5 things to remember if using the Library this summer TAGS: alumni | Books | borrowing | e-journals | ebooks | graduates | opening hours | SCONUL | summer This post was originally published in May 2016. This Friday, 20th May, is the official last day of semester, so well done for making it this far! Though many of …Continue reading →

Lions and snakes and penguins (oh my!) TAGS: happylibrary As you may have seen in our earlier blog post, this weekend (May 13th-15th) is Festival of Museums! This year’s theme is adventure and we have lots of exciting events …Continue reading →

PhD thesis digitisation project begins! TAGS: digitisation | Library Annexe | Project | Theses Stock take completed, equipment purchased and staff in place: the digitisation of the Library’s PhD thesis collection has begun! In January 2016 we secured funding to complete the digitisation of …Continue reading →

New to the Library: The Chicago Manual of Style Online TAGS: Chicago Style | Citations | Cite Them Right Online | Referencing I’m pleased to let you know that following requests from students and staff the Library has recently subscribed to The Chicago Manual of Style Online. Access is available via DiscoverEd …Continue reading →

Newspaper archives on trial TAGS: databases | history | Newspapers | primary source The Library currently has trial access to two newspaper archives, The Telegraph Historical Archive (1855-2000) and British Newspapers Part V (1746-1950). You can access both of these online archives via …Continue reading →

New to the Library for History, Classics & Archaeology TAGS: Archaeology | classics | e-books | history Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a small number …Continue reading →

Frogs and foxes TAGS: happylibrary Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see  Paul Klee Our relaxation table in the Main Library Foyer has been helping students relax while they are …Continue reading →

That which we call a rose TAGS: happylibrary What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet Juliet, Romeo and Juliet Today is the first day of the exam …Continue reading →

Time to relax TAGS: happylibrary The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it Sydney J. Harris Revision week is well underway and the library is getting busier and busier. Libraries are …Continue reading →

The Adventure Begins… Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life? Aviation combined all the elements I loved. Charles A. Lindbergh, The Spirit of St. Louis A model, with some …Continue reading →