You’ve seen what they read, you’ve seen what they watch on the small screen. Now we delve further into the library staff’s cultural beach bag. In our latest CityLibrarySummer instalment we thought we’d share our favourite films and which films in particular mean summer to us. We’ve also highlighted where you can borrow films from…Continue Reading 25 Summer films you really shouldn’t miss
Great TV shows for rainy days
Normally the last thing you want to be doing over summer is to be cooped up in inside. You want to be out and about meeting friends and having fun in the sun. But let’s be honest, there’s going to be quite a few rainy days this summer. Quite a few? Okay, a lot. We…Continue Reading Great TV shows for rainy days
Library Staff Love #16: Rock’s Backpages
As anyone who has listened to our latest Spotify playlist knows, Librarians have excellent taste in music. We’re not common people. We know our Bachs from our Back for Goods. What we librarians also have excellent taste in is our selection of online resources, which is why for Library Staff Love #16 Alex, our Subject…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #16: Rock’s Backpages
Digital Theatre Plus – Now available via CityLibrary Search
Films from Digital Theatre Plus can now be retrieved quickly and easily via CityLibrary Search. Digital Theatre Plus offers high-definition films of UK theatre productions and 65+ interviews with actors, directors and creative teams. Some recent theatre productions include: Lovesong (2012) Into The Woods (2010) Macbeth (2011) Finding a film: Go CityLibrary Search and type the name…Continue Reading Digital Theatre Plus – Now available via CityLibrary Search
Your Top 10 Films of All Time..!
With the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday the end credits will roll on another year of tearful acceptance speeches, surprising snubs and red-carpet wardrobe disasters. To mark the occasion we’ve crunched the numbers on our DVD collection to discover your most popular movies based on usage. Here are your all-time top ten. The results might…Continue Reading Your Top 10 Films of All Time..!
Resource of the month: Literature Online (LION)
What is Literature Online? Literature Online is an online resource for the study and teaching of literature in English. It combines the texts of over 355,000 literary works with a vast library of criticism and reference resources. What’s Included? Texts Criticism Reference Video and Audio You can use the Complete Contents page to browse through…Continue Reading Resource of the month: Literature Online (LION)
Researching the US Election 2016
The US Presidential election takes place in 13 days time. We’ve brought together a range of City Library resources and other useful websites that will help you research the election and the policies and personalities involved. Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask…. US Election Glossary – BBC News What is the…Continue Reading Researching the US Election 2016
Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is being upgraded.
During August 2016 Box of Broadcasts is being upgraded. There will be some disruption to service while the upgrade takes place. From September BoB will deliver a whole host of improvements including a fresh look, enhanced video quality and more powerful searching capabilities. What you will notice immediately on 1 August is that the BoB…Continue Reading Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is being upgraded.
Henry Stewart Talks
Are you looking for some extra material to help you revise? We have access to a great database of case studies and Business and Management videos called Henry Stewart Talks. If you like to learn using audio-visual materials, this resource will be useful to you. There are over 900 specially prepared audio-visual lectures and case…Continue Reading Henry Stewart Talks
Library Staff Love #6: BoB
When you think of Bob, do you think of: Or: Maybe even: ??? Well, it’s time to think again people. Because when we talk about Bob, we’re really talking about BoB: Box of Broadcasts (or BoB) is a fantastic archive of material recorded off-air allowing you to watch programmes, schedule to record shows and compile playlists…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #6: BoB