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24/08/2012 - 13:08

The Library Helpdesk will be operating a limited service during the Bank Holiday weekend, you can find more information about this on the opening hours web page.

The Library building in Milton Keynes will be closed for...

21/08/2012 - 14:09

In early September Library Services will be updating the Library Information Literacy website (the site that hosts the OU Library's online training sessions) on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Although the way in which you access the training sessions will not change, the site...

21/08/2012 - 12:11

The ScienceDirect and Scopus databases will be unavailable from 12.30pm on Saturday 25 August until 7.30am on Sunday 26 August due to scheduled maintenance and updates.

We do apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause you. If you have any questions about these resources please...

20/08/2012 - 09:37

Open Research Online will be undergoing essential maintenance on Monday 20th August, 17:30 – 23:00 (BST). During this period you may experience some disruption to the service and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any...

17/08/2012 - 12:05

ProQuest will be undergoing some essential maintenance from Sunday 19 August  2012, 3.00 am-3.00 pm. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause you.

17/08/2012 - 09:04

Library Services will be running the following online training sessions for registered OU students and staff from 20 - 26 August:

31/07/2012 - 14:52

OU students and staff can now access Fascist Press newspapers via UKPress Online.

Fascist Press will give you access to the digital archives of Blackshirt 1933-39 , Fascist Week 1933-34 and...

10/08/2012 - 12:11

Library Services will be running the following online training sessions for registered OU students and staff from 13 - 19 August:

03/08/2012 - 15:49

Library Services will be running the following online training sessions for registered OU students and staff from 06 - 12 August:

  • How to use Refworks
    • Refworks is free bibliographic software that enables you to store and manage your...
31/07/2012 - 15:16

Library Services is pleased to announce that it has trial access to the Churchill Archive, a searchable archive of over 800,000 pages of original documents ranging from Churchill's personal...

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