Aaron has been reading We can do better than this : 35 voices on the future of LGBTQ+ rights edited by Amelia Abraham. He says: "In this edited book, 35 LGBTQ+ people write about their thoughts on how we can continue achieving progress at a time when LGBTQ+ people face renewed attempts at discrimination, ostracization …
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Beth has been reading Life as a unicorn: a journey from shame to pride and everything in between by Amrou Al-Kadhi. They say: "The iconic British-Iraqi drag performer, writer and film-maker Amrou Al-Kadhi (aka Glamrou) tells their story in their own words. Amrou paints a vivid picture of growing up in a wealthy Arab and …
Jayne has been reading Rosewater by Liv Little. She says: "I’ve recently suggested some books for the Brookes LGBTQ+ Resources reading list, one of which was Rosewater by Liv Little. The LGBTQ+ Staff Forum invited Liv Little to be the guest speaker for our LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture in February 2021, where she discussed her …
June is Pride Month, and Oxford Pride celebrates its 21st anniversay on Saturday 08 June. Whether you want to educate yourself, relax with some fiction or even watch a film, then our LGBTQ+ resources guide is bursting with ideas. If you prefer to flick through a selection of print books rather than an online list, …
The important thing when writing bibliographies is that references are: Correct Complete Consistent For courses at Oxford Brookes that use the Harvard referencing style, we strongly encourage using Cite Them Right or Cite Them Right Online for guidance on compiling your references. Each type of information source has its own referencing guidelines, so be sure …
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With the imminent move of Wheatley Campus Library to Headington, we’ve been reflecting on the Library’s bygone days and exploring some of the artefacts from its 60-year history. The silver trowel This silver trowel was used in the Ceremony of the Stone held on 26 September 1964 to mark the setting of the foundation stone …
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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’ve been gathering together great ebooks you may not have seen yet, on a range of themes. Since it's Green Libraries Week this week, we wanted to highlight …
Last year, Brookes Union published Mind the Gap, a report that summarises the results of two online surveys. The survey results offered insight into the experiences of Black and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) students on campus. The report recommended: implement(ing) diverse and representative reading lists… adopting a lens outside of Eurocentric academia …
Hot on the heels of DORA turning 10, there’s another anniversary for Open Science advocates to commemorate. The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) turned 20 on 12 May 2023, and indexes (you guessed it!) open access journals. The DOAJ was launched in the wake of the Budapest Open Access Initiative - a declaration to …
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LibrarySearch is an excellent place to start any search for information. LibrarySearch works most effectively when you are looking for material held by Brookes, such as a print or electronic book on a module reading list, or an article within a journal to which we subscribe. The strengths of LibrarySearch are that it integrates with …
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The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is 10 years old on 16 May 2023. In 2012, a group of scholarly journal editors and publishers met to discuss ways of improving how scientific research is evaluated by funding agencies, academic institutions, and other parties. Journal Impact Factors, which were originally created as tools to …
The Fuller collection at Oxford Brookes is a selection of books and archive material previously owned by Professor John Fuller, once Head of the Department of Catering Management here and a leading light in establishing courses in hospitality management in the UK and worldwide. The collection contains books dating back as far as the 17th …
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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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 …
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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