In the second instalment of Inside the Library’s Labyrinth, Stephen opens the box of Box of Broadcasts Database, available through the library catalogue, and explains its many offers. Back in the 1990s Thames Television re-introduced everyone to an old TV quiz series from the 1950s called ‘Take Your Pick’. In it, the studio audience were […]
Non-Academic Lessons of a Year Abroad
Whilst a ‘study abroad’ programme does involve learning and attending your host university, you can absorb so much outside of your lecture theatre. Studying abroad is a huge journey of personal growth, and creating your own story… Independence Undergraduates at the University of Warwick can probably remember their very first term as being world’s away […]
Do you know about our Accessible Study Rooms?
The Library understands people learn differently and need different spaces. Our Accessible Study Rooms are bookable by students who have registered with the University’s Disability Services. Each room is different and can be adjusted to make a personalised learning environment. Want to find out more? What’s inside an Accessible Study Room? Last year the […]
Tactical revision: How to prepare for a humanities exam
Dissertations submitted, summative essays sent off; it’s May and you have a couple of weeks, at most, to revise for your humanities exams. Arts at university presents an opportunity to flourish, to be given space – gone are the days of formulaic essays to be regurgitated in an exam setting. This presents its own set […]
High-lighten the load: making the most of highlighting for revision
24-hour Library: How not to leave things to the last minute
The Library is 24/7 but you don’t need to be. Here’s our best advice on how to avoid all-nighters and beat the procrastination bug! Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. It’s an important life lesson, but one that’s hard to stick by; especially when it comes to studying. There are so many other […]
Brighten up your Library life: 5 tips for happy breaks
With grey clouds outside, it may look like we’ve seen the last of the British Summer this term but there are plenty of other ways to brighten up your Library life… So you’re in your serious revision mode, getting to grip with your dissertation research data or knee-deep in another thesis chapter rewrite. Can’t quite […]
The mature students’ exam survival guide
How to edit and proofread an assignment
It’s the last stage before handing in: proofreading. Perhaps you’re one of those who struggles to spot the mistakes in their own work, or simply can’t bring yourself to reread something you’ve written at all. The litter of cranky spelling corrections and added punctuation scrawled in the margins of your returned assignment is familiar sight […]
Down the rabbit hole…
Despite recently celebrating its 150 anniversary, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland still amuses, baffles and questions its readers. So let’s go down the rabbit hole and explore Carroll’s curious creation… By Nuala Clarke It begins with a white rabbit with poor time management skills and ends with a question: “Life, what is it but a dream?” […]