• 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…

  • International Bibliography of the Social Sciences: new interface

    Until July 2010 IBSS was provided by Ebsco. However Ebsco can supply no longer IBSS and our subscription has been taken over by CSA. It is a new platform for Edge Hill users but seems very intuitive.  IBSS focuses mainly on the four core social science disciplines – anthropology, economics, politics and sociology – but…

  • LS Code Breaker Challenge

    ————23rd SEPTEMBER until 7th OCTOBER———— The Learning Services 2010 Fresher Treasure Hunt is based on QR (or Quick Response) codes.  It is meant to be a fun way of finding your way around the University Library and it’s resources. ____________________________________________________________________________ Use your mobile phone and decipher the QR code questions.  Once you have all the answers…

  • Are you ready?

    It’s a new term and Learning Services would like to welcome all our new students.  We are going to be providing lots of help and support over the next few weeks, including drop ins to get you started, support for Microsoft Word and Power Point, using the library and library resources and then from October,…

  • Have you lost an old photograph?

    We have found an old wedding photograph from the 40’s or 50’s in the Library and we want to reunite it with its owner. Could it be yours? There’s nothing written on the back to identify it. Call into the Ground Floor Helpdesk to claim it

  • Review of service standards – we need your input!

    Our service standards set out the level of service customers can expect in key areas of Learning Services activities. Our performance against these standards is reviewed annually, and the results published.  We are reviewing our standards for 2010/2011 and we need your input! Please fill in this quick questionnaire so we can find out what standards are…

  • University Library Opening Hours 10-11

    The University Library opening hours for the coming term are as follows; 31st August – 19th September 2010 8.30am – 9.00pm             Monday to Friday 11.00am – 6.00pm           Saturday and Sunday from Monday 20th September the Library will open at 8.00am Monday to Friday, for access to facilities and self service only. The Ground Floor helpdesk…

  • New Wiley Site: Wiley Interscience becomes Wiley Online Library

    Over the weekend of 7th and 8th August Wiley will launch their new web site – Wiley Online Library. The Wiley website and all Wiley journals will be unavailable during this time.

  • Opening Hours Summer 2010

    The opening hours for the University Library will change from Monday 2nd August 2010 2nd August – 29th August 2010 8.30am – 9pm             Monday 8.30am – 5pm             Tuesday to Friday Closed                       Saturday and Sunday The opening hours for all our Libraries can be found here

  • Library Catalogue: new date for upgrade

    We were unable to do the upgrade on Monday 26th.  It will now take place on Thursday 29th July from 3.00 until 5.00 pm