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• 2020
  • January (2)
    • Welcome to all new students in Semester 2
    • Academic Health Checklist
  • February (1)
    • Discover Library Resources
  • March (2)
    • Studying from home
    • Visiting other university libraries
  • April (1)
    • Submitting your assignment online
  • May (1)
    • Exams and assessments for students on distance learning courses
  • June (1)
    • Studying at a distance throughout the summer
• 2019
  • January (5)
    • Are you studying a Playwork course at a distance?
    • Need help using Discover?
    • Welcome to all new January starters
    • Need some help with assignments?
    • Academic Health Checklist
  • February (4)
    • Help with your reading lists
    • Find out what's new in the Library this month!
    • Heard about Skills for Learning?
    • Signed, Sealed, Delivered....are we yours? Write a Love Letter or Break up Letter to your Library
  • March (4)
    • Have you joined the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Google Community yet?
    • Check out your subject guide
    • Visiting other university libraries
    • How can the Library support you with referencing?
  • April (3)
    • See this month's selection of new online resources
    • Happy Easter!
    • Are you a distance learning Law student?
  • May (3)
    • The Library’s still open 24/7!
    • Working at a distance throughout the summer?
    • Graduating soon?
  • June (1)
    • Visiting other university libraries
  • July (3)
    • Library website re-launched
    • Congratulations to everyone graduating this summer!
    • MyBeckett Upgrade Summer 2019
  • August (2)
    • Welcome to the Library
    • Are you study ready?
  • October (1)
    • Ten top tips for the perfect assignment!
  • November (1)
    • Dissertation dilemmas? The Library can help!
  • December (1)
    • Christmas 2019
• 2018
  • January (4)
    • Welcome to all new January starters!
    • Studying Business? Meet your Leeds Business School Academic Librarian
    • How to find the latest online resources for your study
    • Happy New Year!
  • February (4)
    • Studying Events Management? Meet your Academic Librarian
    • Your dissertation – you can do it!!
    • Need help on your dissertation journey?
    • Have you heard about Beckett Books Extra?
  • March (4)
    • Studying Tourism? Meet your Academic Librarian
    • The Library over the Easter break
    • How to access other University Libraries
    • Need help with your academic writing?
  • April (3)
    • Making Library help easier for distance learners
    • Need help finding resources for your research?
    • Join the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Google Community
  • May (3)
    • Studying over the summer
    • Accessing resources at a distance
    • Looking forwards to the summer
  • June (4)
    • Autorenewals reminder
    • Using other University Libraries
    • Studying Business? Meet your Academic Librarian
    • Looking for the latest online resources for your study?
  • July (4)
    • Just graduated? Some final reminders
    • Congratulations - Graduation week is here
    • MyBeckett upgrade - advance notice
    • Reading List News!
  • August (3)
    • If you want to visit the Library, plus if you’ve graduated or are just about to start your studies
    • The new online Reading List system is now live!
    • The MyBeckett upgrade is now complete!
  • September (1)
    • Welcome to all new students
  • October (5)
    • Scared of writing assignments? Don’t know where to turn? Leeds Beckett Library can help!
    • Studying on a Distance Learning Surveying, Construction or Project Management course?
    • Need help with your first assignment?
    • Are you on a distance learning course?
    • Studying Education at a distance?
  • November (4)
    • Looking ahead to the Christmas period……
    • Studying Public Health or Environmental Health at a Distance?
    • Have you discovered your Subject Guide yet?
    • It's Academic Writing Month! Do you need help with your academic writing?
  • December (2)
    • A reminder about Christmas and the Library
    • Visiting other university libraries
• 2017
  • January (3)
    • Key Library Resources – What’s New in 2017!
    • Want to brush up on some academic or IT skills
    • Welcome to 2017!
  • February (2)
    • Discover the new features in Discover
    • Intermittent problems accessing some eresources including Discover
  • March (2)
    • MyBeckett Support
    • Need some support with your subject?
  • April (4)
    • Dont forget your student card if you want to visit the Library in person
    • Need help with Academic Skills?
    • Easter Break!
    • Access to Sheila Silver Library – Campus Card required
  • May (4)
    • Join up to the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community
    • Happy Summer Vacation!
    • Key Library Resources - What’s new this month
    • Graduating this year?
  • June (4)
    • Need to catch up with some studying over the summer?
    • Summer reading
    • MyBeckett Upgrade!
    • Finding the latest online resources
  • July (4)
    • Some Library updates
    • Graduation week is here - congratulations!
    • Looking forward to Graduation!
    • Skills for Learning – summer support
  • August (4)
    • Those last few days of summer...
    • Speaking of New Starters
    • Studying Events Management?
    • Finding resources for your subject
  • September (4)
    • Studying Education?
    • Welcome to Welcome and Induction Week!
    • Join up to the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community
    • Updates: MyBeckett, Student Email and Microsoft Office
  • October (4)
    • Joined Offsite yet?
    • Putting pen to paper: help with academic skills
    • New book renewal system starts today!
    • Finding, using and accessing eBooks
  • November (5)
    • Studying a Playwork course? Check out help and resources for your study!
    • Autorenewals and you!
