Yes, it’s that time again when ghosts and ghouls stalk the earth – or at least the supermarket shelves anyway – and people wonder if it’s ok to eat pumpkin after they’ve had to scrape off a load of candle wax. But more than that, it’s when we ask you for your feedback, is Augustine House Library Scarily Good or Frighteningly Bad?

As you may already know the Library and Learning Resources team loves to find out your views on the services and resources we offer… so this Halloween we’re once again giving you the chance to tell us what you think.

Just drop by our table on the ground floor of Augustine House on Tuesday 31 October any time between 10:00 and 15:00 to take part. Don’t be afraid! Be Honest! We want to hear the good and the bad!

Also, if sweet treats are your thing… then you might not be disappointed either and everyone who takes part will have the opportunity to be entered into a prize draw!

You can leave us feedback all next week too! On our Halloween-themed feedback board from Monday 30 October – Friday 3 November. Not on campus? You can always use our feedback form.

Not sure it will make a difference?

Then take a look at just a few of the things we’ve changed based on your feedback.

Improving the booking of group study rooms in Augustine House

In our feedback activities last year you let us know that booking a group study room was often difficult, so we got your opinion on how best to change things. You can find out how your feedback helped us change group study room booking on the library blog.

Making our musical scores easier to find

Two comments from the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2022 highlighted dissatisfaction with the musical scores collection in terms of its size and content. We liaised with music academics and students to start ordering any missing key pieces.

The scores can be found at the end of the main collection on the moving shelves on floor 3. Due to their discreet appearance (e.g. thin spines, lack of hardback covers, etc.) it is more likely that you’ll need to check LibrarySearch rather than browse the collection. We found the scores had been inconsistently catalogued, making it harder to survey the whole collection on LibrarySearch. We’re updating all our records, so their format shows as ‘notated music’ so that they are now more consistent and discoverable. All the classical music scores have been updated and 400 other scores with classmarks in the 780s (pop, jazz, musicals) are now being changed.

The collection of music scores can be identified by selecting the filter ‘notated music’ under ‘format’.

View on LibrarySearch

Expanding your digital library

We’ve heard you when you say you want access to more digital resources. We’ve added 258 new journal title subscriptions, purchased 1,200 journal backfiles, and added access to an additional 55,000 e-books in the first half of 2023 alone. Read an overview of how Your Digital Library has grown.