• Emerging Technologies

    This week sees delivery of the first in a series of sessions on Emerging Technologies from the Learning Technology Development Team: QR Codes: Bridging paper and web? Have you seen code blocks similar to this appearing in magazines, on signs, buses, business cards, or on just about any object about which people might need information? Have…

  • Student Union interview – ‘late night library’

    We have had lots of interest and enquiries from customers about phase 2 of ‘late night library’.  The Student Union invited me for a short interview to explain the reasons behind the pilot and talk about our range of support for students….you can listen to the interview via this podcast! We hope we can work more with…

  • Late Night Library – The Return!

    After very positive feedback from the pilot scheme of extended opening we ran before Christmas, don’t forget  from next Monday, 7th March, and for 6 weeks, the University Library at Ormskirk will once again be closing at Midnight, Monday to Thursday. After 9pm you will be able to access PCs, books and resources, printing facilities,…

  • Ask a librarian!!

    Always wanted to know how to access the resources for your specific subject? Want some advice and guidance from a librarian in how to get the best out of the resources that the Library has to offer? If so then we can help you!  Subject librarians are available and ‘on call’  now to answer any of your subject enquiries.  We…

  • Filming 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 want to come in and film, please note we have the following guidelines in place for you to follow. You must seek permission, in…

  • Finding a computer on campus….

    You have told us that not being able to get on a computer when you need to is very frustrating.  We are working hard to make sure that our customers know about the range of open access PCs as well as bookable rooms and access to lap tops….   1. In the University library Ground Floor:…

  • 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…

  • RefWorks for Postgraduate Students

    RefWorks is an online reference management tool designed to help gather, manage, store and share bibliographic information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies. These one hour, hands on workshops will enable you to organise your references, export references into RefWorks from online resources and generate citations and bibliographies as you write. Mon 21 February…

  • Late Night Library….phase 2

    Due to the success of Late Night Library last term, the University Library at Ormskirk will once again be offering late night opening. From 7th March to 14th April 2011, Monday to Thursdays, the Library will stay open until Midnight. Access to PCs, books, self service facilities including issue and return, will be available, however…

  • E-asy does it!

    Did you know that Learning Services provides 60,885 electronic books and 16,304 electronic journals for students and staff across all areas of study? All our e-resources are easily accessible 24/7 through the Library Catalogue, whether you’re on or off campus – so you can do your research whenever and wherever you like.  And because they’ve…