Articles tagged with 'library-services' | University of Manchester

If you’re preparing for assessments, we’ve got a range of assessment support available to you, including Zoom workshops with Library team members and online resources you can complete in your own time.If you’re new to the …

The series is called Opening Remarks and is hosted by Clare Liggins and Steve Carlton. The first episode focusses on research data management and invites Dr Eleanor Warren, Chris Gibson and Bill Ayres to discuss the topic. Steve Carlton …

DigiLab has been running Code Club in the training room of the AGLC for the past two years. It's a weekly two hour drop in for any student or staff member to come along and get support with coding. We have a team of facilitators on hand to help, …

You can use our online portal to get help from a Library expert or book a virtual appointment. Essential skills for online learning - a flexible training course to help you develop skills to get the most out of being an online …

We’re working with publishers to make additional reading list resources available electronically this semester. To support students studying online during the COVID-19 outbreak, publishers have made some textbooks from University of …

The Careers team will be on hand to answer any careers questions that you have. Students from all years and degree subjects are welcome to drop-in and have a chat. The sessions will be taking place on: 25 February 2020, 10am-12pm 04 …

When you get back, we’ll be ready to support your revision with extra study spaces, extended opening hours, helpful workshops and surprise treats to help you do your best in your January exams. From 6 January, the Main Library will be open …

Between 6 December 2019 and 12 January 2020, no Library items will be subject to being recalled by other Library users. If you urgently require a book during this period, and all copies of that item are out on loan, please speak to a …

We’re launching a new online portal which will allow Postgraduate students and staff to pay their Library fines more easily online. At present, only Undergraduate students are able to conveniently pay Library fines online. However, from the …

The Library’s online student survey is live from today, Monday, 4 November and runs until Sunday, 8 December 2019. It’s a chance for you to have your say and tell us about your experience of the Library. Your feedback is …

Need resources for your studies or your research that the Library doesn’t hold? Use our Order a Book and Order an Article services, and we’ll get them for you. Order a Book is free; Order an Article incurs a £2 administration …

Open Access Week takes place from Monday, 21 to Sunday, 27 October. It is an annual, global event aimed at raising awareness of Open Access among the academic community. The Library is committed to making Open Access as easy as possible for …

If you need help with advanced searching and systematic reviews, business data, copyright and referencing, or maths and statistics, access Specialist Library Support. Specialist Library Support includes an extensive range of online resources, …

The map room on Purple Ground in the Main Library is being trialled as the latest Special Collections Reading Room, to allow better study of the Library’s extensive map collections. Whilst the space has always housed maps, it is the first …

Welcome to all new and returning students. We’re looking forward to meeting you! At the Library, we’re here to support you with your studies, so you can reach your full potential. Over the next three weeks, we’ll show you how to …

The Library’s innovative new Research Metrics Reports service launched this week. The sector-leading new service provides Manchester staff with a greater understanding of their research outputs in a variety of contexts. Based on data …

As the academic year draws to a close and preparations are being made for graduation ceremonies, we look back at how we have made a difference. Here are just a few of the Library’s highlights. We began collaborating with the University …

Planning permission has been granted for the refurbishment of the Special Collections Reading Room on the fourth floor of The John Rylands Library this summer. The Reading Room will be closed entirely on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 July. However, from …

The Library has recently moved over to a more modern, sustainable model for reserved book collections. We will no longer be using multi-coloured paper rolls to mark books that have been reserved, this will contribute to the reduction of our …

From today, all items (except High Demand) will be automatically renewed until 12 June 2020. Going forward, the standard loan period for University of Manchester students will be for the whole academic year, rather than a single semester as was …

More support and space is now available as Exam Extra reaches its two week milestone. The campaign is the Library’s package of extra hours, extra space and extra support during the revision period. In addition to MLE’s sessions and the …

We’re currently trialling a new service in the Main Library, where we’ll retrieve the book you want for you, and put it in the Collectme room on Blue Ground. You can request items via Library Search that are currently available on the …

The ‘Locate this book’ feature makes it easier for users to find their books in the Main Library. Interactive map When a user clicks on a Library Search result, if that book is housed in Main Library, the location information now …

Blue 2 and Purple 4 floors in the Main Library remain closed while power sockets are installed. This work is taking longer than planned, but we’re working hard to reopen these areas as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience in …

Dr Safina Islam has been appointed head of the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Education Trust (AIUC). Part of The University of Manchester, AIUC is an open access archive and library on race, identity and communities. It is …

This week we will be carrying out some improvement works to the Main Library and AGLC while they are less busy than usual. In the Main Library, Blue 2, Blue 3 and Purple 4 will be closed from Monday, 8 April to Friday, 12 April while we install …

You told us in the most recent Library Survey you don’t like people eating smelly food in Library study spaces. We have listened, and in response we’re trialling a new stance on hot food within the Main Library and AGLC. We’re …

The Eddie Davies Library is a stunning new space for students at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), featuring new study areas, upgraded database PCs and a range of different work and collaboration zones. The Library can be found in The …

From 5pm on Friday, 1 February the Main Library will be closed while work is undertaken to improve the water supply. The closure will continue all day on Saturday, 2 February. Returning books For students requiring books from the …

Since September 2018, over 8,600 University of Manchester students have benefitted from seamless online access to their core reading via the Library’s new eTextbook Programme. The Library’s offer provides students on 125 modules with a …