New look to LRWeb

The LRweb home page has started 2010 with a fresh new look!

You can now search directly in the library catalogue box which is now both very orange and in a more prominent position above the 6 boxes. The 6 boxes have also had new graphics and a rearrangement of content to highlight our new services such as self service and the 'just a minute' videos. The Twitter feed has new styling and the footer info has been reordered with a more self explanatory display of the library email addresses for people to contact us with suggestions, problems or service queries. We have incorporated the new university website accessibility options so you can increase the size and colour of the text displayed as well as the background colour. There is also now a direct link for customer feedback at the top of the page which goes straight to the customer comments online form and blog.

Your comments and feedback on the new look and functionality are very welcome,

Electronic books are now working

The authentication problem which was affecting links to our (Dawsonera) electronic books and ZETOC has now been fixed.  

Shibboleth & ebooks

Unfortunately, the authentication system which lets you prove you are a UoB student and access the electronic books provided by Dawsonera is currently down.  The company that supplies the authentication system is trying to fix the problem.  

The electronic table of contents service, ZETOC, is also affected.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will let you know as soon as it is resolved.

Opening hours back to normal

Now term has started, the opening hours of Polhill Library, the hub and the Learning Resources Centres at the other sites have returned to their normal opening hours. For more details, see the Learning Resources website.

Database now live

The new bundle of 1,200 full text journals, Education Research Complete, is now live. You can search this collection individually or search it with PsycInfo and/or Academic Search Elite - two other really useful journal collections - at the same time.

Thank you to everyone who helped evaluate the database during the trial. Your positive feedback meant we could prove that this resource would be useful.

Changes to reservations

Polhill reservations are now self-service.  This means, instead of having to queue at the counter to pick up your reservations, you can now issue them directly to your account.  The reservations are located on the shelves next to the photocopiers on the Ground Floor.  They are organised by student number and will be displayed for 7 days.  A self-service machine is located next to the shelves for your convenience.

External (ie British Library) reservations should still be collected from the counter.

The self-service reservations at Park Square site have proved very popular over the past twelve months, so we have decided to roll-out the If you have any problems or comments about the service, please do not hesitate to contact the counter staff.