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Reading for Pleasure Summer Challenge
We are now entering the third week of the Reading for Pleasure Summer Challenge, and I’ve decided to use a new app (or different library resource) every week rather than […]
Windrush Day 2021 – The Story of Windrush
Today, 22nd June, is Windrush Day. Introduced in 2018 on the 70th anniversary of the docking of the ship HMT Empire Windrush in Essex, Windrush Day commemorates and celebrates postwar […]
Easier access to e-books through LibrarySearch
In the last year we’ve been accessing e-books like never before. This isn’t surprising, considering what’s been happening in the world. But even without Covid-19, academic e-books were making life […]
Thoughts on margarine – what does the man in the street think?
Mass Observation (1937-1967) and Mass Observation Project (1981-2009) are two social research projects conducted during the 20th century. Read on to find out more about the mass observation project, and […]
New support for systematic reviews: Cochrane Interactive Learning
Are you tackling a systematic review but not sure where to start? Struggling to define your review question or come up with a clear search strategy? The Library now subscribes […]
Can my students read my books? Guidance for academics on negotiating contracts with publishers
Background: what’s the problem? [This section adapted with thanks from the University of York Library’s Twitter thread] If you’re writing an academic book, you presumably want your students to read […]
What’s new in the library for health students?
There have been some fantastic new resources purchased for health students over the past academic year and we’d like to share them with you. Read on to find out more..
Publishing models and prices – the complexity of purchasing e-books
I would like to talk to you about e-books. More than ever, access to e-books for teaching, learning and research is vital and is a hotter-than-hot topic. You may have […]