Library Services offers workshops, appointments and subject specific Library Guides in order to help you develop your research skills. Whether you are a brand new student just starting out, returning to study after a gap and looking to refresh your skills, or a postgraduate aiming to publish your work for the first time, there are lots of ways in which we can provide support, guidance and advice at a time and a place when you need it. Dedicated Subject and Research Librarians along with Copyright specialists and our Digital Repository team are available to assist on an individual basis, or…

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LFW stands for Library Fashion W…month, right?

Posted in Audio-Visual Resources, and Library Loves

With the buzz of London Fashion Week surrounding us, CityLibrary couldn’t help but highlight some of the more fashionable sections of our collections that many might not know we have. Regardless of whether you are a fashionista or not, you might find something captivating here. Fashion embodies a lot more than the newest trends on the catwalk: it can help us understand what messages societies are and have been sending across to express ideas on class, changing beauty and societal standards, ideas on identity, sustainability, race, gender expression, and more. Come and browse (and borrow from) our book and information…

February 11, 2020

Dita Krauze

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LGBT+ History Month in the Library

Posted in Audio-Visual Resources, and Library Loves

As you might have noticed from the colourful flags on Library Help Desks, celebration of LGBT+ History Month at CityLibrary is in full swing. So why not look behind the flags and find what else we have in store? If you are at Northampton Square Library this February, stop by the book display on Level 5 to browse some of the LGBT-related print books in our collection. You can also search for more books at all Library locations on CityLibrary search, or request a new book on LGBT+ or other underrepresented topics to be purchased for the Library’s collection via…

February 4, 2020

Alexandra

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Liberating CityLibrary

Posted in Cass Business School, City Law School, Library Loves, School of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Health Sciences, and SMCSE

This month we’re excited to launch our new initiative ‘Liberating CityLibrary’ where we’re asking students and staff to recommend books to help us improve the diversity of our collections. We want to increase the range of books in the library written by people from a BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) background, books by and about LGBTQI+ people and titles which recognise overlapping identities and experiences such as gender, class, sexuality and disability. Liberating CityLibrary will work in a similar way to the already established book suggestion schemes ‘More Books‘ and ‘Read for Research’. To get involved all you need to do…

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A new look for two databases: Fame and IBISWorld

Posted in Cass Business School, and Online Resources

Two of our databases, IBISWorld and Fame have recently updated their interfaces and added some exciting new features. IBISWorld – Industry Research database for the UK, US, China and global reports has streamlined its look and added the following product developments: Interactive charts Downloadable formats including Word, Excel, PDF and PowerPoint Easier navigation. Fame, a financial database for company accounts data in the UK and Ireland has officially switched to a new and improved look. The design has been available for a preview, so you might have already seen it. Fame’s new interface: Allows for more seamless searching Enables users to…

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LFW stands for Library Fashion W…month, right?

LGBT+ History Month in the Library

Liberating CityLibrary

A new look for two databases: Fame and IBISWorld