    • Global Engagement Week
    • Your student email is important
    • Studying Art Psychotherapy? – Check out help and resources for your study!
  • December (5)
    • Visiting the library over Christmas and access to using other libraries
    • Reminder – MyBeckett upgrade!
    • Autorenewals over the Christmas period
    • Important news – access to Google student email after 15th December
    • Top tips for tackling your assignments
• 2016
  • January (4)
    • Can’t remember which Library books you previously borrowed?
    • Enjoy the view!
    • Online Support
    • Welcome to 2016!
  • February (4)
    • Did you know we’re open 24/7 366 days this year?
    • Recently enrolled on a Distance Learning course?
    • A new member of the Offsite team!
    • National Libraries Day
  • March (5)
    • Happy Easter!
    • CHECK OUT HOW YOU CAN MAKE EBOOKS MORE ACCESSIBLE!
    • Poetry and the Library ……. Monday (or any day!)
    • Offsite students with disabilities can now borrow books for 6 weeks
    • Planning on visiting the Library over the Easter break?
  • April (3)
    • Celebrate World Book Night!
    • Some good news!
    • Another new member of the Offsite team!
  • May (4)
    • Happy Summer Vacation
    • Key Library Resources for May
    • Sorry, your student email isn’t for life..
    • The Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey goes live!
  • June (3)
    • Still studying over the summer?
    • Find out what Leeds Beckett Student Wellbeing can do for you
    • Join up to the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community
  • July (3)
    • Graduation week is here - congratulations!
    • The Library Refurb, Offsite & You
    • Thinking about taking a Masters?
  • August (2)
    • Library closures Sunday 21st & 28th August
    • Join the Leeds Beckett Distance Learning Community
  • September (3)
    • Welcome to Semester One!
    • Welcome to 2016/17!
    • New Improved Offsite Website
  • October (2)
    • Joined Offsite, but not sure why?
    • Finding eBooks for your subject – everything you need to know!
  • November (1)
    • Skills for Learning help
  • December (4)
    • Visiting us over Christmas and using other libraries
    • Holiday countdown...
    • Find out about your Academic Librarian!
    • The festive season has arrived in the Library
• 2015
  • January (3)
    • Welcome to Semester Two!
    • Latest Ejournals
    • Happy New Year!
  • February (3)
    • Final year undergraduate student?
    • Settling in to the new term
    • What do you love about your library?
  • March (4)
    • Visiting us over Christmas and using other libraries
    • Beckett Books Extra
    • Do you want to use another library?
    • New sports ebooks now available
  • April (4)
    • Graduating this year? Things you need to know...
    • Need some last minute help?
    • New ejournals are here!
    • Happy Easter!
  • May (2)
    • Summer Vacation
    • Library refurbishment
  • June (4)
    • Library Catalogue unavailable 07:00 – 17:00 Wednesday 1st July
    • Certain resources unavailable 30th June 2015 07:00 – 09:00
    • Using Google to find resources? Enhance your searching by using Discover
    • New online resources
  • July (3)
    • Congratulations!
    • Gearing up for Graduation!
    • MyBeckett Summer Maintenance
  • August (2)
    • Certain ebooks currently unavailable
    • Offsite – Leeds Beckett Library support around the world!
  • September (2)
    • Welcome to 2015/16!
    • More from the summer vacation
  • October (4)
    • Are you Offsite-ready yet?
    • Managing your student email account
    • Online Library Induction
    • Perplexed by passwords and PINs?
  • November (3)
    • Christmas has arrived in the library!
    • What’s on in Leeds
    • Good luck with your assessments and don’t forget that we are here to help!
  • December (2)
    • Have a fabulous break
    • Skills for Learning
• 2014
  • February (1)
    • Update on Library transformation
  • March (2)
    • How can Offsite help you?
    • Welcome to your new Offsite blog
  • April (5)
    • Need a journal article that we don’t have electronically?
    • Students registered with Offsite borrow up to 8 items for 4 weeks
    • Did you know you can use other university libraries?
    • Easter Opening Hours
    • Want to borrow any books?
  • May (5)
    • Keep in touch over the summer
    • Transforming your Library
    • Golden Robes
    • Your student email address
    • View from The Library
  • June (3)
    • Graduating this year?
    • New online journals
    • World Environment Day
  • July (4)
    • X-stream unavailable 4th – 8th August plus name change information
    • X-stream unavailable 4th – 8th August plus name change information
    • Sheila Silver Library transformation
    • Tour de France Grand Départ
  • August (4)
    • Coming Soon - New Look Library Website
    • Welcome to MyBeckett
    • Leeds
    • WW1 remembered
  • September (5)
    • Welcome to the 2014/15 academic year!
    • Your Academic Librarians
    • New Library website
    • Sarah’s Distance Learning Top Tip
    • Summer holidays
  • October (5)
    • Just about to start your dissertation
    • There’s still time to give us your views on the University application process
    • Distance Learning Unit research questions
    • Welcome to Offsite
    • Logging in
  • November (2)
    • Studying Psychology? Keep up to date with new developments
    • Microsoft Student Advantage
  • December (2)
    • Chat with Offsite
    • The library goes festive