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Welcome to the University of Sheffield Library!

Over the next few weeks, we have a whole host of events running to welcome you to our spaces and introduce you to our services.
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University Heritage Collection: Civil and Structural Engineering student research project

James Macdonnell, a second year BA History student, has researched some of the objects from the Civil and Structural Engineering collection which are part of the Heritage Collections. Here is his research and findings about some of the objects.

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K-Pop Worlds: Exploring the Global Influence of a Korean Phenomenon

K-Pop’s multidimensional identity - as a local pop with a global reach, and also as a hyper-capitalist industry entwined with alternative youth cultures - makes it a fascinating case of contemporary popular culture.

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Academics’ experiences of Open Educational Resources

Academics are taking advantage of the University’s policy on the creation and use of Open Educational Resources - hear what they have to say in their own words.
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World Digital Preservation Day 7th November 2024

This World Digital Preservation Day, Fran Horner, Archivist in Special Collections and Archives, would like to highlight and celebrate the digital preservation communities she is a part of and finds extremely valuable.
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Showcasing White Rose University Press: Quality and Innovation in Open Access Publishing

The universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have all hosted events across 2024 to showcase White Rose University Press (WRUP).
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Sheffield author Martin White awarded Best Paper by the Business Information Review journal

Martin White's book, "Workarounds: the benefits and the risks", upon which his award-winning paper was based, was published by the Sheffield Pressbooks Network in 2023.
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Digitisation of the University of Sheffield Herbarium

Kane Dibb, Digitisation and Communications Assistant at the Alfred Denny Museum, takes us through their work in digitising the University of Sheffield Herbarium.
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Vacation loans and completion of studies information

Information on extended access applications and vacation loans for the Summer 2024 break.