Month: September 2017

Northampton Square Library – Level 5 weekend closure

Level 5 of the Northampton Square Library will be closed on Saturday 3oth September and Sunday 1st October.  It will re-open at 10am on Monday 2nd. This is to allow for some urgent works to our  radiators, which will help to ensure that you are all kept warm when the heating gets switched on.  After…Continue Reading Northampton Square Library – Level 5 weekend closure

10 CityLibrary hacks for new students

Planning on venturing into the Northampton Square Library for the first time? Here are 10 hush-hush hacks only those in-the-know know…. (1) There’s a lift from the main entrance direct to Level 2 Our Library is accessible which is great if you use a mobility aid, and even greater if you just don’t like stairs….Continue Reading 10 CityLibrary hacks for new students

Getting to Know CityLibrary

The first “Getting to Know CityLibrary” competition has started today! To take part, grab a card at Freshers’ Fair or Induction Week and answer the four questions on the back. Don’t worry, if you miss these events, you can still pick one at any of our Library Service Desks. What can you win? Our first…Continue Reading Getting to Know CityLibrary

Meet the team: Law Team

The Law Team works across two libraries, Gray’s Inn Place Library and Innovation Centre Library, which you can access using your City card. The team makes sure both libraries run smoothly throughout the week, checking the environment and answering students’ questions. All City students are welcome to study at the Law Libraries, but the available…Continue Reading Meet the team: Law Team

Calling all freshers

Have you collected your official tie? Fancy being a cox? Ready to share with the world your moderate singing voice usually confined to the shower? Well you’re in luck because Welcome Week can meet all your needs. At least it did fifty years ago. The images featured here are taken from September and October 1967…Continue Reading Calling all freshers

Find your Library Guide

Our Library Guides bring together the essential resources in your subject area and connect you quickly and easily to information about Library Services. From the Library Guides homepage select your school to see the Subject Guides relevant to you. In each of these guides our Librarians have gathered together the most important resources for you…Continue Reading Find your Library Guide

ORCID: how to set up a unique researcher identifier

ORCID – Open Researcher and Contributor ID – is a persistent digital identifier which distinguishes individual researchers. If you are carrying out research at City, you may want to register for an ORCID.  Your ORCID can also be linked to your City Research Online record. For more information on the benefits of having an ORCID…Continue Reading ORCID: how to set up a unique researcher identifier

Temporary stock relocation at Northampton Square

Due to a large leak an area of Level 5 is currently inaccessible whilst the floor dries out.  If you require items from 617.96 MAC – 620.003 MCG please speak to a member of staff and they will fetch them for you.  The majority of these titles should be accessible again tomorrow morning. In order…Continue Reading Temporary stock relocation at Northampton Square

New Look to Cass Library Webpages

Have you noticed something different about Cass Library webpages? This summer we have been hard at work upgrading and streamlining the Cass Library webpages. New features include the following. 1. CityLibrary Search is now integrated into the homepage.  It searches across City Library collections, so if you know the name of the resource you’re looking for…Continue Reading New Look to Cass Library Webpages

New Resource: New York Times Archive

Library Services now provides access to the  New York Times Archive 1851-2013. The newspaper which has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other title, covers both US and international news, politics, science, technology and the arts. As well as offering full –text page images, the archive is integrated with the New York Times Index which allows…Continue Reading New Resource: New York Times Archive