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Library Guide London

Welcome to your University Library at the London Campus. You have a fantastic set of resources available to help your personal research and study. This guide tells you what and how. Do make use of the full range of services provided specially for you by the University and tell us what you think about them.

If you are based at the University of Cumbria in London, you can use the library on site for your Professional Development Resources and the Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service which has an extensive collection of materials to support your Teaching Practice.

London library opening hours

 

  • Your library resources

    Your library provides you with access to a wealth of electronic books and electronic journals as well as the print titles you can see on the shelves. Below is a list of learning resources and tools that the library subscribes to that will be useful for you when studying for your course.

    OneSearch

    OneSearch is the single gateway to the Library's resources in both print and electronic form. You can use it to search for books, e-books, journals by title and physical items, such as CDs and DVDs. You can also use it to find journal articles, conference papers, reports and more.

    Online module reading list system

    The Online Module Reading List System provides you with direct links to the books, articles, websites or scanned documents on your reading lists. You can search by keyword or your module title or code. If your module is missing please ask you tutor to contact their librarian.

    Subject resources pages

    The subject resources pages are compiled for you by your librarians. The pages provide specific links to new print and ebook stock, journal article collections, news items and useful web links. The Subject resources pages also have links relating to information about postal loans, interlibrary loans and reciprocal borrowing schemes.

    ebook collections

    There are thousands of alternative and up to date Education ebooks on OneSearch. For example, a search for teaching creativity returns over 300 ebooks.  Use OneSearch to find additional texts to those recommended on your suggested reading list. The best ebook collection for education is Dawsonera. However there are several other collections that are of value to you too.

    ejournal article collections

    You can find journals articles using the articles & more tab in OneSearch. For more subject specific articles there are the individual ejournal article collections. For example:

    Discovery Education Espresso

    Discovery Education Espresso is a video-rich, cross-curricular service suitable for education students and teachers working with F-Y6 pupils. This is a very useful resource for planning and delivering sessions for when you go on your placements. Ask at the library desk for the username and password.

    Scanned Chapters and Articles

    For high demand books and articles that are only available in print, librarians and tutors will utilise the Library scanning service for book chapters and journal articles to embed in your Blackboard module site. These will often be added to your online reading list.

    Schools Library Service

    You may access the Schools Library Service at Bethnal Green

    The full address and a location map are available here

    You can borrow a wide range of materials from the collection, including teaching practice materials covering all areas of the national curriculum.

    Ask A Librarian – Out of Hours Service

    From 5pm until 9am during the week and round the clock at weekends and Bank Holidays you can use our online Ask a Librarian service if you have any queries about library services, finding information, enquiries about referencing and searching information resources. At other times please use our contact details.

    Get More Books Campaign

    Lecturers and librarians work closely together to buy the books you need for your assignments but we’d like you to have your say too. Use the Get More Books form to tell us what you need and we'll do our best to get it for the library collection.

  • Requesting Items

    You can use OneSearch to find and then request items that are on loan to another user or are only available in another University of Cumbria library.

    Requested items are delivered to the London library each week and you will receive an email confirming when your item is ready to collect.

  • Using other libraries

    SCONUL Access Scheme

    The University is part of the SCONUL Access scheme which means you can access participating academic libraries in London and nationally, subject to certain criteria.

    Ask in the Library for details or check here Look at the SCONUL Access webpage under member libraries for a list of participating libraries.

    To join the scheme you will need to register online through the SCONUL website. You will be sent an introductory email to take to the library you wish to use. You will then need to follow their registration procedures. If you wish to join more than one library through the SCONUL scheme please print out the email for each library you want to join.

    Students on extended placement can normally borrow through this scheme if the university concerned takes part; undergraduates with no extended placements in their programme are normally granted reference only access.

    Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service

    For teaching practice materials, the Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service at 229, Bethnal Green Road E2 6AB, is open Monday - Friday.  Please remember to take your Cumbria Card with you. Please check the Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service website for opening times and for more information.

    Public Libraries

    There are some great public access libraries in London – see these sites for details of just a few that are available:

    City of London libraries and London Town libraries

    Many public libraries, including those in Tower Hamlets, provide online access to academic journals as part of the Access to Research scheme. You must visit the library to search and read the journals. Please contact your public library to check if they are part of the scheme and allow you to book ahead for use of their Access to Research terminal.

    British Library in London

    University of Cumbria students and staff living in, working in or visiting London are also able to use the Reading Rooms in the British Library at St Pancras. You will need to register for a Reader Pass. There is information on how to do this, including videos with details of the range of resources available, and the forms of identification you will need to provide, on the British Library website.

  • Comments and Suggestions – Make your feedback count

    We want to hear from you. If you have any comments on your library or student services experience or suggestions for new services please fill in a comments card in the library or online here

     

  • Getting in touch

    There are lots of ways to get in touch with our staff; some are local to you in London, others are at the end of a phone line or email!

    Address: 58 East India Dock Road 
    London 
    E14 6JE 
    E: library@cumbria.ac.uk
    T: 0207 517 4805

    Please send feedback on any aspect of your library experience to: London@cumbria.ac.uk

  • Brush up on your Academic and Library Skills

    At the University of Cumbria, we understand the importance of supporting you with the development of your academic and library skills so you can be successful in achieving your qualification.  Whether you are full-time or part-time, straight out of school or an older student, studying on campus or at a distance, you have access to the Skills@Cumbria service. Library and Academic Advisers will deliver skills development workshops within your timetable in liaison with academic tutors and at key times such as induction and assessments.

    You have access to a suite of online self-help resources 24/7 via the skills@cumbria website and Blackboard. In addition, you have access to individual advice and Student Support via face to face, email or Skype appointments. You can also book onto one of our Library and Academic Skills Webinars.

  • Student Support

    Support Services

    The following document lists the web pages and contacts for the Student Support Services available to our London students.

    Student Services London

    Health and Wellbeing Service | Togetherall

    Digital Capabilities

    Many of the digital skills that you need at university are the same as the ones you will need in the workplace. This presentation outlines some of the software and skills you need for your studies, describes why they are needed and where to find guidance / training to become competent in their use.

    Digital Systems, Services and Software Quick Guide

    Using IT Services and Systems

    How to access services and systems via the Student Hub

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