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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Out of the Archives: Introducing our Special Collections
Posted in About your Library, Library Announcements, Library News, Services, Uncategorised Tagged with: archives, books, libraries, research
A Narrative for Nora: from the smallest of clues to an international life story
It was small…only around 5cm by 3cm, a little wonky-looking, and greyscale. Hardly the most ostentatious of signals, tucked away from view on the inside cover of a slightly battered looking book written entirely in French. What it was that…
The Research Excellence Framework: a guided tour for the rest of us
Are you working in one of the professional services and wondering what it is about the Research Excellence Framework (REF) that excites all your academic colleagues? On 6 March, Andy Dixon (Deputy Director R&I Environment and Strategy) will be explaining what the…
Enter the Archive
The University Archive is home to resources dating back to a time before the University was even founded. If you have an interest in local history or the history of the University, the polytechnic that it was before, and the…
Not waving but drowning: 5 ways to learn to tackle assignments better
It’s a big, wide ocean of information out there and fishing for the things you want for your particular assignment can be challenging. That’s where the Library can help. Check out our top five tips below for getting on and…
Posted in Services Tagged with: databases, Discovery Service, distance learning, e-resources, research, teaching
International Open Access Week – what’s happening at Portsmouth
Open Access is all about removing pay barriers and publisher control to make the research output of universities and other institutions available to everyone in order to maximise its impact and its usefulness to everyone. Open Science is now an…
Postgraduate Research (PGR) Student Wellbeing Survey
Are you a postgraduate research student at the University? If so, you are invited to take part in an Office for Students funded wellbeing study the University is running. This study aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of…
Learn Citavi in 20 minutes
Citavi is a powerful and increasingly popular project and reference management tool. The free version supports up to 100 references and offers the full range of tools as the purchased/licensed full version, so you can try everything Citavi has to…
Introducing Citavi for reference and project management
Joining the existing cast of popular reference management apps, including Zotero and Mendeley, Citavi is an increasingly popular research project management tool that also supports reference management.
Posted in IT, Thing of the Day Tagged with: distance learning, referencing, research, software, study
Showcasing your blossoming research for REF 2018: introducing ORCIDs
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment approaches once again. Research England has strongly recommended anyone submitting to the REF in 2018 to have their own Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). If you want more information on setting up and…
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