Box of Broadcast – 2 minute video tutorials
Box of Broadcasts is an amazing resource! It is often referred to as ‘BoB’ and is an on-demand television and radio service that the University Library subscribes to – if you haven’t looked at...
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Museum of Boundless Creativity – needs your help
September sees the first digital collection from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)- the Museum of Boundless Creativity which will be open 24/7. This new initiative is part of the Boundless Creativity campaign...
New ebooks to support the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
Ebooks are now more important than ever for giving us access to our reading from home. See which ebooks your librarians Suzie and Leah have bought in April, May and June this year to...
Shakespeare – Othello podcast and ebooks
Are you researching or studying Shakespeare? Is Othello one of your plays? Bloomsbury Academic publishing has released their latest podcast which features Ayanna Thompson. She has written several books on Shakespeare and is a...
Dawsonera ebooks: Export notes you want to keep ASAP
You may have read recently that one of the major ebook suppliers to libraries - Dawsonera - went into administration and has ceased supplying ebooks. Unfortunately we are not sure how much longer we...
Academic writing – phrases you can use in your dissertations
If you’re working on your dissertation and you’re looking for some academic phrases that you can use when writing up your research you will find the University of Manchester Academic Phrasebank very useful. About...
Pride reading highlighted for Media & Humanities
Happy Pride month everyone! Over the past year, the library has purchased some great new titles that describe, represent, and seek to understand the interplay between sexuality and the media. Because our print collections...
Pride 2020 – LGBT+ Reads
The Library have added a lot of ebooks to our collections over the last year and in recognition of Pride Month 2020 we are highlighting the latest LGBT+ ebook titles: Toft, A., and Franklin,...
New ebooks to support the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
Ebooks are now more important than ever for giving us access to our reading from home. See which ebooks your librarians have bought in February, March and April 2020 to support teaching and learning...
How to keep up-to-date with new blog posts
Our team of Academic Liaison Librarians are doing a excellent job of keeping you up-to-date with resources and services relevant to you. One of the ways we do this is by posting to the...
Online Shakespeare resources
Are you looking for resources on Shakespeare that you can access online? Here are some suggestions: Check out the ebooks available through the Library Catalogue. You can refine this list by using the ‘subject’...
Box of Broadcasts (BoB) now available in Europe
Good news. If you’re a European student who has returned home during the corona virus pandemic you will still be able to access Box of Broadcasts (BOB) until the end of July. BBC News...
Quick reference and citation formatting using zbib in your browser
We in the library are big fans of reference management software, as it takes a lot of the admin and headache out of managing your reading and getting your references and bibliographies just right....
George Eliot 200th anniversary
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans), a Victorian author, was born in 1819, so this is her 200th anniversary year. Her novels and short stories have frequently been adapted for radio and film. This...
Getting the most out of lectures.
Starting university can be both an exciting and daunting time. There are lots of new things to get to grips with and you will most likely be introduced to a new way of learning....