• Learning Services welcomes The Emergency Poet!

    The 8th October 2015 is National Poetry Day and to celebrate Learning Services are organising a very special event….!             We were keen to mark National Poetry Day and wanted to celebrate it with an event that was interactive, fun, lighthearted and something that students could really engage with. One of our…

  • Some highlights from term 2!

    It seems like only yesterday that we were saying hello to our brand new students, and welcoming back our 2nd/3rd years and postgraduates!  So it’s hard to believe that we are already at the start of the third and, for many, the final term of 15/16…. We are in a thoughtful and reflective mood again this…

  • 10 out of 10 for Learning Services!

    Not only are we celebrating our 10th year of Customer Service Excellence in Learning Services but following our assessment in January 2015, we now have a fantastic 10 compliance pluses which are given to services who go that ‘extra mile’ for customers! In this our 10th year as award holders, we were delighted that our work was recognised with another…

  • We’ll be the judge of that!

    Over the past few weeks 2 of our staff have been helping to judge the 2015 entries for the BBC Radio 2 500 words competition. Helen Jamieson our Customer Services Manager, and Rita McWilliam who manages our library at the Woodlands Centre have volunteered as judges for the past 3 years. This year both Helen…

  • 24/7 library….the return!

    This blog post is for all you night owls out there… We are delighted to announce that in response to student feedback – and a week of 24/7 opening in December 2014 which proved very popular – we are opening the University library, Ormskirk campus, for 24 hours a day 7 days a week from…

  • Love is in the air…

    We were feeling the love in the library last week – and it seems that you were too! Lots of you entered our #loveehulibrary Valentines competition and told us why you love the library. The winner won a meal for two which was kindly donated by The Cricketers in Ormskirk. The Cricketers also donated runner up prizes…

  • Term 1: brought to you by Learning Services

    It’s hard to believe that we are already at the start of the second term, where does the time go? We are in a thoughtful and reflective mood this week, so join us in looking back at the highlights from the first term… We have continued to expand and improve access to resources.  We know…

  • Stop, look and listen….

    Before all the freshers arrive and the new term gets into full swing, we have taken a moment to stand still and reflect on life in your library this past academic year. Through a series of observations and data collection exercises throughout 2013-2014 we have been able to see what has been keeping you all busy…

  • Graduating this summer?

    If you are graduating this summer then well done and congratulations!  Learning Services would like to wish you all the best of luck in your future careers and we hope that you have enjoyed your time at University. To help you enjoy a perfect graduation day, do ensure your library accounts are clear of library…

  • Improvements for library loans…

    We are currently exploring how we can improve our offer in terms of students/staff borrowing from the University Library. Our aim is to have a more flexible service, and to minimise charges. The following are improvements under consideration: Only charging fines on overdue books that are in high demand (ie items that have been reserved…