Tag Archives: access

More than just a number: bringing the content of Circulars to the surface

I would fully understand if you thought that it’s nigh-on impossible to be enthusiastic about Departmental Circulars; however I’m hoping that that by the end of this post you might share some of the excitement that I feel following the … Continue reading

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Ch-ch-ch-changes

Changes to accessing information –whether it be your bank or a library database—can be downright annoying, especially when you’ve just acclimatised yourself to the old access route. Post-merger with UCL, we are in a phase of changes. While a great … Continue reading

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U.S. Government Shutdown affects ERIC

If you’re searching on ERIC (the American database published by ‘Education Research Information Centre’, a U.S. government funded initiative), you may notice that your search results are smaller in number than on previous occasions.  This is because of the current … Continue reading

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Teachers Media Plus

Throughout August we have set up trial staff access to Teachers Media Plus, the online CPD service built on the content originally produced for the Teachers TV channel. As many of you probably know, the Teachers TV material has appeared … Continue reading

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Yes, you can still access the eLibrary this weekend!

This weekend, March 2nd and 3rd, IT Services are performing essential maintenance on the student computer network. All student computer accounts will be unavailable over the weekend.You may be wondering how you will access the rich digital library at the … Continue reading

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Archives Hub collection highlights – women in education at the IOE

This month the Archives Hub, a gateway to archive collections across the country, is featuring an article by our ex-colleague Kathryn H which highlights our resources on women in education. The Archives Hub enables researchers to search the contents of archives from over … Continue reading

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Ejournal access

The Library is discontinuing the use of Swetswise as a gateway to ejournals when our subscription to this service expires on 31 December 2012.  For more details about the move away from Swetswise please visit our page about ejournal developments or read … Continue reading

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IOE eLibrary: remote access to electronic resources

If you’re trying to access the electronic resources (eJournals/Articles, eBooks and Databases) via Athens, you will probably get this message: An email was sent to all IOE Library users at the end of July to inform you that we have … Continue reading

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Responses to ‘The Hargreaves Review’ now available

The Intellectual Property Office recently published a summary of responses from interested parties to the Government’s Review of Intellectual Property and Growth (the “Hargreaves Review“). Respondents included representative bodies, private companies, independent media professionals, the legal profession and other interested individuals. … Continue reading

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Trial access to SAGE Knowledge available to IOE staff and students

We have set up trial access to SAGE Knowledge for all current IOE staff and students. It describes itself as ‘…the premier social science eBook platform’. It contains a huge range of SAGE eBook and eReference content. You will be … Continue reading

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