Library news from 2008
17 December 2008
BSL closing early: 18 December
Due to staff shortages, the Biomedical Sciences Library will close at 19:30 instead of 22:00 on Thursday 18 December.
17 December 2008
Archives exhibition: Unreliable memories: documenting personal and official experience
"Unreliable memories: documenting personal and official experience" reflects on the nature of record-keeping by looking at areas of private and public life, at different events and experiences which have been recorded, to consider how and why records are made.
16 December 2008
Hartley loans desk closing early: 16-18 December
Due to staff illness the Hartley Library loans desk will close at 17:55 Tuesday - Thursday this week, instead of 19:25. Self-issue and self-return are available as usual.
05 December 2008
Borrowing over the vacation
Information about loans and borrowing over the Christmas vacation
01 December 2008
Hartley Library staffed photocopying service
Changes to the Hartley Library's staffed photocopying service
27 October 2008
Trial access: BBC Written Archives
The University of Southampton now has trial access to two digitised collections from the BBC Written Archives Centre in Caversham, Reading.
09 October 2008
BSL closing early: 9 October
The Biomedical Sciences Library will be closing at 19:30 on Thursday 9 October
06 October 2008
BSL closing early: 8 October
Due to staff shortages the Biomedical Sciences Library will be closing at 19:30 on Wednesday 8 October, instead of 22:00. The Hartley Library will be open till midnight.
02 October 2008
Tackling overdue loans: changes beginning in October
The Library is changing some of the ways in which we encourage library users to return or renew items on loan before they become overdue.
29 September 2008
BSL closing early: 29 & 30 September
Due to staff shortages the Biomedical Sciences Library will be closing at 19:00 instead of 22:00 this evening (29 September) and tomorrow evening (30 September).
10 September 2008
BSL closing early: 13, 15, 16 September
Due to staff shortages, the Biomedical Sciences Library will close early on 13, 15 and 16 September.
19 August 2008
BSL and HSL closures - August bank holiday
BSL and HSL closures - August bank holiday
01 August 2008
Central Search: cross-search up to 50 databases
Central Search: cross-search up to 50 databases
28 July 2008
Boldrewood Library: converting current subscriptions to e–only
Boldrewood Library: converting current subscriptions to e–only
21 July 2008
Boldrewood Library closed: Saturday 2 and Saturday 9 August
As noisy demolition work will be taking place in the Boldrewood building on Saturday 2 and Saturday 9 August, the Biomedical Sciences Library will not be opening on these days
16 July 2008
Network maintenance, 19-20 July: WebCat & website affected
ISS will be carrying out maintenance to network services on the weekend of 19-20 July. This will mean that WebCat and the Library's website are unavailable.
30 June 2008
Summer moves 23 June - 31 August 2008
In preparation for the move of stock from the library at Boldrewood, there will be a number of stock moves within the Hartley Library this summer.
30 June 2008
Hartley: restricted access to microfilm/microfiche collections
Access to the microfilm and microfiche collections at the Hartley Library will be restricted for the next few days, due to the arrival of the map collection.
25 June 2008
Wednesday 25 June: BSL closes at 19:30
The Biomedical Sciences Library will close at 19:30 on Wednesday 25 June
23 June 2008
Hartley photocopying service hours
The Hartley Library's photocopying service is reducing its opening hours over the summer vacation.
13 June 2008
BSL closes at 19:30 on Friday 13 June
The Biomedical Sciences Library will close at 19:30 this evening instead of 22:00, due to staff illness.
16 May 2008
Laptop security in the Library
Please look after your laptop and other valuables when you're in the Library
16 May 2008
20th Century House of Commons Papers now online
20th Century House of Commons Papers now online
23 April 2008
HSL closed: Sunday 27 April
The Health Services Library will be closed on Sunday 27 April for electrical maintenance work
23 May 2008
Finalists: summer 2008
Finalists must ensure that their library record is clear before they can graduate
01 April 2008
Update: Health Services Library closed: 13 April
The Health Services Library will be closed on Sunday 13 April (not 6 April, as previously advertised), due to scheduled maintenance work on the electrical circuits.
28 March 2008
Online resources: scheduled maintenance
The University's system for access to e-resources will be updated on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 April.
17 March 2008
Unexpected closure of Hartley: 15 March (updated)
Work on scaffolding outside the the Hartley Library's main door made it unsafe to use this entrance and, as a result, the library had to be closed for the day.
17 March 2008
New combined printing/copying service for students
ISS and the Library are piloting a combined printing and photocopying service at the Winchester School of Art
13 March 2008
E-book research questionnaire
Take part in a research questionnaire on the usage of e-books, to help develop an evidence-based e-book strategy.
07 March 2008
Biomedical Sciences Library: temporary loss of heating, from 12 March
The Biomedical Sciences Library will be without heating for a few days from Wednesday 12 March.
06 March 2008
Trial: Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection
The Library has arranged trial access to the Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection until 25 April
03 March 2008
Unexpected closure of Hartley: 2 March
High winds on Sunday 2 March presented a risk to the scaffolding around the Hartley Library's entrance, and in the interests of safety the Library was closed for the day.
22 February 2008
Easter vacation loans
Information about extended loan periods across the Easter vacation
18 February 2008
WSA Library 2 closed until further notice.
WSA Library 2 closed until further notice.
29 January 2008
Library management system upgrade: 7 February
On Thursday 7 February the Library's management system, Unicorn, will be upgraded. As of 08:00 there will be no access to the Library catalogue, Webcat.
25 January 2008
JISC e-books survey
Take part in the JISC e-Books Survey and you could win £200-worth of Amazon vouchers!
08 January 2008
Avenue Library: Saturday 12 January
The Avenue Library's opening hours will be altered on Saturday 12 January, as a result of maintenance work on the Avenue Campus lift.
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