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http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/news/index
Friday, May 01, 2015
Thursday, April 02, 2015
StarPlus user experience questionnaire
The Library team responsible for StarPlus
are always trying to improve users’ searching experience. The aim of the questionnaire is to get valuable feedback from registered staff and students to help us do better in future.
When you have completed all the questions you will be entered into a draw for a £25 Amazon voucher.
Please note: the deadline to complete the
questionnaire is 17 April
Friday, February 27, 2015
Welcome to our new University Librarian
We
welcome our new Director of Library Services and University Librarian, Anne
Horn. Anne succeeds Martin Lewis, who
has held the position since 2003.
Anne
has travelled from Australia to join us, having been the University Librarian
& Executive Director, Academic Support at Deakin University in
Victoria. She will be our ninth
Librarian and the first woman to hold this position.
Speaking
of her new role, Anne has said that “I am delighted to be joining the
University of Sheffield. Your aspirations and culture, and the Library’s
reputation and talented team, have made the decision to move to the UK an easy
one.”
Friday, February 13, 2015
Open Book Publishers
We've joined the Open Book Publishers' Library Membership Scheme. OBP publishes
peer-reviewed open access monographs in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
As well as supporting the publication of open access research
monographs, membership entitles our staff and students to full access
to the digital editions and the opportunity to purchase print editions
at a discounted price.
To connect to the OBP website use
the link on http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/ebook/openbook to
be recognised as UoS members for the downloads and discounts.
There are also links to OBP from StarPlus (as part of
the DOAB collection).
Friday, January 23, 2015
IC in The Diamond
Professor
Mike Hounslow, Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Engineering at
the University of Sheffield, was today joined by
Sheffield Central MP Paul Blomfield on the roof of The Diamond building
to perform the official topping out ceremony to mark progress on the £81
million development.
The University Library is proud to be designing and providing services for The Diamond. With nearly 1,000 innovative study spaces we continue to invest in Sheffield student learning, building on our experiences with the world-leading Information Commons, which opened its doors in 2007.
The unique nature of The Diamond will offer staff and students the opportunity to move between formal and informal learning situations in new and exciting ways. As well as supporting an expanding digital collection there will also be a core print reference collection and a dynamic on-demand loanable collection
The University Library is proud to be designing and providing services for The Diamond. With nearly 1,000 innovative study spaces we continue to invest in Sheffield student learning, building on our experiences with the world-leading Information Commons, which opened its doors in 2007.
The unique nature of The Diamond will offer staff and students the opportunity to move between formal and informal learning situations in new and exciting ways. As well as supporting an expanding digital collection there will also be a core print reference collection and a dynamic on-demand loanable collection
The Diamond topping out ceremony
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