Month: December 2021

Take A Break through the Holiday and Exam Season

While studying, especially when working for exams, it is always important to stop every now and again to take a break.  There are so many ways that you can do this.  You could just get up and walk around outside, stretch your legs, have a drink or something to eat. And, being a library, CityLibrary…Continue Reading Take A Break through the Holiday and Exam Season

Resources to help you prepare for exams and assessments

Study Skills book display

So it’s that time of year – the time of exams and assignments. As frightening and stressful they may seem, fret not as there are resources out there to help you with your productivity, structure of your studies and general academic skills. First of all, have a look at the quick study guides on StudentHub…Continue Reading Resources to help you prepare for exams and assessments

24/7 opening during the exam period

"24/7" written in neon colours.

The Northampton Square and Business libraries will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the January exam period, from Monday 10th January to Friday 28th January, 2022 (Business until 21st January). Library staff will be available at Help Desks and roving around as usual, with a security team in place overnight….Continue Reading 24/7 opening during the exam period

CityLibrary’s seasonal opening hours

Graphic of bells with #CityLibraryChristmas.

The Northampton Square Library will be open from 10am to 6pm between Monday 27th and Friday 31st December. The Library will close for New Year’s Day and then be open again on Sunday 2nd and Monday 3rd January 2022, 10am to 6pm. Security staff will be on duty and yule be able to borrow items using…Continue Reading CityLibrary’s seasonal opening hours

New Resource: Datastream via WRDS

The Business Library has added a new resource to our extensive collection of financial data sources. We have long had access to the full version of Datastream, which you can access via the Eikon Excel Add-In, and now we are able to also provide access to an abridged version of Datastream via WRDS. Datastream is…Continue Reading New Resource: Datastream via WRDS

More Books – How to choose books for the library…

Did you know that you can choose books for the library to buy? Most books in the library are bought when a lecturer tells their subject librarian what books are needed, while others appear on the shelf when a subject librarian has identified some gaps in the collection, and some are donated because they are…Continue Reading More Books – How to choose books for the library…