On trial: U.S. Intelligence on Asia, 1945-1991
August 17, 2017
Our latest trial is to U.S. Intelligence on Asia, 1945-1991. This collection provides students and researchers with the declassified documentary record about the successes and failures of the U.S. intelligence community in the Far East during the Cold War. Particular emphasis is given to America’s principal antagonists in Asia during the Cold War era: the …
Reading strategies project delivers guide “for students, by students”
August 15, 2017
The second in a series of three blogs looking at themes arising from ‘reading strategies’ projects commissioned by LRLR under the Students as Change Agents (SACA) programme. On Thursday 15 June an invited audience – including Professor Sarah O’Hara (PVC for Education and the Student Experience) and Beth Massey (outgoing Students’ Union Education Officer) – assembled at the Arts Centre, University Park, …
NUsearch August update – release highlights
August 7, 2017
NUsearch has been updated today to make discovery even better. After introducing a new interface in June we’re not stopping there! NUsearch will be updated four times a year to bring you new features, improvements to existing functionality and fixes for any known issues. We want to ensure NUsearch keeps on developing to meet your …
Summer Reads 2017
August 1, 2017
Is it just me, or is the summer weather taking a while to get started? Time to run away on holiday to a sunnier climate, and what better way to while away an afternoon on a sun lounger than with a good book?! Here’s what UoN Library staff have been delving into recently in our …
Helping students develop a reading strategy
The first in a series of three blogs looking at themes arising from ‘reading strategies’ projects commissioned by LRLR under the Students as Change Agents (SACA) programme. On Thursday 15 June an invited audience – including Professor Sarah O’Hara (PVC for Education and the Student Experience) and Beth Massey (outgoing Students’ Union Education Officer) – assembled at the Arts Centre, University Park, …
More content on HeinOnline, the legal research database
July 13, 2017
It’s always nice to get something for nothing! The lovely people at HeinOnline have added the following databases to our subscribed content: History of International Law Includes hundreds of titles and more than a million pages dating back to 1690 on International Law subjects such as War & Peace, the Nuremberg Trials, Law of the …
Get your course readings digitised – try our scanning service
July 6, 2017
Did you know that the library provides a scanning service for teaching staff? We can scan chapters and journal articles from our print collections for your reading list. It is a great way to make selected readings more accessible for your students. Why use the library scanning service? It allows you to take advantage of …
A world of discovery – using NUsearch
June 28, 2017
We have launched our new and improved library discovery tool NUsearch, it has been redesigned to provide you with a fresh interface that is cleaner and clearer, and fully responsive to all mobile devices. Following on from a successful Beta trial we now bring you an upgraded NUsearch, it replaces the previous version, without any requirement for …
Let’s celebrate women engineers – past, present and future
June 23, 2017
Today is International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), an annual event that celebrates the contribution and achievements of women in engineering. It aims to inspire current and future generations to achieve their potential by highlighting the amazing careers women can have in engineering. The event is in its 4th year and is organised by the …
Predatory Journals
June 12, 2017
It is generally understood that academic content published within a peer-reviewed journal must be of high quality. This is true for both the consumer of the content and the creator. However, there is a new breed of so-called ‘predatory journals’ that call what we know into question… Predatory Journals- what’s it all about? In a nutshell, …
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