Nine top tips for the winter break
December 16, 2020
Our nine top tips for making the most of our online library resources over the winter break and to start preparing for January. 1. Browse our online resources Our collections contain thousands of online resources including ebooks, ejournals and even leisure reading titles. When searching on NUsearch you can filter to ‘Available online’ to narrow your search to just items that are …
Introduction to online resources
September 30, 2020
In the coming year, you may be spending more time at home and in your own spaces. Our library teams are working hard to ensure that you have access to a range of fantastic online resources – accessible on and off campus – to support you during this time. Each week until the end of …
NUsearch upgrade – August 2020
August 10, 2020
The library discovery tool, NUsearch has been upgraded today with some useful new features. Read on to find out more about the new developments. ‘About the topic’ overview Many NUsearch users start their quest for material with short topic searches, often by looking for keywords to help them dive deeper into a subject. This new …
Temporary additional online resources
March 27, 2020
In addition to the vast range of online resources that we already provide access to via NUsearch, some publishers offered extended or additional access to their content. Since March, we updated this blog post as more online resources became available. Now that we are in November, we have removed the majority of entries as access …
Welcome to Libraries
September 23, 2019
Welcome to University of Nottingham Libraries. Whether you’re a new or returning student, here’s some hints and tips to help you make the most of your library services. Your student essentials Not sure where to start? Pop in to any library to pick up a guide to Libraries and IT Services or visit our welcome …
Students as Change Agents Annual Showcase Event 2019
May 14, 2019
This blog has been authored by Emma Lascelles one of our current Students as Change Agents (SACA). On April 10th, Students as Change Agents (SACA) celebrated another successful year, with the annual Showcase event. Now in its fifth year, SACA was established to support and champion student-led projects. The continued growth of SACA was reflected …
On trial – Gale’s Digital Scholar Lab
March 26, 2019
Guest Blog by Erin Snyder, Director of the Faculty of Arts Digital Transformations Hub Last summer, I was pleased to attend the Digital Humanities Congress 2018 at the University of Sheffield. Gale were showcasing their new Digital Scholar Lab and I was impressed enough to ask the library to help set up a trial at …
Libraries are changing: A new way to borrow books
March 15, 2019
In April, University of Nottingham Libraries will be making changes to our library system. This is part of a major project to improve student experience. Some of this is about updating the way we lend books so that it’s more in line with what students tell us they want. It’s all about: Simplifying our processes …
NUsearch November upgrade – it’s all about choice
February 7, 2019
The library discovery tool NUsearch has undergone some recent enhancements to improve the Explore features and the appearance of some of our screens. In this blog, we’ve highlighted the changes you’ll see and shared ways that NUsearch can help you to make resource choices. Explore books using the related reading panel We’ve renamed the option that …
Open Access Week 2018: Co-Authoring an Open Access Textbook
October 24, 2018
In today’s post, guest blogger Chris Woodard from the Department of Philosophy, describes his experience of producing an open access textbook. In February 2014 my colleague Neil Sinclair approached me and another colleague, Isabel Gois, proposing that we collaborate in writing an electronic textbook on ethics. He had himself been approached by some members of the School …
