Category Archives: News & Updates

Food Science at AFBI

An exhibit has been set up in the AFBI Library at Newforge entitled ‘Food Science at AFBI’ showcasing two elements of the Food Science Branch research: (i)            the commercial Campylobacter testing service offered to the poultry industry by Food Microbiology, … Continue reading

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Modern Languages Featured Database April 2014 : FRANTEXT

The FRANTEXT database consists of over 2900 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. The eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries are about equally represented, with a smaller selection of seventeenth … Continue reading

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Trial access to Cite Them Right Online

On campus access Off campus access The Library has set up trial access to Cite Them Right Online until the end of April. Cite Them Right Online is an interactive resource designed to help you with citing and referencing.  It covers a … Continue reading

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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2010) – Trial Access

Trial access to the New York Times is available until 02/05/2014 (on-campus only) for QUB staff and students.  Please click here to access. We would appreciate feedback on this resource – please let us know what you think by completing … Continue reading

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What do you think about the McClay Library Enhancements?

During the summer 2013 extra study seats and PC spaces were added to the McClay Library by extending the ground floor. The Student Lounge was also extended with the addition of two new water fountains. We’d like to find out … Continue reading

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Literary Encyclopedia – Trial Access

The library has set up a trial for the Literary Encyclopedia. The Literary Encyclopedia was founded in 1998 to provide a reliable scholarly online literary reference work for English-language readers in higher education.  It takes world literature as its field … Continue reading

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Trial access to Dublin Castle Records

The Library has trial access to Dublin Castle Records until 27th March. Dublin Castle Records 1798-1926 contains records of the British administration in Ireland prior to 1922, a crucial period which saw the rise of Parnell and the Land War … Continue reading

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Creative Arts Featured Database March 2014 : JISC Media Hub

What’s it about? JISC MediaHub enables cross-searching and exploration of TV news, documentary films, still images and classical music from the following archives: Digital Images for Education including:  AP Archive, Getty Images, ITN, Design Council Archives, Imperial War Museum, Royal … Continue reading

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RefWorks Training Courses

RefWorks is a reference management service that enables you to create a personal database of references, automatically format citations and compile instant bibliographies. This can save you hours spent interpreting citing and referencing styles and typing citations and references. This … Continue reading

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New Biological Sciences E-Journal Subscriptions

This year, the Library has subscribed to over 2,500 new electronic journals. Click here for a list of new e-journals that are likely to be of interest to biological sciences students and staff. If you have any questions about accessing … Continue reading

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