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This February is LGBTQ+ History Month, and the theme for this year's campaign is "Medicine: Under the Scope." Exploring the many and varied contributions to the NHS that this community makes, it also seeks to inspire and educate by exploring the lives of little known individuals, highlighting past and present…
OSCOLA Referencing Style is used by law students when they are submitting essays or dissertations. Mastering OSCOLA takes time and real dedication because the rules are very complex. To help students with referencing, last semester, Taylor library was trialling a new service: OSCOLA Clinic. Students could come in Taylor Library…
The Careers and Employability Service Drop-in Sessions were met with high interest and demand last semester, so we are pleased to announce that they’re back! Mrs Janice Montgomery (Senior Careers Adviser at Careers & Employability Service) will be in Taylor Library for the following dates to provide drop-in sessions for…
New! Open Access Requirements for UKRI Funded Longform Publications
From 1st January 2024 the UKRI open access policy will apply to long-form publications. Monographs, edited collections, and book chapters published from 1st January 2024 are required to be open access under a Creative Commons licence no later than 12 months…
Is this the beginning of the end for the era of excessive profiteering by publishers?
2023 has been a year of unrest at many commercial journals run by major publishers. Does this signal the start of a pushback against high publishing charges and are some of the alternative (non-profit)…
Disability History Month (DHM) starts today! Running from 16th November-16th December, this national campaign highlights the struggles in society for equality and inclusion; and works to educate, celebrate success and inspire people for the future. The University has organised a series of events, talks and activities across the month…
Taylor Library has gone through drastic transformations over the decades. The last refurbishment, which happened in the middle of the 1990s, resulted in a major extension: the library doubled in size, taking the ground and the first floor of Block D. New shelving space and extra 196 study places were…
Logging into Primo
When using the Library for the first time, we recommend you begin searching for resources using our Discovery tool Primo. This acts as a gateway to our Collections, and through it you will be able to access resources from your Reading Lists, find…
All this week, the University is hosting a series of brilliant fairs and events promoting and highlighting the inspiring ways that you can maintain and sustain positive mental and physical health. If you fancy entering the competition, taking up a new hobby, or want to find out more about the…
We are pleased to share the good news with you that Careers & Employability Service provides drop-in sessions for law students in Taylor Library. The new service is a result of the cooperation of the School of Law, Careers Service and Taylor Library.
Mrs Janice Montgomery (Senior Careers…
