Your library, your way How do you access your electronic resources? Do you come to the library website and browse? Do you look at your reading lists on Moodle and go from there? Do you Google the topic until you hit a resource that looks right? However you do it, Lean Library is there to […]
Read More Lean LibrarySince mid-March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic made its presence felt in the UK, we have been in the process of continuously transforming the services our libraries offer in response. Throughout this process our aim has been to keep you, our users, at the heart of our thinking, both in terms of your needs and […]
Read More Transforming Library Services in response to COVID-19In years gone by, we’ve celebrated Valentine’s Day by inviting students to write either a love or breakup letter to the Library, expressing how they feel about the services offered. We set up festive displays with letter boxes for students to post their notes to us, and the feedback received helps us understand the user […]
Read More Love Letters To Our StudentsThe Lunar New Year, most commonly associated with the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, occurs annually and typically falls sometime between January 21 and February 20.This year, in 2021, the Lunar New Year is on February 12, and it’s the Year of the Ox! 🧧 What is the Lunar New Year? A Lunar New […]
Read More Lunar New YearWhat is the Essex Student Journal? Formerly operated as ESTRO, the Essex Student Journal has recently relaunched onto a new publishing platform. The Essex Student Journal is an online multi-disciplinary academic journal and it aims to facilitate the publishing of high quality writing for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. How does the Essex Student Journal […]
Read More Essex Student JournalDid you know that the Library runs a variety of workshops designed to help you develop essential skills that will help you in your studies and beyond? What sorts of workshops do you run? We run training sessions throughout the term covering topics like literature searching, referencing, evaluating resources, and more! This year, we have […]
Read More Library workshops: helping you develop essential skillsEvery year, on the 27th of January, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust commemorates the 6 million Jews (around two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population at the time) who tragically lost their lives at the hands of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. The date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, taken by Joseph […]
Read More Dive Into History: Commemorating Holocaust Memorial DayAlthough our winter break this year is going to be different to what we’re used to, now more than ever it’s clear we need to be kind to our planet. 🌎 The festive season produces so much waste so instead of contributing to it, this Christmas, give a gift to the environment. Here are some […]
Read More A Sustainable ChristmasIt’s that time of the year, when in the UK the nights grow colder and the days shorter. During the final months of the year many religious and cultural celebrations take place around the world. For more information on a few of the events taking place, read on… Christmas Christmas is the annual festival commemorating […]
Read More Seasonal HolidaysWe’re finally nearing the end of 2020! As the term draws to a close we have some information about library services to share, alongside some holiday themed engagement activities. To skip to different sections of the blog post please use the links below… LIBRARY SERVICES • ADVENT CALENDAR CHRISTMAS TREE PADLET • HOLIDAY FILMS opening […]
Read More Your Library This ChristmasEssential reading for your course should be available electronically through your online reading lists, meaning you can access it wherever you are! If you’re new to studying online, you might be adjusting to this new format and wondering how you can take advantage of all the material available to you. We’ve compiled some top tips […]
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