Library Opening Hours Easter 2023

Spring has arrived and Easter is on the way! 🌼 We’ll be taking a break over the holiday period, so please read on for information about our opening hours and the services which will be available during this time. OPENING HOURS 🐣 Colchester Thursday 6 April – main library closing at 8pmFriday 7 April – closedSaturday […]

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Your Library Service this June

Our new Library Search is almost here! We aim to make the switch with minimal disruption and while the new Library Search doesn’t go live until Tuesday 28 June, there will be temporary changes to our services as we get ready. Keep reading for a full update on our library services over June. Physical items […]

Your Library This Easter

Spring has arrived and Easter is on the way! 🌼 We’ll be taking a break over the holiday period, so please read on for information about our opening hours and the services which will be available during this time. OPENING HOURS 🐣 Colchester Thursday 14 April – main library closing at 8pmFriday 15 April – closedSaturday […]

Copyright and Publishing

Introduction Understanding the copyright ownership of the research outputs you produce is an essential part of the publishing process. Whether you are publishing a journal article, book chapter, conference proceeding, dataset, or any other output, there will be copyright considerations. Usually, creative works are protected by copyright automatically, but as these works are published, copyright […]

Introducing Skills at Library

Skills at Library We are excited to be officially launching Skills at Library on the 7 March at Skills Fest. Skills at Library covers a range of tools and resources designed to support students and researchers in their academic careers. This support includes workshops, one-to-one appointments with a Librarian, and online resources. Nice to meet […]

Your Library This Christmas, 2021

We’re finally nearing the end of 2021! 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 • CHRISTMAS TREE PADLET • HOLIDAY FILMS opening hours and […]

Focus on Special Collections

Welcome to the ‘Focus on Special Collections’ blog for July. This month we will be focusing on one of our more recent collections, the First World War Centenary Community Collection. Background Between 2010 and 2019 the National Lottery Heritage Fund (formerly the Heritage Lottery Fund) invested £98 million in communities and groups across the UK […]

Focus on Special Collections

Welcome to our Focus on Special Collections blog! This month we will be looking at one of our literary collections; the Donald Davie Archive. Background Donald Davie (1922-1995 was a poet, literary critic, editor, translator and academic. His published works include volumes of his own poems, works on the theory and criticism of poetry and […]