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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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Liberation, libraries and learning

Shona Tulloch, SUSU Liberation Officer talks to the University Library about her exciting new role.
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Unleashing academic freedom: the case for open educational resources

In May’s blog post we addressed the issues surrounding the provision of textbooks, issues not caused by the pandemic but certainly magnified during that time.

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Archives Revealed: The Blunkett Archives

In July 2019 The University of Sheffield library was awarded a grant from the Archives Revealed programme to catalogue the archive of David Blunkett, a Sheffield MP for 28 years and former Home Secretary.
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The University of Sheffield open research prize 2021

This spring we were delighted to launch our inaugural Open research prize, supporting the University of Sheffield’s open research statement.
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The amateur historian’s role in making history accessible

Written by Alyssa Reed, master's student, Department of History, University of Sheffield, during a work placement at the National Fairground and Circus Archive.