Our Open Days are designed for first year PhD students who are new to the Library, offering the opportunity to hear from our expert and friendly staff students and network with their peers, in all disciplines and from across the UK. These days explain the practicalities of using the Library and its services – including navigating our physical and online collections. Each day will present generic tools and helpful hints, with reference to a different thematic area or time period of the Library’s collection, providing a starting point for the Student’s own research at the Library.  As such students are encouraged to choose the event they feel is of most interest and relevance to their studies, from the options below:     

Asian & African Collections                                                                 Monday 20 January

Music Collections                                                                                Monday 27 January

The Collections at Boston Spa … and beyond                                     Wednesday 29 January

British & European Collections from Antiquity to 1600                     Monday 03 February

British & European Collections after 1600                                         Monday 17 February

Contemporary Society and Culture Collections                                 Monday 24 February

The Americas Collections                                                                   Friday 28 February

Places cost £10 (including refreshments) and advance booking is essential, using the above links.