Printed APA (6th ed.) referencing booklets are once again available for you to collect from the Library Help Desk. This updated version of the booklet includes an expanded explanation of why you need to reference things you use in your…
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Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern
With an open heart and mind I set off for one of my favourite London destinations last week, the Fashion and Textile Museum, to see the exhibition which gives this post its name. FTM has staged another top quality exhibition…
Posted in Publications, Subjects: Creative Arts
Broken links to library guides
Resolved 04/10/2017 all valid urls pointing to Library guides should now correctly redirect. If you encounter a link to a guide which does not work, this will be because a) there is something wrong with the actual link or b)…
APA referencing: back to basics
Does your referencing still not look right? Looking for a little lift? The new library guide “APA (6th ed.) referencing basics“ explains the principles behind the practice of APA referencing and is designed to complement other handouts with examples of APA referencing…
Out with the old: Parade gives way to Pure
With the transfer of PhD theses from Parade to the new Research Portal, the old Parade website is due to be discontinued later this year. Set up around 10 years ago, Parade was once the main publication store for the University. Our…
Tips for academic writing
After publishing a case study article in a peer-reviewed journal, one librarian shares the lessons he learned about successful academic writing. Happily the advice works for everything from undergraduate assignments to academic journal articles, so there is something of potential…
Free access to a special issue of the Journal of Archival Organization
Taylor & Francis are offering free access for one year, until 31 October 2017, to a special issue of the journal Journal of Archival Organization: “Pondering provenance: a special (re)issue”. If you use, manage or just have an interest in the…
Map Librarian in The News
Our Map Librarian, David Sherren has hit the local headlines after having his photograph published on the cover of an Ordnance Survey map. Read the article in The News. Read the original blog post.
Putting pen(guin) to paper
We recently published a peer-reviewed journal article (a free version is available from the University of Portsmouth Research Portal) about the arrival of Pablo the penguin (who tweets as @uoppenguin). Some of you might be wondering about the origins of Pablo the penguin…
Creating colouring: stress relief for you and a learning curve for me
Feeling stressed? Need to find a way to clear your mind and re-focus your thoughts? Well fear not, we have just the thing! Studies have shown that colouring is a therapeutic pastime with relaxing benefits similar to those achieved through…
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