• Open Access Week 2019

    We have a series of great events for Open Access Week this year. All are welcome! Monday 21st October, 12-1pmOpen Book Publishers webinarLearn about the work of this award-winning, non-profit, academic-led publisher that releases 20+ open access books a year and doesn’t charge its authors any fees! Tuesday 22nd October, 9:30-10:30am | Room H2, Ormskirk campus…

  • Open Access Week: Open Book Publishers [webinar]

    Learn about the work of this award-winning, non-profit, academic-led publisher that releases 20+ open access books a year and doesn’t charge its authors any fees. A special webinar for Open Access Week 2019, hosted by Library and Learning Services and free to everyone! Lucy Barnes, Editor at Open Book Publishers, introduces this award-winning, non-profit, academic-led open…

  • Open Access Week: board games & pizza ??

    Free pizza and drinks while you boost your open access knowledge playing some great games! It’s International Open Access Week on the 21st -27th October. The theme this year is “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge”. The idea behind Open Access Week is to catalyse new conversations and create connections. If you’re a research…

  • You Said, We Did

    To deliver the best possible facilities, services and resources Learning Services seeks to understand the needs and experiences of all our customers so that we can continue to improve. One of the ways we do this is by listening to your feedback and over the last 12 months this has been invaluable in helping us…

  • Autumn UniSkills Timetable

    *Drumroll please* … After the success of our first EVER summer UniSkills offer, we know that you’ve all been eagerly awaiting our Autumn timetable! As always, you can expect to find a programme full to the brim with the very best academic advice delivered by our knowledgeable team here at Learning Services. Our team know…

  • Web of Science: one week left

    Last month, we shared the news that we have decided to replace Web of Science with Scopus. This was due to a steady drop in usage for Web of Science, and the extra possibilities offered by Scopus, including a greater range of items and its ability to enhance Pure. Our access to Web of Science…

  • Scopus training [limited spaces]

    Elesevier are delivering a special Scopus training session on Thursday 21 November, hosted by Library and Learning Services in the Catalyst. The workshop will be delivered by Michaela Kurschildgen, Consultant and Customer Success Specialist at Elsevier and covers the following: Part one:– hands-on training covering searching, filters, search results data visualtions, etcPart two:– research metrics…

  • Welcome Week Social Media Competition

    During Welcome Week (15th – 22nd September) we have two exciting opportunities for you to win a prize by engaging with us on social media! 1)Take a #Shelfie with a group of friends Come into Catalyst and get a #Shelfie with a group of your friends among our book shelves! We will be offering a…

  • Welcome to Library and Learning Services 2019/20

    A massive hello and welcome to all our new students! And it is good to see some familiar faces returning from their summer break too. The Library and Learning Services have had a fantastic first year in the brand-new Catalyst building and we are all excited to see it full of students studying away once…

  • Libraries Week is coming soon to Catalyst!

    This year Libraries Week is taking place 7th-12th October 2019. The theme this year of Libraries Week is celebrating libraries in the digital world. This gives us the chance to celebrate our fantastic library housed in Catalyst and explore how digital technology is being used and what technology is available for you. Throughout the week…