A3 binding reminder

Just to remind you that A3 binding is only available from the Print Room, Ground Floor, East Building. The Library can only provide A4 heat binding materials.

If you want to spiral/wire bind your work, you must do so via the Print Centre. Procedure:
* Go to the Print Centre first, and collect a form to take to Cashiers'
* Pay in advance at the Cashiers' office

The Print Centre is located through the green doors by the shop halfway up the Atrium in the East Building and operating hours are 9-5 Monday to Friday.

Off-Air recordings 10th-16th May 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below is the list of off-air recordings up to 16th May for Docklands Library.

SUNDAY 11th
22.05-23.05 (1/5) BBC2 Russia: a journey with Jonathan Dimbleby (pts. 1-3 and 4-5 on each DVD)

MONDAY 12th
19.30-20.00 (1/6) BBC4 Living with modernism (All on one DVD)
20.00-21.00 C4 The truth about beauty creams (Dispatches)
22.35-23.05 BBC1 (5/6) Meet the immigrants (All on one DVD)

TUESDAY 13th
21.00-22.00 BBC2 Abortion: the choice
21.00-22.00 (4/4) BBC3 Blood, sweat and t-shirts (All on one DVD)

WEDNESDAY 14th
20.00-21.00 (1/5) C5 Megastructures (pts. 1-3 and 4-5 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (8/12) BBC1 The Apprentice (series 4) (pts. 1-3, pts. 4-6, pts. 7-9 and pts. 10-12 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (7/8) BBC2 Dan Cruickshank's adventures in Architecture (pts. 1-3, 4-6 and 7-8 on each DVD)
21.00-21.50 BBC4: The Battle for Jerusalem (Storyville)

THURSDAY 15th
19.30-20.00 (2/5) BBC2 Women in black (All on one DVD)
19.30-20.00 (6/6) BBC4 In search of Medieval Britain (All on one DVD)
22.00-23.00 BBC4 The challenge of the 60s (Panorama)

Off-Air recordings 3rd-9th May 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below is the list of off-air recordings up to 9th May for Docklands Library.

SUNDAY 4th
19.00-20.00 BBC2 The birth of Israel
20.05-21.05 (1/6) C4 Grand designs live (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)
21.10-22.00 (5/5) BBC4 Washes whiter (All on one DVD)

MONDAY 5th
20.30-21.00 BBC1 Prisons unlocked (Panorama)
21.00-22.00 (2/6) C4 Grand designs live (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)
22.20-22.50 BBC1 (4/6) Meet the immigrants (All on one DVD)

TUESDAY 6th
21.00-22.00 (4/4) BBC2 Age of terror (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (3/6) C4 Grand designs live (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (3/4) BBC3 Blood, sweat and t-shirts (All on one DVD)
22.00-00.10 More4 Taking liberties

WEDNESDAY 7th
21.00-22.00 (7/12) BBC1 The Apprentice (series 4) (pts. 1-3, pts. 4-6, pts. 7-9 and pts. 10-12 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (6/8) BBC2 Dan Cruickshank's adventures in Architecture (pts. 1-3, 4-6 and 7-8 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (4/6) C4 Grand designs live (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)

THURSDAY 8th
19.30-20.00 (1/5) BBC2 Women in black (All on one DVD)
19.30-20.00 (5/6) BBC4 In search of Medieval Britain (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (5/6) C4 Grand designs live (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (4/4) BBC4 Inside the medieval mind (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)

FRIDAY 9th
21.00-22.00 (6/6) C4 Grand designs live (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)
00.25-01.25 (Sat) C4 Love music hate racism 08 (4Music)

Off-Air recordings 26th April-2nd May 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 2nd May for Docklands Library.

