Library news from 2006
07 December 2006
Installation of automatic doors at BSL
Automatic doors will be installed at BSL, 18 & 19 December.
20 November 2006
Christmas vacation loans
As we reach the end of the autumn term we will begin to issue books for an extended period over the vacation.
31 October 2006
Library Link: newsletter for undergraduates
Library Link is a regular newsletter for undergraduates.
09 October 2006
Self-issue & return at Hartley & Biomedical Sciences
Self-issue & self-return now at Hartley & Biomedical Sciences Libraries
28 September 2006
340 years of Royal Society journals
The Royal Society has made its complete archive of journals - back to 1665 - freely available online for the next two months.
20 September 2006
Webcat unavailable on Friday 22 September
During this period, the library catalogue will be available through the CURL OPAC service http://copac.ac.uk
20 September 2006
Biomedical Sciences Library closures 22 - 25 September
There will be no library service available from 17.00 on Friday 22 till 09.00 on Monday 25.
09 September 2006
Recarpeting at Health Services Library
The Health Services Library will be closed on Sunday 17th September to allow for recarpeting work.
04 September 2006
Refurbishment work in Turner Sims
The Turner Sims section of the Hartley library on level 4 will be closed to readers for approximately 2 weeks beginning on Monday 11 September.
17 August 2006
Fetching service begins 21 August 2006
A fetching service will beginning on 21 August 2006 for some books normally shelved on level 5.
20 June 2006
2005 impact factors now available
2005 data for Journal Citation Reports, measuring journal impact factors, is now available
19 June 2006
Oceanis unavailable: 26 June, am
Oceanis, the catalogue of the National Oceanographic Library, will be unavailable on 26 June 2006, am
08 June 2006
Summer moves at New College & Hartley Libraries
The University Library will begin an extended period of reorganisation and refurbishment over the summer vacation, with the refurbishment of Hartley Level 5 and the closure of the New College Library.
07 June 2006
Closure of New College Library
The New College Library will close at 17:00, 14 July 2006.
23 May 2006
Finalists: Summer 2006
A reminder to ensure that your library record is clear of all loans and debts, once you have finished your exams/course.
17 May 2006
Pilot of Hartley Library extended opening
From Monday 22 May 2006 the Library is open from 08:30 until 02:00 every day, until 02:00 Monday 5 June.
11 May 2006
The War against Napoleon
An exhibition that considers the role of Napoleon Bonaparte in European conflicts 1792 - 1815.
05 May 2006
You said, we did
We're grateful to everyone who's taken the trouble to give us their comments via our feedback system and, wherever possible, we have taken action on them.
02 May 2006
Drawing Spaces: Picturing Knowledge
an exhibition that investigates and tests the potential of drawing as a meeting place between people and disciplines, 16 May - 28 June 2006
21 April 2006
Hartley card access pilot completed
The pilot, over the Easter vacation, of the Hartley Library's card access system has been completed.
10 April 2006
WebCat unavailable: Tuesday 18 April, 8.30 am - 9.30 am
WebCat will be unavailable from 8:30 am - 9.30 am on Tuesday 18 April while essential work is carried out on our server.
24 March 2006
Oceanis unavailable: Tuesday night (28 Mar)
Oceanis will be unavailable from 16:00, 28 March to 10:00, 29 March, to allow for a server upgrade.
17 March 2006
Oceanis unavailable: Wednesday night (22 Mar)
Oceanis will be unavailable from 17:00, 22 March to 09:00, 23 March, to allow for a server upgrade.
16 March 2006
Trial: Women and Social Movements in the United States
The Library has arranged trial access to a new database, Women and Social movements in the United States.
15 March 2006
Exhibition: Estates and Facilities
An exhibition of Estates and Facilities archictectural projects will run in the entrance hall of Hartley Library until 23 April 2006.
06 March 2006
Laptop loans
Thanks to a joint scheme from the Library and ISS, you can now borrow laptops for use in the Hartley Library.
10 February 2006
Exhibition: Britain and the Far East
Britain and the Far East, 1800-1950: an exhibition in the Hartley Library Special Collections, 13 Feb - 7 Apr.
08 February 2006
Installation of network points at Hartley Library
Weekend work to install network points in Hartley Library is scheduled to be undertaken throughout February on the 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 of the month.
02 February 2006
Longer opening: Biomedical Sciences Library
The Biomedical Sciences Library will open on weekdays from 08:30, from 6 February.
20 January 2006
New: Grove Art Online
The Library has subscribed to Grove Art Online - the online equivalent to The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art.
19 January 2006
You said, we did
We've received a steady stream of comments since November - read a selection of them, and our responses.
11 January 2006
Trial access to Faculty of 1000 Medicine
The Library has arranged trial access to Faculty of 1000 Medicine until the end of February.
09 January 2006
Scopus release their citation tracker
Scopus announce the release of the Scopus Citation Tracker
09 January 2006
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: update
January 2006 update of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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