Month: February 2018

The Prospects for Women’s Suffrage

Many of you will have come across the New Statesman, the liberal left-leaning magazine featuring writers such as Laurie Penny, Will Self and the late Christopher Hitchens. But most of you probably haven’t heard of its forerunner, The Athenaeum. Published weekly between 1828 and 1931, The Athenaeum was a highly influential periodical covering topics such…Continue Reading The Prospects for Women’s Suffrage

19 International books you really must read in International City Week

As part of International City Week we asked Library Staff for their favourite books written by international authors or with an international theme. Check out their recommendations below. Tove Jannsson, Moomins series* “Moomins are adorable, and very gentle, and mostly kind”.   Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges “One of my favourites would definitely be the…Continue Reading 19 International books you really must read in International City Week

Library Loves… Feedback: 19th February – 23rd February

Over the next week Library staff will be popping-up all over City to gather your feedback. This is your chance to tell us what you love about Library Services and what we could do better.There will  be goodies on offer and the chance to win £10 in Print Credit by entering our prize draw. Your…Continue Reading Library Loves… Feedback: 19th February – 23rd February

Access to online journals – tonight

Due to a system upgrade you will not be able to access some of our online journals through CityLibrary Search and other links overnight tonight. The Journals A-Z will also not work during this time. This work has been scheduled to take place between 1am and 4am on Saturday 17th February to have minimal impact…Continue Reading Access to online journals – tonight

Compdendex News: See How Engineering Village Can Improve Your Research Success

Compendex Engineering Village has added IEEE standards to the range of material they index. Watch this recorded webinar for tips on how to improve your research success and save time.  …Continue Reading Compdendex News: See How Engineering Village Can Improve Your Research Success

Love your planet/Love our oceans

You may have seen the increased media attention around the damage plastics are doing to our planet, in particular our oceans.  But did you know there are simple steps you could take to reduce your plastic use: 1. Rather than buying bottled water, make use of the water fountains around campus. We have one on…Continue Reading Love your planet/Love our oceans

The Homeless Period

This winter Library Services raised money to donate sanitary products to Hackney Foodbank. Currently homeless shelters are not provided with money for tampons and towels.  With limited or no access to sanitary products, homeless women are often forced to go without. Homeless Period believes that tampons and towels should be made available through homeless shelters,…Continue Reading The Homeless Period

Library systems: planned downtime

We are upgrading our library systems overnight Tuesday 13th – Wednesday 14th February. As a result you may experience intermittent periods of downtime where you are unable to: login to online resources see book availability through CityLibrary Search request items, or login to your Library Account to renew items Please plan ahead to conduct research…Continue Reading Library systems: planned downtime

Northampton Square Library – Level 6 Saturday closure

Level 6 of the Northampton Square Library will be closed until 2pm on Saturday, 3rd February. This is to allow for maintenance work on the windows. Silent Study Silent Study Spaces will be available on Levels 4 and 5. There is a Silent Study Computer Room on Level 4.   We, and our colleagues in…Continue Reading Northampton Square Library – Level 6 Saturday closure

Library Essentials Pop-Ups this term

Our Library Essentials pop-ups are back again throughout this term and, starting from today (Thursday the 1st February), Library Staff will be popping-up on the Level 1 Walkway in the University Building to offer help and support through answering all of your questions about Library Services. Whether it’s wanting to know our opening times, how…Continue Reading Library Essentials Pop-Ups this term