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From the Archives: City and Space
October 16, 2019
Andrew Medder
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From the Archives: City and Space

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by Stephen Penton and Conor Jackson City Archive holds a number of pieces of material relating to space and space travel. This all relates to today’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics. One of the earliest departments when the Northampton Institute was founded in 1897 was Mechanical Engineering, and soon after in 1909 City was one of the first universities to introduce Aeronautical Engineering courses. One of the Heads of Departments of the Aeronautics Department was Grigori Tokaty. Professor Tokaty had a highly successful career as an aeronautical engineer in the USSR, becoming chief rocket scientist in 1947.1 However, shortly afterwards…

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Silent Study at Northampton Square
September 30, 2019
Rachel
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Silent Study at Northampton Square

Posted in Cass Business School, City Law School, Library Facilities, NSQ, Opening Hours, School of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Service Announcements, and SMCSE

Returning students will notice that Level 6 is closed for refurbishment as part of our wider work to develop the library estate. Levels 4 and 5 are still available for silent study.  In addition to the silent spaces inside the Library, we have transformed B411c into a silent study room.  You can access this new silent study space by taking the lift or stairs from the refectory end of the Level 1 walkway to the 4th floor and following signs to Silent Study. B411c will be open Monday-Friday 08:30-18:00.      

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RESOLVED: Ongoing issues with iPad loans
September 26, 2019
Rachel
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RESOLVED: Ongoing issues with iPad loans

Posted in Cass, NSQ, and Service Announcements

This issue has now been resolved and we are able to issue out iPads to current students and staff once again.   We are currently unable to issue any iPads due to problems with the software used to manage the collection. IT are working with the software supplier to resolve these as soon as possible, and we will update you when the iPads are available to borrow.    

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Autumn Specials
September 23, 2019
Catie
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Autumn Specials

Posted in Cass, Cass Business School, NSQ, Online Resources, School of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Health Sciences, and Workshops

This autumn Library Services will host a series of drop-in sessions and workshops at the Northampton Square and Cass Libraries. These sessions form our Library Services Autumn Specials. They will be an excellent opportunity to meet the people behind these resources and learn about how to get more out of library resources. See the table below for dates and times of each session. Select the links to find out more information and book your place. Autumn Specials at Northampton Square   Event Date Time Location Successful Employability with the Financial Times Tuesday 24th September 12-12:30pm A110 College Building Financial Times…

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New titles for School of Health Sciences
September 22, 2019
Chris
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New titles for School of Health Sciences

Posted in New titles, School of Health Sciences, and Uncategorized

Print and e-book collections for School of Health Sciences students have been updated and expanded over the summer. Brand new titles, latest editions, plus extra copies of essential titles were ordered, processed and catalogued and are now available for you to access or borrow. Watch out for the latest version of your favourite textbook on the shelves or available online via CityLibrary Search. For more information on using e-books, have a look at our E-books Guide.

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