A message from Ian Snowley, Director of Library & Learning Resources at the University of Lincoln.
What?
Yes, you read that right! I’m pleased to announce that the GCW University Library will be staying open 24 hours a day, on weekdays, for two weeksnext month.
When?
The building will stay open day & night over the following periods:
Monday 7th December 08.30 -Friday 11th December 22.00
Monday 14th December 08.30 -Friday 18th December 22.00
(Normal opening hours will apply at weekends.)
Access to computing facilities, printed and electronic reference materials, and library self-service facilities (borrowing, renewal, and return of books) will be possible throughout the day & night.
Staffed library services will be available during normal service times. On Monday 21st December we’ll resume our usual hours: all of our opening hours are posted on the University Portal.
Why?
We’re doing this because we want to give students the widest possible access to vital library materials and learning resources at this important time of the academic year. These two weeks are the busiest in semester ‘A’; most students will have assessment work to complete and hand in.
How will I get in to the GCW building during round-the-clock opening?
You’ll need to remember to bring your University ID card to get into and out of the building. To help ensure your personal safety, we will not allow access to the library without a University ID card outside staffed service times.
Who?
Who can I ask to find out more about 24-hour opening?
Please ask at the help desk in the GCW University Library, telephone us on (01522) 88 6222, or contact your Academic Subject Librarian.
, and from Monday 21st December we’ll resume our usual hours.)
Academic Subject Librarians aim to enhance the learning experience of all students by:
Inducting students into the library, its catalogue and other resources;
Offering advice and training in how to make the best use of resources in the subject area;
Helping students find information for assignments, essays, projects, dissertations and research;
Acting as a point of contact, in the library, for all subject related queries.
You may have already met your subject librarian at a library induction lecture, workshop, or tour of the GCW University Library or your local Learning Resources Centre. If not – or if you have any questions about getting started with using the library & information resources for your subject this year – why not get in touch? We’re here to help!
Please see below the programme of speakers for “Supporting the learning experience”, a joint event by Library and Learning Resources (LLR) and the Centre for Educational Research and Development (CERD):
Ever wondered how to obtain international newspapers from the Factiva database? If my research topic was press freedom in Nigeria, for instance, I would try this method of obtaining Nigerian newspapers…
I’m interested in any feedback you would like to provide on this type of information skills delivery.
Special newspaper collections about the Credit Crunch and the Beijing Olympics are now available on the library catalogue: http://www.library.lincoln.ac.uk. Our Financial Times coverage of the Credit Crunch spans from the 24th September 2008 – 15th December. Our Beijing Olympic archive includes The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, The Sun and The Independent. More titles are to follow!
These newspapers are available for reference in the Zibby Garnett room on the 1st floor of the University Library. If you require access to the collections please ask for the Zibby Garnett key at the library issue desk.
Other collections covering WW2, the Gulf War and the Falklands War are currently being processed…
From the moment Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) picks up the stranger (Rutger Hauer), his life irrevocably changes for the worst. The man, John Ryder is a serial killer who mutilates his randomly chosen victims, found travelling along the deserted road from California to San Diego.
Luckily Halsey manages to knock the man out of the car, but then what follows is a horrific duel of wits between the two men, in which Halsey attempts to stop Ryder from committing more murders.
One shocking scene involves Halsey’s girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh) being tied between a truck and its trailer whilst Ryder revs the engine.
Despite these touches of horror, the Hitcher is a strangely appealing film that over the years has developed something of a cult following. Although plodding along at times, the film has that rare quality that keeps you glued to the screen, as the 2 players try to outwit each other. Even when it appears that the Hitcher’s reign of terror has been brought to an end, locked up in a police station and surrounded by perhaps 20 officers, he still has a few more surprises up his sleeve.
The characterisation of the Hitcher is interesting, at first appearing to be a nameless non-person. Indeed when he is captured by the police, they can find no record that he even exists, without even a social security number or driving licence, which begs the question, who is he?
Hauer plays the role of Ryder perfectly, adding the right mix of suspense and menace that keeps you guessing to the very end and in this reviewer’s opinion is his finest screen role to date.
Such is the film’s cult status that a sequel was made in 2003, but unfortunately without Rutger Hauer. And in 2007 the original film was remade with Sean Bean in the lead role, but this was sadly no where close to the thrill ride of the original.
Available on the ground floor of the University Library in the DVD collection at 791.4372 hit.
