Autumn Term 2024
by Marian Brown on 2024-10-02T10:26:00+01:00 | 0 Comments
Autumn Semester
Our Collections
For December in the run-up to the seasonal break, our Spotlight shines on the PressReader newspaper and magazine app. Our colleague Sam Spier from Wellbeing Services has selected some titles to help you make the most of this time for rest, relaxation and general wellbeing. Read the full post here.
Our November spotlight shone on Kanopy, just one of the film streaming services that you can access as a member of the Library. See the Spotlight blog post for details of the documentaries, feature films, television series, curated collections and much more, freely available to you wherever you may be.
In October, we highlighted Statista, a top online database for statistics, market research and business insights. It's an excellent tool for finding data like consumer surveys, market trends, and industry reports to strengthen your assignments, or for using infographics to make your presentations more engaging. Read the whole post here.
You can see some of our current and older blog posts here: Spotlight on Library Resources , our past blog posts on Spotlight on Library Resources
Summer Book Moves
The Library team has been busy moving books over the summer, and the collections now start on the First Floor (with the exception of recent copies of our print journals which can be found at the front of the Ground Floor). We are in the process of updating the signage to reflect the new locations, but as always, if there are any books you can't locate, just ask a member of the Library team. You can Text for Library Help on 07723 954 232, or Contact Us here.
Our new Subject Guides (see below) now list all the relevant shelf locations for print books, so you can easily find books in your subject on the library shelves as well as online.
Take a look at the newly updated Library Subject Resources Guides. These specialist guides are your go-to resource for finding the best books, journals, databases, and websites for your subject. They are packed with essential tools and tips to help you ace your research and assignments, all in one convenient place.
New website! For the child in your life - or the child in you! If you love children's books, check out the School Experience Collection on the First Floor of the library. The collection includes a wide range of children's books for all ages (picture books, fiction, poetry and non-fiction) and other items (such as toys, games and puppets) that can be borrowed by all students.
Current Displays...
To celebrate the Festive Season we have a lovely display of our Christmas books in the Foyer, and on the First Floor you can find a snapshot of some Christmas the
med films and magazines you can access through our film streaming service Kanopy and the PressReader app. PressReader provides online access to literally thousands of global magazines, on everything from music, film and photography to pets, travel, cooking, health and fitness, sport etc…whatever your interests, in whatever part of the world, there is likely to be something there for you to enjoy over the holidays! 
Southlands College are running their London Life initiative again this year to help students make the most of the cultural and social activities London has to offer. The current focus is on London Museums, and to tie in with the project we have a display of the Library's exhibition catalogues from the V&A Museum. Have a look at our Featured Collection Resource List to browse the rest of our collection of Museum and Gallery Exhibition Catalogues.
Library displays highlight key historical, social, or awareness events, showcase academic work, and promote university events or societies. If you have a display idea, fill out the Display and Exhibition Space Booking Form. Missed a display? Check out the online Archive of Displays for some of our previous themes.
The Library's collections hold so much more than just books for your studies. Our Featured Collections are curated lists to support events and themes such as Wellbeing, LGTBQ+, Women's History Month and Black Lives Matter.
We also have lots of Film, Video & TV, Image and Audio resources to enhance your understanding and research.
Library Services & Study Space
Library opening hours over the 2024-25 festive break
The Library will be open our usual termtime hours up until midnight on Thursday 19th December. The building is then open 9 to 5 Monday to Saturday (closed Sunday), EXCEPT for the following dates when we will be CLOSED: 24th, 25th and 26th December and 1st January.
We are open 9 to 5, self-service only, on 27th, 28th, 30th and 31st December (closed Sunday 29th). Normal termtime hours resume on Thursday 2nd January.
Current opening hours can always be found on the Library's web page: https://roehampton.libcal.com/hours/.
