New Books – October 2016

Below you can browse a selection of the new titles to hit the library shelves in the last month. Click on any cover to see where the book is located or to place a request. Want to recommend a book? Tell us what’s missing from our collections via our More Books Scheme.  …Continue Reading New Books – October 2016

Academic challenge

Engineering Village and Knovel are holding a global competition over the next five weeks, to encourage your use and learning experience of their products. The competition is starting Monday 10th October. Each week there is a new topic and weekly prizes as well as an overall prize. There is a one hour limit to completing the online…Continue Reading Academic challenge

Library Staff Love #11: Socialising

Pubs. Coffee shops. Quiz nights. Private parties which come with embossed invitation cards and stringent dress codes. There are many ways in which Librarians choose to spend their time away from the Library. However, they’re at their best socialising in the workplace. The thing I love most about CityLibrary (and in fact the world of…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #11: Socialising

Meet the team: School of Health Sciences

Our Subject Librarians in the School of Health Sciences support staff and students with their learning, teaching and research activities. They do this by: ensuring that the books on your reading lists are up to date and available in the library offering staff and students 1-2-1 support via appointment delivering library training sessions on literature…Continue Reading Meet the team: School of Health Sciences

Library Essentials

Our new Library Essentials Guide contains everything you need to get started in the Library. Whether you’re a new or existing student, there is something there for everyone, including a series of short videos to help you make the most of our online services and resources, and a glossary to define all the words that are frequently…Continue Reading Library Essentials

Meet the team: School of Arts and Social Sciences

What support do you offer to students? As Subject Librarians we provide library support for teaching and learning for the School of Arts and Social Sciences. This includes managing the library collections; purchasing library material for the modules taught at City; delivering group training for undergraduate and postgraduate students; and attending school meetings. We can support students…Continue Reading Meet the team: School of Arts and Social Sciences

Meet the team: City Law School

  Your job description in a nutshell… Rob: As the Subject Librarian for Law I provide library support for teaching and learning across both City Law School sites. This includes managing the law library collections, delivering training workshops and academic liaison. Hilary:  I work as a Research Librarian and my role is to provide library support…Continue Reading Meet the team: City Law School

Meet the team: Cass Business School

Job Description in a nutshell…. We’re here to help you find the information you need to do well in your course, from books to journal articles to financial data. Catie helps Cass undergraduate students, and Samantha helps postgraduates, including MSc, MBA and PhD students. We’ve got a fantastic range of financial, management and business databases here…Continue Reading Meet the team: Cass Business School

Meet the team: School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering

Name/Job Title: Verena Price – Subject Librarian for the School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering Job Description in a nutshell…. Working with staff and students to help them get the best from the services and resources that the Library provides. What support do you offer to students? Help to find the best, current material for…Continue Reading Meet the team: School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering

The Economist to visit Cass Buiness School and Northampton Square Library

We look forward to welcoming The Economist back to Cass and City this year. These visits will be an excellent opportunity for students and staff to ask questions about The Economist Online and discover some exciting new features. The Economist will be visiting Cass Learning Resource Centre: Wednesday 21st September 15:00 – 17:00 Thursday 29th September 11:00 –…Continue Reading The Economist to visit Cass Buiness School and Northampton Square Library