Q. Rutger Hauer was a famous face in the 1980s advertising which brand of beer?
Written by Martin Osborne (Academic Subject Librarian)
A young man Philip Winthrop (Mark Damon) travels across a desolate swamp to reach a decaying mansion in the middle of a thunderstorm, with the intention to steal away his fiancée, Madeline (Myrna Fahey) who he had met previously in Boston. Upon arrival however, he is met by the seemingly mad Roderick Usher (Vincent Price).
Roderick informs Philip that upon no account can Madeline leave, as she is tainted by the Usher curse, a curse that runs through the bloodline and has driven all preceding ancestors to madness, corruption and debauchery. As a result of the curse, Roderick’s senses have become highly acute, and he complains that he hears the softest of sounds, ‘ the rats scratching in the mansions walls around him‘.
Having persuaded Madeline to accompany him, Philip makes preparations to leave. However, during a heated argument with her brother, Madeline mysteriously dies and is interred swiftly in the family crypt. It is only afterwards when Philip is asking questions about her death that Roderick lets it slip that Madeline suffered from catalepsy. Rushing down to the crypt, Philip forces open Madeline’s coffin only to find it empty…
Adapted from the classic tale by Edgar Allan Poe, House of Usher was the first of eight Corman/Poe films, of which seven starred the inimitable Vincent Price. Initially the films were produced very quickly and on a limited budget, and often rehashing the same sets. However the quality of the productions denies this and the brooding atmosphere that hangs over this film in particular is strangely suffocating to the extreme. With an outstanding performance by Price, this film remains an important part of the development of gothic horror, and is often cited amongst film critics as a genre masterpiece.
Take this film out today and enjoy for yourself, the brilliant partnership that was Price and Corman.
This film is available at 813.3 poein the DVD collection situated on the ground floor of the University Library.
Q. Vincent Price appeared in 7 out of the 8 Corman/Poe adaptations. The 3rd film in the series, The Premature Burial instead starred Ray Milland. Why was Price unable to take up the role?
Review written by Martin Osborne (Academic Subject Librarian)
I apologise that the Find it @ Lincoln service does not appear to be working properly at the moment.
Instead of getting links to full-text documents, most people are seeing the message “There were no results to display“, or are only getting a link to “Export this citation to RefWorks“.
:-(
We’ve reported the problem to the suppliers of Fi@L, and I’ll let you know as soon as the problem is fixed.
In the meantime (or at any time), if you have problems finding a full-text journal article, please contact your Academic Subject Librarian.
A message from Michelle Anderson, Head of Library and Learning Resources at the University of Lincoln:
In a major development for library services at the University, I am delighted to be able to announce a significant addition to our collection of electronic library resources.
Students and staff now have access to more than 40,000 high-quality academic ebook titles, all available online, 24/7, via ebrary Academic Complete.
These electronic books can be accessed both on- and off-campus. They join our more modest existing collection of around 1,000 ebooks from MyiLibrary, with which you may already be familiar.
To put this development into context: 40,000 titles is more than 10% of our printed book collection!
How do I find the ebooks?
You can find all of the ebooks on our library catalogue, indexed by title, author, and subject, at:
In both cases, to read the ebooks from off campus you’ll need to log in using network\username and password.
N.B. If it is not already installed on your computer, you will also need to download a special “ebrary Reader” plugin to read the ebooks.
Your feedback to us has indicated that improving the availability of library resources—key texts in particular—is one of your top priorities. In order to maximise your access to information resources, and make the best use of library accomodation, we have identified in our Library Strategy the need to move to a predominantly electronic library, while maintaining appropriate print collections.
By providing access to books in print and electronic formats, we will not only be able to improve your access to key resources, but also ensure that information is in context by integrating ebooks into Blackboard and making their use the norm within the virtual learning environment and learning landscape.
How can I find out more?
Workshops on finding and using ebooks are being offered now at Brayford Pool Campus, and detailed help is available on ebrary’s website.
If you have any questions about these ebooks, or any of the other electronic library resources available at the University, please contact your Academic Subject Librarian who will be happy to help.
Book your place at the ground floor Library help desk. We do make a small charge of £5 which must be paid when booking. There are only 16 places so book as soon as possible. You can also book at the Riseholme and Holbeach LRCs.
From the reading room you can consult the 7 million publications housed behind the scenes in the Document supply collections. Reference books, bibliographies and abstracting and indexing publications are available on open access. You must order material in advance of your visit on reading room request forms available from the University Library, although you can order upto 8 items actually on the day.
The trip is open to all 2nd and 3rd year students who are planning/writing their dissertation as well as researchers/academic staff.
