Trial access – Caribbean history resources
January 16, 2017
Until 17 February, we have trial access to two Caribbean history collections which are part of the ‘Archive of Americana’ published by Readex. Access the trial here, and then choose from these two options: America’s Historical Imprints – Access to Caribbean History and Culture, 1535-1920 America’s Historical Newspapers – Access to Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876 We’d love …
NOOC winter study stress!
December 13, 2016
It’s that time of year again, with deadlines and exams looming, so now is a good time to remind everyone about our Nottingham Open Online Courses (NOOCs), which you can access and sign up for through Moodle. Our NOOCs are comprised of different activities and materials which explore library and study skills to support your …
We love this project – Words for Walls
December 7, 2016
You may have heard about the Words for Walls project already because it’s been running since May 2016, and was officially launched as part of the Festival of Literature at the Nottingham Five Leaves Bookshop. We have fallen a bit in love with this project at Library Matters, and have been promoting via Twitter @UoNLibraries …
“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so”, but not “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” Reading Groups!
December 2, 2016
As part of this year’s Nottingham Reading Programme the university has chosen Douglas Adams’ classic “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. All first year students were given the opportunity to pick up a special UoN edition. We are running a series of Reading Groups until Thursday 8th December in libraries. It’s an opportunity to get involved with …
5 minutes with… Tony Simmonds, Senior Research Librarian (Social Sciences)
October 24, 2016
Welcome to our series ‘5 minutes with …’, where we introduce staff working within the Libraries Research and Learning Resources at the University of Nottingham. Tony Simmonds has kindly agreed to talk to us about his role and open access at the University. Questions: Hello Tony, could you tell us more about your role? I’m …
Kanopy video streaming at Nottingham
October 13, 2016
Following a successful trial back in June, we’ve recently introduced an online video streaming service, Kanopy. The collection contains over 26,000 award-winning documentaries, training videos and feature films which can be streamed from any location on various devices. Around 850 producers contribute to this “Netflix-like” platform, including Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, Green Planet Film, DEFA East …
“Burne this lettre, for it is to dangerons…..” State Papers Online, 1509 -1714
September 29, 2016
We’re delighted to bring you news that all four Parts of British State Papers Online are now available. A few years ago (before our blogging days!) we acquired Parts 3 and 4. We trialled Parts 1 and 2 in March, when usage surged at 6,984 full text downloads and 7,099 retrievals, giving a clear indication …
The Nation Digital Archive
September 19, 2016
Back in June, we offered you trial access to The Nation Digital Archive. Towards the end of the financial year, we were fortunate to receive some grant money. We’re delighted to bring you ongoing access! The Nation Archive contains indexing, abstracting, and full text for the complete archive of The Nation, beginning with its first issue in …
Nick Hern Books Modern Plays #theatre #lovey!
September 15, 2016
Working with the School of English, the library recently bought this groundbreaking collection of almost 400 titles from specialist theatre publisher, Nick Hern Books. The collection of plays, screenplays and theatre books features important works from Jez Butterworth, Caryl Churchill, David Edgar, Helen Edmundson, Liz Lochhead, Conor McPherson, Rona Munro, Enda Walsh and Nicholas Wright. My dad said he jumped buses. …
Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen: world-class productions, just ‘as you like it’!
September 8, 2016
Globe on Screen is dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare’s work and the theatre for which he wrote. We’re delighted to have been able to invest in this collection to support one of the School of English’s priority teaching areas. Dr Peter Kirwan, Assistant Professor in Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama writes: “Globe on Screen is an invaluable …
