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You may have heard on social media, on the radio or television that you cannot trust news information. Or that newspapers are biased. In the past I used to manage a press cuttings library...
You may have heard on social media, on the radio or television that you cannot trust news information. Or that newspapers are biased. In the past I used to manage a press cuttings library...
Did you know it’s Libraries Week this week from the 5-10 October? Watch our new Social Sciences virtual tour to find paper material at St Peter’s Library. We’ve added some new eBooks for April,...
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...
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...
We’ve add some new eBooks for March onto the New Resources for School of Social Sciences Winter – Spring 2020. New titles include: The poverty of nations: a relational perspective by Paul Spicker Stress &...
Thanks to our colleagues at Kortext there are a number of eTextbooks we’ve been able to get for Social Sciences which will be available until the end of June 2020. As a student you...
Are you currently on a social work placement or working in a care home? Then the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has created a website page dedicated to Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Safeguarding. This...
Recently I had a request from a lecturer to help a student who wanted to use read out loud facilities on eBooks. Read out loud is an essential facility if you have a visual...
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...
Many publishers have temporarily lifted restrictions on access to content during the COVID-19 pandemic while university libraries are physically closed. We have asked for access to this content to help you with your studies....
We’ve just added the latest books (both e and in print) to our collection and our New Resources in Social Sciences Autumn-Winter 2019 list. In the current Coronavirus climate the eBooks are much more...
Are you study Childhood Studies or Early Years Education? The British Association for Early Childhood Education (BAECE) is offering PedPods Early Education Pedagogical Podcasts free online. You can subscribe to the podcasts and download...
Are you busy completing your dissertation or research project? Then don’t forget we’ve got a set of specially dedicated pages to help you with tips on evaluating evaluating information and writing critically. You’ll find...
Do you want to share your love of art, design, performing arts and all things creative with your friends and family? Here are some online resources you can access to share the love! Chill...
Are you creating and illustrating a children’s book, or thinking of doing this in the future? The British Library has some excellent resources in their ‘Discovering Children’s Books’ resource including: Exploring issues of belonging...