The end of term often arrives with an unexpected suddenness that catches many a person unprepared. Particularly if you are leaving Portsmouth over the holidays, going home for Christmas or seeing the sights over the festive season, it can be …
Before you go: my top 5 tips for maximum holiday enjoyment! Read more »
We are delighted to announce that the SCONUL Access scheme has re-opened (subject to public health restrictions across the UK) and that we are able to participate. The scheme remains the same with only the participating members differing at this …
In my last post, I explained what you can do if you visit the library building. Since you will probably never want to do that, I wanted to outline how you can get all the same printed resources from the …
Getting your hands on printed library stock at home Read more »
A cheery hello to all those new students joining us! Welcome to the library blog – a smorgasbord of brief introductions, tips, tricks, news and advice designed to help make your time at university something you will look back fondly …
Getting started #1: Getting hold of printed books and other things from your library Read more »
Did you know you can get scanned book chapters emailed to you and books posted to your home address? You can also pick up books you’ve requested at the same time as your B&W printing from the entrance area. Check …
From Saturday 12 December until 3 January, the Library will be operating shorter Christmas vacation opening hours. We will not be open every day over the Christmas period and when we are open, it will be for shorter hours. Things …
A number of you have contacted us asking how you can return books having left Portsmouth. Please don’t worry! We hope to set up a freepost scheme to allow you to return books free of charge from wherever you are …
Temporary changes to borrowing and recalls Students can now borrow up to 30 books (increased from the usual 21) to make it easier for anyone who would like to study from home. We have also temporarily suspended the reservation and …
From January 2020, we will be changing the way we recall books that have been reserved by someone else. Any outstanding fines have been removed from your library account. Your loans will continue to be automatically renewed unless someone else …
Christmas opening times There’s not long to go until the festive season is upon us, so our opening times for the holidays are now available on the Library website. Our service hours for the Christmas Vacation change from Saturday 14th …
