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Yum!

Today is the last chance to browse our "Love British Food" display of gorgeous cookery books, celebrating British Food Fortnight.

What will you cook up this weekend?

Given the weather, I think I might try out a new ice cream recipe!

Did you know?

We hold all these newspapers :

The EDP, First News, The Guardian, The Mirror, The Telegraph, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Financial Times, Le Monde, The Independent and The Week.

We keep back copies back copies of all papers, and these are next to the comy seating area in the entrance.

So come in, sit back, and catch up!

New - HE Learning Zone

Have you tried out the new "HE Zone"?

It is in Information Store B, in the main Norwich Building, on the first floor.

It is a place for degree students to use PCs, access dissertations and other HE related resources. (All dissertations will have been graded at 2:1 or above).

There are a mixture of places to study, from group tables to comfy seating.

Have a look today and let us know what you think of it.

Job vacancy for students

Want to be a Shelving Assistant

in the

Information Store?

Shelving Assistants from £5.50 per hour

The role involves re-shelving resources within the Information Store. 

The hours are part time as and when required to fit in with your studies.

Applicants must be current students at the college.

Interested?

Apply online via vacancies tab on

CCN website

(job code 3319)

Closing date: 

Wednesday 28th September 2011

More free eBooks

In addition to our current eBook library of over 3,000 eBooks, we are also recommending bookboon.com, a website of free eBooks, written by university professors.

The books cover a wide range of subjects, and are well written. The only catch is that you do stumble on adverts throughout the books, but they are still well worth a look.

For more details about our full eBook collection, go to:
> Blackboard homepage
     >Select Information Store (under Useful Links on the left)
             > Select the purple "eBooks" button.

"Snazzy" self-service machines

The self-service machines have been up and running for a week now, and are proving extremely popular.

My favourite quote last week was from a member of the Student Union who said, "Wow, snazzy!".

You can issue, renew and return items using the machines, and we are always on hand to help.

You can also check your account to remind yourself what you have borrowed.

They are extremely fast, you can issue up to 4 books at a time, and don't forget to print off a receipt as a reminder of when everything is due back.

Let us know your comments....

World Book Night top 100 books

The World Book Night team have been asking people to vote for their favourite books, and now have a list of the top 100 votes...

The top 10 are:

1. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (823.91 LEE)
2. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (823.7 AUS)
3. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (823.92 ZUS)
4. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte (823.8 BRO)
5. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (823.92 NIF)
6. The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien (823.91 TOL)
7. The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galalxy - Douglas Adams (791.447 ADA)
8. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte (823.8 BRO)
9. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier (823.91 DVD)
10. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (823.91 HOS)

How many have you read?

Are there books on here that you have been meaning to read?

We stock all of these, have a look in the new Book Zone to find them, or come and ask us.
(The numbers in brackets are the shelf numbers in the Book Zone, follow the numbers round to find the books).

We're open!

We are so pleased to be back in business this morning.

It has been lovely to welcome people back as they pop in to see the improvements, which include:New lighting and heating in the Book Zone

• Self-service machines
• A Book Zone - all your books in one place
• An HE Zone - a dedicated study area for degree students (Information Store B)

More to come...

 

Pop in and say hi, we can't wait to see you.

We're almost ready...

The Information Store is re-opening on Monday (12th), we can't wait to show you what we've been up to!

Improvements include:

• Self-service machines
• A Book Zone (all your books in one room)
• An HE Zone, study space specifically for degree students.

Come in and see, and let us know what you think.

And we have more improvements in the pipeline...

Temporary home

A huge welcome to new students,

and welcome back to returning students!

As you can see, we are busy getting the Information Store ready for you, and we will be opening our doors for you to see the changes on Monday 12th September.

When we open, you will see that a new Book Zone has been created, putting all of your books in one room, to make them easier to find. Also, this will no longer be a silent area, so you can talk as you  browse.

We will also be introducing self-issue machines, so you can issue, renew and return your items at two new terminals. We will also be on hand to guide you through this. The introduction of self-isse machines will mean that there will be more staff available to help you find resources.

We are very excited about these changes, and some more planned for the near future. Watch this space!

This week:
Thank you for bearing with us while we get these changes ready.




Availability this week:
                                     Mon              Tues              Weds            Thurs          Fri
Info. Store B             8.15-9am       8.15-9am      8.15-9am      8.15-9am    8.15-9am    
(1st floor)                     5-7pm            5-8pm           TBC               5-8pm          5-6pm

Open Access Area   9am-5pm      9am-5pm     Closed         9am-5pm    9am-5pm                      
(C30, 2nd floor)