Dig for victory - into our primary historical war sources
Winston Churchill was one of the most prolific writers in modern history - war leader, prime minister, statesman, poet, historian, literary critic and essayist, Churchill was a force to be reckoned with in his time and left a vast legacy of reflective writing and diaries, letters to rulers and politicians, historical works - all primary historical sources written from the man at the centre of the British Establishment throughout two world wars and beyond. Set in the context of the experiences of the ordinary man and woman in the trenches and at home available from the First World War Archive, you have a rare opportunity to read history in the words of those who lived through it.
Join us for RefFest - the festival of referencing (16-27 Nov)
Once upon a time, not so long ago, we used to host referencing pop-ups in the Library Atrium. It seemed strange to shuffle our new desk six inches further forwards since we now live in the Atrium full time (well, 11 am - 3 pm, Monday - Friday) but we wanted to offer the same exciting intensity of referencing support we always have as the next wave of assignment deadlines close in.
We've added new services to help you better over time and we really want to make sure you know about all the ways we can help all year round, and RefFest is just one way we are committed to getting the word out about the referencing help we offer!
That's why we are excited to announce RefFest – our festival of referencing that runs for two weeks from 16 – 27 November 2026 (just before your assignments are due in!) showcasing all the ways we support your referencing all year round.
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Getting ahead with ProQuest AI
As AI becomes embedded as a research assistance tool in more and more electronic academic resources, it pays to become more AI literate and to know what tools and suggestions are AI-powered, so you can use them in informed and effective ways. AI tools are now integrated into more and more platforms, including the EBSCO Discovery Service.
This free webinar showcases how the ProQuest Research Assistant can help you develop searches, identify relevant journal articles and sources more rapidly from AI-generated summaries, and could help you engage with research materials more fully across the range of databases supplied by ProQuest.
Join us exploring the Policy Commons: bringing real-world knowledge into research
Reports, policy briefs, white papers, blogs, podcasts, videos and more are valuable sources for research that are often overlooked because they are difficult to find and tend to disappear after only a short time, erasing the evidence surrounding government policy and decision making. Policy Commons helps address this challenge by preserving, centralizing, and providing easy access to millions of these resources, making them searchable, citable, and simple to use grey literature in your research. Learn how to get the most from this resource in a live webinar.
Studying to become a social worker? One of the most valuable library resources for your subject is Community Care's Social Care Inform - a practitioner database that offers practical, real world guidance and practitioner-focused research on all aspects of social work.
Introducing Goblin Tools - the friendly AI-powered life and task management tool for the rest of us
Thanks to the rise of our future AI overlords, we have Goblin Tools: an app that offers to turn the chaos inside your head into an ordered plan of action, make your writing stand out, check your writing sounds professional, friendly and engaging, and will even help you turn whatever random ingredients you find in your kitchen into something fit to eat. Discovering this was one of those rare moments where I knew I had found something I didn't know I needed in my life before, something I now would never want to be without.
From breaking down a brain dump into a project plan with bitesize tasks and then feeding yourself those tasks one at a time to help you focus better and get more done, estimating how long something might take to finish, checking the tone of writing, weighing up decisions, or simply suggesting recipes based on the ingredients you have available, Goblin Tools is your comprehensive personal AI assistant.
