Update – 14 October Just when we thought everyone had access to this textbook, the supplier has messed up the login process. It is best if you set up the VPN to work off-campus (outside of halls). Wherever you are…
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Shopping for books? You need a basket
Books can be slippery and tricky to carry if you want to take out more than one or two books at a time. Happily, the library offers baskets and even wheeled baskets (with extendable handles) for you to use. They…
New Books – September 2019
What follows is a list of new books received in the Library during September 2019 ordered by classmark. More complete details, as well as listings from previous months, are available on our website’s New Books page in the form of…
Books for sale, wanted and to swap
You can advertise books for sale and ask for books you want to buy second hand on the Library swap/sale books web page and noticeboard. We try to make sure that anything pinned to one is copied to the other.…
Buy, sell and swap books for free online
There are many online second-hand booksellers, including AbeBooks and Amazon Marketplace but did you know you can also bring, sell, swap and buy pre-loved textbooks with other students (and without the service charge!) on the Library’s Book sell and swap…
Out of the Archives: Introducing our Special Collections
Some of you may have noticed that we have a new display case on the first floor of the University of Portsmouth Library. Our new display case has been especially built to display items from our Rare Books and Special…
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Finding your books made simple
Shrinking the library The library can feel like a rather big place when you first arrive. The most frequently asked questions include “Where are the toilets?” and “I need to find these…”, accompanied by the unfolding of a dizzyingly long…
New Books – August 2019
What follows is a list of new books received in the Library during August 2019 ordered by classmark. More complete details, as well as listings from previous months, are available on our website’s New Books page in the form of…
New Books – July 2019
What follows is a list of new books received in the Library during July 2019 ordered by classmark. More complete details, as well as listings from previous months, are available on our website’s New Books page in the form of…
We love Penguins!
Here at Portsmouth University Library we love a Penguin, and not only Pablo and Pip our library mascots, but also Penguin books. Recently we have been lucky enough to receive a donation of books from a retired University of Portsmouth…
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