E-book readers display

Information Services have a number of e-book readers in loan stock which can be borrowed (free!) for 14 days at a time. As a trial we are putting one of them on open access in the Hugh Owen Library's Contemporary Fiction Collection - on your left as you come into the library.

We've loaded it with a wide selection of novels, plays, poems and short stories for you to browse at your leisure.

If you like what you see and would like to borrow an e-reader, please contact a member of staff at the Media and Sales desk on Level D for details.

Plagiarism and good academic practice

Note: this is now out-of-date. Please see the updated talk here.

Below you can view the video of a fifteen-minute talk given to Psychology Department undergraduates by Karl Drinkwater on Thursday 30th September 2010. It covers the basics of what plagiarism is and how to avoid it by adopting good academic practice. Subtitles have been added. For more information about plagiarism and good academic practice, see these pages; and here for SafeAssign information.

Finding a book in the library

The information here will help to assist you in finding a book in the Hugh Owen Library.

You can also now watch our new video that gives you a step by step guide to finding the book you need.

Top 10 academic items in CADAIR for September 2010

1. (July #2) Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names: A Celtic Companion to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World (Falileyev, Alexander) (2160/282) PDF MAP
2. (new) Humanitarian Intervention in World Politics (Wheeler, Nicholas) (2160/1925) FULL TEXT
3. (new) Organic farming (Lampkin, Nic H.) (2160/3130) LINK TO PUBLISHER WEB SITE

Top 10 theses in CADAIR for August 2010

1. The Effects of Enhanced UV-B on Plant Competition: An Application of Metabolic Fingerprinting. (Rinu, George) (2160/673) IBERS
2. Management Control Systems and Managerial Dysfunctional Behaviour: An Empirical Study of Direct, Intervening and Moderating Effects (Soobaroyen, Teerooven) (2160/567) SMB
3. The 'China Threat' in the Eyes of the Taiwanese: A Reflection on Taiwan's Security Policy, 1988-2008 (Chen, Ching Chang) (2160/1553) InterPol

Top 10 academic items in CADAIR for July 2010

Top 10 academic items in CADAIR for July 2010:
1. Modern Bedouin exposures to copper contamination: an imperial legacy? (Grattan, John et al) (2160/231) FULL TEXT
2. Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names: A Celtic Companion to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World (Falileyev, Alexander) (2160/282) PDF MAP
3. Salivary antimicrobial peptides (LL-37 and alpha-defensins HNP1-3), antimicrobial and IgA responses to prolonged exercise (Davison, Glen et al) (2160/2759) LINK TO ARTICLE