• The Mobile Library Catalogue is here!

    We currently have a trial of a mobile version of the Library Catalogue. It is from Library Thing and is called Library Anywhere. It would be great if you could try it and feedback what you think. Ideas for what links should be on the first screen would also be welcomed. The Catalogue search is…

  • Did you know….. how we manage your reading lists?

    Each year Learning Services requests that academic staff  submit their reading lists for checking and ordering. A brief summary of the process follows: Academic staff email us their reading lists which should include student numbers and module semester dates Information Resources staff check the reading lists against the library catalogue Book suppliers web sites are checked for the…

  • Discover More!

    Have you ever wondered where to start looking for information resources for your assignments, dissertation or personal research? We are piloting two new discovery tools which will make this so much easier. They both offer a single box to search our databases, e-books, full-text journals and the library catalogue. The “tools” are called Ebsco Discovery Service…

  • Result of the trial for Pier Professional Journals

    At the end of last year we had a trial of the complete collection of Journals from Pier Professional. Pier Professional publishes journals in healthcare, social care and allied fields. There are 23 journals in the collection. Feedback was positive and a decision was made to take out a subscription for the whole collection.  New…

  • New Humanities Database on Trial

    We have got a trial of another full text journal collection from Ebsco. Humanities International Complete provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world.  The database includes full text for nearly 1,200 journals. The collection has been added to our Ebsco collection and can be found at…

  • Project Muse Journals on trial

    We have taken out a trial to the Humanities Collection from Project Muse. Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers, providing full text online access to a comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities journals. The journals are indexed and peer-reviewed. The Humanities Collection consists of 167 journals and can be accessed at Project…

  • Collection of Health and Education Journals on Trial

    We have got a trial of the complete collection of Journals from Pier Professional. Pier Professional publishes journals in healthcare and social care and allied fields. There are 23 journals in the collection. We already subscribe to 6 titles – so this package would give us online access to the other 17 titles. New titles…

  • WARC – new Media online database

    We have got a new Media resource called WARC. This online database includes thousands of case studies that reveal the campaign strategies of leading brands. There are articles and best practice guides. There is information on market intelligence – ad forecasts, brand profiles, conference reports and other material on top advertisers, brands and agencies. WARC…

  • Fame: new business database

    We have taken out a new subscription to Fame. FAME contains comprehensive information on companies in the UK and Ireland. You can use it to research individual companies, search for companies with specific profiles and for analysis. Information provided includes Company financials with up to 10 years of history. financial strength indicators, directors and contacts,…

  • New Education Database: 1300 full text journals

    We have taken out a subscription to Education Research Complete. The database provides the full text for over 1,300 journals, as well as indexing and abstracts for more than 2,200 journals. This database also includes full text for more than 550 books and monographs, and full text for numerous education-related conference papers. ERC covers all…