A-Z of UWTSD Libraries...

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We’re on letter I of our A-Z of UWTSD libraries this week! Just when you thought you knew everything there was to know about libraries…

I is for:

·     Internet – All our UWTSD libraries provide you with free internet access, via networked PCs and Wi-Fi. All you need is your university login and password.

·      Inter-Library Loans – If we don’t have the book or journal article you’re looking for, we can borrow it for you from the British Library via our Inter Library Loan scheme. All you need to do is fill in a short form. The service is free of charge and requested items are usually supplied very quickly.

·    InformationLiteracy – Being ‘information literate’ means being able to find, evaluate and use a variety of information sources (both print and online) effectively and ethically. Your library can help! Did you know we offer Online Research sessions to help you understand and use the library’s e-resources more effectively for your studies? We also have Subject Librarians available at all times to help with any aspect of finding relevant information for your projects and assignments. Information literacy is an important life skill, not just for your education but for your future career too, so make use of the experts in your library now!  

·         Inspiration! – If you’re struggling for inspiration for a project, assignment or dissertation topic why not pop in to your nearest UWTSD library and ask for help? We have a wealth of information and expertise to hand! 

Cool library quote!

Whilst flicking through one of the latest library-type magazines that made its way to my desk, I came across the following quote:

"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library," Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), Argentinian short-story writer, poet and critic. You can find out more about Jorge Luis Borges from our Oxford Reference Online database, via the library web pages.

Do you have a favourite library-related quote you would like to share with us?

New book in stock - 'Creative CV Guide' by Jan Cole

We have a new book in stock at Dynevor Library which I wanted to draw your attention to, especially if you are in your final year of study on one of our creative courses.

'Creative CV Guide' by Jan Cole is an easy to read, practical book containing advice on putting together a CV. It also gives examples of different types of creative CV's and provides other useful information on finding employment.

We have one reference copy in stock which currently can be found on the 'new books' shelves, and another two additional copies are on order which will be loanable once they arrive.

So if you are starting to think about your career after leaving university, hopefully this is the book for you!

Classic literature selection now available at Dynevor Library!

If you fancy reading a classic novel, we now have a selection available for this term at Dynevor Library! Titles including 'Heidi', 'Frankenstein', 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and 'Pride and Prejudice' can be located on our fiction trolley, next to the daily newspapers.

These titles normally reside at Townhill Library, which has a wide range of fiction both modern and classic, to suit all tastes.

So if you are looking to temporarily escape from your studies and immerse yourself in classic literature, hopefully we have something to tempt you!

A quote for today...

"A library is thought in cold storage" Lord Samuel, 1870-1963, British Liberal politician. Taken from The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations accessed via Oxford Reference Online (which is available via the library webpages).

Interesting quote for the day...

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC, Roman statesman, orator and writer.

An interesting quote for the day...

"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, but a librarian can bring you back the right one" Neil Gaiman, the award-winning science fiction, fantasy and graphic novel author speaking on You Tube briefly about both the value of libraries and librarians.