New E-Books available

Through an arrangement with our main suppliers, Dawsons, we now have access to some 16,000 new E-Books through the Library catalogue, many in the Media subject area. To get an idea of what is available, try a Keyword search in a subject of interest to you, limiting the search to the E-Book catalogue.

International Times, Oz and Spare Rib journals now available

Fans of the underground press may be interested to know that back copies of International Times (IT), Oz and Spare Rib are now available in our Journals collection at Adelphi Library. These journals will be of interest to anyone looking at alternative media, popular music and culture, women’s issues, and the development of journal typography and illustration. Their holdings are listed on the Library Catalogue:
http://talisprism1.salford.ac.uk/TalisPrism/

Information Literacy Week

Do you find it easy to find the information you need for your assignments? Do you know how to
reference your work correctly? If the answer is no, then you need information literacy skills.
A range of activities for staff and students are taking place across the University during
Information Literacy Week, to raise awareness of the importance of information literacy.

For students
Information skills can help you find and evaluate information quickly and effectively. Developing
your critical thinking skills can lead to better results.

For staff
Embedding information skills into the curriculum can help you enhance the student experience,
helping them to produce quality assignments, whilst enhancing your personal research skills
at the same time.

Information Literacy Week runs from the 14th to 18th March. For further details see: http://www.infolit.salford.ac.uk/.

Remaining Turnitin Drop-in Sessions

There are still some Turnitin drop-in sessions scheduled if you are struggling with submitting work, or want to know more about it. The remaining sessions are:

Clifford Whitworth

Clifford Whitworth Library 208 Wed 16th Mar 2-4pm

Clifford Whitworth Library 208 Mon 21st Mar 11-11pm

Clifford Whitworth Library 208 Mon 28th Mar 11-1pm

Clifford Whitworth Library 208 Fri 1st Apr 9-11am

Clifford Whitworth Library 208 Mon 4th Apr 11-1pm

Clifford Whitworth Library 208 Mon 9th May 11-1pm

Clifford Whitworth Library 208 Mon 16th May 11-1pm

Clifford Whitworth Library 208 Mon 23rd May 11-1pm

Allerton

Allerton Library Seminar room Fri 11th Mar 2-4pm

Allerton Library Seminar room Fri 18th Mar 2-4pm

Adelphi

Adelphi Library Seminar room Wed 9th Mar 2-4pm

Adelphi Library Seminar room Mon 14th Mar 2-4pm

There is also a new Turnitin webpage, which can be found here at: http://www.library.salford.ac.uk/help/turnitin/. Here you can find information on Turnitin, a help guide and further details of the drop-in sessions.

New Journals for ESPaCH Students

We are pleased to announce that we have now secured funding for some new journals for your subjects. They are:

English Titles:
Journal of British and Irish Innovative Poetry (Electronic Journal)
New Review of Children’s Literature and Librarianship (Electronic Journal)
New Writing, The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing (Electronic Journal)
Keywords (Print journal)

Nomina, Journal for the Society of Name Studies in Britain and Ireland

(Print Journal)

Politics and Contemporary History Titles:

Small War & Insurgencies (Electronic Journal)

Sociology titles:
Cultural Sociology (Electronic Journal)
The Journal of Human Rights Practice (Electronic Journal)
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal (Electronic Journal)

The e-journals can all be access via e-library (available via the library home page at: http://www.library.salford.ac.uk/ ). The print journals will be on the shelves on the second floor of the Clifford Whitworth library. Please see a member of library staff if you need help in finding any of these titles.

WGSN has now returned to Salford!

We are pleased to announce that the WGSN database is available once more at Salford University! WGSN, which includes images and news items, is described by the publisher as:

"the leading online trend-analysis and research service providing creative and business intelligence for the apparel, style, design and retail industries".

It is known primarily as a Fashion resource, but the subscription version we have now is potentially of use in many areas of Design.

You can find out for yourselves by going to E-Library, choosing Find Database, and choosing WGSN either from the A-Z list or from the Art & Design subject area.

No PIN numbers are required now. Authentication is not now required on campus (apart from Network username and password to enter E-Library). Off campus use, however, can only be set up using the Proxy Server – see instructions at: http://www.library.salford.ac.uk/help/userguides/computing/webauth.pdf