On trial: Proquest Periodicals Archive Collection 8
October 22, 2019
We are pleased to announce that we are providing trial access to Proquest Periodicals Archive Collection 8 This is a major archive that makes the backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences available electronically, providing access to the searchable full text of hundreds of titles. The database spans more than two …
Celebrating International Open Access Week 2019
October 21, 2019
Today marks the start of International Open Access Week – an annual, global event to celebrate the benefits of making access to knowledge freely available for everyone around the world. From Monday 21 – Friday 25 October, the University of Nottingham Libraries’ Research Support Team will be marking the event with a host of sessions to …
On trial: American Studies: the colonisation of North America and the American Revolution and Slave trading records from William Davenport Co 1745-1797 from British Online Archives
October 11, 2019
We are pleased to announce that we are providing trial access to 2 resources from the British Online Archives Collections: American Studies: the colonisation of North America and the American Revolution Slave trading records from William Davenport Co 1745-1797 American Studies: the colonisation of North America and the American Revolution This is a vital …
Libraries Week 2019: 12 of our favourite digital resources
October 10, 2019
Part of our Libraries Week 2019 blog series Today we’re continuing our celebration of Libraries Week by sharing twelve of our favourite digital resources and collections at the University of Nottingham. 1. Over 300,000 ebooks Did you know our digital collections include over 300,000 ebooks and we’re adding to these every day? Most recently, we’ve …
Libraries Week 2019: Are you ready for the digital workplace?
October 6, 2019
Part of our Libraries Week 2019 blog series According to the Jisc Digital experience insights survey 2018, only 41% of UK students felt that their course prepared them for the digital workplace. In response to this, students at the University of Nottingham have been given access to the Jisc Digital Discovery Tool to self-assess their digital capabilities …
Libraries Week 2019
October 3, 2019
Monday 7 October marks the start of Libraries Week – an annual nationwide celebration of libraries. The theme for 2019’s celebrations is digital. Throughout the week we’ll be sharing some of our favourite digital resources to support your studying, teaching, research or personal development. Follow @UoNLibraries on Twitter throughout the week for updates Our digital …
Meet the Student Academic Skills team
October 2, 2019
Meet our new Student Academic Skills team in Libraries. Read on to find out a little more about who we are and how we can help you in your studies. Who are we? We are a group of five education specialists, from a range of backgrounds, based on level one of Hallward Library on University Park. …
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 …
Over £11,400 raised to support literacy projects!
September 20, 2019
Over the summer, we’ve been removing some final copies of low-use books from our libraries and stores in order to improve access to more relevant texts. We’ve worked with our academic community to make decisions about which titles to discard. In this blog post, we want to tell you a bit more about what happens …
EBSCOhost The New Republic Archive
September 3, 2019
EBSCOhost The New Republic Archive We are pleased to announce that full access is now available to The New Republic Archive, which is a digital collection of the prominent political and cultural opinion magazine, covering issues from 1914 to the present. Providing full-text, indexing and abstracting, the archive is an essential tool for researchers of …
