News

News added since 1 January 2013

Library Search will be unavailable for a short time on Sunday 19th May
Library Search will be unavailable for a short time on Sunday 19th May, between the hours of 5am - 7am. If you wish to consult the catalogue during these hours, you should use the 'Old Catalogue'

Help us improve our support for referencing and enter our Prize Draw!
Would you like to be in with the chance of winning a £50 Amazon voucher? Please give us just 5 minutes of your time and help us to improve our support for referencing

24 x 7 Library chat now available
Need help? Try our new 24 x 7 chat service. Go to Library Help and ask us a question!

Clean and Quiet - studying in the Library
Help make the Library a good place to work in by keeping it clean and quiet

Access to Northumbria University's Library
On Monday 6th May access to Northumbria University's Library will be for Northumbria staff and students only.

Beyond Books Week, 29th April - 5th May
Don't miss out on our other resources!

Too noisy to study?
The Robinson Library Noise Alert service, covering the silent floors Level 3 and Level 4, has resumed. Text number 07891 484 764

Blackwell Reference Online and The Cochrane Library downtime
Both these electronic resources will be unavailable, due to routine maintenance, from 9am on Saturday 13th April 2013 for up to 12 hours

Network Outages - Saturday 6th April
There will be some loss of access to the network on Saturday 6th April from 9.00 - 9.30 am.

Print Services at Newcastle University
Print Services, based within the Robinson Library, are responsible for producing many of the University's course handbooks, information sheets and other promotional material. Whether you need your dissertation to be bound, your poster to be printed or your magazine produced, you can find out all you need to know on the new website.

Introducing CollectionsCaptured: Images from Special Collections
Introducing CollectionsCaptured: Images from Special Collections

Services over Easter
Help and 24 hour study over the vacation period.

Rainy Day Reads - The One Night Only Robinson Library Book Group
Would you like to celebrate World Book Night with us? For one night only the Robinson Library will be hosting a Book Group with a difference. Please come along with your favourite book and share with the group why you love it so much.

Disruption to online MetaLib services on Sunday
Please note that due to essential upgrades by our external providers the MetaLib service(databases) will be unavailable on Sunday 10th March between 4:00 - 6:00am.

Spring clean your library skills!
Do your library skills need sprucing up? Slipshod searching? Dishevelled dissertation?

Got a question? Get Library Help
Got a question about Library services or resources? Library Help is the name of the new online enquiry service.

Disruption to online library services on Sunday
Please note that due to essential upgrades by our external providers some library services will be unavailable on Sunday 24th February between 9:00-10:00am.

Library Search Developments
As part of our continuous efforts to the improve range of services offered by the library, we've been working hard to come up with ways to further develop Library Search to make it easier to use and discover resources.

EndNote Week 18th-24th February 2013
The Library will be running a week of events promoting EndNote

Maintenance - Web of Knowledge
Intermittent access, Saturday 16 Feb, 2.00pm - Sunday 17 Feb 02.00am

Library Search Developments
As part of our continuous efforts to the improve range of services offered by the library, we've been working hard to come up with ways to further develop Library Search to make it and easier to use and discover resources.

Disruption to smartcard issuing
Disruption to smartcard issuing due to essential planned maintenance.

Taylor & Francis Ebooks - disruption to services
On Sunday 13th January at 17:00, the Taylor & Francis ebooks service will be unavailable for approximately 4 hours