Free books!

We now have a Book Crossing Zone in the Information Store!

1. Come in and pick up a free book from the Book Crossing zone (near the printers)
2. Take it home, read it, enjoy it
3. Log on to bookcrossing.com and enter the unique ID in the book
4. Say where you are going to leave the book for the next person to find it
5. Track your book's journey and see how far it travels!

To make this an ongoing success, we need donations....If you have books at home that you would like to donate to the book crossing zone, pop into the Information Store and ask for Amy - we will get them labelled and registered up for you.

“A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched threefold.”

Henry Miller
The Books In My Life (1969)

Happy Easter from The Information Store staff

We hope you enjoy the Spring break, and manage to squeeze some fun and relaxation around all of your studying.

We are open through the holidays, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, so if there is something you need, just pop in.

Access the catalogue with your Smartphone

Have you noticed these popping up around the Information Store?     
                                                       
They are QR codes, you can point your Smartphone at them to find out information. This particular QR code takes you straight to the library catalogue, so you can search on the move, and go to the shelves with your results (and shelf numbers) on your phone.              

What is a QR code?

A QR code (short for Quick Response) is a type of barcode, readable by QR barcode readers such as Smartphones.

The information encoded can be text, a web link, a text or other data.

How do I use a QR code?

If you have a QR Reader on your Smartphone, simply select the QR Reader app, and point your phone at the QR code.

If you don’t have a QR Code Reader on your Smartphone:

Install a free app for Android phones

1.     Open the "Market" application from the Android home screen.

2.     Press the search button on the Android keyboard and enter 'Neoreader'. Press [ENTER].

3.     Select the application named "NeoReader".

4.     Press the Install button.

Install a free app for iPhones

1.     Open the "App Store" application from the iPhone home screen.

2.     Select "Search" a the bottom of the screen. Search for "Neoreader".

3.     Touch the "Free" icon at the top of the screen. It will change to an "Install" icon.

4.     Touch the "Install" icon that just appeared.

Using your QR code scanner app:

Once the application is downloaded and installed, the scanner can be launched by selecting QR code scanner icon on your phone. Point the scanner at the QR code, and follow the instructions on your phone.

Buy your stamps at a reduced price!

Royal Mail have increased the price of stamps to 46p for First Class stamps and 36p for Second Class stamps.

However, we will be selling stamps at the old rate of 41p and 32p respectively for the rest of this week. (You can buy stamps individually or by the book).

So get in quick, stock up and make some easy savings!

New month, new recommended titles!

The recommended DVD for April is Volver.

Find it on the shelves at 791.430946, or come in and ask us to help you find it.

Synopsis: Set in Spain, this is a generational story of three women: a good mother who is desperately in love with a man who is far from being a saint; a young mother carrying a hard life upon her shoulders; and an illegal hairdresser whose shop is the meeting point for all the neighborhood gossips. (rottentomatoes.com). Starrring Penélope Cruz.