After doing most everything – socializing, lectures, essays, projects, entertainment – on the screen, could your eyes use a break? I’m going to suggest two methods for listening to your academic reading with a...
Calling all researchers! What do you know about the British Library? Does it have anything relevant to your research? The British Library are running a series of webinars in the new year where you...
The Library have received some reports from students about an error message when accessing ebooks on the Library Catalogue. Unfortunately you may see this error message when accessing a book on our Catalogue if...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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....