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