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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'

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

Library Search (catalogue) unavailable Sunday 30th December
Our Library Search (catalogue) will be unavailable for a short period of time on Sunday 30th December

Smartcard system upgrade 4th and 5th December
We regret we are unable to issue new or replacement cards on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th December. This is due to the upgrade of the University smartcard system.

Goodbye Library catalogue, Hello Library Search
In September 2012 we introduced Library Search, a brand new way to search the library catalogue.

Root and Branch: public health under the nations' doctors
Presentation by Ian Johnson, Library Archivist
22 October at 6.00pm, Room 152, Level 1, Robinson Library

EndNote Support and Training 2012-2013
The dates/times for EndNote surgeries and workshops for this academic year are now available

Tours of the refurbished Robinson Library for University Staff
Come and discover what's new! We look forward to showing and talking to you about all these changes on. Click the link above for dates and more information.

Bank Holiday weekend closure
Please be reminded that all Newcastle University Libraries will be closed over the Bank Holiday weekend. We will close at 5:00pm on Friday 24th August and re-open at 9:00am on Tuesday 28th August.

Interruption to Power Supply - Bank Holiday Weekend
During the coming Bank Holiday weekend, power to the Robinson Library will be interrupted as part of the on-going Library refurbishment. Some Library services will be unavailable.

Disruption to services
Essential maintenance is required by one of our vendors between 20:00 on Saturday 11th August and 02:00 on Sunday 12st August. During this period FindIt, A-Z List, e-Journals and Library Search may become unavailable.

Jubilee Bank Holiday information
All Newcastle University libraries are open over the Jubilee Bank Holiday (Monday 4th June and Tuesday 5th June)

Have Library Bag... Will Travel
We would love to see where in the world our Library Bags get to. Why not send us a photograph of your library bag on its summer adventures. The most creative photograph wins a fabulous prize.

Student survey on Blackboard & Recap
The Blackboard and ReCap student survey is available online for students to give feedback about the virtual learning environments available at Newcastle University.

Disruption to services
Essential maintenance is required by one of our vendors between 20:00 on Saturday 28th April and 04:00 on Sunday 29th April. During this period FindIt, A-Z List, e-Journals and Library Search may become unavailable.

Disruption to e-journals and database access, and Find It service
Tuesday, April 24th 2012, 17:00:28 (BST) Access to e-journals, databases and the Find It service is currently unavailable. The respective service providers have been notified and we will continue to monitor the situation.

Services over Easter 2012
Help and 24 hour study over the vacation period

Potential downtime to the CLA Scanning Database
Due to essential upgrades this service may become unavailable from 9:00-11:00am on Thursday 22nd March 2012. Scanned items on Reading Lists may also be affected. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Social Networking with NU Libraries
Find out about the social networking platforms we use in the library to share information with our readers.

Disruption to Reading List Online and Desktop Delivery Service
Please be aware that due to upgrades and necessary system maintenance there will be a brief disruption to the Reading List Online (RLO) and Desktop Delivery Service (DDS) between 08:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday 14th February 2012 We do apologise for any inconveniences caused.

Desktop Delivery Service
Introducing the new Research Reserve journal article scanning service.

Library Search Beta - A New Experimental Service
Library Search Beta is a new and improved way to explore our high-quality range of academic resources.

Desktop Delivery Service
Introducing the new Research Reserve journal article scanning service.

E-journal and database access disruption
E-journal and database access will be "at risk" and therefore potentially unavailable between Saturday January 7th, 10pm and Sunday 8th, 6am.

Access to other university libraries
National survey for students and researchers

Open Access Week
24th-28th October is Open Access Week - promoting and broadening awareness and understanding of Open Access with a range of events nationally and internationally.

Welcome to Newcastle University Library
Wishing a very warm welcome to all new and returning students, staff, researchers and visitors!

New – Faster Inter-Library Loans
From Thursday 1st September 2011 the Library will deliver the majority of articles/book chapter requests supplied by the British Library direct to your desktop.

