Discover Roald Dahl at City Library

City Library doesn’t just do books. We also subscribe to tons of great online resources including access to exclusive streamable TV shows and films with Box of Broadcasts (BOB). This week sees the release of a “live-action” adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book The BFG, starring Mark Rylance. Several of Roald Dahl’s children’s books have been turned into…Continue Reading Discover Roald Dahl at City Library

Library Staff Love #8: Print Journal Collection

What’s the difference between our lovely Library and your local newsagent? At CityLibrary you can stand (or sit) and flick through all of our magazines for free for as long as you like! (Well, at least until closing time anyway) Okay, I know I’m using the term ‘magazines’ a little loosely: whilst some of our titles do…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #8: Print Journal Collection

New Resource – The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2012

Library Services now provides full access to The Economist Historical Archive (1843-2012). To find out more, simply move your mouse over the image below.  If you need any help in using this resource you can contact your friendly Subject Librarian….Continue Reading New Resource – The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2012

City Library commemorates the Battle of the Somme

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. On this day, over 100 years ago, around 20,000 British soldiers died. By the end of the battle in November 1916 there had been over one million casualties on both sides for little military gain. Sadly this high number is not…Continue Reading City Library commemorates the Battle of the Somme

Alternative access to Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators

We have been experiencing technical issues with our access to Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Essential Science Indicators (ESI), our E-Access team is currently working with Thomson Reuters to resolve this. In the meantime the following links can be used to access the previous version/ interface of each resource:  An earlier version of ESI can…Continue Reading Alternative access to Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators

Summer Opening Hours

Northampton Square Library Northampton Square Library will be open throughout the summer vacation from Monday 27th June to Sunday 18th September.  Monday – Friday, 9am – 10pm Saturday & Sunday, 10am – 10pm Exceptions: Thursday 21st July, self-service and reference. Bank Holiday Monday 29th August, 10am – 10pm self-service and reference. Cass Learning Resource Centre…Continue Reading Summer Opening Hours

Library Staff Love #7: Bloomberg

No, not former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. I mean, it’s not that we don’t like him, he’s probably lovely: we’re just not acquainted. No, we’re talking about Bloomberg: the business and financial resource. Which is exciting, as to use it you need to access special machines with all kinds of buttons and two screens…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #7: Bloomberg

Colour Me Calm…

Adult colouring books have been some of the bestsellers in recent years… Is it anything to do with growing levels of exam stress?? At City University Library we wanted to join in the craze, and so have created our own colouring pages for you to escape into… As Nick Scott points out in Director magazine,…Continue Reading Colour Me Calm…

Open Music Library

The Open Music Library is a new initiative with the aim to  build the world’s most comprehensive open network of digital resources for the study of music. Curated by a community of music scholars, students, teachers and librarians it is free to access and includes peer-reviewed journals books, music scores, with audio and video coming soon…Continue Reading Open Music Library