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E-journal access possible disruption weekend commencing 15th October (now fixed)
This problem has now been resolved (18/10/10) Due to system downtime users may experience problems while accessing e-journals via the E-journal A to Z Listing, the weekend commencing the evening of the 15th October. Access to e-journals via other methods… Read More ›
Library café service reopens on Monday 4 October
The “Food in Focus” Library café service reopens on Monday 4 October. Selling hot drinks and snacks, the café on level 3 will be open from Monday-Thursday 12:00-20:00 and Friday-Sunday 12:00-17:00. Vending machines selling a range of food and drinks… Read More ›
SPIE Digital Library E-books
The library has recently subscribed to SPIE eBooks on the SPIE Digital Library. SPIE eBooks currently includes 132 significant titles from SPIE Press, including Field Guides, monographs and reference books, and Tutorial Texts in the field of optics and photonics…. Read More ›
Visit of Madeleine Albright
It was a great pleasure to welcome Madeleine Albright, the former US Secretary of State, to the Library when she visited the Slavonic, Russian and East European collections on Thursday, 9 September, accompanied by the Principal and the Czech Ambassador…. Read More ›
Old Glasgow on film
For a fascinating peek into life in bygone Glasgow, including the West End and the University, The Scottish Screen Archive has some fabulous film clips, such as a Sunday morning promenade along Great Western Road in 1915; some 1948 Lectures… Read More ›
Did you know? Acetate copying
You can now use the photocopiers in the Level 3 PhotoCopying Room to copy onto Acetate yourself. Simply put your acetate into the photocopiers with the manual feed option, and press copy. They are charged at the same rate as photocopying, 14… Read More ›
A new framework for higher education has been unveiled
The Government has unveiled a new framework for the future success of higher education, setting out the important role universities will play in securing the country’s economic recovery and long term prosperity. The higher education framework, Higher Ambitions, sets out a… Read More ›
MS Murray 663 records now catalogued online
More papers from the Murray Collection have now been catalogued and the records made available via the Special Collections online manuscripts catalogue. Mostly relating to the Dundas family, most notably the politicians Henry Dundas (1742-1811) and his only son, Robert… Read More ›
Read all about it ?
If you want to see how any topic has been reported in the press, why not have a look at Google News Archive Search ? This gives access to articles from newspapers from all over the world, and coverage can… Read More ›
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