During periods where you have a large amount of work to do for your course, you may find the library becomes your second home.
While sometimes you might want to work in silence by yourself, other times you might benefit from group work, or maybe you just want to socialise with your friends while looking over some notes. The library has created designated zones so that you can study in a way that suits your studying style, and caters to your needs, without disrupting others.
Now you know how to find a book, the next step is borrowing it from the Library.
But how do you do that?
And how many items can you borrow?
And how do you renew or reserve an item?
This guide will tell you everything you need to know about borrowing from the Library.
You’ve been given your module handbooks for the semester, and you have been told that you can find many of your course books in the library. But how are you going to go about finding a few books among thousands? You might also be wondering if finding items will be different with the current coronavirus measures?
Well, if you read on we have composed a handy guide to finding those all-important books and resources. At the end of you’ll also see some of the changes we’ve made to keep yo
As part of the phased reopening of our libraries we are please to announce from Monday 12 October we will launching a new bookable service called Browse and Borrow. The service will allow you to book a 15 minute slot to browse shelves in Augustine House or Salomons Institute library and borrow items via the self-service machines. The service is available throughout the opening times of our libraries.
Library Search lets you find the resources you need for your study and research. Read on to find out more.
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Looking for advice on how to make the most of the experience?
Two years ago we asked first year students to take part in a diary writing activity. It was designed to help us understand the experiences our new students face. For one activity in the diary we asked those taking part what advice they would give to new students starting this September.
These students were in your shoes not long ago, here’s the advice they would like to give to you…