Summer Term 2025
by Marian Brown on 2025-05-08T11:23:00+01:00 | 0 Comments
Summer Semester
Our Collections
Summer is here, and in our June Spotlight blog post Cee Hazell from AudioVisual Resources tells you how to make the most of Roehampton Online Broadcasts (ROB), your free streaming service for films, TV programmes and more. Read the full post to find out how to access this vast range of current and archival recordings.
Our previous Spotlight blog post featured some very special new Library resources to support Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. The principles of EDI underpin all of our services and collections, whether in the Library building or online. Highlights include:
- Our brand new Library EDI guide, with information about our EDI resources and how to access them;
- Two new eBook collections: the Jessica Kingsley Autism and Neurodiversity Collection, and IGI Global’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion collection;
- EDI content in existing resources such as Proquest One Literature and WARC marketing database;
- Our Featured Collections Resource Lists showcasing work by and about diverse and marginalised communities.
To learn about these and all of our other diverse and inclusive resources, read the full post here.
Resource Updates
Financial Times to be replaced by ProQuest One Business
From August the Library will provide access to ProQuest One Business. This subscription includes access to most of the content from the Financial Times and The Economist, for which we will be cancelling our individual subscriptions. More details: FT to be replaced by ProQuest One Business.
Changes to MyEBSCO personal accounts
Staff and students who have references saved in a personal My Ebsco account will need to transfer them to RefWorks before Friday 18th July, if they don’t want to lose them. For further guidance, see Changes to MyEBSCO personal accounts.
Library Displays... 
Our latest displays have plenty of inspiration for summer reads, including our selection of Quick Reads for anyone short on time.
Missed a past library display, or can't come to campus? Have a look at our online Archive of Displays to see some of our previous themes.
Library displays can be used to mark key historical, social or national awareness events, display academic work and achievements, and to promote societies or other University events. If you have an idea for a future library display, you can complete our Display and Exhibition Spa
ce Booking Form.
- UR Library Search – search the online and physical resources
- Finding & Using Resources – borrowing items and accessing items we don’t have.
- Library Subject Resource Guides – specialist resources by subject
Library Services & Study Space
Summer Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday: 10am - 4pm
There are computer work spaces on the ground floor of the David Bell Building in rooms DB 80 and DB81 which are open until midnight from Monday to Friday for use after the Library closes.
Current Library Opening Hours are always posted on the Library website.
Looking for a nearby university library?
Check whether you’re eligible to use one through the Sconul Access Scheme. It allows students and staff from participating institutions across the UK and Ireland to use study spaces and access books and journals at other university libraries. Take a look and see what’s available near you!
Connect effortlessly with eduroam
eduroam is a free, secure WiFi service that gives students, researchers, and staff seamless internet access when visiting other participating institutions. Planning a visit? Find setup details here to get connected before you go.
Useful links
- Book a Study Room– book up to one week in advance
- Support for Disabled & Dyslexic Students
- Services for Whitelands Students – Click and Collect and Scan and Send services
eLearning Services
Archiving of Moodle 2020-21 Sites
We will begin archiving Moodle sites from the 2020–21 academic year in the first week of June. While most sites will be archived, exceptions are being made for certain modules that require resits. Contact us (details below) for the list of sites scheduled for archiving and those that will remain active. Further details will also be shared in the upcoming eLearning and Library Newsletter.
Archiving Blackboard Collaborate Recordings
In line with the university’s content retention policy, we will begin archiving older Blackboard Collaborate recordings in July. Any recordings that are over five years old, or have not been accessed within the last five years, will be permanently deleted.
Moodle support
The eLearning team can be reached through the Service Desk or by phone on 020 8392 5006 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm).
Archives
Archives News
Wandsworth Heritage Festival: Arts at University of Roehampton
For the third consecutive year, the University and College Archives are participating in the Wandsworth Heritage Festival. We invite everyone from across the Wandsworth borough—and beyond—to discover the University’s rich heritage through our archives.
In response to this year’s festival theme, Art, the Froebel and Whitelands Archives will be hosting two special events. These events form part of the wider London Borough of Culture programme, celebrating the unique artistic and educational legacies preserved within our collections.
Using its extensive collection of student work, the Froebel Archive will present a talk and workshop on 18th June exploring Froebel’s Principles of the Gifts and Occupations and their influence on the art world of the early 20th century. Spoiler alert—participants will have the chance to tap into their own creativity during the session. All welcome, the event is free but booking is required: email archives@roehampton.ac.uk.
On 23rd June, the Whitelands College Archive will lead a guided tour on the Art and Artefacts of Whitelands College, showcasing works by renowned figures such as William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, John Ruskin, Kate Faulkner, George Frederic Watts, Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, Anna Richards Brewster, Douglas Chandor, Arthur George Walker, Oswald Hornby, and Joseph Birley.
All welcome, the event is free but booking is required: email wcarchives@roehampton.ac.uk.
Please see the Wandsworth Heritage Festival programme for full details.
Our regular blog features special items from the different College archives, sometimes marking important occasions and events. For the July snapshot, we celebrate the summer with a look back at the pioneering work of Froebel and Southlands Colleges to promote a love of nature and the Great Outdoors.
Outdoor teaching and learning, both for children and for students of their education, has always been integral to Froebelian teaching methods. From 1910 onwards, Froebel Educational Institute ran summer holiday homes in the countryside for underprivileged children. And in the 1930s, Southlands College staff and students were involved in the creation of open-air schools for inner city children believed to be at risk of developing tuberculosis.
Above: the bombed out remains of the original Elm Grove House, and a World War II bomb crater on the Digby Stuart site.
In May, we celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day on 8th May with some wartime recollections from former students.These accounts provide a vivid impression of the many challenges they faced, as well as the joyful VE Day celebrations in London and the conditions they found here on their return. Read the full post here.
And finally....we are delighted to report that TWO of our wonderful archivists were honoured with awards at this year's Southlands Celebration Dinner on 6th May! Gilly King, Southlands College Archives Historian received the Susanna Wesley award, whilst Kornelia Cepok, University Archivist, received the Library Team award. Congratulations and well done Gilly and Kornelia!
Kornelia (centre) with the Academic Engagement Team of Librarians.
For more information about Roehampton’s archives and special collections, see our full guide.
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Useful Links
Library opening hours – to help you plan when to come to our state-of-the-art Library
Library FAQs – answers to many common library questions
New & returning students study checklist – gives an overview of essential Library information
Online Study Skills Hub – essential skills for academic and professional success
Microsoft Bookings Student Guides
NEST website – your home for all student support information, including live chat, NEST site opening hours, useful links and FAQs
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