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The Library is delighted to support Sixth Form students and staff with their Book of the Month initiative!

At New College Durham we are keen to create a culture of reading among our students by providing opportunities for students and teachers to engage in conversations and activities around reading.

At the start of the year English Literature students began a ‘Book of the Month’ initiative. They are encouraged to read for pleasure and are offered opportunities in lessons to share what they are currently reading. Since the start of this academic year students have also submitted suggestions for the ‘Book of the Month’ and written a short synopsis of their chosen book.

We have displayed posters around the sixth form classrooms, corridors, study rooms and the library; the book is also shared on class Teams pages for students to like, comment and share their thoughts on the selection.

This initiative is now college-wide, we would welcome ‘Book of the Month’ suggestions from staff and students.

Please send you suggestions to Rebecca Hadfield –

rebecca.hadfield@newdur.ac.uk

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Library praised in Validation for BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

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Library praised in Validation for BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

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The course was recently revalidated by the Open University for another five years. In their comments the panel commended:

"The effectiveness and thoroughness of the library, and academic resources as support for teaching and learning."

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The library sells off old and withdrawn books on the Book Sale Trolley, next to the Library counter.
Prices start at 50p.

New Books Sale Stock

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You can make comments, suggestions or ask questions by contacting the Library:
Phone: 0191 375 4370
Email: Library@newdur.ac.uk
We also have print comment cards in the library too.

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The Marketing team have been working on new branding for the college and have produced a new banner sign for the Library, which will look like this (but bigger):

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This free app. lets you check your library account, renew loans and search the Heritage Library Catalogue too.

To use the MyCirqa app. you need to have a library account. When you have downloaded the app. find and select New College Durham and login in with your student number and use the day and month of your DOB as your PIN (it says password, but it is a PIN you need to enter).

The app. is available on Google Play and the App Store. Open this attached poster for more details and QR codes for easy access. MyCirqa poster.

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We have changed our magazine and journal display! Titles on similar subjects are grouped together, with a section for AS?A Level titles.
Academic journals (with plain covers) are filed in the green boxes with the older issues.

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THE Library has two touch-screen monitors set up for the Heritage Library Catalogue.
You can use these to quickly search for books and resources without logging onto a PC.

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We now have a growing number of streamed videos on the Heritage Library Catalogue and more are being added every week!
Finding them is easy -
1. Go onto the Heritage Catalogue - it's on our Schoology and Teams areas and our Intranet pages too.
2. Select the Advanced search option.
3. Select Media Type E-Streamed Recording from the drop down list and enter your search terms.

This will help you find relevant streamed content faster.

If you can't find relevant streamed content on Heritage, tell us what you are looking for and we will find it and add it. Just email library@newdur.ac.uk

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Our Click and Collect service is still available and lots of students have used it to get books from the library.
If you want to know more about this service there is information on our Schoology pages or contact us on our dedicated email: clickandcollect@newdur.ac.uk

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On our Schoology page and Library on Teams, we have a number of videos that show you how to use: Heritage; Discovery; the Inter Library Loans form; research skills and more!
Look for the Library Support Videos folder.

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Library staff have reviewed the pricing schedule for items sold in the Study Store and several items are now being sold at lower prices than before.
The Study Store has always offered some excellent deals: Bic pens for 30p, compared to 85p in WH Smith, Pink Pig sketch pads A4 for £4.00 & A3 for £6.00  - These are £6.45 and £9.50 respectively on Amazon.
NCD Hoodies - We have a very small number of NCD Hoodies in black, grey and tropical surf left - £24.00 each