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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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Call for participation: History and Archives in Practice 2026

The National Archives, Institute of Historical Research and Royal Historical Society are pleased to announce the launch of next year’s History and Archives in Practice (HAP) call for participation.
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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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University journals provision from January 2026

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Open Educational Resources and OpenFest

Learn about the recently launched Open Educational Resources (OER) toolkit and OpenFest 2022.
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A history of enterprise search 1938-2022: the latest title to be added to the Sheffield Pressbooks Network

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new open access book on the Sheffield Pressbooks Network.

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Western Bank Library - Limited access over the winter

Works to reinstate the ventilation and cooling of Western Bank Library will continue this winter and as a result access to the building will be limited.
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The Alan Winnington Papers

The Library is pleased to open the archive to researchers for the first time, providing an intriguing insight into one of the most fascinating periods of East Asian, European and Cold War history.
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Embedding Information and Digital Literacy in the programme – a Faculty Librarian perspective