New resource: Big Ten Open Books

THE LIBRARY NOW provides access to 100 titles from the Big Ten Open Books initiative on Library OneSearch. Big Ten Open Books provides open access to books on the subject of gender and sexuality studies.

Selected new titles include:

New resource: Bloomsbury Open Collection

THE LIBRARY NOW provides access to more than 190 titles from the Bloomsbury Open Collections program on Library OneSearch.

Selected new titles include:

Access is direct on-campus and by university username and password from off-campus.

New resource: The Purple Guide

THE LIBRARY HAS subscribed to The Purple Guide, an online resource “designed to provide guidance for event organisers, suppliers, local authorities and others involved in the outdoor events industry.”

Primarily written for the UK, the guide covers Health, Safety and Welfare legal framework and good practices across the events industry to help professionals safely planning and organising outdoor concerts, festivals, and other similar events.

The Purple Guide can be accessed on and off-campus via ‘Find Databases’ on Library OneSearch.

Access issues for Rock’s Backpages

We are currently experiencing some authentication issues with Rock’s Backpages, and are working with them to restore access as soon as possible.

Note that the database can still be searched for references, but full content is temporarily unavailable.

British Library – Services update

British Library gates and building

Following last year’s cyber-attack that has paralysed its operations and online services, the British Library has now partially resumed its activities, providing users with a ‘read-only’ version of its online public catalogue and some physical access to the majority of its key special collections.

Read the full update on the British Library blog.

See more information on using British Library services and searching the public catalogue.