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University of Sheffield
S10 2TN

+44 114 222 7200

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Library news

Sanger 200

Sanger 200: The National Fairground and Circus Archive’s first online exhibition

The National Fairground and Circus Archive is delighted to announce the launch of its first ever online exhibition, Sanger 200.

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New 'Critical GenAI Literacy' tutorial from the library

The Library is very pleased to announce the launch of the new Generative AI (GenAI) tutorial - "Critical GenAI Literacy" to help scale up the provision of Critical Gen AI literacy training for students across the University.
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University journals provision from January 2026

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Alumnus Eric Pattison’s legacy gift to fund new digital scholarship and learning suite at Western Bank Library

Eric Pattison, an alumnus of the School of English, left an extraordinarily generous gift to the University in his Will which will transform library resources for all.

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