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13/04/2012 - 08:32

Next week Library Services will be running the following online training sessions for registered OU students and staff:

  • How to find ejournals
    • This is an ideal session for anyone wanting to learn how to find and download full-text online...
10/04/2012 - 10:47

Library Services is pleased to announce that it has trial access to 'Defining Gender' which provides access to materials to support the study and analysis of gender, leisure and consumer culture.

This database is a full-text, searchable resource, containing a wide variety...

05/04/2012 - 17:02

Next week Library Services will be running the following online training sessions for registered OU students and staff:

 

How to use One Stop Search

This is a great introduction to the Library Services online search tool. The ‘...

04/04/2012 - 16:43

The Library helpdesk will be operating a reduced service during the Easter holidays and the Library building in Milton Keynes will be closed on Good Friday (6 April) and Easter Monday (9 April).

Electronic resources such as ejournals and newspapers will continue to be available on the...

29/03/2012 - 14:33

The IEEE Xplore database is undergoing a major upgrade for April. 

  • Saved Searches and Search History will be deleted: Due to updates to IEEE Xplore search capability, all existing saved searches and search history records will be DELETED after 1 April 2012....
23/03/2012 - 11:21

Library Services is pleased to announce that it has trial access to this comprehensive ABI/Inform database via ProQuest comprising ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline.  It covers subjects such as business trends, economic conditions...

06/03/2012 - 16:03

Library Services is pleased to announce that we now have online access to content from the AORN Journal (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses) which contains articles from January...

22/02/2012 - 16:33

 

Library Services already provides access to New Pauly Online, which is an encyclopaedia of Greek and Roman culture and an essential reference tool for classical studies.  We are delighted to say that OU students and staff now have access to New Pauly Supplements as well...

30/01/2012 - 11:23

The OU Harvard Guide to citing references provides guidance and examples that will help you create your own references for assignments.
 
The guide has just been updated to include new...

16/12/2011 - 16:29

The RefWorks interface has been redesigned and now has a new look.

The new interface, RefWorks 2.0, is the default view when you login to RefWorks...

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