Events from the 01 January 2024 - 31 December 2024 Reset
Academic Skills: Understanding the information cycle
Sources of information are created for different reasons and purposes. This session will help you assess the academic use of sources, including books, journals, news, and websites.
01 March 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
North East Ancient Egypt Society: lecture by Dr Penny Wilson
A North East Ancient Egypt Society event
02 March 2024
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Elvet Hill House 009, adjacent to the Oriental Museum
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Archives and Special Collections Experience Day
Are you thinking about a career in archives and special collections? Do you fancy being an archivist or rare books librarian for the day? If so, join us for our next Work Experience Day for Durham University undergraduate and postgraduate students who are interested in learning more about a career working with archives and special collections.
11 March 2024
9:15 AM - 4:30 PM
Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RN
- Workshop
- Library and Collections
Chat With Us: Exam preparation support
Being well prepared for your exams is the best way to overcome stress and anxiety – and it gives you the best chance of getting good grades. Join us for our Chat With Us session on Tuesday 23 April and speak to us about what you can do (and not do!) to cope with what can be a very stressful time.
23 April 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Library and Collections
Chat With Us: Electronic resources
Do you want to know more about our electronic resources? If so, join us for our Chat With Us session on Tuesday 7 May and speak to us about getting the most out of all the resources we have.
07 May 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Library and Collections
Library Book Giveaway: Pride Month
Our book giveaway is back once more for Pride Month! New copies of selected titles will be wrapped and hidden in Bill Bryson Library – find one and it’s yours to keep or pass on.
01 June 2024 - 30 June 2024
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Bill Bryson Library
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Support services
- Library and Collections
Chat With Us: Scholarly Publishing, Open Access and sharing your research
Do you have questions about which journals might be worth publishing in? What is an ORCID? How do I publish my research data with a DOI? What is Open Access? How do I add my publications to Durham Research Online (Worktribe)? Come along and speak to the Library’s Open Research team for help with these and any other questions you might have.
04 June 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Library and Collections
Chat With Us: accessing Museum Collections
Do you want to know more about how to access and use the University’s museum collections? If so, join us for our Chat With Us session on Tuesday 18 June and speak to us about getting the most out of our collections at the Museum of Archaeology, Oriental Museum, Durham Castle, University Art Collection and Biological Science Collection.
18 June 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Library and Collections
Welcome to University Library and Collections
Join us at Bill Bryson Library between Wednesday 2 and Tuesday 8 October from 10am-3pm to find out everything you need to know about our libraries, museums, collections and services!
02 October 2024 - 08 October 2024
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Bill Bryson Library, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LY
- Support services
- Library and Collections