Friday 28 March 2008

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

Friday 21 March 2008

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)

Monday 17 March 2008

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

Friday 14 March 2008

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

Friday 7 March 2008

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)

Saturday 1 March 2008

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