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10/15/2024
profile-icon Suzie Williams

 

magnifying glass on a keyboardI hope you’re settling into the academic year well.

Through the Library we have lots of lovely resources to help you with your studies and research. An excellent place to start is to explore our Library Essentials Guide

Here you can find all the basics about the library including things like booking yourself onto a library tour to explore our facilities, how to do printing, learning how to use books, ebooks and journals, and so much more. 

How about sitting down with a cuppa and reading up on all we have to get you off to a good start for this academic year. 

 

 

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09/15/2024
profile-icon Suzie Williams

Suzie WilliamsWelcome - I’m Suzie Williams and I am your Academic Liaison Librarian.

I work with your lecturers to ensure we have the right resources for you in the University Library (in print and online) and help you to develop the skills to use these resources when doing research for your assignments.

We have lots of help and support available to you whatever your experience has been of using libraries elsewhere.

Here are 3 things you can do to get started with using the library.

I am looking forward to meeting you - do say hello if you see me on campus!

 

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an open book surrounded by fairy lightsThrough our Sage Catalyst subscription, we have access to a range of books on research methods.

Log in to Sage Catalyst and select 'Research Methods and Evaluation'.

Titles include:

  • An adventure in statistics
  • Evaluating research
  • How to do your research project
  • Information visualisation
  • Introduction to research methods
  • Research design
  • Visual methodologies
  • and so many more

Head online, login and happy reading!

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an open laptopThrough our Sage Catalyst subscription, we have access to a range of ebooks on study skills.

Titles include:

  • Your Guide to Wellbeing at University
  • The Essential Guide to Building Your Argument
  • From Wellbeing to Welldoing
  • Be a Brilliant Dyslexic Student
  • Essential Study Skills
  • Productivity and Publishing
  • How to Think
  • Create Your Research Poster
  • and much more....

Head online, login and get reading!

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an open book surrounded by fairy lightsThe University of Sunderland Library Services web site brings you a new feature called 'Collections', which replaces our monthly new book lists for all subject areas.

Previously, our new book lists have been included within our Library Reading Lists web page, and have been a way to showcase new title purchases over the academic year. These reading lists which were updated monthly reflected the continuing development of our library collections as subject areas evolve.

Collections are embedded into our Library Search, which brings with it new features that will prove useful to students and staff looking to make use of our latest titles, including the ability to pin both the collection and individual books to your 'My Favourites' within your library account.

New book collections are continuously updated as new titles are purchased, meaning you are able to view our latest titles as soon as they are available. We hope that you find Collections a useful addition to our library services.

Visit this link to access the New Books Collection for the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries now

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05/28/2024
profile-icon Suzie Williams

Painting on an easelLet's have an explore on resources about women artists.

Art UK have an interesting selection of articles:

Now let's explore our own library collection for perspectives on the subject:

Now go and explore Library Search for women artists that you are interested in.

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magnifying glass on a keyboardAre you a student interested in developing your skills in academic writing, critical reflection, managing stress and much more?

Are you a member of academic staff wanting to develop your module reading lists to include resources on study skills?

Explore our new Study Skills book collection which pulls together books on many different aspects of study skills.

 

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journal spotlight wordingThe Library subscribes to the following print art and design journals and magazines.

Using these publications in your research is an excellent way to expand your understanding and knowledge of your subject.

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04/23/2024
profile-icon Suzie Williams

Box of BroadcastsHow are you getting on with using Box of Broadcasts?

Isn’t it a brilliant resource?!

For anyone who hasn’t discovered it yet, Box of Broadcasts (often know as BoB) is an on-demand TV & radio streaming service. The University Library subscribes to this resources so that our staff and students have access to BoB’s archive. It also gives the ability to record upcoming programmess over 65 free-to-air channels from the UK and beyond.

This series of short videos will help you get the most out of this resource for your studies and research including:

  • How to access and search BoB.
  • Using the programme guide.
  • Using your own personal area of BoB.
  • How to make a playlist and clips.
  • How to request a programme.

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03/26/2024
profile-icon Suzie Williams

journal spotlight wordingThis week we are featuring a key journal in photography – the British Journal of Photography.

Journals are an excellent source of research material as they are where you’ll find recently published research and ideas.

The Library has a subscription to the print version of this magazine which can be found in the Library@DavidGoldman.

Happy reading!

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