SUNDAY 27th
21.10-22.00 (4/5) BBC4 Washes whiter (All on one DVD)
22.45-23.45 (4/4) ITV1 Melvyn Bragg's travels in written Britain (All on one DVD)

MONDAY 28th
20.00-21.00 C4 The mobile phone rip-off (Dispatches)
20.30-21.00 BBC1 Mission impossible (Panorama)
22.35-23.05 BBC1 (3/6) Meet the immigrants (All on one DVD)

TUESDAY 29th
21.00-22.00 (3/4) BBC2 Age of terror (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (2/4) BBC3 Blood, sweat and t-shirts (All on one DVD)

WEDNESDAY 30th
21.00-22.00 (6/12) BBC1 The Apprentice (series 4) (pts. 1-3, pts. 4-6, pts. 7-9 and pts. 10-12 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (5/8) BBC2 Dan Cruickshank's adventures in Architecture (pts. 1-3, 4-6 and 7-8 on each DVD)

THURSDAY 1st MAY
19.30-20.00 (4/6) BBC4 In search of Medieval Britain (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (3/4) BBC4 Inside the medieval mind (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)

Off-Air recordings 19th-25th April 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below is the list of off-air recordings up to 25th April for Docklands Library.

SUNDAY 20th
21.10-22.00 (3/5) BBC4 Washes whiter (All on one DVD)
22.45-23.45 (3/4) ITV1 Melvyn Bragg's travels in written Britain (All on one DVD)

MONDAY 21st
20.00-21.00 (3/3) C4 Immigration: the inconvenient truth (All on one DVD)
22.35-23.05 BBC1 (2/6) Meet the immigrants (All on one DVD)

TUESDAY 22nd
21.00-22.00 (2/4) BBC2 Age of terror (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (1/4) BBC3 Blood, sweat and t-shirts (All on one DVD)

WEDNESDAY 23rd
21.00-22.00 (5/12) BBC1 The Apprentice (series 4) (pts. 1-3, pts. 4-6, pts. 7-9 and pts. 10-12 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (4/8) BBC2 Dan Cruickshank's adventures in Architecture (pts. 1-3, 4-6 and 7-8 on each DVD)

THURSDAY 24th
19.30-20.00 (3/6) BBC4 In search of Medieval Britain (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (2/4) BBC4 Inside the medieval mind (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)

FRIDAY 25th
19.30-21.00 BBC4 Swan Lake

Off-Air recordings 12th-18th April 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below is the list of off-air recordings up to 18th April for Docklands Library.

SATURDAY 12th
19.30-20.30 BBC2 The lost world of Tibet
03.30-04.55 (Sun) BBC2 Naqoyqatsi

SUNDAY 13th
21.10-22.00 (2/5) BBC4 Washes whiter (All on one DVD)
22.45-23.45 (2/4) ITV1 Melvyn Bragg's travels in written Britain (All on one DVD)

MONDAY 14th
20.00-21.00 (2/3) C4 Immigration: the inconvenient truth (All on one DVD)
20.30-21.00 BBC1 Feeling the pinch (Panorama)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 Stephen Fry and the machine that made us
22.35-23.05 BBC1 (1/6) Meet the immigrants (All on one DVD)

TUESDAY 15th
20.00-21.00 (4/4) C5 Big, bigger, biggest (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (1/4) BBC2 Age of terror (All on one DVD)

WEDNESDAY 16th
21.00-22.00 (4/12) BBC1 The Apprentice (series 4) (pts. 1-3, pts. 4-6, pts. 7-9 and pts. 10-12 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (3/8) BBC2 Dan Cruickshank's adventures in Architecture (pts. 1-3, 4-6 and 7-8 on each DVD)
22.00-23.20 BBC4 Kenneth Williams: fantabulosa!
23.20-23.50 BBC4 Kenneth Williams in his own words

THURSDAY 17th
19.30-20.00 (2/6) BBC4 In search of Medieval Britain (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (1/4) BBC4 Inside the medieval mind (pts. 1-3 and pts. 4-6 on each DVD)

FRIDAY 18th
19.35-20.00 (10/10) C4 Kenya's human time bomb (Unreported world)
21.30-23.30 BBC4 Amazing journeys: the story of The Who

UEL Plus Maintenance 5:00pm 11th April 2008

In response to recent unscheduled downtime there will be some configuration changes to UEL Plus at 5:00 pm on Friday 11th April 2008. This will require a restart of the system so please be aware that the UEL Plus system will be off line for approximately 30 minutes, 5:00 - 5:30 pm. All users should try to be logged out from UEL Plus at 5:00 pm on Friday as this will expedite the system restart. The VLE Development Team apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Off-Air recordings 5th-11th April 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 11th April for Docklands Library.

