Listener Historical Archive opens up BBC broadcasts 1929-1991 to humanities researchers

In 1929 the BBC started publishing The Listener as a way of reproducing radio and, later television programmes in print. It’s a vital research resource for early broadcasts and it soon broadened its coverage to include book reviews and original works of literature as well as art and music criticism.

UEA Library has recently bought this database outright, for staff and students to enjoy for many years to come. Find it on our search tool MetaLib. Included are 17 poems by Philip Larkin, a 1930 article by EM Forster on DH Lawrence, poems and articles by Silvia Plath and a large collection of WH Auden’s poems, letters and articles. Read art and music reviews. 

Letters and articles from Virginia and Leonard Woolf are also represented. The adverts and articles will be of interest to social and cultural historians and it is an excellent source of film reviews of the period.  Politics and current affairs and  Science and technology are also subjects given extensive coverage, given the BBC’s mission to entertain and inform the public.

 

Printing just got easier

We know that waiting for a PC to just print stuff can eat into your busy day, so we offer a web printing facility. You can send your work to the print queue from anywhere with an active internet connection – like your laptop or home.  You’ve then got two hours to get to a campus printer to release it from the print queue.

Printing from your laptop

You need to initiate the facility by visiting  https://ueastuprtps.uea.ac.uk:9192/user , log in with your UEA user name and password and select web print from the left hand column.

Here’s a helpsheet with all the details.

Our IT Helpdesk team are on hand if you’ve got any queries about using IT at UEA.

Working in the Library for the 1st time?

As we start the new year, we can expect Library to become pretty busy.  The Library is urging users to respect each other’s needs by:

busy group work area

– respecting the Silent and Quiet study zones, so that others can work in peace.
– realising that “reserving” study space, by leaving belongings, prevents others being able to study.
– keeping food and drink to the designated area on the entrance floor, so the rest of the building remains pleasant to study in.

With thanks from all of the Library team.

Looking for a PC?

Library's 24 IT area

Our friends in IT have created a neat tool which gives real-time availability of PCs in the open access IT labs in the Library, ITCS building and Arts buildings. 

And’s what’s even better – save the page to your smart phone and you can work out where the best place to work is, from the bus or even your bed!

Check it out!

Got 30 minutes to spare?

Using Library resources

We know that you’ve got a lot on this week – but we are offering 30 minute drop-in practical workshops in the Library, which will get you started on using our resources. You can always come back later if you need more in-depth help.

This week’s workshops are “getting started: your reading list and the Library” our webpage has the details of time and location. You’ll notice that we’re offering practical workshops throughout the term – so come along and make the most of the resources.

Did you know…

Did you know...?

…that final year students can borrow up to 15 books for two weeks?

We know you probably need a few more books your final year, so we hope this makes life a little bit easier for you.

For  more on borrowing from the Library

New to the Library?

Here’s some info to get you going.

Need more? Come and see us when you get here and we’ll be able to help or find us online.