Don't forget: the European Computer Driving Licence...

...better known as the ECDL, is available to all psychology students through the library. It is a widely recognised basic computing qualification which looks great on CVs when applying for jobs! Even if you are already pretty good with computers, it's important to be able to demonstrate your proficiency and that's exactly what possessing an ECDL certificate can help do. More information, including details on how to sign up, are available on the ECDL web page.

Improvements to Ask-a-Librarian...

...are now live. The first is an extension to the hours for the live webchat service. It is now available from 1-7pm on weekdays and 1-5pm at weekends. Outside these hours you can leave a message and a librarian will get back to you within 48 hours.

The second improvement is that we have added a facility to search our library knowledge base. Simply enter a search term, e.g 'athens', and you will see answers given to previous similar questions.

New books in the library...

...added to stock during the month of December 2010 can be viewed from this link: December 2010 new books list. Please note that it only lists items purchased for stock from the library's 'psychology' book funds.

A few brand new titles added to stock during December. These include "Gender: psychological perspectives (6th ed.)" by Brannon, "The Autism Matrix" by Eyal and "Career management (4th ed.)" by Greenhaus. We also have new editions of some popular titles, including the 6th edition of Richard Gross' "Psychology: science of mind and behaviour", the 8th edition of Engler's "Personality theories" and the 10th edition of "Methods in behavioral research" by Cozby. There are additional copies of some high demand titles, including "The ghost map" and some new e-books, such as Rowan Bayne's "Applied psychology".

All new titles, including any e-books, can be found using the library catalogue.

Using your laptop in the library...

...is now easier than ever, with new and improved wi-fi connection instructions available from all help points in the library. Electrical sockets are also available at many of our study spaces so that you can plug in easily. If you come across any difficulties, then feel free to use either of the automatic dial phones in Stratford library which take you straight through to the IT Service Desk.

Library opening hours...

...are available from the following webpage: http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/about/openinghours.htm. During term-time we are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but during Christmas and other periods (such as the summer) we have different hours, so it's always worth checking the webpage!

New books in the library...

..added to stock during the month of November 2010 can be viewed from this link: November 2010 new books list. Please note that it only lists items purchased for stock from the library's 'psychology' book funds.

There have been quite a few new additions to library stock over the past month. Notable new titles include the 6th edition of Crain's "Theories of development", the 3rd edition of Merten's "Research and evaluation in education and psychology" and Slife's "Taking sides: clashing views on psychological issues (16th edition)". There are also quite a few new books in the field of educational and child psychology.

New e-books include Harley's "Psychology of language (2nd edition)", Hawkin's "Supervision in the helping professions (3rd edition)" and Howitt's "Introduction to qualitative methods in psychology".

All new books, including ebooks, can be located through the library catalogue.

Keeping up-to-date using Twitter...

...is now easier than ever due to the number of psychology-focused Twitter lists which are emerging. The links below are to just a few of the many lists of the best psychology tweets which are appearing on mashable.com:

• Psychology Now (look at the 'Lists @PsychologyNow is on')
• Psychology News
• Mental Health and Psychology