Improved access to Wiley Online Library
//Month: September 2015
//More books for undergraduates has begun
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More Books for Undergraduates is now open. If we don't have a book you need just let us know! http://t.co/KTMINlF4fZ pic.twitter.com/kNTMacMbAq
— UOL Library (@GCWLibrary) September 28, 2015
Business Librarian drop-in
//Owing to student demand for a more flexible service, Martin and I are splitting the Wednesday morning drop-in service to one-hour slots from 10-11 every Wednesday and Thursday mornings (the original drop-in session was 9.30-11.30 on Wednesdays). They will still take place on the ground floor of the Business & Law building near the Book & Latte cafe, but with me leading the Wednesday session, and Martin the Thursday session.
Business School drop-ins 2B twice a week
//Owing to student demand for greater flexibility around our drop-in sessions taking place at the Business School building, Martin and I will be delivering separate 1 hr sessions on the ground floor, opposite Starbucks (the Book & Latte) from 10-11am on Wednesday (Daren) and 10-11am on Thursday (Martin). Although we support different subjects we are keen to meet any student in the Business School with a library-related query such as researching the library databases, Harvard referencing and essay writing (such as essay planning, how considerate research relates to structuring and assignment, etc).
Financial Times Business School video series
//Whilst researching for a couple of Financial Times workshops to be held in the Library this November, I stumbled across the Financial Times Business School which publishes several videos presented by Della Bradshaw, the Business Education Editor at the Financial Times. In this video, Della interviews Hamid Boucihki, Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at Essec Ventures on the key challenges of business schools, such as fierce competition, accelerating technology, the threat of MOOCs, just-in-time education, for-profit colleges, online MBAs and the need for universities to re-invent the model such as workplace placements and providing first-class opportunities to enhance employability. This interview is one of a series discussing business education, and something which I found to be particularly interesting. After listening to the video series, the key question facing a prospective student is what will the return on their investment is going to be should they enrol on a business course, while companies are looking for global leadership.
Be a Steampunk in the Library!
//Steampunkery in the Library! Between 1pm and 3pm as part of Welcome Week students can try on Steampunk costumes; top hat, bowler, pith helmet, corsets, waistcoats, braces, lace and frippery etc. on the ground floor of the library. Join us next to the new display case on the ground floor. Our model is Oonagh Monaghan, the Academic Subject Librarian for Psychology, Sport & Education captured earlier in the week on her way to work. By sheer coincidence, Lincoln hosts Europe’s largest gathering celebrating Steampunk culture, an annual event collectively known as ‘The Asylum’.
Blackwell’s bookshop @ Lincoln
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The Blackwell’s Bookshop is now open on the left-hand side of the Library when you enter the building, before the turnstiles. In some bundles (part 1 0r part 2) students receives as much as 25% discount, whilst other books are sold at 5% discount. There are also copies of David Gray’s much sought after Financial Update 2015/16.
Their opening hours are Monday to Friday 10am-4pm.
2nd edition of Harvard Referencing guide
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Following feedback from students and academic staff, the all new 2nd edition now features:
- extended guidance on how to reference
- all new examples
- additional annotated diagrams
- an index to help you locate sources.
Print copies of the Harvard referencing guide are freely available for students to collect from the Library.
http://library.lincoln.ac.uk/home/learning-teaching/referencing/
Library induction news
//- New entry gates which will make access a lot easier;
- New improved thin client PCs with updated software and much better processing power so they can handle video at full screen;
- Twelve replacement Macs;
- Increased budget – additional £30k for Reading List books;
- More 24/7 opening – starting 5th October;
- A better organised and more up-to-date stock (thanks to extensive weeding and stock moves);
- Permanent display case on the Ground Floor – coming soon ‘Steampunks’;
- 2nd edition of the Harvard Referencing Handbook released;
- Online 3D Maps – currently under development;
- Better water fountain on the Ground Floor (+ possibility of water on upper floors too);
- Office 2016 (the mac version of 365) has already been rolled out to the Macs on the 1st floor;
- More ‘user friendly’ Eating and Drinking policy.
More Books please! Launches 28th Sept
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Need a book that we don't have? More Books for Undergraduates is reopening on the 28th. http://t.co/Mk1ETKzA9L pic.twitter.com/bDa67CDuh3
— UOL Library (@GCWLibrary) September 7, 2015
Office 365 @ Uni of Lincoln
//Office 365: Instructions for Students
With the start of the new academic year, all students receive access to Microsoft Office 365. As part of this service, students can install Microsoft Office on their personal computing devices (PCs, Macs, tablets and phones), have access to MS Office 365 online services and are provided with 1TB of personal online storage space.
5 easy steps to a successful essay plan
//You may be wondering how to can plan an assignment using our library resources? There is an easy way to design an essay structure using our library search engine, Find it at Lincoln. Using themed searches 5 or 6 times (depending on the length of your assignment) you can email relevant journal articles and save them on your student profile. These folders could become the main body of your assignment, with each folder representing a paragraph. Your introduction would simply be an explanation of what you are going to cover, whilst your conclusion is the summary of your reading.
2015 Library induction video with narration
//Courtesy of the on-screen recording software Camtasia, I’ve recorded a presentation with an embedded video which includes my overdubbed narration. This presentation will be rolled out during the Freshers’ Week in a few days’ time to various subjects I support.