Many of us leave the Oxford area during vacation, but that doesn't mean that you have to leave libraries behind.The vast majority of our eresources are available to you while you are away, particularly if being away means staying in the UK. Want to catch up on some theatre or TV? Try BoB and Digital …
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When searching on LibrarySearch and some of our other Library databases, or online, you may sometimes see a button or flag saying a journal article has been retracted. What does that mean, and can you still refer to the article in your work? If an article has been retracted, that means it has been withdrawn …
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The Library Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group are actively seeking to broaden the collection of material available to staff and students. To that end, we are trialling two new resources. We'd love you to have a look and let us know what you think. Neither collection is available via LibrarySearch, so make sure you follow …
Central panel of the stained glass window in the vestibule of Harris Manchester library On a recent trip with other library staff, we had the opportunity to visit Harris Manchester College, part the University of Oxford. We were able to look around not only the library, but also the Special Collections and archive. The history …
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Our annual Learn and Laugh week is an opportunity for Oxford Brookes library staff to explore new things and new places. On a damp morning in May we were treated to a visit to Oxfordshire County Library. This is the county’s flagship library, and sits at the entrance to the Westgate centre in central Oxford. …
Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks about music festivals, available to all …
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Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks about bicycles and cycling, available to …
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Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks about sleep and dreams, available to …
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Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks about Holocaust survivors, available to all …
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Hot on the tail of Ckbk we have another trial access to another resource for you to explore.EVERY Voice is a collection of material by and about underrepresented communities and identities. There are a range of resources from ebooks to ephemera, from video to newspapers to newsletters.We have access to EVERY Voice until 20th April …
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Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks about understanding media, available to all …
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Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks about neurodiversity, available to all Oxford …
Lecturers can spend hours and hours putting them together; students sometimes spend just as long puzzling over them trying to work out where to start, which bits are essential, or how to find the books, journal articles and other resources on them; and the Library relies on them to help us prioritise our permanently-stretched budgets …
Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. To celebrate International Women's Day, here are five inspirational ebooks, …
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Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. For World Wildlife Day, here are five inspirational ebooks about …
Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks about photography, available to all Oxford …
Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Thursday 3 March 2022 is University Mental Health Day. No student …
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Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks on fair trade, available to all …
Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks about Lego, available to all Oxford …
Oxford Brookes Library has thousands of ebooks available to read, wherever you are. But it's not always easy to know where to start. To complement your module reading lists, we're gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Here are five ebooks on action research in education, available …
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