"In the room the women come and go. Talking of Michelangelo"

Wrote TS Eliot in the Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock. Next year you could well encounter similar snatches of conversation from people visiting the Brynmor Jones Library at Hull, which throughout January and February, is hosting  Lines of thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to now. The exhibition will feature works from some of the greatest artists, from Dürer to Degas, Michelangelo to Matisse and Rembrandt to Riley. The exhibition is free to attend during January and February at the University, as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017. So if you need to top up on your culture then get yourself to The University of Hull Library. See the website for booking information.   

Christmas is nearly upon us...

...and with that comes Christmas Opening Hours:

Hull:

The Brynmor Jones Library closes at 5pm on Christmas Eve and will re-open at 8:30am on Tuesday 27th December. The library will close again on Saturday 31 December at 5pm, will remain closed on 1 January, opening again at 8:30am on Monday  2 January. More information about Hull’s opening hours can be found on their website.  

York:

The University Library will be closed from 4pm on Christmas Eve to 8am on Tuesday 27th December, and from 4pm on New Year's Eve to 8am on Monday 2nd January.

All loaned items from York are subject to recall throughout the Christmas vacation, but you'll have a whole week to get them back. Nothing will be due back between 22nd December and 5th January inclusive. More information about York's loans and hours can be found on their website.

Online Materials & SCONUL access:

It's worth remembering that most of the books we buy for HYMS are available electronically, so you should be able to access them wherever you are this Christmas. The same goes for our other e-resources. If you prefer something physical, you're in the UK or Ireland, and there's another university library nearby, you can always sign up to the SCONUL Access scheme which can get you into a large number of university libraries across the country. More details are available from the links below:

• Quick guide to signing up to the SCONUL scheme (by the University of York)
• SCONUL Access information from Hull
• SCONUL Access information from York

We hope you have a great Christmas break and enjoy your holidays.

Best wishes, HYMS Library Team

Nailing Stats and Data

If you are in your final year undergraduate or a postgraduate student and you want to know more about statistical analysis or using data then you need to check out That Figures, a week long programme of useful workshops at York in the new year. Whether it's something specific like linear modelling or an overview of data sources at York from Monday 6 February there's a week of workshops to get you on the numbers! There's more information on how to book and what's on offer available from the training page for  That Figures.

Don't forget that HYMS students based at Hull can take advantage of this training too. If you don't fancy the trip don't worry the good people at Hull have loads of juicy stats training too, check out the Hull site to see what's currently on offer.

If that's not enough to whet your data appetite York have made Qualtrics even more useful by giving you access to the Qualtrics Offline App.If you already use the Qualtrics survey tool, you'll know that it makes it quick and easy for you to design your own surveys, whether for research or more general purpose surveys.

Now they have a licence allowing all members of the University to use the Qualtrics Offline App. It's available for both iOS and Android, and allows you to administer surveys on your mobile device even when you don't have internet access. The app lets you collect responses on your mobile device, and then upload them to Qualtrics when you're back online.

Find out how to install and use the app at:

Qualtrics Offline App

Learn more about Qualtrics at:

Qualtrics survey tool

Library Survey Now Open at York

Photo credit: Ryan McGuire Gratisography 

The University of York is running its 2016 survey. It's an opportunity to provide feedback on York's Library services and resources, and to have your say on what changes you'd like to see there. The survey can be found at https://www.libqual.org/survey/RWSLJA82NUM86X8H4A

 

HYMS students are members of the University of York Library irrespective of what site you're at. So if you're at Hull, you'll still be making use of York's e-resources, and there are plenty of questions about the online provision -- you can always choose "N/A" for anything that's not relevant to you. Plus there's the chance to win a Bose speaker as an incentive to take part. 

 

While we're on the subject of feedback, if you ever have any feedback for the University of Hull Library you can always make use of their feedback form.

 

And remember, if you have any comments or questions for the HYMS Library team, do feel free to get in touch with us at library@hyms.ac.uk.

Netflix and … SCRAN?

Photo credit Ryan McGuire; Gratisography

When we talk about literature we normally mean research papers, conference proceedings or clinical trials - the serious stuff. However, literature can also be an all encompassing term for a variety of media to aid learning and teaching. So if there’s an image or even a video clip that you would like to use to enhance lectures or presentations you may be interested to know that you can use content on Netflix to this end so long as:

1. You have a personal subscription
2. You aren’t charging an entry fee
3. You aren’t linking or uploading a copy to the VLE
4. It definitely is for learning or teaching  (no socials I'm afraid)

SCRAN is a new resource (you’ll need your York login details) that gives educational access to digital materials representing material culture and history via an archive of almost 500,000 images, videos and audio tracks sourced from museums, galleries, archives and media organisations. The materials in Scran can be accessed and used under the terms of an institutional licence. You can access SCRAN from the Images and Videos of this page.

Enjoy!

Post Graduate Skills Development

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If you're a HYMS post grad then this autumn we have some treats for you! Whether you want to sharpen your skills or learn something new; there's support at Hull and York with sessions covering everything from open access publishing to computing for research, and everything in between. 

York are running PG Wednesdays: Staff from across the University run most of the sessions and they also provide opportunities for you to get involved, for example to showcase your own research or talk about your ‘top tips’ for research practice. PG Wednesdays run every Wednesday afternoon. The 2016-17 programme starts on Wednesday 5 October 2016 and runs through to Wednesday 27 September 2017.

At Hull you can check out the PG Skills Development Programme which provides development opportunities for postgraduate students (taught/research), researchers and staff.

Also coming up at Hull is a credited module on Research Data Management

Don't forget that as a HYMS student you are able to take advantage of the training offered at both sites, so if you're interested, click on the links for further information and booking details.

Swipe Out

From Monday 5 September, you'll need to use your University card to enter and leave the Library at York.

At the beginning of this year, York switched the Library turnstiles to card access for all staff, students, and visitors. This has enabled them to collect helpful information about use of the Library, including details about which departments use the Library most, when the Library is busiest, and how many non-University visitors they see.

In order to make best use of this information, they now want to find out how long people are spending in the Library. To this end, the Library exit gates have been replaced with turnstiles, and from Monday 5 September you'll need to swipe your University card to leave the Library, as well as on arrival.

If you do forget your Library card, please go to the Reception, and staff will issue you with a temporary pass.