Books Unlocked

Over the next academic year Learning Resources will be offering some Leisure Reading activties to promote the benefits of reading for pleasure.


Activities for November include:

• Reading for Pleasure blog http://bedstimereading.blogspot.co.uk/ 
• Monday, November 9th - Friday, November 13th, 11.30am & 2.30 am. Just Ask – getting the most from your library, how to use self-service – issue, return & renewal, how to place a reservation, where to go for help & getting the most from LRWeb
• Monday November 9th – Friday November 13th 2015
  Tours to help you make the most of Luton LRC and Bedford Library on demand tours 11.00 – 16.00 from the Customer Service desk  
• Tell Us poll Tuesday 10 November Luton LRC and Bedford Library
  Staff will be available with clipboards and sweets so you can Tell us what you think about Learning Resources 11.00 – 15.00 
• Second Hand Book Giveaway
  to help you develop a reading for pleasure habit by hosting a second hand book giveaway
  
  Luton LRC and Bedford Library
  Thursday 12 November 2 - 4pm (or until we run out of books)

 For more information about "Books Unlocked" activities check out the Books Unlocked wepage here.

More New Books For January 2015

The following books are now available from the Library. Click on a title to find out more.

• Adler, P.A. and Adler, P. (eds.) (2012) Constructiond of deviance: social power, context and interaction. 7th edn. Belmont, Calif: Cengage.
• Eck, J.E. and Weisburd, D. (1995) Crime and place. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner.
• Newburn, T. (2013) Criminology. 2nd edn. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
• Boyd, D.G. and Bee, H.L. (2014) The developing child. 13th edn. Harrow: Pearson Education.
• Aveyard, H (2014) Doing a literature review in health and social care. 3rd edn. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill.

Campus Closure

Bedford Campus will be closed from 25th December until Monday 5th January 2015. The Library will remain open 24/7 during this period.

Don't forget...

Remember that Bedford Library and Luton LRC will remain open throughout the Christmas holiday.

Bedford, Polhill Library Closures

Over the summer vacation contractors will be carrying out upgrades to the Polhill Campus electricity supply. As there will be no electricity whilst these works are carried out,to ensure the safety of staff and students the block undergoing the upgrade will be locked down and nobody will be allowed into that area whilst there is no electricity supply.

These works will affect Bedford, Polhill Library on the following dates:

• Sunday 8th June - There will be no access to the whole site as the University will be shut down. Permission will not be grated at any given time.
• Thursday 3rd July - the library will be closed all day

Vehicle Access to Bedford Campus

As part of the programme of works on the Bedford campus normal vehicular access to the campus, adjacent to the library building, will be closed from 31^st March to 21^st  to the 22^nd April inclusive. 

Access during this time will be via the current exit road and this has been widened to accommodate two way traffic.  Please take extra special care when driving on site during this period.  Pedestrian access will only be slightly affected and any new routes clearly marked.

Library 24:7 Opening 365 Days Per Year

Bedford, Polhill Library will now open 24 hours per day 365 days a year. So will Luton, University Square LRC.

Please note: Although the Library buildings are open 24:7 this does not mean that library staff are available 24 hours per day. If you wish to check that someone will be available to help you please telephone: (01234) 793 189

Silent Study Space At Bedford Polhill

This summer a new silent study area will be created on Level 2 of Bedford, Polhill Library. When finished this will mean an entire floor of silent study space.

We are aiming to keep disruption to a minimum but from 10^th June 2013 and throughout the summer, access to Level 2 may be fully or partially closed while building work takes place. This small amount of disruption will result in an improved study environment for the beginning of the new academic year.

Increase In Numbers Of Loans!!!

The number of books you can borrow from the University Libraries has now increased from 12 to 15.

You Said...We Did...

A host of new initiatives have now been introduced as a result of students hilighting issues in the National Student Survey (NSS). These are:

1)     You said: Can we have longer LRC/library opening times at the main campuses?

We did: From 7 Jan 2013 the libraries at Luton and Bedford will be open 24/7.

2)     You said: We would really like a bar at Bedford.

We did: A new bar and social hub in the Bedford’s Students’ Union will open January 10.

3)     You said: We need more books in the library and access to more science journals.

We did: £100,000 allocated - £62,000 already spent on buying multiple copies of books –more to be spent on books and access to science e-journals.

4)     You said: Can you please communicate changes to the timetable better?

We did: A new text alert system, where changes will be relayed to students from Faculty office, has been purchased and will be rolled out in January.

5)     You said: How can we get access to more and faster computers?

We did: Tendering for 450 PCs (worth £300,000) has started and a programme to start replacing old ones in Bedford, Putteridge Bury and Luton is scheduled for February.

Changes have been made in every Faculty. Find out about more ‘You Said.. We Did’ in next month’s Life or log on to www.beds.ac.uk/nss  Do you have a view on the NSS? If so email Life at life@beds.ac.uk

Are you a third year student? The 2013 NSS is now open http://www.thestudentsurvey.com/  It takes only 10 minutes to give us your views.