SATURDAY 5th
21.20-23.15 BBC3 Sin City
21.50-22.50 BBC4 Verity Lambert: drama queen
23.05-01.25 Film4 Natural Born Killers
01.25-04.00 (Sun) Film4 Deep Red

SUNDAY 6th
21.00-22.00 BBC2 Louis Theroux's African hunting holiday
21.10-22.00 (1/5) BBC4 Washes whiter (All on one DVD)
22.45-23.45 (1/4) ITV1 Melvyn Bragg's travels in written Britain (All on one DVD)

MONDAY 7th
19.00-20.00 BBC2 The undercover diplomat
20.00-21.00 C4 Immigration: the inconvenient truth
20.30-21.00 BBC1 Divide and rule (Panorama)

TUESDAY 8th
20.00-21.00 (3/4) C5 Big, bigger, biggest (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC2 Massacre at Virginia Tech (This world)

WEDNESDAY 9th
21.00-22.00 (3/12) BBC1 The Apprentice (series 4) (pts. 1-3, pts. 4-6, pts. 7-9 and pts. 10-12 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (2/8) BBC2 Dan Cruickshank's adventures in Architecture (pts. 1-3, 4-6 and 7-8 on each DVD)

THURSDAY 10th
19.30-20.00 (1/6) BBC4 In search of Medieval Britain (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 The strange luck of VS Naipaul (Arena)

FRIDAY 11th
19.35-20.00 (9/10) C4 Brazil: the Amazon's golden curse (Unreported world)

GreenFILE, a bibliographic database addedd to EBSCOhost

The complimentary database ‘GreenFILE’ has been added to our EBSCO host database profile. It can be accessed by selecting EBSCO from the database list page on campus at: http://www.uel.ac.uk/lss/databases/databaselist.htm#e and is accessible off campus via Athens username and password through EBSCO.

GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.

Off-Air recordings 29th March-4th April 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 4th April for Docklands Library.

SATURDAY 29th
20.00-21.00 BBC2 Martin Luther King: American prophet
20.45-21.35 BBC4 10 days to war
22.05-23.05 BBC4 David Ogilvy: original mad man

SUNDAY 30th
21.00-22.00 (10/10) BBC2 Around the world in 80 gardens (pts. 2-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
02.35-03.15 (Mon) BBC2 The lost pictures of Eugene Smith

MONDAY 31st
20.00-21.00 C4 Undercover in Tibet (Dispatches)

TUESDAY 1st April
20.00-21.00 (2/4) C5 Big, bigger, biggest (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC2 Super rich: the greed game
22.00-22.30 (6/6) BBC4 The hard sell (All on one DVD)
22.00-00.05 More4 No end in sight (True stories)

WEDNESDAY 2nd
20.00-21.00 (10/10) BBC4 Around the world in 80 treasures (pts. 3-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (2/12) BBC1 The Apprentice (series 4) (pts. 1-3, pts. 4-6, pts. 7-9 and pts. 10-12 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (1/8) BBC2 Dan Cruickshank's adventures in Architecture (pts. 1-3, 4-6 and 7-8 on each DVD)

THURSDAY 3rd
21.00-22.00 BBC1 Identity fraud: outnumbered
21.00-22.00 (5/5) BBC4 A year in Tibet (All on ond DVD)

FRIDAY 4th
19.35-20.00 (8/10) C4 Benin: voodoo children (Unreported world)

Important information for Athens account users

If you have forgotten your password, you will now be able to reset it using a link on the login page http://www.athens.ac.uk/myathens. In addition, you will be able to view and change the registered email address for your account.

