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.

Ebooks On Demand Is Back...

Over 33,000 ebooks are now available for preview via the Library Catalogue and DISCOVER.

These are VLeBooks made available through Askews and Holts – our new general ebook platform.

Staff and students will be able to preview each VLebook they select for a limited time. Thereafter, they will be asked to request access by clicking on a button and filling in a form. This will enable them to "rent" the book for seven days.

Each student has a limit of three rentals. If another customer were then then to request access after previewing the book, it would automatically be purchased.

New Social Science Books For February 2015

The following books are now available in the library:

• Cieslik, M. and Simpson, D. (2013) Key concepts in youth studies. London: Sage.
• Glenny, M. (2008) McMafia: seriously organised crime. London: Vintage.
• Hoffman, D.E. (2011) The oligarchs: wealth and power in the new Russia. New York: Public Affairs.
• Bochel, H. and Daly, G.(eds.) (2014) Social policy. 3rd edn. Abingdon: Routledge.
• Bell, M. (2010) A very British revolution: the expenses scandal and how to save our democracy. London: Icon.
• Doherty, J. and Hughes, M. (2014) Child development: theory and practice 0-11. 2nd edn. Harlow: Pearson.
• Ribbens McCarthy, J. and Edwards, R. (2011) Key concepts in family studies. London: Sage.
• Bhopal, R.S. (2014) Migration, ethncity, race and health in multicultural societies. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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.

New Ebooks for January 2015

The following new ebooks are now available from the library:

• Freeman, M. (ed.) (2011) Children's rights: progress and perspectives; essays from the International Journal of Children's Rights. Leiden, Boston: Martinus Nijhoff.
• Miller, L. (2012) Counselling skills for social work. 2nd edn. London: Sage.
• Green, J. (2010) Creating the therapeutic relationship in counselling and psychotherapy. Exeter: Learning Matters.
• O'Byrne, D.J. (2003) Human rights: an introduction. Harlow: Longman.
• Rafter, N. (ed.) (2009) The origins of criminology. Abingdon: Routledge.
• Ferguson, I. (2008) Reclaiming social work: challenging neo-liberalism and promoting social justice. London: Sage.
• Kushner, T. and Knox, K. (1999) Refugees in an age of genocide: global, national and local perspectives during the twentieth century. London: Frank Cass.
• Hall, L. and Lloyd, S. (1993) Surviving child sexual abouse: a handbook for helping women challenge their past. 2nd edn. Abingdon: RoutledgeFalmer.
• Mercer, J. (2006) Understanding attachment: parenting, childcare and emotional development. Westport, Conn. Praeger.
• Alderson, P. (2008) Young children's rights: exploring beliefs, principles and practice. 2nd edn. London: Jessica Kingsley.

Just a reminder...

Remember that books borrowed from the University of Bedfordshire may be returned to any of our campus libraries or LRCs.

Top Ten Electronic Books For Social Sciences

Over the past year Learning Resources operated a patron driven acquisitions service. The entire catalogue of ebooks from Dawsonera (our main supplier) was added to the catalogue and any ebook which was accessed more than twice was automatically purchased for the library. Below are the top 10 ebooks purchased under the schem by social science students.

1. Treveithick, P. (2012) Social work skills and knowledge: a practice handbook.  OUP. (93 views)
2. Richardson, J. and Ryder, R. (eds.) (2012) Gypsies and travellers: empowerment and inclusion in British Society. Policy. (78 views)
3. Teater, B. (2010) An introduction to applying social work theories and methods. OUP. (75 views)
4. Vanderstoep, S.W. and Johnson, D.D. (2009) Research methods for everyday life: blending qualitative and quantitative approaches. Wiley. (74 views)
5. Denscombe, M. (2009) Ground rules for social research: guidelines for good practice. OUP. (71 views)
6. Burke, R.H. (2009) An introduction to criminological theory. Willan. (60 views)
7. Denscombe, M. (2012) Research proposals: a practical guide. OUP. (55 views)
8. Daguerre, A. and Nativel, C. (2006) When children become parents. Policy. (54 views)
9. Stafford, A. (2011) Child protection systems in the United Kingdom. Jessica Kingsley. (52 views)     
10. Smith, D. (2010) A new response to youth crime. Willan. (48 views)