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University journals provision from January 2026

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Arthur Scargill stood with a display of items from the archive at Western Bank Library

The Arthur Scargill Archive

Following a two year cataloguing project the Library is pleased to announced that the Arthur Scargill Archive is now open to all researchers.
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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.
Madeleine Blaess Diaries

Special Collections and Archives: Women's History Month

To celebrate Women’s History Month here in the University of Sheffield Special Collections and Archives, we have highlighted a few stories of different women included across the collections.
An iron sits disassembled on a work bench with electronics and a laptop.

Showcasing student work at the Information Commons - Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics

An exhibition on Level 1 in the Information Commons highlighted artefacts and posters from the Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics module.
Western Bank

Service update: limited access to Catalogue Hall at Western Bank Library
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New policies for open research and scholarship

The University of Sheffield has introduced new policies to support open research within the University.
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The University Library joins the Open Education Network

We've become the first UK institution to join the Open Education Network (OEN) that advances the use of open educational resources and practices.