Also a quick reminder - you should not create more than one account at a time as this is against Athens terms and conditions and in extreme circumstances may result in you losing the right to access to our databases. If you have forgotten your login details, please contact Robert Anderson on 020 8223 7842. You can also email Robert at r.n.anderson@uel.ac.uk

Off-Air recordings 22nd-28th March 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 28th March for Docklands Library.

SUNDAY 23rd
16.50-17.25 BBC1 Songs of praise (4 episodes until the end of March – all one one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (9/10) BBC2 Around the world in 80 gardens (pts. 2-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)

TUESDAY 25th
20.00-21.00 (9/10) BBC4 Around the world in 80 treasures (pts. 3-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
22.30-23.00 (5/6) BBC4 The hard sell (All on one DVD)

WEDNESDAY 26th
21.00-22.00 (1/12) BBC1 The Apprentice (series 4) (pts. 1-3, pts. 4-6, pts. 7-9 and pts. 10-12 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (4/4) More4 This is civilisation (All on one DVD)

THURSDAY 27th
21.00-22.00 (4/5) BBC4 A year in Tibet (All on ond DVD)

FRIDAY 28th
19.35-20.00 (7/10) C4 Gaza (Unreported world)

Easter vacation opening hours 20th-24th March 2008

Easter vacation opening hours
Libraries at all sites will be open over the vacation for 24 hours except:

Thursday 20th March - open till 9pm

Friday 21st March - open 10am-5pm

Saturday 22nd March - open 10am-5pm

Sunday 23rd March - open 10am-5pm

Monday 24th March - open 10am-5pm

Tuesday 25th March open at 9am (24 hour opening resumes)

Please note that on 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th March, libraries will be self-service only

Off-Air recordings 15th-21st March 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 21st March for Docklands Library.

SATURDAY 15th
01.50-03.50 (Sun) C4 Fade to black

SUNDAY 16th
11.00-11.50 C5 The USS Ronald Reagan (Megastructures)
17.30-18.05 BBC1 Songs of praise (4 episodes until the end of March – all one one DVD)
19.00-20.00 C4 Iraq's lost generation (Dispatches)
21.00-22.00 (8/10) BBC2 Around the world in 80 gardens (pts. 2-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC1 (5/5) The last enemy (All on one DVD)
23.15-00.15 ITV1 Revolution 68 (The South Bank show)

MONDAY 17th
12.30-13.00 BBC2 Working lunch
20.00-21.00 C4 Iraq: the betrayal (Dispatches) & (Happy birthday Iraq)
21.00-22.50 C4 Battle for Haditha
22.35-23.35 ITV1 Rageh Omar: the Iraq war by numbers
22.55-00.25 BBC4 The Peter Sellers story: as he filmed it
22.45-23.55 More4 On that day (Happy birthday Iraq)

TUESDAY 18th
12.30-13.00 BBC2 Working lunch
20.00-21.00 (8/10) BBC4 Around the world in 80 treasures (pts. 3-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD) 21.00-22.00 BBC4 Auntie's war on smut (The curse of comedy)
22:00 - 22:30 BBC2 The Grumpy Guide to Work 22.00-23.50 More4 Sketches of Frank Gehry (True stories)
22.30-23.00 (4/6) BBC4 The hard sell (All on one DVD)
23.05-00.10 C4 Jon Snow's hidden Iraq (Happy birthday Iraq)

WEDNESDAY 19th
12.30-13.00 BBC2 Working lunch
21.00-22.00 (3/4) More4 This is civilisation (All on one DVD)
23.05-00.05 BBC4 Mark Lawson talks to Galton and Simpson

THURSDAY 20th
12.30-13.00 BBC2 Working lunch
18.00-18.30 ITV2 Airline USA
21.00-22.00 (3/5) BBC4 A year in Tibet (All on ond DVD)
23.45-00.45 BBC4 Selling power: the ad men and Number Ten

FRIDAY 21st
19.00-19.30 BBC2 The great British shares swindle (The money Programme) 21.00-22.00 BBC4 White gospel

European Computer Driving Licence induction sessions

You can now book ECDL induction sessions online to help prepare you for your ECDL module tests. Sessions are held:

WEDNESDAYS at Docklands
1:30 to 2:30pm
Room No BS.1.06

TUESDAYS at Stratford
2:00 to 3:00pm
Room No UH056

To book a session online go to: http://www.uel.ac.uk/ecdl/induction.htm

Off-Air recordings 8th-14th March 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 14th March for Docklands Library.

SATURDAY 8th
21.00-22.00 BBC2 Rivers of blood (White season)
22.30-23.30 BBC2 Gagging for it: TV's hunger for radio comedy

SUNDAY 9th
16.50-17.25 BBC1 Songs of praise (4 episodes until the end of March – all one one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (7/10) BBC2 Around the world in 80 gardens (pts. 2-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC1 (4/5) The last enemy (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 The rise and fall of the ad man (Timeshift)

MONDAY 10th
19.55-20.00 (1/4) C4 Iraq and me (Three-minute wonder) (All on one DVD)
20.00-21.00 (2/2) C4 The fake trade (Dispatches) (Both on one DVD)
21.00-22.30 BBC2 White girl (White season)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 Prime Ministers and the press barons
22.00-23.30 BBC4 Maxwell
22.35-23.15 (1/2) BBC1 Sport portraits (Both on one DVD)

TUESDAY 11th
19.55-20.00 (2/4) C4 Iraq and me (Three-minute wonder) (All on one DVD)
20.00-21.00 (7/10) BBC4 Around the world in 80 treasures (pts. 3-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC2 The Poles are coming! (White season)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 Somebody has to live: the journey of Ariel Dorfman (Storyville)
22.00-23.30 More4 I for India (True stories)
22.30-23.00 (3/6) BBC4 The hard sell
22.35-23.15 (2/2) BBC1 Sport portraits (Both on one DVD)

WEDNESDAY 12th
19.00-20.00 BBC2 The primary (White season)
19.55-20.00 (3/4) C4 Iraq and me (Three-minute wonder) (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (2/4) More4 This is civilisation (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 (3/3) BBC4 The worlds of fantasy (All on one DVD)
22.00-22.30 (3/3) BBC4 Masterpieces of Vienna (All on one DVD)

THURSDAY 13th
19.55-20.00 (4/4) C4 Iraq and me (Three-minute wonder) (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 C4 Pramface babies (Cutting edge)
21.00-22.00 (2/5) BBC4 A year in Tibet (All on ond DVD)

FRIDAY 14th
19.30-20.00 (6/10) C4 Sudan: meet the Janjaweed (Unreported world)
21.00-22.00 BBC2 All White in Barking (White season)

Urgent reminder to change your pin for WGSN before 6th March!

This is to remind Fashion & Textiles and all design students on Library access to WGSN that you need to re-register with WGSN-edu. Your existing usernames will be cut off on Wednesday 6th March. To re-register go to www.wgsn-edu.com, click 'PIN Update' and enter the new PIN number which can be obtaibed by contacting your lecturers or emailing Nadine Edwards at n.edwards@uel.ac.uk. Follow the instructions that appear on screen.

Off-Air recordings 1st-7th March 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 7th March for Docklands Library.

SATURDAY 1st
20.00-21.00 BBC Radio 4 The Larkin tapes (The archive hour)

SUNDAY 2nd
13.30-14.00 (1/3) BBC Radio 4 The price of peace (All on one DVD)
17.00-17.35 BBC1 Songs of praise (4 episodes until the end of March – all one one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (6/10) BBC2 Around the world in 80 gardens (pts. 2-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 Selling the Sixties
21.30-22.15 BBC Radio 3 The moving power of art (Sunday feature)

MONDAY 3rd
20.00-21.00 (1/2) C4 The fake trade (Both on one DVD)
20.00-20.30 BBC Radio 4 1968: rivers of blood: the real source

TUESDAY 4th
20.00-21.00 (6/10) BBC4 Around the world in 80 treasures (pts. 3-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
19.00-19.30 BBC2 Deep South divide (This world)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 Dolce vita Africana (Storyville)
22.30-23.00 (2/6) BBC4 The hard sell (All on one DVD)
22.35-23.25 BBC1 Marc Newson: urban spaceman (Imagine ...)

WEDNESDAY 5th
21.00-22.00 (1/4) More4 This is civilisation (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 (2/3) BBC4 The worlds of fantasy (All on one DVD)
22.00-22.30 (2/3) BBC4 Masterpieces of Vienna (All on one DVD)
23.40-00.40 More4 Pram-face (Cutting edge)

THURSDAY 6th
19.30-20.00 (6/6) BBC4 Masterpieces of the East (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (1/5) BBC4 A year in Tibet (All on one DVD)

FRIDAY 7th
19.00-19.30 BBC2 Email is ruining my life (The Money programme)
19.35-20.00 (5/10) C4 Bangladesh: the drowning country (Unreported world)
21.00-22.00 C4 Sacha Baron Cohen: new hero of comedy
21.00-22.30 BBC2 Last orders (White)
22.00-23.00 BBC4 Motor city's burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

Get involved with Dare to be Digital

Dare to be Digital is the UK's premier video games development competition which supports the creation of video games prototypes by talented, young developers in order to showcase their talent and prepare them for working in industry. Teams of students studying Arts, Computing and Audio related degree courses at University (usually in their 3rd and 4th years), are given the opportunity to develop a computer game prototype for 10 weeks during the summer in a near to real world development environment, whilst receiving support from industry specialists.To help them along the way the students receive £1700 and help from industry specialists to compete for a place in the final. The finalists of the competition will then go on to compete for cash prizes by pitching their prototype to high profile of judges from the video games business. The 3 winning teams then form the entries to the BAFTA Ones to Watch award which is presented at the BAFTA video games awards. As a result of taking part in Dare, our former students have gone on to secure much sought after jobs in companies such as EA, Lionhead, Disney Interactive Studios, Realtime Worlds and Codemasters to name but a few. More information at: http://www.daretobedigital.com/

European Computer Driving Licence

Improve your IT skills for learning and employment
UEL are now offering all our students and staff the opportunity to gain the European Computer Driving Licence. This is an internationally-recognised qualification that will improve your basic IT skills. Although you may have some experience of Word and surfing the net, developing your IT skills further by taking the ECDL will help you with your programme of study.
ECDL will also help you gain employment. It demonstrates your IT competency to potential employers many of whom now require applicants to have the ECDL.
All you have to do is sign up for ECDL through UEL Direct and you can take the seven modules online. It is free. http://www.uel.ac.uk/ecdl

Off-Air recordings 23rd-29th February 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 29th February for Docklands Library.

SATURDAY 23rd
20.00-21.00 (6/12) C4 Grand designs
23.05-00.45 ITV4 This is Spinal Tap
21.00-00.05 E4 The world's greatest comedy characters

SUNDAY 24th
21.00-22.00 (5/10) BBC2 Around the world in 80 gardens (pts. 2-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 (2/5) BBC1 The last enemy

MONDAY 25th
20.30-21.00 BBC1 On whose orders? (Panorama)
21.00-22.00 BBC2 Transsexual in Iran
21.00-22.30 BBC4 Portillo on Thatcher: the lady's not for spurning
22.30-23.30 BBC4 The worst job in British politics?: the leader of the opposition

TUESDAY 26th
19.00-19.30 (2/5) BBC2 Diamonds and justice (This world)
20.00-21.00 (5/10) BBC4 Around the world in 80 treasures (pts. 3-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 Tito's ghost
22.00-23.45 More4 Black gold
22.30-23.00 (1/6) BBC4 The hard sell
22.35-23.30 BBC1 Richard Rogers inside out (Imagine...)

