Please be aware of a change to the current opening hours for the Sir Alex Ferguson Library.
From Monday to Friday, the Library will now be open from 7am to 8pm.
Full Library opening hours are available on our webpages here.
Author Archives: resourcemanagement
Library systems scheduled maintenance
Please be aware that the Library’s system provider has scheduled essential maintenance from 11pm on Saturday 3rd to 1am on Sunday 4th June.
Discover search and Resource Lists may therefore be unavailable for some of this time.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Technical issue [Cite them right]
Please be aware that we are currently experiencing access issues to the resource Cite them right.
We are currently working with the publisher to resolve this issue ASAP and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
UPDATE: WORKAROUND
The vendor has issued the following advice on using Cite them right while the access issue is being addressed.
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Website information:
* We are aware of an issue with pages under two navigation menu links: ‘Choose Referencing Style’ and ‘Browse Categories’. We are working on a fix.
* Please use the search bar to find content you are looking for. All pages and articles with referencing guidance remain available. Apologies for the inconvenience.
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Further to this, GCU users can access the ebook version via the Library’s webpages here: https://bit.ly/3JzsI6E
If you are having any issues with online resources please contact the Electronic Resource Team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk
Resource List Drop In Sessions – Tri C
The Resource List team will be running a series of drop in sessions for staff in the run up to Trimester C resource list submission deadline (6 April).
If you have any questions about using the resource list platform, creating or updating your resource lists or would like to know more about how the library can help, please drop by. The sessions will be held on MS Teams and will run at the following dates and times:
- Tuesday 7th March at 10am – 10:30am
- Monday 13th March at 2pm – 2:30pm
- Thursday 23rd March at 11am – 11:30am
- Friday 31st March at 1pm – 1:30pm
- Wednesday 5th April at 12pm – 12:30pm
You can join the drop in here: join the drop in now
If you would like to learn more about the Resource Lists at GCU service, please visit our website. Alternatively, you can contact the resource list team directly at resourcelists@gcu.ac.uk
Scheduled maintenance on BNF Online
Please be aware that there is scheduled maintenance to the British National Formulary online platform on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February, 7am – 7pm.
The vendor has made us aware that users may encounter brief periods of downtime and may be unable to access BNF Online during this time. This is to undertake essential infrastructure maintenance work on the platform and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
If you have trouble accessing any of our online resources, please contact the team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk
Technical issue [Construction on i-law]
We are currently experiencing access issues to the resource i-Law (Building Law Reports), this is due to problems with the platform at the publishers end.
We are currently working with the publisher to resolve this issue ASAP and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
If you are having any issues with online resources, please contact the Electronic Resource Team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk
SPORTDiscus – new online resource
The library is happy to announce access to a new online resource, SPORTDiscus with full text.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text is an EBSCO database which provides bibliographic and full-text content for 660 sports and sports medicine journals. The subjects covered in the database include:
- Athletic training
- Coaching and education
- Exercise science and fitness
- Kinesiology
- Nutrition
- Occupational health and safety
- Orthopedics
- Physical education and therapy
- Sociology of sports
- Sport psychology
- Sports injuries and rehabilitation
Users can find SPORTDiscus directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for “SPORTDiscus” in the Database A-Z or by clicking here.
If you have any queries about using SPORTDiscus, please contact the Academic Librarian team. If you have any issues accessing the database, please contact the Electronic Resource Team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk
Business Source Premier – New online resource
The library is happy to announce that it has now upgraded to the online resource Business Source Premier.
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text access for more than 2,300 journals, including for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database also provides access to 8,225 business case studies, over 14,000 company profiles, 7,353 industry reports, over 75,000 videos and 5,298 SWOT analyses.
Users can find Business Source Premier directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for “Business Source Premier” in the Database A-Z or by clicking here.
If you have any queries about using Business Source Premier, please contact the Academic Librarian team. If you have any issues accessing the database, please contact the Electronic Resource Team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk
Author event – Rossie Stone
The creator and founder of Dekko Comics, Rossie Stone, will join us on the 9th of December from 4 pm till 6 pm for a live workshop focused on practicing alternative ways to learn.
You will gain useful tools for being better engaged in your learning environment. This workshop will be based on the fundamental technique on which Dekko Comics is built, which comes from Rossie’s experience of struggling at school with dyslexia and low self-esteem and how he overcame it.
This will be highly a practical, interactive workshop where Rossie will share his own story and teaches the art of transforming a distraction into a solution.
Scan the QR code to sign up!
Business of Fashion Professional – new resource
The library is happy to announce access to the online resource Business of Fashion Professional.
The Business of Fashion is recognised around the world for its authoritative, analytical point of view on the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry. Their mission is simple: build fashion’s global membership community to open, inform and connect the industry.
Serving members in more than 125 countries, BoF combines independent, agenda-setting journalism with practical business advice, online learning, career-building tools and immersive events and experiences, powering positive change in fashion and the wider world.
Users can now access unlimited articles on the BoF website, as well as their case studies and online courses and more.
Users can find Business of Fashion directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for “Business of Fashion” in the Database A-Z or by clicking here.
First time must users register here using their GCU email address. Users must choose Glasgow Caledonian University as your company when registering for an account in order to access the subscription.
If you have any queries about Business of Fashion, please contact the eresource team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk