Tuesday 26 February 2013

Bite-size session tomorrow

 Learn something new in 20 minutes!

Just a reminder that tomorrow's Bite-size session in the Information Commons is 'What's in the news?', led by Maria Mawson, Faculty Librarian for Social Sciences.

 Newspaper articles are an excellent resource to use for research and coursework across a range of disciplines. In this session Maria will help you find out how newspaper databases provided by the library can help you to collect current and historical news articles to use in your work.

No need to book, just drop in. All sessions are held on Wednesdays in the IC Collaboratory 2 at 12 noon.
For a full list of sessions see the IC blog at http://shefinfocommons.blogspot.co.uk/2013_01_01_archive.html
Sessions are recorded, so if you missed the previous session on 'Promoting yourself online' you can catch up.

Tuesday 19 February 2013

Bite-size session tomorrow

Just a reminder that tomorrow's Bite-size session in the Information Commons is 'Promoting yourself online', led by Rene Meier. 

Do you know what people see when they Google you, and how to influence that? How do you use the internet to promote yourself and your work to future employers? Cone to our bite-size session and find out!

No need to book, just drop in. All sessions are held on Wednesdays in the IC Collaboratory 2 at 12 noon.
For a full list of sessions see the IC blog at http://shefinfocommons.blogspot.co.uk/2013_01_01_archive.html
Sessions are recorded, so if you missed the previous session on 'Getting stuff done' you can catch up at http://shefinfocommons.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/ic-bitesize-getting-stuff-done.html

Wednesday 13 February 2013

New Look Resource Lists


In semester 2 we are changing the look of myResource Lists, the service that allows you to select your course readings online. 

You can still access the service via the Library tab in MUSE, from your MOLE2 courses or from the Library website, but it will look different.

The Library is updating the service, making it even easier for you to find the resources you need. The transition is underway and we welcome your feedback during this period, so please tell us what you think.

We will be launching the new look service fully in September 2013, but in the meantime if you have any queries or problems, please contact readlist@sheffield.ac.uk

Check out a video on using the new-look service here. 


Monday 11 February 2013

Bite-Size at the IC

Introducing Bite-Size: a series of short, informal sessions on a range of topics, aiming to teach you the skills you need to succeed in your studies. 

The sessions are held at 12pm every Wednesday, in Collabatory 2 on level 1 of the Information Commons. 

See the IC Blog for a full list of upcoming sessions.

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Digital Collections now available

You can now access materials from both Special Collections and the National Fairground Archive online, through the University of Sheffield Library Digital Collections. There are excellent digital images of many items including photographs, plans, books and maps, as well as video and audio clips.
Have a look...search or browse here.
Items in the collection can also be found through StarPlus, and material is still being added.