• Why not visit the Woodlands Library?

    Woodlands Library at Chorley tends to be largely unknown to the majority of our students. Many a student will arrive through the door unsure of their rights and privileges, and in many cases that Woodlands even exists. After it is explained to them that they have the same rights as they would at the Ormskirk…

  • Creating a group of bloggers

    A group session was held yesterday, Friday 13th March (hope that isn’t a bad omen!) which brought together a group of volunteers from Learning Services, who were interested in, wanted to know more about, thought they should be, or already were – blogging. As the saying goes, one volunteer is worth a hundred pressed men…

  • Physical Education Index on trial

    We have got a new online database on trial. It is called Physical Education Index It needs a username and password for the trial. Please contact Maureen Richardson “CSA Physical Education Index allows all researchers and professionals in the field to acquire accurate and scholarly information in this comprehensive database. These abstracts feature a wide variety…

  • My favourite blog

    I really like the blog managed by Terry Bucknell at Liverpool University: Liverpool University E Resources News I contribute to the JIBS blog at Jibs News I think that using  a blog will be a quick and effective way of updating our users. It will also give me the chance to disseminate new ideas regarding…

  • Learning Technology Blogs

    As part of getting this new Learning Services blog going, we’ve been asked to link to a couple of blogs in our professional area, that we use a lot. As an overview of the Learning Technology area, I’d always recommend subscribing to George Siemen’s eLearnspace blog. This is a very frequently updated record of most…

  • Two e-learning blogs I sometimes use.

    Hi Here are a couple of blogs which I’ve found interesting and or useful over the past few months.  The first is Janes e-learning pick of the day: http://janeknight.typdpad.com.  Jane’s “Top 100” has signposted to unknown and reinforced known technologies and services. The second is one I stumbled apon – and then got more interested…

  • My first blog post

    I must admit I am rather apprehensive about using blogs, being new to the medium.  I think though it will provide a useful method to promote resources and support services, and that I can use it as a means of enccouraging a closer researcher community within the University and identifying researchers needs.

  • Blogs… in Plain English

    This is a video by the cool people at the Common Craft Show introducing blogging:

  • code3

    How much does it cost to print in colour? Go to the 2nd floor and find the colour printer for the answer and the next code

  • breaker4

    How many self issue machines are there for taking books out? The answer is on the ground floor.