University of Portsmouth Library

23/04/2025

Have to print something in a hurry and can't make it to campus? Print documents instantly from your mobile phone at any public library branch!

Check out the new streamlined, cloud-based printing public library printing service and all the wonderful things you can get for free with a public library membership on the Library blog at https://liblog.port.ac.uk/blog/2025/04/33872/

22/04/2025

There's another chance to get your bike security tagged and registered on the national property database, 1.30 - 3.30 pm this Thursday 24 April, outside Ravelin Sports Centre.

Tagging your bike makes it much less attractive to opportunistic thieves and helps the police return your bicycle to you quickly should it ever be stolen and recovered.

17/04/2025

Happy Easter, everyone!

Library staff are here to help in person at the Library Help Desk and online chat until 4.50 pm tonight, but we will be away over the Bank Holiday weekend, returning to work on Tuesday.

Our out-of-hours team will be staffing online chat over the weekend but if you want to chat with our local team, please chat with us today.

16/04/2025

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bank Holiday weekend is coming up, so please make sure you ask for any help you need by the end of tomorrow. Staff are here to help you devise effective searches, finding information, learning to use electronic resources, requesting books for postal loan, and asking any other questions of our staff by the end of tomorrow (Thursday 17 April).

The Library will still be open and all our electronic resources and online chat with our out-of-hours team will still be available 24/7 over the bank holiday weekend, but you'll have to wait until Tuesday 22 April to speak with our local staff again.

15/04/2025

Graduation bookings are now open! Head to Student View to get your tickets: https://student-system.port.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_sso.saml

15/04/2025

Building Professional Presence & Promoting Research Excellence on LinkedIn

Are you a researcher looking to boost your professional presence on LinkedIn and make meaningful professional, research, and industry connections? Join Katie Richards, Social Media Engagement Manager at the University of Portsmouth, for an informative webinar on how to use LinkedIn to elevate your professional profile and showcase the impact of your research and expertise.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-professional-presence-promoting-research-excellence-on-linkedin-registration-1319710061319?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thursday 19 June, 12.00 - 1.30 pm

An informative webinar on how to use LinkedIn to elevate your professional profile and showcase the impact of your research and expertise.

14/04/2025

Looking for examples of past dissertations?

It is often helpful to see what "good" looks like. For many courses, exemple dissertations are available on Moodle but the Library also holds examples of quality student dissertations for some courses.

Find out more on the Library blog - link in the bio

11/04/2025

The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-la... Ravelin Park is always prettiest in the Spring!

(...can you name the musical those lyrics came from?!)

10/04/2025

Just realised you need a book we only hold in print? No worries - we can post books to you free of charge at any UK address. Simply find the book using the Library catalogue and choose "Request for delivery"

10/04/2025

It’s oh so quiet…in the Library.

10/04/2025

Thank you to everyone who shared messages of global goodwill a few weeks back for Global Week. We were quite overwhelmed by the response…our display boards were groaning under the weight of so much goodwill! You can still come and see the display up on the first floor landing in the display area this week and next if you missed the chance to read the messages.

09/04/2025

Looking for images, sound and video clips that are copyright-free and available for you to use? Look no further than our audio-visual resources pages, packed with collections of high quality images and more that you can use on your posters and other assignments. Find out more over on Liblog: https://liblog.port.ac.uk/blog/2025/04/33828/

09/04/2025

Intermittent disruption to all networked computer systems in the Library is expected between 7.45 - 8.45 am on Thursday 10 April while preparatory work for a planned network upgrade later in the Summer is carried out. 

Wired, wireless and telephone connections may all be interrupted intermittently during the upgrade window. This means that you may not be able to log in when you first arrive or you may log in and then lose connectivity for a period. 

Please back up any files you intend to work on to avoid any risk of file corruption and check your work is saving normally during this maintenance window. If you have any questions or concerns, our IT Helpers will be happy to advise.

09/04/2025

The Silent Study zone on the top floor of the library now has additional workspace providing rows of formal desks with dividers to minimise distraction from others.
 
You can borrow a laptop from the lockers on the ground floor or bring your own and study in a space with far fewer distractions.

The Individual Silent Study zones can be found in areas 2A & 2C on the second floor. You can recognise these areas by the prominent purple banners displayed near to the entrances.

Everyone’s ideal study space looks and feels different. What kind of space would suit you right now?
 

09/04/2025

The bookable breastfeeding pod - a comfortable, private space for breastfeeding mothers to book if they want to feed their baby or express milk away from other people.

You can find this space on the second floor, across the footbridge from the Individual Silent Study zone.

Information about the pods, including how to book them, can be found on MyPort and the posters on the pod.

09/04/2025

You can hear a pin drop…it’s definitely Easter Vacation in the Library!

08/04/2025

Medication errors are a serious public health concern, causing harm to patients and imposing a significant financial burden on healthcare systems worldwide.

From evidence-based tools to support rapid decision-making to treating tropical diseases and minimising hepatotoxicity, these webinars will help you deliver clinical excellence at the point of patient care at https://www.pharmaceuticalpress.com/resources/webinar/?utm_source=meh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2502-HRW-wbr-meh

08/04/2025

The Silent Study zone on the top floor of the library now has additional workspace providing rows of formal desks with dividers to minimise distraction from others.

You can borrow a laptop from the lockers on the ground floor or bring your own and study in a space with far fewer distractions.

The Individual Silent Study zones can be found in areas 2A & 2C on the second floor. You can recognise these areas by the prominent purple banners displayed near to the entrances.

Everyone’s ideal study space looks and feels different. What kind of space would suit you right now?