Design, Deliver and Develop Library Services Last year we asked you for your feedback to help improve Library Services and you responded in droves. Over 4,300 students took part in at least one university survey, including 73.9% of final year undergrads who took part in the National Student Survey. You can find out more about the changes…Continue Reading We want your feedback
Streaming Video Collections: Alexander Street Press
We currently have unlimited access to Alexander Street Press’s complete suite of academic video titles (more than 43,000 titles!) for a year. The most watched videos will become part of our permanent collection. The videos cover a wide range of subjects and topics. Collections include: 60 Minutes: 1997-2014 American History in Video Medical Imaging in Video…Continue Reading Streaming Video Collections: Alexander Street Press
Holocaust Memorial Day
Today is the 71st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Russian troops. Auschwitz was the most notorious of many such camps in which many millions of people were murdered during the Holocaust. The majority of these people were Jewish, although many other groups were targeted by this crime: political opponents to the Nazi regime,…Continue Reading Holocaust Memorial Day
Book Review: Oscar and Lucinda
A world classic from Australia Oscar and Lucinda is a great little book. It follows the adventures of the two eponymous characters both in Australia and Europe. Oscar Hopkins and Lucinda Leplastrier are Southern star crossed lovers [geddit?] and gamblers from different sides of the world. Their will they/won’t they relationship is just one of the many elements in this novel,…Continue Reading Book Review: Oscar and Lucinda
Library Staff Love #3: City Research Online
For January we thought we’d share Samantha’s nomination for City Research Online (or CRO for short): “I love City Research Online because it’s a great showcase of all the amazing research our academics produce. It’s a repository of different versions of our academics’ work, freely available for anyone to download and benefit from.” Research is shared…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #3: City Research Online
Resource of the month: HeinOnline
What is it? HeinOnline provides full text access to a large number of law and law-related periodicals covering US, UK and international publications. It also includes resources such as: Publications from the European Centre for Minority Issues Pentagon Papers (a collection of papers relating to the US’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 – 67) US…Continue Reading Resource of the month: HeinOnline