The title says it all… round-the-clock weekday access to the GCW University Library, for two weeks, starts Monday 7th December.
More information here.
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GCW: 24-hour opening starts Monday!
Friday, December 4th, 2009More workshops (Brayford Pool)
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009All students and staff are welcome to attend the workshops scheduled for weeks 9-12:
Judge for yourself: developing critical reading skills
Introduction to Harvard referencing
Introduction to RefWorks
Overcoming your fear of presenting
Finding journal articles
Using the internt for academic research
Effective use of grammar and punctuation in your assignment
Assistive software – how to use the Inspiration software (for mind-mapping )and TextHelp (a text-to-speech application)
Encoding your essay – advice on how to structure an essay
You can book your place from the Library’s workshop page or by texting the relevant code to 07972 455457.
GCW:24! Round-the-clock weekday access to your library this December
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009A 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 weeks next 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.
We ran a similar period of 24-hour opening last year.
How?
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.)
Booking group rooms in the GCW
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Need a space to work as a group on campus in Lincoln?
You can now check the availability of the seven group study rooms in the GCW University Library (Brayford Pool), and also book a room, all online through the University Portal.
Booking requests will be processed by the library (Reader Services Team) and confirmation will be sent to you by email (N.B. a 2-hr maximum booking period applies; Group Room 8 is reserved for postgraduate students).
Full details are on the University Portal at:
Or email the Reader Services Team with any questions.
A world of cinema in the library’s collections
Monday, October 5th, 2009Did you know that we have a great collection of films on DVD? They are all available for you to borrow from our collection on the ground floor of the GCW University Library.
Every week (well, nearly every week), we post a ‘DVD of the week’ review on this Library & LR news blog. Each review relates to a film in our collection (there’s a movie-trivia quiz every week, too).
Here’s a selection of recent films we’ve written about :
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Uni shop moving out of GCW Library
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
The University has announced (and student newspaper The Linc has reported) that the Uni shop will be moving out of the CGW University Library ‘Free Zone‘ and in to the main administration building (the ‘Atrium’ building) in January 2010.
“Students and staff will be able to find a greater choice of goods and services provided in the new shop, ranging from day-to-day items such as milk, stationary, note pads and pens to on-the-go refreshments, toiletries and much more.“The current shop in the Library will open for Freshers’ Week for the sale of clothing merchandise. After Freshers’ Week clothing merchandise will be available from the Engine Shed and LPAC Box Office, Cafe Resource and stalls in the Atrium on selected days.“Those wanting to pick up newspapers, on-the-go food and drinks can do so at Cafe Resource throughout the year.“For further information, please email Julie Tippins via jtippins@lincoln.ac.uk.”
Stand by for information about the future of the Free Zone in the GCW. (The Free Zone, on the ground floor of the Library, is an area where food, drink and mobile phone use are permitted.)
Library workshops – text us or book online (Brayford Pool Campus)
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009Library workshops are freely available to all University of Lincoln students.
The workshops programme includes sessions on library and study skills; they last for 45 minutes and they are held in the IT workshop (UL101) on the first floor of the GCW University Library.
You can download our initial programme of library know-how workshops here (more workshops will be added as the semester goes on):
And you can book a place on any of our workshops online via the University Portal, at: https://portal.lincoln.ac.uk/C13/C0/Workshops/
Or, you can book your place by texting the workshop code (printed next to the workshop details on the programme) for that you would like to attend,
along with your name and student ID, to: 07972 455 457
Welcome new students! Get your library handbook here…
Monday, September 21st, 2009To all students joining the University of Lincoln this September – a very warm welcome from your friendly library team! We hope you enjoy your time with us and we’re looking forward to meeting you all soon.
(And hello to all returning students too… welcome back!)
Whether you’re studying in Lincoln (Brayford, Cathedral, or Riseholme campuses), Hull, or Holbeach, we’re here to provide you with a full range of services and resources to help you complete your studies and research successfully.
You might like to start by looking through our handbook, which is available online – you can also pick up a copy in any of our 4 centres. If you have any questions which are not answered there, please feel free to ask any member of staff.
We’ll be posting lots useful information on this blog over the coming weeks, about how to get started with using our services. You might like to follow our Library & LR news feed, or subscribe to receive email updates from us.
Good luck with your studies!
University Library and Learning Resources Handbook 2009
Contents of the handbook:
- Your library
- Getting started
- Finding information
- Your I.T. support
- Your gateway
- Additional needs
- Your contacts
Happy birthday to GCW, happy birthday to GCW…
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Our very own Great Central Warehouse celebrated the 5th anniversary of its opening as the University of Lincoln’s Library on Monday and Tuesday this week.
There was cake and everything…
The Great Central Warehouse Library opened in September 2004 – a £5 million conversion of an old Victorian goods and grain warehouse on Brayford Wharf East, Lincoln.
The building – which retains many of the features of the original 1907 structure – has won several conservation and regeneration awards, including honours from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Today it supports the teaching, learning and research activities of the University and is at the centre of student life at the Brayford campus.
It houses almost a quarter of a million books and 1,100 current print journals which are available to students and staff. Visitors to the University are also welcome to use the collections for reference.
The e-library provides staff and students with 24-hour access to a further 40,000 e-books and 22,000 e-journals, plus newspaper and parliamentary archives dating back to the 18th Century.
