The UEL SCONUL Access blog…

…is a very helpful reference point for SCONUL Access cardholders to keep up-to-date with opening hours and access restrictions both at UEL and other libraries in London and beyond. It is regularly updated by our SCONUL Access administrator, so it’s well worth bookmarking if you are a frequent SCONUL Access user: UEL SCONUL Access blog.

Institutional research repositories...

...are where universities make publicly available their research output. This can include pre-print journal articles, conference papers and other research outputs, as well as sometimes including dissertations and theses. At UEL we have roar@UEL, but for a list of repositories from other universities, as well as facilities to search across their content, have a look at the following webpage: http://www.arl.org/sparc/repositories/collectedrep.shtml. Alternatively, if you just want a list of all repositories (by continent, then country) from around the world, check out this rather impressive collection of links: http://www.opendoar.org/countrylist.php.

Reminder: Library Services during July and August 2012...

...will be affected by the Olympic Games, but not as much as you might expect! The physical libraries are closed from 27th July to 12th August 2012, although all online services will continue, including Ask-a-Librarian. For information about coming to campus during the next couple of months, check out the Library and the Olympics webpage and the university's UEL and 2012 website.

New psychology books in Stratford library...

...added to stock during June 2012 total just the one title, due to the closure of this academic year's budget. The new book is an e-book copy of Jennifer Moon's popular title, "A handbook of reflective and experiential learning".

All books, including e-books, can be found on Library Search.

Two new journals on PsycARTICLES / PsycINFO...

...are now available: ‘Law and Human Behavior’ and ‘Peace and conflict: journal of peace psychology’. Further details on both titles are available from the following news story on the APA website: http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/news/2012/03/psycarticles-new-journals.aspx.

Web 2.0 tools, apps and resources...

…are abundantly available on the Internet and can be very useful in helping organise both your work and your life. However, they are so numerous that it can often seem like more trouble than it's worth finding the quality ones. This is where I would recommend Phil Bradley’s free online guide to Web 2.0 (http://www.philb.com/iwantto.htm). Things are arranged in categories to make it easy to identify what you're looking for, e.g. ‘calendars’, ‘mindmapping’, ‘presentation software’, ‘project management’, ‘screen recording’ and many dozens more. I would highly recommend checking it out!

New psychology books in Stratford library...

...added to stock during May 2012 can be viewed from this link: May 2012 new books list. Please note that it only lists items purchased for the School of Psychology.
It was a quiet month for book purchases as the academic year's budget was wrapped up, but there were a few new titles, including paper copies of the brand new 2nd edition of Maree Teesson's "Addictions" (following on from last month's acquisition of an e-book copy) and a copy of Simon Watt's new book, "Doing Q methodological research". There are also several new e-books. Please follow the link for a full list of all new psychology titles.
All books can be found using Library Search.