• Taking a fresh look at your reading list: a workshop for staff

    Thursday 3rd May 11am-12pm This workshop will cover: how to search library resources for the latest material in order to update reading lists; how to liaise with Learning Services to ensure that your reading lists are made accessible to students. To book a place on this workshop visit the Staff Development wiki at https://go.edgehill.ac.uk/apps/pls/apex/f?p=186:2:::NO:2:P2_EVENT_ID:1161 Andy Tomkins…

  • Book Fair for Staff 3rd February

    Learning Services will be holding a book fair tomorrow, Friday 3rd February between 11 am and 3 pm in room E17. There will be publishers’ representatives from Sage, Scholastic and Continuum and a display from Open University Press. The representatives will bring a selection of the latest and most popular titles and we will be…

  • Literature Searching: an introduction – a workshop for staff and research students

    Do you want to improve your search techniques? Would you like to find out more about databases and electronic journals collections? Then come come along to this workshop where you will have the opportunity to learn effective techniques and to explore the range of electronic materials available.   After this session you will be able to: Plan an…

  • Steps to Success: Reading Lists 17th January 12-1 pm

    You can still book on to the Steps to Success session on getting the most out of your reading list. This will take place tomorrow, Tuesday 17th January between 12 and 1 pm on the first floor of the University Library. This session will enable you to find your reading list using the Library Catalogue,…

  • Use Learning Edge to find out about support from Learning Services

    There are 3 new Learning Edge support areas produced by Learning Services, which are available to all students and staff. These will be really useful if you need information about or support from Learning Services. The areas are called: • Learning Services: Academic Support • Learning Services: Inclusive Services • Learning Services: Room Bookings Learning…

  • An Introduction to Publications- widening your research horizons

    On Friday, 2nd December the next workshop in the series aimed at research staff and students will take a fresh look at less well known sources of information.  Participants will have an opportunity to explore:   Open access journals   Institutional repositories   Theses & dissertations   Image archives   There will also be an…

  • Hidden Gems

    If you are studying education and are unsure as to which databases to use, here are details of five “hidden gems” to get you started: Education Research Complete This database is recommended if you are looking for journal articles related to education as all the journals in the database relate to education. It covers all…

  • 5 Top Tips

    • You can use the library catalogue to find your reading list. From the library catalogue search page, choose Module Code from the drop down list, and type the module code in the search box, e.g. PPD1000. Click on Go, and your reading list will appear on screen. • Log in to the library catalogue…

  • Ormskirk Library Opening Hours

    From 1st September the University Library at the Ormskirk Campus will open: Monday-Friday 8.30 am – 9 pm Saturday-Sunday 11 am – 6 pm From Monday 21st September the opening hours will be: Monday-Friday 8 am – 9 pm Saturday-Sunday 11 am – 6 pm  The help desk will open at 8.30 am Monday-Friday

  • New Electronic Resources

    Learning Services have taken out subscriptions to two new electronic databases: Business Source Premier is a full-text database containing over 2,000 management journals Academic Search Premier is also a full-text database and contains over 2,000 journals across a large number of subject areas Both databases can be accessed via the library catalogue library.edgehill.ac.uk