We've been busy spending the additional money that the University made available to the Library this year to strengthen collections for students in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Using information from our loans system, and following recommendations from students and staff, we've already added over 140 new social sciences ebooks to the collections, and ordered extra print copies of many in demand titles.
Click here for information on accessing our ebooks. Click here for lists of books recently added to the library.
We'll continue to develop learning resources for social sciences throughout the year. If you'd like to recommend a new book, or request an ebook or additional copies, please use the online recommendation form here.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Friday, 2 December 2011
NEW Library catalogue!
Have a look at our new Library Catalogue, StarPlus.
You can search for books and other items in our libraries, as well as electronic and digital material, all from one place.
Log in using your University login and password for direct access to full text where it is available and other features such as saved searches.
Use the ‘University Collections’ tab for electronic and print books, journals, maps, theses, databases and more.
Use the ‘Articles and more’ tab to search for journal articles from multiple databases . To get full functionality from each database you can still search each one individually by selecting the University Collections tab and searching for the database by name.
So check it out and tell us what you think. We’d love your feedback to help us develop the service so please email lib-primo@lists.shef.ac.uk with your comments. And don’t worry, Star won’t be going anywhere just yet.
You can search for books and other items in our libraries, as well as electronic and digital material, all from one place.
Log in using your University login and password for direct access to full text where it is available and other features such as saved searches.
Use the ‘University Collections’ tab for electronic and print books, journals, maps, theses, databases and more.
Use the ‘Articles and more’ tab to search for journal articles from multiple databases . To get full functionality from each database you can still search each one individually by selecting the University Collections tab and searching for the database by name.
So check it out and tell us what you think. We’d love your feedback to help us develop the service so please email lib-primo@lists.shef.ac.uk with your comments. And don’t worry, Star won’t be going anywhere just yet.
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Digimap
Following on from discussions at the last Geography department staff-student committee meeting, our latest Social Sciences newsletter features an article on Digimap.
This is a really useful database which many people are not aware of, so take a look! You can also check out the Digimap blog and find helpful videos on the EDINADigimap Youtube channel.
This is a really useful database which many people are not aware of, so take a look! You can also check out the Digimap blog and find helpful videos on the EDINADigimap Youtube channel.
Library news for Social Sciences
Our latest Social Sciences newsletter is now out. Important news is that the University has given us some additional funding to strengthen our collections for students in the Faculties of Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences. We'll be building up our collections in these subject areas, buying more ebooks and more print copies of books recommended for modules and in high demand.
You can help us spend this money by filling in our recommendation form and letting us know about books you'd like to see added to our collection, or titles where you think extra copies or an ebook would be useful. We can't promise to buy everything that you suggest but all your recommendations will be carefully considered.
You can help us spend this money by filling in our recommendation form and letting us know about books you'd like to see added to our collection, or titles where you think extra copies or an ebook would be useful. We can't promise to buy everything that you suggest but all your recommendations will be carefully considered.
Friday, 18 November 2011
Do you need legal information for your course?
Of course you do if you're a student in the Law School, but other subject disciplines use legal information as well. Areas of law such as employment, health, media, planning and safety are potentially of interest to students and staff in a variety of faculties and departments, including Management, Town & Regional Planning, Journalism, Engineering and Medicine.
There are two legal databases, Lexis and Westlaw that are widely used by law students and by law firms. Both employ friendly, helpful student associates on campus, and you can contact them for help in using the databases. The associate for Lexis is Emmi Wilson eewilson1@shef.ac.uk and the associate for Westlaw is Trish Hughes pahughes1@shef.ac.uk
Check out the subject guide for law on the library web if you'd like to find out more about legal databases and websites. If you need more information about resources for legal research, contact the Library subject specialist for law, Maria Mawson m.b.mawson@shef.ac.uk .
There are two legal databases, Lexis and Westlaw that are widely used by law students and by law firms. Both employ friendly, helpful student associates on campus, and you can contact them for help in using the databases. The associate for Lexis is Emmi Wilson eewilson1@shef.ac.uk and the associate for Westlaw is Trish Hughes pahughes1@shef.ac.uk
Check out the subject guide for law on the library web if you'd like to find out more about legal databases and websites. If you need more information about resources for legal research, contact the Library subject specialist for law, Maria Mawson m.b.mawson@shef.ac.uk .
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Introduction to Library services
Last chances for you to drop into one of our induction sessions tomorrow in the IC at 1pm in Collaboratory 1 and at 3pm in Classroom 3.
If you've missed out, or want a reminder, here's the presentation
If you've missed out, or want a reminder, here's the presentation
IC Induction 2011
It's also showing on plasma screens in the IC and other library sites, and available from the Quick Link on our web page
It's also showing on plasma screens in the IC and other library sites, and available from the Quick Link on our web page
Friday, 16 September 2011
Library and CiCS Induction Drop-Ins
Throughout Intro Week and Week 1 the University Library and CiCS are running drop-in sessions in the Information Commons for new users to learn more about our services. There is no need to book and each session lasts about 20-30 minutes. See the timetable below for more information:
Intro week (19 September - 25 September 2011)
| Collaboratory 1 | Monday- Friday | 11.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 |
Week 1 (26 September - 30 September 2011)
| Collaboratory 1 | Monday | 13.00 |
| Wednesday | ||
| Friday | ||
| Classroom 3 | Monday | 15.00 |
| Thursday | ||
| Friday | ||
| Classroom 4 | Tuesday | 15.00 |
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