Library Online Payments

The Library's Online Payments Service is now available.

The Library's Online Payments service allows you to pay fines, Document Supply charges and other library charges online using a credit or debit card.
Current staff and students can login using their ISS username and password. All other Library members can login using their name and Library barcode.
After you login, you will see a summary of the charges on your record. You can check detailed information about each charge before making a payment using a debit or credit card at the secure online payment desk.
If you have any questions, please contact us at librarycharges@leeds.ac.uk

Marks & Spencer: Celebrating 125 years

British icon Twiggy will join M&S Chairman, Sir Stuart Rose and Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Arthur to open M&S’ 125th Birthday Exhibition, ‘Marks in Time’, on 4 June 2009.

Developed in partnership with the University of Leeds , the exhibition will unveil highlights of the Marks & Spencer archive to the public for the first time. It will take visitors on a journey through time with a unique showcase of around 200 fashion and home products, food packaging and photographs, and company literature and advertising, some of which have never been seen publicly before.

The collection has been curated by M&S archivists and will be on show in a free public exhibition housed in the University of Leeds ' Centenary Gallery within the Parkinson building.

M&S and the University of Leeds are in advanced discussions about permanently relocating the entire company archive to Leeds and housing it in a purpose-built location on campus. This unique archive - of more than 60,000 items - would be made available to staff and students for research, teaching and learning, and be fully accessible to the public for the first time whilst continuing as an important internal research facility for the M&S team.

http://marksintime.marksandspencer.com/Welcome/

Summer Projects 2008

Last Summer a huge amount of library resources were transferred to Leeds from the Bretton Hall campus. Every Summer (June to August) the Library undertakes an extensive programme of important collection management projects. This year the library is carrying out 6 different projects in the Brotherton Library. The aim of these projects is to carry out vital maintenance of Library collections during the quiet vacation period in order to minimise the disruption to users.

We apologise in advance for any disruption that this project work may cause, especially where selective parts of the collections become temporarily unavailable while we process and move stock.

Details about the major activities scheduled in the Library for Summer 2008 can be found on the Library website at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/secure/editing/

Are you part of the Net Generation?

If you're part of the Net Generation, we want to hear from you!
Leeds University Library is taking part in research being conducted by the University of Sheffield that aims to identify how satisfied undergraduates are with their university library service.
So, if you are an undergraduate aged between 18 and 24, we would really appreciate it if you could spare 10 minutes of your time to complete the survey.
You will need to register by entering your name and email address. A confirmation email, with a link back to the survey, will be sent to your email address.
Remember, this is a great opportunity to influence the way things are done at the Library. The results of the survey will be used by the Library's senior management team when making long-term decisions about the services we provide to our students.
Start the Survey!

How do we measure up?

Leeds University Library is committed to providing the best information resources and services to the University community. We need to know what you think of those resources and services to help us plan developments and improvements. Only you can tell us the areas we need to improve to help you in your studies or research.On 11th February the 2008 Library Survey goes live and will be available from the Library webpages: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/ until March 16th. Please complete it and help us develop the best services for you.For further information email libqual@leeds.ac.uk

Podcast Tours

Podcast tours of the Brotherton Library are a great way to help you find your way around the library. The tours were developed by Acoustiguides.The tours will give you a lively introduction to the Library layout and services - download them to your MP3 player so you can listen to them whenever you need to!Learn how to get the best out of the Library and locate all the important facilities and collections.
If you don't have an MP3 player, the guides are also available on AcoustiGuide handsets from the Brotherton Reception.
Individual clips are up to 3 minutes long, the whole tours are less than 20 minutes.

White Rose Repository

The White Rose Repository have just launched a short online questionnaire for research staff about White Rose Research Online. They are interested in where researchers deposit information about their publications (within the University but also outside the University). The questionnaire also polls awareness of open access and attitudes towards it. They will be using the responses from the questionnaire to help improve the service they offer.

You can complete the survey online at http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/survey/
There is a prize draw to win an iPod shuffle or £50 gift voucher!

Training sessions for Arts PhD Students

Find out how to do a comprehensive literature search, keep up to date in your field and manage the information you find without getting swamped. These sessions are designed specifically for arts and humanities research students. The first session will show you how to ensure your searching is comprehensive and kept up to date. The second will show you how to manage the information you find using Endnote.

• Searching the Literature, Thursday 14th February, 12-2pm, Edward Boyle Library, Level 10 training room.

• Using Endnote to Manage the Information you Find, Thursday 28th February, 12-2pm, Edward Boyle Libary, Level 10 training room.

To book a place on these sessions, please contact the Arts Team in the Brotherton Library at: arts@library.leeds.ac.uk

Welcome

The Brotherton Library is pleased to welcome the new site manager Beth Hardy. Beth has a degree in Physics and Astrophysics, a PGCE from Leicester University and an MA in Library and Information Management from Manchester Metropolitan University. Before coming to the University of Leeds, Beth worked at Blackpool and Fylde College as a Learning Resource Manager where she did everything from book selection to cataloguing. We wish her all the very best in her new post!

New Resources

Public Information Online http://lib.leeds.ac.uk/record=b2894036

This new database provides access to all parliamentary papers from the 2006/07 session onwards. It contains PDFs of all House of Commons Bills, House of Commons Papers, Command Papers, House of Lords Bills and House of Lords Papers. Updated daily, papers are available on the day of publication, significantly quicker than the paper copies reaching the Library. All content is fully searchable, and it is possible to browse numerically, alphabetically or by author. Public Information Online is available via the Library Catalogue, both on- and off-campus.

World Advertising Research Centre (WARC).

One of the largest sources of intelligence for marketing, advertising and media communities worldwide, providing access to over 45,000 papers, case studies, research reports, news items and statistical information.

How do we measure up?

Leeds University Library is committed to providing the best information resources and services to the University community. We need to know what you think of those resources and services to help us plan developments and improvements. Only you can tell us the areas we need to improve to help you in your studies or research.

On 11th February the 2008 Library Survey goes live and will be available from the Library webpages: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/ until March 16th.

Please complete it and help us develop the best services for you.

For further information email libqual@leeds.ac.uk