to request a book be picked off the shelf and reserved or posted to you, or need in-depth help constructing a search for information in an advanced database. We are also the people who know about referencing!
Whether you are getting started, getting on or getting stuck, there is a friendly librarian here to help. Perhaps you find yourself staring at an assignment that is staring back at you accusingly and are not sure where to start, or you are searching industriously for academic information relevant to your research topic and finding nothing, or you have found some interesting information but it doesn’t seem to be from an academic textbook or journal and you are unsure whether it can be trusted, or perhaps you have reached the end of your assignment and are happy with what you have written but are starting to worry about how to turn the mess of scribbled notes at the end into a properly formatted reference list. Your friendly neighbourhood librarian can help!
We hope you are continuing to enjoy your holidays. Most Library staff are back in the office now and all our services resume from today.
If we don’t see you beforehand, have a great break and we look forward to seeing you again when Library staff return on 3 January. Happy holidays!
Christmas is almost here and with it comes another blog post where I run after you all like an anxious mother hen, making sure you are all ready for the holidays and in no danger of finding yourself all alone and miserable without a good book or film to tide you over.
Information Services have replaced the touchscreen information points in the library. These allow you to do anything from searching the library catalogue to looking up the timetable for the University bus. Have a play and see what they offer.
If you are returning after your first year, it is a sure and certain thing that you will be looking for journal articles at some point. The easiest way to find journal articles is by searching the Discovery Service. Happily, finding articles is surprisingly easy, especially if you watch this quick video covering our top tips for finding precisely what you need. And if you can’t find what you want, there is always a friendly librarian waiting to help!
There are lots of ways you can get in touch with a librarian, whether you missed your library course induction, can’t find the right web form to request a book be picked off the shelf and reserved or posted to you, or you need in-depth help constructing a search for information in an advanced database. Here’s a quick summary for the perplexed.
