Friday 26 January 2018

Join us for free workshops Monday 29th January 2018

We are partnering with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), to run 3 sessions, each with a different theme. Everyone is welcome.

SESSION 1: IEEE Xplore: Search tips to help with your work
Time: 13:00 to 14:00
Location: Stockwell Street Room 11_004
Register here 
If you can't attend watch it live here.

SESSION 2: Boost You Career with IEEE
Time: 14:00 to 15:00
Location: Stockwell Street Room 11_004
Register here  
If you can't attend watch it live here.

SESSION 3: Publishing with IEEE Workshop 
Time: 15:00 to 16:00
Location: Stockwell Street Room 11_004
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If you can't attend watch it live here.


Wednesday 24 January 2018

Searching databases on EBSCOhost 7th February 2018

Library Workshop title: Searching databases on EBSCOhost


Location: Avery Hill Library, Avery Hill Campus


Time: 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Description: We will cover how to search effectively on EBSCOhost, how to access articles from at home as well as on-campus and how to save your searches. Some of the databases we will examine include Education Research Complete, Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO. 
No prior knowledge or experience is required. You are also welcome to bring in a packed lunch and drink with you if you'd like.


Tuesday 23 January 2018

Using Feedback to Aid Your Academic Development Session 6th February 2018

Academic Skills session title: Using feedback to aid your academic development session.
Location: Room 10_1006 Stockwell Street Library

Time: 1.00 - 1.50pm
Description: It is important that feedback received from tutors is not only read, but used to develop an understanding of subject knowledge as well as the quality of work submitted. This session examines common areas noted in feedback and considers how to use feedback for further development.

Saturday 20 January 2018

Searching Databases on EBSCOhost Session 24th January 2018

Library Workshop title: Searching databases on EBSCOhost


Location: Avery Hill Library, Avery Hill Campus


Time: 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Description: We will cover how to search effectively on EBSCOhost, how to access articles from at home as well as on-campus and how to save your searches. Some of the databases we will examine include Education Research Complete, Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO. 
No prior knowledge or experience is required. You are also welcome to bring in a packed lunch and drink with you if you'd like.

Thursday 18 January 2018

Business & Management Collection recent videos

Recent releases for the Business & Management Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Business & Management Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Recent releases:
Dr. Garrick Hileman – 
University of Cambridge, UK
Ms. Andrea Nicholas – Green Business, UK
Prof. Jan A. Van Mieghem – 
Kellogg School of Management, 
Northwestern University, USA
Dr. Bjorn Cumps – Vlerick 
Business School, Belgium
Prof. Jeffrey Unerman – 
University of London, UK
Prof. Robert Grant – 
Bocconi University, Italy
Ms. Kirsty Emery – UNMADE, UK
Cash flow statementCash flow statementMr. Huw Morgan – Alliance Manchester 
Business School, UK

Wednesday 17 January 2018

Using Feedback to Aid Your Academic Development Session 30th January 2018

Academic Skills session title: Using feedback to aid your academic development session.
Location: Room 10_1006 Stockwell Street Library

Time: 1.00 - 1.50pm
Description: It is important that feedback received from tutors is not only read, but used to develop an understanding of subject knowledge as well as the quality of work submitted. This session examines common areas noted in feedback and considers how to use feedback for further development.


Saturday 13 January 2018

Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection recent videos

Recent releases for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Recent releases:

In the series Advances in Asthma:
Prof. Anthony J. Hickey – RTI 
International, USA

In the series Adaptive Clinical Trial Design:
Prof. Jeffrey Blume – Brown 
University, USA

In the series Immunotherapy of Cancer:
Prof. Victor Appay – INSERM, France
Dr. Francesco Nicoli – Universities of Ferrara and Padua, Italy

In the series Topical Talks:
Prof. Graham Hughes – London Lupus Centre, UK
Dr. Sara K. Tedeschi – Harvard Medical School, USA

In the series Periodic Reports: Advances in Clinical Interventions and Research Platforms:
Dr. Koorosh Korfi – Barts Cancer Institute, UK
Prof. Jude Fitzgibbon – University of London, UK

In the series ALS and Other Motor Neuron Disorders:
Prof. Aaron D. Gitler – Stanford University 
School of Medicine, USA

In the series The Complement System:
Prof. Matthew Pickering – Imperial College London, UK

In the series Bioinformatics for Metabolomics:
Dr. Johan A. Westerhuis – University of Amsterdam, 
Netherlands

In the series Speech Dysfluency:
Prof. Soo-Eun Chang – University of Michigan, USA

In the series Nursing:
Prof. Ruth Northway – University of South Wales, UK

Friday 12 January 2018

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on BoB



Studying Literature and Drama? Tune in to Box of Broadcasts to listen to these upcoming programmes about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Our LibGuide explains how to login to BoB and more.

Archive on 4: Frankenstein Lives 14 January BBC Radio 4 8pm

BBC Radio is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein with ‘Archive on 4: Frankenstein Lives!’ on Saturday 8-9 am (13 January). Presenter Christopher Frayling delves into the history of the Frankenstein myth, using some chilling archive recordings and contributions from filmmakers, writers and scientists who all give insights into the book that inspired so many

Frankenstein 14 January BBC Radio 4 Extra 6-7pm  

A dramatised adaptation of the book itself follows on Sunday night on Radio 4 Extra, (14 January 6-7 pm R4 Extra) in 7th Dimension: Frankenstein starring Michael Maloney as Frankenstein and John Wood as The Monster.

In Search of Mary Shelley BBC Radio 4 starts 15 January 9.45am

Radio 4’s Book of the Week is ‘In Search of Mary Shelley’, a major new biography by writer and poet Fiona Sampson.  Letters, diaries and an examination of key stages of Mary’s life sheds new light on her relationship with Shelley and others, her literary work and on ‘Frankenstein’ in particular.

Free thinking: Frankenstein and Artificial Intelligence Now 18 January BBC Radio 3 10.00–10.45pm

On Thursday, Fiona Sampson and Christopher Frayling join Professor of English Daisy Hay in ‘Free Thinking: Frankenstein And Artificial Intelligence Now’ (Radio 3 10 pm-10.45pm) to discuss the legacy of Frankenstein and consider this in the light of current AI science.

Thursday 11 January 2018

Business & Management Collection recent videos

Recent releases for the Business & Management Collection of HS Talks. You can search for them in LibrarySearch or directly via the Business & Management Collection entry on the Online databases and academic journals page in the portal.

Recent releases:
successful changeMr. Anthony Greenfield – Consultant, 
Resolve, UK
modelMs. Caroline Chen – Downtown Partners, USA
managementMs. Annmarie Hanlon – Senior Lecturer in Digital 
Marketing, University of Derby, UK
Introduction to budgetingIntroduction to budgetingDr. David Bond – UTS Business School, 
Australia
Training needs analysisTraining needs analysisMs. Louise Brownhill – PWC, UK
Mr. Huw Morgan – 
Alliance Manchester Business School, UK
Recruitment interviewingRecruitment interviewingMr. Neil Morrison – 
Penguin Random House, UK