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Welcome to our official UWTSD Swansea Library Blog! We’ll be using it to post news and information about our resources and services, to help you make the most of our campus libraries and online library e-resources. We also welcome your comments & feedback!
Tuesday 31 May 2011
Congratulations to Swansea's Wembley Winners!
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Friday 27 May 2011
Library opening hours over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend
On Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, both the Owen and Townhill Libraries will be open each day from 12.00 midday through to 5.00pm. So you are welcome to come in and use our facilities!
All we need now for the long weekend is some nice weather...
Thursday 26 May 2011
SMU Library & Learning Resources service is now on Facebook!
Wednesday 25 May 2011
SMU Library Satisfaction Survey - Prize Winner!
As part of the incentive to give us feedback, we offered SMU students and staff the chance to win a USB flash drive, and Richard Madigan was chosen at random from all the completed entries. He can be seen in the photograph receiving his prize from Philippa Price, Assistant Librarian!
Monday 23 May 2011
Are you missing Teachers TV?
The Teachers TV archive will also be available from SchoolsWorld.TV (http://www.schoolsworld.tv/) and Teachers Media (http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/).
Thursday 19 May 2011
SMU Library & Learning Resources service is now on Twitter!
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Olympic torch date for your diary!
If you are interested in finding out more about the Olympic Games, whether it's the history of the event, the environmental impact, or you just fancy watching 'Chariots of Fire' take a look at our library catalogue for a comprehensive range of titles. We also have e-resources on the subject, for example both journal and newspaper articles are available through the databases JSTOR & Newsbank, and images through the Bridgeman Art Library Digital Image Database.
If you won't be in Swansea next May, you can view the other UK destinations where the torch is heading via the BBC news website - in total it's estimated that it will travel 8,000 miles before reaching London on 27th July, 2012!
Wednesday 11 May 2011
Are you looking for past papers?
Don’t forget, the library has lots of books to help you with your study skills too! Just come in and have a look.
Thursday 5 May 2011
Fed up of revision?
What are your favourite books from childhood? Let us know! I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith, is a favourite of mine from our collection. It's a wonderful story of a girl growing up in a dilapidated old castle, surrounded by her eccentric family. I first read it as an adult, though, so I'm not sure it counts!
Tuesday 3 May 2011
Best of the Web
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With so much information available on the Internet it can be like searching for a needle in a haystack when you're looking for something specific. It's also difficult to judge the quality and currency of a lot of the information you come accross. This is where your SMU library can help you! Did you know that our library webpage has a listing of recommended websites that you can trust? We've done the leg work for you and made a complete A-Z listing of some of the best sites around...we've even divided them into subject areas for you! Here's just a small sample:
London 2012 Visit Britain Office for National Statistics Department of Health
So, if you're struggling to find your way through a maze of online information why not let us point you in the right direction!