• Graduating this summer? Why not become an Alumni member!

    Are you leaving us for pastures new this year?  If so, don’t be a stranger…why not sign up for free Alumni membership of the University Library after you graduate! Alumni Membership entitles you to: Access the study facilities at any of our libraries (Ormskirk, Aintree, Manchester and Chorley) and borrow up to 5 books Browse our…

  • New resources for Edge Hill Alumni

    Learning Services are pleased to announce that we have recently extended the licence to a number of eResources which means our Alumni can now access over 2,700 eJournals. These journals are part of collections from 4 publishers. JSTOR contains high-quality, interdisciplinary content. It includes over 1,500 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as…

  • Student Led Teaching Awards – now including personal tutors and support staff.

    Are you an excellent teacher? A personal tutor who goes above and beyond? Or are you a member of support staff who gives excellent support and great customer service? Well now your students can say thank you! For the past two years the Student Led Teaching Awards have been run by the Students’ Union and…

  • World Book Night – 23rd April – Fancy a free book

    World Book Night – 23rd April – Fancy a free book

              Learning Services are celebrating World Book Night this year and we will be handing out free copies of books in the HUB on the 23rd April between 10am-2pm. World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books which sees tens of thousands of passionate volunteers gift specially chosen and printed WBN…

  • Getting the best out of visiting the University Library

    Want to get the maximum results from your visit to the University Library, well here are some pointers for you to remember What area should I use for different types of study? Ground floor is for group and social work – we have 4 group rooms which are bookable , remember that the HUB is…

  • How do you use your reading list?

    We have recently conducted a survey into reading lists as part of a larger project which is looking at how reading lists are used within the University and how we can put them at the centre of learning. We have been looking at this solely from a Learning Services perspective and we sent out a student questionnaire via…

  • Changes to the Library

    The new furniture has been delivered and is now in place on the floors, please let us know what you think. There are several additional PC spaces that have yet to be installed over the next few weeks. We have some last minute painting jobs going on in the Library, so we would like to…

  • Midnight Opening

    Dont forget that the University Library at Ormskirk is now open from 8am until midnight, Monday to Friday each week during term time. You can access all the resources including pc’s, printing, photocopying as well as issuing and returning your books during this time. The helpdesk closes at 9pm so make sure you come in…

  • Changes to the University Library

    There are some changes happening in the University Library over the Summer Vacation   1) Lighting – the lighting is being replaced by LED panels and this may mean that some areas of the Library will be temporarily unavailable – please see staff if you cannot access the area you require. 2) Stock Move –…

  • Library closing at 7pm today.

    Due to unforeseen circumstances the Library will be closing at 7pm tonight. You can still gain access to the LINC building 24/7 with an appropriate Unicard. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you. Mark Ramsden – Learning Spaces Manager