Exam Plus

Exams are now upon us and the Library has put together Exam Plus a new webpage where you can find in one place all the support available from us and colleagues across the University. 

Find details of;

• extra study spaces
• how to find a computer on campus
• skills support
• ....and more.

Remember we're here to help, so if there's anything you need get in touch!

8.30am Opening at the HSL-RHH

From Monday 13 April - Friday 12 June the Health Sciences Library - Royal Hallamshire Hospital will open at 8.30am on a self-service only basis. Exceptions for Bank Holiday opening can be found here.

Easter and Bank Holiday Opening Hours

Over the Easter Vacation and May Bank Holidays, there will be some changes to the usual opening and staffed hours of the University Library Sites and the Information Commons.  For exceptions to the normal hours please see below, or find your site here.

Please note, reduced services will operate during Bank Holidays.

Health Sciences Library -  Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Thursday 2 April - OPEN 09:00 - 17:00 (Staffed 09:00 - 17:00)

Friday 3 April - CLOSED

Saturday 4 April - OPEN 14:00 - 18:00 (Self-service only)

Sunday 5 April - CLOSED

Monday 6 April - CLOSED

Tuesday 7 April - Normal opening/staffed hours resume

Monday 4 May - OPEN 09:00 - 21:00 (Staffed 09:00 - 17:00)

Monday 25 May - OPEN 09:00 - 21:00 (Staffed 09:00 - 17:00)

Monday 31 August - CLOSED

Health Sciences Library - Northern General

Thursday 2 April - Open 09:00 - 17:00 (Staffed 11:00 - 15:00)

Friday 3 April -  Monday 6 April - CLOSED

Tuesday 7 April - Normal opening/staffed hours resume

Monday 4 May - CLOSED

Monday 25 May - CLOSED

Monday 31 August - CLOSED

Information Commons

Thursday 2 April - OPEN 24 hours (Staffed 09:00 - 17:00)

Friday 3 April - OPEN 24 hours (Staffed 09:00 - 17:00)

Saturday 4 April - OPEN 24 hours (Staffed 12:00 - 18:00)

Sunday 5 April - OPEN 24 hours (Self-service only)

Monday 6 April - OPEN 24 hours (Staffed 09:00 - 17:00)

Tuesday 7 April - Normal opening/staffed hours resume

Monday 4 May - OPEN 24 hours (Staffed 09:00 - 17:00)

Monday 25 May - OPEN 24 hours (Staffed 09:00 - 17:00)

Monday 31 August - OPEN 24 hours (Staffed 09:00 - 17:00)

Easter Vacation Loans

Easter vacation loans are now applicable to items borrowed from the University Library, please see here for more details.

Please check your account to ensure all loans have been renewed for the vacation period.  If you have any difficulties, please contact the Library on 0114 222 7200 or email library@sheffield.ac.uk

New Journal Subscriptions!

The University Library has acquired the following new journals from Cell Press;

• Cell Stem Cell: a broad-spectrum journal that covers the entire spectrum of stem cell biology.
• Cancer Cell: covers major advances in cancer research and oncology. Areas covered include molecular and cellular mechanisms of cancer, mechanisms for the sensitivity and the resistance to cancer therapies, and development of better cancer therapies.
• Immunity: reports advances in immunology research. Topics covered include immune cell development and senescence, signal transduction, gene regulation, innate and adaptive immunity, autoimmunity, infectious disease, allergy and asthma, transplantation, and tumor immunology.

We've also got access to two new collections in JoVE, the world's first peer-reviewed scientific video journal; Developmental Biology and Science Education Database. 

You can access all these new subscriptions via StarPlus. 

Achieve More: Digimap

The University Library subscribes to four different collections within Digimap, including:

• Ordnance Survey Collectiom
• Historic Digimap

Use these to look at the areas of Sheffield and also see how they have changed over the years.

New e-resource: Open Book Publishers

We've joined the Open Book Publishers' Library Membership Scheme.  Open Book Publishers publish peer-reviewed open access monographs in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

This scheme offers staff and students full access to various formatted digital edition.  You can access this resource from here.

You can also access this resource from StarPlus and individual titles are also searchable in StarPlus as part of the Directory of Open Access Books collection.

Trial e-resource: Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection

The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection from Henry Stewart Talks provides access to online seminar style talks by experts in the field of biomedical and life sciences. 

Access

Trial access is available directly from this page by connecting to the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection website. Access is available to University of Sheffield staff and students and the trial ends on 30 June 2015. If you are accessing the resource off campus you will need a separate username and password.

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