Open Access – new mediated deposit service
February 9, 2016
Libraries, Research and Learning Resources have launched a new mediated deposit service, making it quicker and easier for researchers to store their publications in our ePrints repository. Following the implementation of HEFCE requirements on 1 April, researchers will need to have their articles available through Open Access within three months of acceptance to be eligible for the next …
BrowZine, a new journal browsing service
November 24, 2015
From this week, BrowZine is available for you to browse and read journals quickly and easily, helping you to stay current with your favourite titles and across subject areas. You can find out more from the “NUSearch features”on NUSearch, and take a look at “Be Inspired with BrowZine”. You’ll find it particularly useful to read …
5 reasons to love Greenfield Medical Library!
November 5, 2015
Welcome to Greenfield Medical Library, otherwise known as GML! Although we cannot compete with a cinema or a concert hall…. out of all of our 6 libraries we have the longest opening hours during the week. There’s a piano just outside the library under an impressive winding staircase. Come and bash out a tune! …
Pravda and Izvestiia Digital Archives now available
October 6, 2015
We’re delighted to announce – in Russian! – that the library recently purchased the Pravda Digital Archive (1912-2014) and Izvestiia Digital Archive (1917-2014): Галлвардская Библиотека Ноттингемского университета сообщает, что она приобрела полные цифровые архивы двух главных советских газет: “Правда” и “Известия”. Электронный архив “Правды”, официального органа коммунистической партии, содержит все номера от 1912 до конца 2014. …
Second year students get their own online course
October 5, 2015
Your University Journey Year 2, an online course for students transitioning into their second year at Nottingham, is now open for enrolment. Two current open online courses (NOOCs) are still running. Your University Journey, for new students – foundation and Year 1 on all campuses – is now reaching the end of its second week, …
On Course for your Masters?
October 2, 2015
Libraries, Research and Learning Resources have developed an online course for all taught postgraduate students. ‘On Course for Your Masters’ guides you through your transition into postgraduate study in regard to using information and resources to support your research. The course is online so you can use it at your own pace, and it is …
Nottingham Reading Programme – “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall”
October 1, 2015
Autumn is upon us and as the nights draw in why not enjoy a good book? Not only is reading fiction good for you, by joining our inaugural Nottingham Reading programme you can join a reading group and socialise with other new students while shooting the breeze and exploring life’s big questions. If you are …