The Library is currently hosting an exhibition showing a selection of published research by staff and students of the University. Do take time to have a look at this impressive body of work and if you want to borrow any of the library books on display, then have a word with your Subject Librarian.
In addition the [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Research Display
October 31, 2008Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
October 24, 2008The Library is pleased to announce the addition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography to our list of electronic resources. This distinguished reference work includes biographies of over 56,000 people who have shaped and influenced Britain and the British way of life from the 4th century BC to 2004.
The Oxford DNB is easily searchable with a [...]
Research
October 22, 2008Just a quick reminder to everyone (including staff) that your Subject Librarian is available for booked sessions to discuss your research needs including finding specialist material, accessing other libraries and archives, searching electronic databases and showing you ways to maintain a current awareness in your areas of interest.
Lecturer on List for World Book Day Award
October 20, 2008Alison MacLeod’s new book Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction has been long listed for a World Book Day Award to find The Book to Talk About 2009. Online voting on the long list of 50 titles will end on the 2nd January 2009, when the list will be narrowed down to 10 titles after which voting [...]
Restoration: Studies in English Literary Culture 1660-1700
October 17, 2008Project Muse® has just acquired the journal Restoration: Studies in English Literary Culture 1660-1700. The journal is published biannually and contains scholarly essays on English letters, arts and culture from 1660-1700. Take a look at the ‘Table of Contents’ link to the current issue below:
Vol. 32, No. 1, Fall 2008
Access to the full-text is available [...]
Templar Poetry Competition
October 15, 2008Templar Poetry is running The Open Poetry Competition which offers winners the opportunity to have their poems published in a short pamphlet, collection or anthology format. Please take a look at the website for the competition rules and conditions.
Judged by Tim Liardet, the closing date is 30th April 2009.
Granta Copies
October 10, 2008I have a couple of spare copies of Granta: The Magazine of New Writing.
No 101, with fiction from Annie Proulx, Rick Moody and Joshua Ferris, and also
No 102, A special issue ‘The New Nature Writing’ with entries from Jonathan Raban, Kathleen Jamie and Matthew Power.
So if you’d like your own copy to read at your leisure, [...]
New E-books
October 6, 2008Please note a couple of new e-books are now available on the Dawsonera e-book database:
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and and Fairy Tales (2007) ed. by Haase, D., and
The Contemporary British Novel – (2005) Acheson, N. & Ross, S.
Also note Dawsonera has:
Contemporary British Novelists (2004) Rennison, N., and
A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction (2005) ed. [...]
