• Steps to Success: Help with Harvard

    Come along to the session on Monday 26 March if you would like help with using Harvard referencing in your assignments. This is one of a series of sessions called Steps to Success which have been designed to help you to improve your academic skills. You can find out how to reference some commonly used…

  • Want to film in the University Library?

    We are aware that at this busy time of year for projects, students may want to use the University Library for filming purposes.  If you think, from your story boarding, you may want to come in and film, please note we have the following guidelines in place for you to follow. You must seek permission,…

  • Woodlands Library invites you to drop in

    On Thursday 22nd March, the staff at the Woodlands Library will be hosting an open event between 12 noon and 2.30 pm.  Come along and meet colleagues from: Learning Technology Development – eBooks and Learning Edge on your mobile device. Academic Skills – eResources the easy way with Discover More. Student Services – financial help for part-time…

  • Step up to Harvard referencing: find out how with Steps to Success

    If you’re still getting to grips with using Harvard referencing, come along to the session on Tuesday 20 March as part of the Steps to Success series which has been designed to help you to improve your academic skills. You can find out how to reference some commonly used (and some less commonly used!) sources…

  • Red (t-shirt) alert!

    Have you noticed the Student Assistants resplendent in their red t-shirts at the Ask desk on the first floor of the University Library, Ormskirk? Research at other universities has shown that students can benefit from ‘peer to peer support’, hence the move to introduce Student Assistants into the library. Students themselves have indicated that if…

  • Personalising Your Web Browsing Experience Accessibility Adjustments.

    As you will no doubt be aware a web browser is a program that allows us to view web content on the internet, covered recently by John Langford in his blog ‘Demystifying Web Browsers’. However, more often students want to do more than just view online content, they want to view it in a way…

  • Flexible help in the University Library….we’ll come to you!

    Did you know that the University Library has introduced a new ‘roving’ member of staff?  These staff are out on the floors and available to support you with any IT and library issues.  The staff can help with everything from logging in queries, to support with printing and copying, to help with microsoft packages. No…

  • Today is World Book Day! 1st March 2012

    To celebrate World Book Day – 1st March 2012 – the University Library is running a number of activities:   Demonstration of Discover More – a fantastic search tool for library print and electronic resources. http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/ls/resources/general/ (10am, ASK desk, first floor)   Subject librarians and skills advisors will be on hand from 10am to 5pm…

  • World Book Day – 1st March 2012

    Join us in the University Library (Ormskirk) to highlight World Book Day – Thursday 1st March 2012! Events include; Demonstration of Discover More – a fantastic search tool for library print and electronic resources. http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/ls/resources/general/ (10am, ASK desk, first floor)   Subject librarians and skills advisors will be on hand from 10am to 5pm to…

  • Can you help us improve our website?

    Learning Services are currently reviewing their web pages. This involves a number of different techniques, but essentially we’re asking for your feedback on our pages (edgehill.ac.uk/ls). One of the methods we are using is an online survey. All you need to do is have a look at our pages and fill in the one page…