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5pm Exams postponed – Tuesday 22 January

The University has taken the decision to postpone the exams scheduled to take place at 5pm on Tuesday evening.  While snow is falling on campus this afternoon, roads are accessible and bus services are running normally at present.  However, conditions … Continue reading

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Some e-books unavailable: Saturday 8 December, 10am-6pm

Due to one of our suppliers performing a system upgrade there will be no access to approximately 250 of our e-books between 10am and 6pm this Saturday, 8th December. We apologise for the short notice and inconvenience this may cause.

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Library loans and renewals during the Christmas vacation

Please note the library loan dates arranged to take account of the upcoming Christmas Vacation and University Closed periods.  Any item can be reserved by another user placing a hold at any time during the vacation which will stop you … Continue reading

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Springer e-journals and e-books – unavailable part of Saturday 27 October

Springer publishers have informed us that their online content, including any e-journals and e-books that they host, will be unavailable on Saturday 27th October, between approximately 10:30 am and 3:30pm.  Springer have apologised for any inconvenience that this may cause.

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Web of Knowledge/Science & Endnote Web – availability on Sat 16 Feb

Please be advised that as a result of maintence being carried out by the provider, the following resources may be either unavailable, or available only intermittently, between 2pm on Saturday 16th February and 2am the following morning. Web of Knowledge Web of Science Biosis … Continue reading

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New e-resource for Foundation Degree students launched

The online resource Stepping into Higher Education is designed to help students adapt to higher education and develop effective academic practices during and after their induction programme. Topics covered include:organising yourself and managing your time;getting started on assignments; finding information … Continue reading

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ACS Journals: access issues

Please be aware that  if you are trying to access ACS (American Chemical Society) journals from off-campus, you may be turned away.  You are advised to try accessing the content again as one of our servers should still allow individuals to connect to the … Continue reading

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Limited access to ERIC full-text documents

The ERIC management team and the U.S. Department of  Education have taken the decision to temporarily block access to full-text documents in ERIC, in order to check each document to ensure that it does not contain personal information that risks … Continue reading

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ScienceDirect Journals and Scopus – availability on Saturday 25 August

ScienceDirect Journals & Scopus will be unavailable for aproximately 19 hours from 7:30am onwards, Saturday 25th August. The provider has apologised for any inconvenience and has explained that the outage is necessary in order to implement changes to the functionality of these … Continue reading

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Access to the Library – Mon 27 & Tue 28 August

The Library will be open on both Monday 27th August (Bank Holiday) and Tuesday 28th August but there will be no staffed services on these days.  Self-service facilities will be available.

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