Monthly Archives: October 2016

Looking out, up and in

After sitting through and participating in 3 days of sessions at ECIL 2016 in Prague while networking with librarians from 51 countries, it was a relief to actually get into a room full of books. On a visit to the … Continue reading

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Trial access to Childlink and Child Protection Hub from UCL Library Services

UCL has trial access to Childlink and Child Protection Hub until 25th November 2016. To access off-site please use Desktop@UCL Anywhere Childlink is a one stop source of information on children, young people and families. This database focuses on legislation, … Continue reading

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‘Information Literacy in the inclusive society’ at ECIL 2016

ECIL, the European Conference on Information Literacy, is in Prague from 10-13 October. In its fourth year, the conference is more international than European with almost 300 delegates coming from as far away as Japan, New Zealand, Brazil and the … Continue reading

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Kanopy video streaming at UCL

UCL staff and students now have access to over 26,000 films via Kanopy, an online video streaming resource. Kanopy‘s collection includes thousands of award-winning documentaries, training films and theatrical releases which can be streamed from any location on various devices. … Continue reading

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