Don't forget that even while the building is closed, you can access most of our resources online. This includes plenty of material for your leisure time: we have magazines via Pressreader, several film, TV and music streaming services, and audiobooks and eBooks to enjoy via the Libby app. See our Leisure Reading Resource List for some suggestions, and enjoy the break!
Library Study Zones
We have been busy making improvements to the Library spaces over the summer break. For this academic year, we have introduced distinct study zones to help you make the best use of our stunning spaces:
- Library Cafe, Ground Floor and First Floor are Group Study Zones. Please collaborate quietly and be mindful of noise. You may eat in these zones, but snacks only (no hot food).
- Second Floor is the Whisper Floor. Study individually or in pairs, and keep talk to a whisper. Snack food only.
- Third Floor is Whisper Area (in the atrium) and Silent Study Space (Hilda Laing Room). The Hilda Laing Room with its glorious views over London is now for all students to use for silent, individual study. No food allowed, and please keep your phone on silent or use headphones.
- There is a dedicated study room for Postgraduate Students (room 1.22) on the First Floor by the central stairs.
- Don't forget you can also Book a Study Room for group study, up to one week in advance.
See below for more information on:
- Accessibility Software and Subscriptions for Students - a PDF which outlines all of the software support you can utilise.
- Support for Disabled & Dyslexic Students
- Services for Whitelands Students – including the Click and Collect service to order books, and the Scan & Send service to request digital book chapters and more.
For full details of our Library Services and Study Spaces, see our new web pages.
eLearning Services
Moodle upgrades - October 2024
The Moodle production sites will undergo a full platform upgrade in preparation for the next summer upgrades. During the times specified below the following Moodle sites will be unavailable for a short period of time.
22nd October – Roehampton Moodle (Upgrade) – (the site will be down between 7am and 9am BST)
24th October – Partnerships Moodle (Upgrade) – (the site will be down between 7am and 9am BST)
24th October – External Moodle (Upgrade) – (the site will be down between 7am and 9am BST)
Moodle support
The eLearning team can be reached through the Service Desk or by phone on 020 8392 5006 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm). Please note that the Moodle email (moodle@roehampton.ac.uk) will no longer be monitored from January 2025 onwards.
Archives
The Foyle Special Collections and Archives hold outstanding and unique collections of books and archival documents. We support the teaching and research of the University of Roehampton by working closely with Schools and Faculties.
The collections relate to Friedrich Froebel and early childhood education, Children's Literature, (including the author Richmal Crompton), Dance, and Religious Studies. We also hold extensive records relating to the history of the Froebel College and its grounds. You can browse our collections using the Archives and Library catalogues.
Contact us by Email if you have any questions or if you would like to book an appointment. You will find us on the second floor of the University Library.
Did you know that each UoR college has their own college archive? Find out more on our Special Collections and Archives pages or the UoR Colleges pages.
Archives News
Earlier this year, our Archives staff, students and academics took part in the local council’s Wandsworth Heritage Festival. Items from the Wandsworth Museum were researched and prepared by students from the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, for the special exhibition ‘A Wandsworth Childhood’ which we hosted in the Library. This exhibition will now be displayed permanently in Wandsworth’s new Children's Hub at 166 Roehampton Lane, next to Downshire House. The Roehampton Children’s Hub will be officially opened on the 3rd October 2024.
Our regular blog features special items from the different College archives.
For November we mark Disability History Month with a look back at the Braille Circle established by members of the Froebel Educational Institute's Michaelis Guild in 1909. The Guild provided books in Braille for disadvantaged children, and later for First World War veterans, with visual impairment. Read the full post here.
In October, for Black History Month, our Archivists tell the stories of students who came here from West Africa in the 1930s and 40s and went on to achieve great things, and a Trinidad-born teacher who came to Whitelands in 1921 to teach for the next twenty years. Read the full post here: Snapshot from the Archives: Black History Month 2024.
For more information about Roehampton’s archives and special collections, see https://library.roehampton.ac.uk/archives.
Library Feedback & Suggestions
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
Report produced by the Library's Academic Engagement Team
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