WEDNESDAY 27th
21.00-22.00 BBC4 (1/3) BBC4 The worlds of fantasy
22.00-22.30 (1/3) BBC4 Masterpieces of Vienna

THURSDAY 28th
19.30-20.00 (5/6) BBC4 Masterpieces of the East
21.00-22.00 (2/2) BBC4 Jonathan Meades: magnetic north

FRIDAY 29th
19.35-20.00 (4/10) C4 Russia: railway of bones (Unreported world)
21.00-22.00 C4 Walliams and Lucas: new heroes of comedy

Accessing e-books

The library has purchsed a number of e-books for different subject areats that UEL students and staff can access on and off campus via their Athens username and password. To access the e-books both on campus and off campus, you can click on the Click here for access to E-Book link under the book title in the library catalogue. Or log into your Athens account and in the list of resources, select one of the e-book platforms such as Dawson Books, MyiLibrary or Taylor and Francis eBook subscriptions.

You can view the list of e-books already available at http://www.uel.ac.uk/library/Ebooks.htm

Drop-in sessions at Docklands Library 18-22nd February 2008

MONDAY 18th
E-resources 11-12am

TUESDAY 19th
Nexis UK 3-4pm

WEDNESDAY 20th
EBSCO 11-12am

THURSDAY 21st
Effective searching 3-4pm

FRIDAY 22nd
Mintel & other databases 11-12am

You can also book individual sessions relating to searching for articles for your project or dissertation, searching specific databases that relate to your course, referencing and any other research needs you may have via the online booking form at: http://www.uel.ac.uk/lss/contact_us/dropinsessions.htm

Off-Air recordings 16th-22nd February 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 22nd February for Docklands Library.

SATURDAY 16th
22.00-23.45 BBC4 I Vitelloni

SUNDAY 17th
19.00-20.00 C4 Our big fair trade adevnture
21.00-22.00 (4/10) BBC2 Around the world in 80 gardens (pts. 2-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
21.00-22.25 (1/5) BBC1 The last enemy

MONDAY 18th
21.00-22.00 (5/5) BBC2 Paradise or bust 6429
21.00-22.35 C4 The day of the kamikaze
21.00-22.00 (3/3) BBC4 Savile Row

TUESDAY 19th
19.00-19.30 (1/5) BBC2 Girl racer (This world)
20.00-21.00 (4/10) BBC4 Around the world in 80 treasures (pts. 3-4, pts. 5-7 and pts. 8-10 on each DVD)
22.00-22.30 (6/6) BBC4 Citizen Smith
22.00-23.40 More4 Derek (True stories)
23.40-01.10 More4 Blue

WEDNESDAY 20th
23.35-01.20 More4 Sebastiane

THURSDAY 21st
19.30-20.00 (4/6) BBC4 Masterpieces of the East
21.00-22.00 (1/2) BBC4 Jonathan Meades: magnetic north

FRIDAY 22nd
19.35-20.00 (3/10) C4 Nicaragua (Unreported world)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 Whatever happened to Radio 2?
22.00-23.00 BBC4 Caledonia dreamin'

Drop-in sessions at Docklands Library 11-15th February 2008

TUESDAY 12th
EBSCO 3-4pm

WEDNESDAY 13th
Nexis UK 11-12am

THURDAY 14th
Mintel and other databases 3-4pm

FRIDAY 15th
E-resources 11-12am

You can also book individual sessions relating to searching for articles for your project or dissertation, searching specific databases that relate to your course, referencing and any other research needs you may have via the online booking form at: http://www.uel.ac.uk/lss/contact_us/dropinsessions.htm

Off-Air Recordings 9th-18th February 2008

Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 15th February for Docklands Library.

SUNDAY 10th
19.00-20.00 C4 Inside Hamas
21.00-22.00 (3/10) BBC2 Around the world in 80 gardens
23.00-00.00 BBC2 Andrew and Jeremy get married (Storyville)
23.15-00.15 ITV1 Lang Lang (The South Bank show)

MONDAY 11th
20.30-21.00 BBC1 No more Mandelas (Panorama)
20.30-21.00 BBC4 Ready to wear
21.00-22.00 (5/5) C4 City of vice
21.00-22.00 (4/5) BBC2 Paradise or bust
21.00-22.00 (2/3) BBC4 Savile Row
23.30-00.30 BBC4 Hungary 1956: our revolution

TUESDAY 12th
20.00-21.00 (3/10) BBC4 Around the world in 80 treasures
21.00-22.00 (4/4) C4 Medicine men go wild
22.00-22.30 (5/6) BBC4 Citizen Smith

