This week in the Library

The University of Surrey Library and Learning Centre decorated in LGBT+ rainbow colours

Library opening and service hours

The Library is open 24/7 and Library staff are available at the Library and Learning Hive from 8am – 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Pop-ups in the Library

Centre for Wellbeing

Tuesday, 20 February – 1.30pm – 4pm we are welcoming colleagues from the Centre for Wellbeing. It is good to talk so come and have a chat with the super friendly team on Level 1 of the Library, just inside the gates. Find out more about the ‘Let’s Talk’ Campaign https://stories.surrey.ac.uk/lets-talk/index.html

LGBT+ History Month Display

Our display of books from our SurreyReads collection continues. Please explore the reading list of books by LGBT+ authors and exploring LGBT+ themes https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk/leganto/readinglist/lists/6769707320002346?institute=44SUR_INST&auth=SAML

Thank you to all students who took part in our Valentine’s Day ‘Blind Date with a Book’ draw. We hope the winners enjoy their ‘dates’ but everyone can enjoy the three books ‘Young Mungo’, ‘The Confessions of Frannie Langton’ and ‘Double Booked’ in our SurreyReads collection.

Regular events in the Library and Online

Academic Skills and Development and Maths and Stats Advice

Drop-ins are held in the Library, Level 1, Learning and Development Zone, as follows:

Meet a Learning Development Librarian or Adviser

Monday and Wednesday, 12 – 13.30pm

Click here to access the details about the AS&D drop-in service.

Meet a Maths and Statistics Adviser, Level 1, Maths and Statistics Hub

Monday, 11am – 1pm, and Wednesday, 3pm – 5pm.

Click here to access the details about the MASA drop-in service.

Workshops

To find out more about each workshop and how to book your place, please visit the ‘Learning Development Workshops’ section on Surrey Self-Service. Future workshops and more information on the My Learning Development at Surrey Module on SurreyLearn.

In-person workshops this week – held in the Shepard and Bellairs Training Rooms, Library, Level 1:

Wednesday, 21 February, 12 – 1.30pm – How to develop your Dissertation or Final Year Project

Thursday, 22 February, 10am – 11.30am – How to write and effective questionnaire

Thursday, 22 February, 12pm – 1.30pm – Mastering Your Masters

Friday, 23 February, 10am – 12 noon – Statistical Analysis: T-tests and ANOVA

Research Data Management Drop-in

Tuesdays 8 am – 1:30 pm, Research Data Management Drop-in Session, for researchers, just inside the Library gates on Level 1. Book a 1:1 session https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/TestAugust2023@surrey.ac.uk/bookings/ to discuss managing your Research Data or writing Data Management Plans; adding datasets to our Surrey Open Research Repository and more.

IT Services

The Helpdesk in the Library will be staffed 1 – 4pm, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Please see the IT Pages on MySurrey https://it.surrey.ac.uk/ for help or phone 01483 689898 outside these times.

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