What is the World Bank eLibrary? The World Bank eLibrary offers quick and easy access to nearly 9,000 World Bank books, reports, journals and working papers published since early 1990’s. The Word Bank eLibrary is a very useful resource to find information on global issues such as development policy, climate change and poverty; it covers…Continue Reading Resource of the month – World Bank eLibrary
Happy International Women’s Day: A tribute to Marie Curie (1867 – 1934)
Marie Curie, who was famous for her discovery of the radioactive element for cancer treatment, was in my opinion one of the greatest women in world history. She is the only woman so far who has won the Nobel Prize twice and the only person to win in two different scientific disciplines. The…Continue Reading Happy International Women’s Day: A tribute to Marie Curie (1867 – 1934)
Celebrating International Women’s Day at City Library
Today is International Women’s Day. On this day every year we celebrate the extraordinary achievements of women from around the world. City University is proud of its female staff. Whether they have achieved great successes outside of the workplace or led impactful research on a range of issues that affects people from around the world,…Continue Reading Celebrating International Women’s Day at City Library
Stapling in CityLibrary
Our recent Feedback Wall showed that you are keen to see stapling in CityLibrary. Well, did you know that you can use the larger combined printers and photocopiers in the library for stapling, too? The option can be selected from the Printer Properties menu. From here you can get the printer do many…Continue Reading Stapling in CityLibrary
Try our new look Library Services Training Calendar
We’ve revamped the Library Services Training Calendar to give it a fresh modern look and brand new functionality. What’s changed? We now have one calendar for all training across Library Services – no separate calendars for The Law Libraries and Cass Business School. Just filter by library to see the workshops nearest to you. The calendar…Continue Reading Try our new look Library Services Training Calendar
Do You Want More?
More Books that is…. City University Library has been running the More Books scheme now for 3 years, and we have bought thousands of books through it. What is it? Students recommend books that they think should be on our shelves. The book can either be a new title for us to buy, or another…Continue Reading Do You Want More?
Resource of the month: Amirsys Imaging Reference Centre
What is it? A database offering high quality of medical images. It also contains information on pathology, differential diagnosis and different imaging findings such as CT, MR, nuclear medicine , ultrasound and radiographic findings. A selection of references for further reading is also presented in the database. How do I use it? Select a topic from…Continue Reading Resource of the month: Amirsys Imaging Reference Centre
Library Staff Love #4: Bins
Garbage. Dumpster. Trash can. The humble dustbin comes in a variety of forms and synonyms, none more exciting than the dazzling array of new multi-purpose bins we have across all the Library sites. Simon B in particular is a big fan of our new bins and wanted to share with everyone just why he loves…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #4: Bins
Love is in the Library
Today is Valentine’s Day. Sweethearts around the country will be swapping cards and flowers. Sometimes it can be a very expensive day, but it doesn’t need to be. CityLibrary Search has tons of great resources to help you celebrate this festival of love. Here are five of our favourite romantically themed items from our collections. Romeo…Continue Reading Love is in the Library
New Addition to the Northampton Square Library
A new addition was recently made to Level 3 of the Northampton Square Library, which you may have spotted while picking up your printing or making photocopies. An extra vending machine, full of snacks, has been installed so you don’t have to trek all the way down to Level 2 and go through the gates…Continue Reading New Addition to the Northampton Square Library