Congratulations – Graduation week is here

The Offsite team would like to send their warmest congratulations to all those Leeds Beckett University students who are due to graduate this week.

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If you are visiting the University campus for the graduation ceremony we hope that you, and your family and friends, enjoy your extra-special day which marks the culmination of your academic achievements.

Best wishes to all and good luck for the future.

Check out the great photos and videos from our graduation ceremonies that have started to appear on Facebook and on the Library Twitter feed @BeckettLibrary.

You can also find the latest news, images, videos and social media content on the follow graduation tab or watch the Graduation 2018 Live Stream.

Many congratulations!

For all those students still studying the Library remains open and staff are here to help you. If you have any queries, please do contact Offsite or the Library for additional support 24/7.

We’d love to hear from you!

Did you know you can keep track of our news on Social Media? Visit us at the:

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Distance Learners can join the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community on Google+ to ask questions and find information and guidance from peers and the Distance Learning Unit.

 

 

 

 

 

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Reading List News!

We are moving our online reading lists to a new system which will have a new look and feel (but still accessible via MyBeckett) and make it easier to customise and navigate.

Because of this you won’t be able to access your current list from 9 July to 1 August.  We appreciate that this may impact you if you are studying on accelerated and distance learning programmes and have therefore recommended to teaching staff that they create a Word version of the list for you to use during this time.

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Academic Librarian(s)  or LLIResourceLists@leedsbeckett.ac.uk are able to help staff do this and can also answer any queries. Staff should also continue to send requests for new resources to Academic Librarian(s) throughout this period as this will ensure that resources are ordered before the start of Semester One.

Thank you for your patience as we move to our new system which we’re sure will improve the student experience. Once the system is available we will provide more information about how to use it.

If you have any queries, please do contact Offsite or the Library for support 24/7.

We’d love to hear from you!

Did you know you can keep track of our news on Social Media? Visit us at the:

Distance Learners can join the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community on Google+ to ask questions and find information and guidance from peers and the Distance Learning Unit.

Studying Business? Meet your Academic Librarian

Looking for help and resources for your study, look no further!

Meet Jennifer Winterburn, the Academic Librarian for the Leeds Business School who has created the Business Strategy; Operations & Enterprise; Management subject support pages to help you find relevant resources, information, help and guides in your subject area.

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Here you will find key book titles, journals and databases, company information, case studies and much more.  Just click on the tabs located along the top of the web page:

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And check out the very helpful presentation on ‘Finding and using Library resources at Leeds Beckett University’.

If you have any queries, please do contact Offsite or the Library for additional support 24/7.

We’d love to hear from you!

Did you know you can keep track of our news on Social Media? Visit us at the:

Distance Learners can join the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community on Google+ to ask questions and find information and guidance from peers and the Distance Learning Unit.

Looking for the latest online resources for your study?

Here’s how to find the latest ebooks and journals for your study!

This information can be found under the Library tab in MyBeckett under Resources or on the Library homepage under Resources.

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For information and help on using ebooks and journals please see the FAQs and videos on the web pages.

Please also visit your subject support pages for resources relevant to your subject and you will also find further guidance from your Academic Librarian, just click on your subject area from the list.

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If you have any queries, please do contact Offsite or the Library for additional support 24/7.

We’d love to hear from you!

Did you know you can keep track of our news on Social Media? Visit us at the:

Distance Learners can join the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community on Google+ to ask questions and find information and guidance from peers and the Distance Learning Unit.

Graduating this year?

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Many congratulations from the Offsite team!

  • Your MyBeckett, Microsoft student email account, P:drive (webfiles) and G Suite (Google Apps) will remain active until 30 September 2018.  Back up any files you’ll need and transfer all emails and contacts to an alternative account before then.
  • Your Microsoft Office 365 accountwill remain active until 30 September 2018, after that access to the full version will end and any installed software will become read-only. You will also lose access to your OneDrive on 30 September 2018, so make sure you move any saved work to a different storage location before then.
  • You can use Google Takeout to transfer docs, calendars and YouTube videos. The Alumni tab will appear in MyBeckettwithin five days of your award being confirmed and this will give you more information.
  • Creating a free Pebblepad Alumni Account will enable you to keep all of your work when you leave and store it in a new personal account. Our step-by-step guide shows you how to convert your account. If you want a PebblePad alumni account, please create it afteryou’ve handed in all of your work and before 30 September 2018.
  • Our After Leeds Beckett web page directs you to resources such as open access journals, websites and professional organisations that can help you in your professional practice or in securing that all important first job.
  • You need to return all your books and pay any outstanding charges by 30th June.  If you think you have lost your books please Contact Us as soon as possible.
  • As a Leeds Beckett alumnus you can apply for Guest UserLibrary membership at a reduced rate.
  • Make sure your personal data is up-to-date so you receive any final communications from us and your certificate if you can’t attend your graduation ceremony.

There’s lots of information on the University website about your ceremony and becoming an alumni but get in touch with the Library or Graduation Team if you have any questions about finishing your studies with us.

And remember, staff in the Library are always happy to help, so if you have any queries, please do contact Offsite or the Library for additional support 24/7.

We’d love to hear from you!

Did you know you can keep track of our news on Social Media? Visit us at the:

Distance Learners can join the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community on Google+ to ask questions and find information and guidance from peers and the Distance Learning Unit.

Studying a distance learning Computing course? Meet your Academic Librarian

Searching for help and resources relevant to your study, look no further!

Meet Laurence Morris your Academic Librarian for Computing who has created subject support pages to help you find relevant resources, information, help and guides in your subject area.

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Click on the topic tabs to search for ebooks, databases, journals, literature searching and much more.

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Use the Search Discover box on the Welcome tab to find resources for your subject using keyword searches for information on a topic.  For further help please click on the Discover guide on the Welcome page or click on Help with Discover for FAQs on how to use this this search tool.

Discover blog picIf you have any queries, please do contact Offsite or the Library for additional support 24/7.

We’d love to hear from you!

Did you know you can keep track of our news on Social Media? Visit us at the:

Distance Learners can join the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community on Google+ to ask questions and find information and guidance from peers and the Distance Learning Unit.

 

Need help finding resources for your research?

Need help finding resources for your research?

Have you tried using Discover, the Library’s academic search engine?  This searches over 90% of resources available from Leeds Beckett Library including books, electronic journals and databases.

Discover is a great place to begin your research.

Check out how to search faster and more effectively using the FAQs and short videos provided on the Discover webpage.

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To find out where the latest ejournals are and how to use them, look no further than the Library Journals webpage.  Here you can find out:

  • How to use the ejournals A-Z
  • How to keep up to date with the latest content from journals
  • How to access a specified journal article
  • What to do if an article is not available from the Library at Leeds Beckett
  • How to log into eresources

You can also discover how use databases for detailed subject searches.

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For further help with your research check out your subject support pages via the Subject Guides A-Z list.

If you have any queries, please do contact Offsite or the Library for additional support 24/7.

We’d love to hear from you!

Did you know you can keep track of our news on Social Media? Visit us at the:

Distance Learners can join the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community on Google+ to ask questions and find information and guidance from peers and the Distance Learning Unit.
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