WEDNESDAY 13th
21.00-22.00 (3/3) BBC4 Summits

THURSDAY 14th
19.30-20.00 (3/6) BBC4 Masterpieces of the East
21.00-22.00 (3/3) BBC4 The art of Spain

FRIDAY 15th
19.35-20.00 (2/10) C4 USA: the devil’s highway (Unreported world)
21.00-22.00 BBC4 Edith Piaf: singing her life (Legends)

Colour printing charges reduced

Good news. A4 colour printing in the library has been reduced to 25p per sheet and A3 colour printing reduced to 50p per sheet.

Off-Air recordings service

The library pays for an Educational Recording Agency Licence which allows us to record television and off-air recordings from digital Freeview channels. We select programmes from the Radio Times every week, record them onto DVD and add them to stock in the library. Academic staff should contact their Subject Librarian to request programmes for recording by Friday morning at the latest for the coming week. Below are the list of off-air recordings up to 8th February for Docklands Library.

MONDAY 4th
19.00-19.30 (3/3) BBC2 The great war in colour: the wonderful world of Albert Kahn (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (4/5) C4 City of vice (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (3/5) BBC2 Paradise or bust (All on one DVD)
21.00-22.00 (1/3) BBC4 Savile Row (All on one DVD)

TUESDAY 5th
21.00-21.50 BBC2 Is alcohol worse than ecstasy? (Horizon)
21.00-22.00 (3/4) C4 Medicine men go wild (All on one DVD)
22.00-22.30 (4/6) BBC4 Citizen Smith (All on one DVD)

WEDNESDAY 6th
21.00-22.00 (2/3) BBC4 Summits
21.50-22.30 BBC2 The madness of dancing Daniel (Wonderland)

THURSDAY 7th
21.00-22.00 (2/3) BBC4 The art of Spain (All on one DVD)

FRIDAY 8th
19.35-20.00 (1/10) C4 Egypt's rubbish people (Unreported world)
20.00-20.30 ITV1 Can Tesco conquer America (Tonight)
21.00-22.35 BBC4 Scott Walker: 30 century man

Short audio podcasts about the library

We have put together some short audio clips in mp3 format as a basic introduction to the services provided by the Library and Learning Services. We have tried to answer some of the questions which our new users ask. Some topics include borrowing, getting help and assistance and using electronic resources. More information can be found at:
http://www.uel.ac.uk/lss/audio/index.htm

E-books - win £200 worth of Amazon vouchers!

YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT
Help shape the future provision of course texts in e-book format. Enter the prize draw for £200 worth of Amazon vouchers at http://www.uel.ac.uk/library/ebooks_survey.htm
The survey will close at midnight on Friday 15th February.
The survey should only take about 10 minutes to complete. It is part of the JISC funded national project http://www.jiscebooksproject.org/ investigating e-books.

Semester A outstanding library fines reminder

All outstanding library fines must be cleared in full by the end of the semester. If you do not clear your fines your account will be blocked from Friday 8th February and you will not be able to borrow or renew library items until you have done so. If you have any questions please email library@uel.ac.uk

New books in December 2007

The list of new books added to the library in December 2007 can be browswed by subject at: http://www.uel.ac.uk/library/new_books_dec_2007.htm

Knowledge for Business - coming to you!

Looking for Business information and resources for free? Come to our Knowledge for Business Conference on Thursday 17th January 10am. Venue: University of East London, Docklands Campus. Details about the conference can be found at http://www.uel.ac.uk/libraryconference/index.htm

Fines update

For your own peace of mind, we encourage you to clear your fines as soon as possible. At the end of each semester, you will need to pay up completely in order to continue borrowing in the new semester.

Fines are charged for the late return of all short loan items (50p per hour, or part of), 1 week loans (20p per day, or part of), 4 week loans (5p per day, or part of) and laptop/equipment loans (£25 for the first day and £5 for each subsequent day).

Please note it is not possible to pay library fines of under £100 with your Progress card.