This month we interview Library Learning Advisor Gloria about her career break experience setting up a school library in Ghana, bringing over equipment from ULaw's Guildford campus, how life was there, and what it's like returning to 'normal' life. A fascinating interview ahead.
This month we're talking about our leisure reading community collections, using the library and study skills resources as exams approach, getting feedback on library spaces and picking films with some of our favourite library scenes!
This month we get to know the Deputy Director of the Library & Study Skills Service Graeme Lockheart as we discuss the future of the service and what we hope to offer for the benefit of our students. We also discuss foghorns for reasons.
The first library podcast of the year, we discuss where new students need to start to make the most of the library, 3 tips to keep that motivation strong through the cold and dark of January, should we have a classical music playlist? We also look at our wellbeing resources and our latest workshops and study skills courses! Finally we have a little chat on our new year reads. Join us!
This month we get you set up for self study with new Skills Academy courses, we look back on Disability History Month and what the library offered, and we recommend some wellbeing resources. We also get into Christmas reads, 80s and 90s festive TV and decide whether Yorkshire puddings should be part of a Christmas Lunch. Yes they should.
Join us this month for a bumper episode discussing how the study skills team can help you; we look at their major resources and focus on Academic writing and looking after your wellbeing when studying. We also look at upcoming workshops from the library & study skills team and lots of chat about what exciting reads we've had in the last month!
Join us this month for the latest upcoming workshops and looking at the Black History Month Library page. Also as Halloween approaches we pick our favourite spooky stories and like last year we've got three more weird laws, including whether or not you should ride your broomstick into London!
It's the start of the new academic year! We give you a brief tour of where to get started with the Library, helpful new editions on the library website, tackling technical issues with resources, some new reads for September and bemoan that summer is over!
This month we’re joined by our Birmingham LLA Sam for tips for students starting at the university and a few for staff too. We also take a deep dive on some of our favourite books adapted into films, it’s quite the chat!
We kick off our second year of podcasting talking about the merger between the library service and study skills, psychology workshops, our current summer reads and recommendations and adding to our summer playlist only to discover we'd already perfected it!
It’s exam season so we have some tips on how to use the library to make sure you are fully prepared. It’s also the completion of year one of library podcasting, so we get indulgent and reflect on how it’s gone so far, plus for the first time ever, we’re recording in the same room, a joyous occasion!
Guest time on the library podcast! We’ve got Megan joining us this month, the ULaw Library Director. Join us for a really interesting chat as we find out what problems and current issues are facing academic libraries, how Megan started in the library world and what it’s like being a director of the ULaw library service!
Join your library podcast team for a full analysis on what Easter chocolate they got, the beginnings of development of a new chatbot for the Library Service, Buffy the vampire slayer references and what made us become Librarians!
In our March episode we have a guest. We like to go behind the scenes in the library world so this month we talk to one of our library learning advisors about her passion for anthropology, how she got into it, what she's currently working on and how the library team's eating habits would make for a fascinating film! We also look forward to Spring and look back on the recent University Mental Health Day.
Join your podcast team as we look at how the library is evolving with the new Programme Lead Librarian role and the wonderful news for one of our podcasters! We also browse the course specific webpages, discuss how to create searches for the Psychology course and we talk about reading the illusion of free will in a post-apocalyptic romance, or something like that…
It's that time of year when resolutions may be creaking, but we've got six resolutions that'll be easy to keep and help you get the most out of your course. We also throw in a few of our own!
The library social media team chat about the year just gone, what exactly is mead, a new email address for enquiries, festive opening hours, Christmas favourites and how exciting it was to have a snow day!
The library social media team look into the libby app and highlight the Disability History month collection, we also have special guest Joy Tilley, London’s librarian, giving you extensive top tips on how to do the PLR which is also very helpful for general legal research. Plus getting excited for a Christmas playlist and as winter starts to dawn, watching the rain fall from the comfort of a cosy library!
Join your Library social media team for a Halloween special. We delve into some spooky tales from the library, chilling books we've been reading, weird cases and bizarre laws! We also indulge in some actual news including setting up current awareness alerts and LinkedIN Learning courses, terrifying!
Exploding teabags, reading mice, more on the new Library website, review of libby app, the latest playlists, the joy of joining a new university and trips to places beginning with i. Join your social media team as they kick start the new academic year.
Join your library social media team for a lively chat as we discuss the upcoming new library website, a new summer playlist on Spotify, our favourite reads of the summer and we critique each other’s grammar!
Get the latest news on what services we're offering you, including new read and relax sections, our majorly helpful study playlists on Spotify and some alternative podcasts to help you study and add months to your life!