Outstanding Library - Outstanding Library Team!
The University Library wins the Times Higher Award for the Outstanding Library Team 2011

Summer disruption in the Walton Library
There will be some disruption in the Walton Library over the Summer while we move stock round.

Requesting items from the Bindery
There is now an electronic request form to enable material in the Bindery to be retrieved.

Bones and teeth in the Walton
There are some unusual learning resources available in the Walton Library.

Just need a quick print?
Express printers available in the Walton Library

Springer e-Book Trial
We are currently running an e-book trial with the publisher Springer. The trial gives us access to the full-text of almost 20,000 English-language monographs, textbooks, handbooks, atlases and book series published primarily in the scientific, technical and medical subject areas, between 2005-2010.

Welcome to new students
Welcome to new students who will be users of the Walton Library.

Library wins Customer Service Excellence Award
The University Library has received the prestigious Customer Service Excellence award for the quality of its services. After winning five Charter Mark awards, the Library has now achieved the government’s new service standard to confirm its reputation as one of the best in the country.

Express colour printer now available
A new express colour printer has been installed in the Walton Library

Roof works at the Walton Library
Work to repair the leaking roof will be carried out during July and August

Improved desktop delivery of inter-library loans
From 14th June we will be using the British Library’s new FileOpen service to provide a more straightforward electronic journal article desktop delivery.

New individual study desks and PCs available
The Walton Library now has 10 study spaces with individual PCs available

Integrated Web Inter-library Loan service
The Library now has a new integrated web inter-library loan service.

Writing Development Centre
The Writing Development Centre offers tuition, guidance and feedback on all aspects of academic writing

Laptop loans now available at Walton Library
It is now possible to borrow one of fifteen laptops fom the Walton Library

Potential problem affecting log in to ISI Web of Knowledge
A minority of users may experience problems when trying to log in to ISI Web of Knowledge

Accessing electronic resources
From 1st August 2009 a simpler method of access will be introduced.

New Medicine in Literature web pages and collection
The Medicine in Literature Collection at the Walton Library has been extended and the web pages revamped

Did you know...?
Find out facts about what we do in the Walton Library with the new 'Did you know' display

New FAQ and enquiry service for Medical Sciences
The Walton Library subject liaison team launch , the new FAQ and enquiry service.

New award celebrates medicine in literature
The Wellcome Book Trust prize is a new award for fiction and non-fiction on the theme of health, illness or medicine

Secure Electronic Delivery and Cluster Machines
There is a compatibility issue between Adobe Reader 9.0 and SED on some cluster machines.

Meningitis Video Wins Award
A student produced film on meningitis awareness has won an award.

Withdrawn reading list texts available to buy
Students can now purchase withdrawn reading list title texts from the Walton Library

University Library is an Investor in People
The Library has recently won a second Investors in People (IiP) award

Maths-Aid Moves
The ever expanding and exuberant Maths-Aid team, offering free and confidential help and advice for all, has relocated to a new office.

EndNote X1 and Word 2007
How to get EndNote to appear in Word 2007.

Writing Development Centre in the Robinson Library
The Writing Development Centre, which provides support to students in good writing practice and academic writing skills, has moved to new premises in the Robinson Library

Accessing online resources from halls of residence
Follow these simple steps if you are having difficulties accessing online resources from halls of residence

UK Research Reserve
The University Library has joined a national project to ensure to ensure the long-term retention of printed research journals

University research now online
You can now view bibliographic details of Newcastle University's submissions for the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008

Express email workstation at Walton Library
Users can now check their email quickly at the Walton Library without using a cluster PC

Accessing online resources from halls of residence
Updated instructions for connecting to the Find It and Metalib services

New look Library website launches
The new Library website has been redesigned to make finding information much easier, and allows campus users to personalise using 'MyLibrary'

New Library catalogue browser search plugins
Search the Library catalogue from wherever you are on the internet...

New 'Linkit' service launched
Easily link to Library resources with the click of a mouse...