Summer Vacation Loans

Our Summer Vacation loan period starts at 9am on 3 June.  For more details, please see http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/services/sumrloan

Borrower / item status	Issued / renewed	Due for return
Normal loan to staff, NHS & postgraduate research students	Between 3 June & 6 September	4 October, unless requested by someone else
Normal loan to part-time postgraduate taught and undergraduate students	Between 3 June & 20 September	4 October, unless requested by someone else
Normal loan to full-time postgraduate taught and undergraduate students	Between 3 June & 27 September	4 October, unless requested by someone else
Loans already reserved for someone else	From 6 June	2 week loan or until 30 September, whichever is shorter

Fieldtrip GB

Fieldtrip GB is a mobile mapping and data collection app developed by EDINA. It makes it easier for students, lecturers and researchers to collect data in the field by supporting the collection of images, audio, text, and GPS tracks. The mapping in Fieldtrip GB uses open data, including OS Open Data and OpenStreetMap. For more information (and details of how to dowload the app for Android and iPhone), see the Fieldtrip GB blog.

Sessions running this week

Wednesday 15 May, 12:10-12:30: Bite-size in the IC: 'Five quick tips for a better grade'. Making information work for you: come along to this session for some top tips on finding the best information for your needs and using it wisely. Be a Sheffield Graduate: be information literate. No need to book, just turn up.

Friday 17 May, 12-1: 'Searching for Researching' at 301 Student Skills and Development Centre. Are you an UG researching for the first time? Book here to find out how to get the best information for your needs - where to search, how to search and what to do with the information you find.

The Chatsworth Library Project

Dr Jack Rhoden from the School of History is managing the Chatsworth Library Project which entails researching and cataloguing a representative portion of their 30,000 rare books. Amanda Bernstein, our Rare Books Librarian is helping Jack to bring the Devonshire Collection catalogue up to current international standards.

As the six month project ends next week, this will be the last post from his blog:
http://www.chatsworthblog.org/2013/05/under-cover-delightful-diversions.html