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The Easter Holiday is approaching fast. Below are details of Library opening hours and services over the Easter. OA Owl had an early visit from the Easter Bunny Opening Hours Full details of  opening hours  are available on the Library website. From Saturday 25 March to Wednesday 19 April we will be open until midnight. On Wednesday 19 April, 24 hour opening will resume.  The Library is closed on the Public Holidays Friday 14 April and Monday 17 April.  On Thursday 13, Saturday 15, Sunday 16 and Tuesday 18 April we are open, but with reduced services. Loans Students and staff may borrow an extra 5 items during the vacation, on request at the Service Desk during staffed service hours. You don’t have to wait until your books are due back, renew them before you leave. To do this online, log into your  library account online. If yo u leave Leicester please respect the request for items to be returned. Held books cannot be renewe...

This blog post is based on a mini-workshop created for the Doctoral Writing Group. Many thanks to writer friends on Twitter and Facebook who contributed tips. What's stopping you? I don't have time! Keep a time diary for a few days. Is there anything you can drop or cut down on? Grab small amounts of time to write e.g. 20mins Can you write while waiting for things or commuting? I get distracted! Find a space/time to write. Turn off the internet or social media! There are apps that can help you with this. Use a routine or ritual Same time, place, music etc. Timed writing sessions Shut up & write sessions I don't know what to write... Planning Have you planned what you want to write? Structure of thesis/article/writing Have you broken it down into small enough sections? Do you know what the argument you want to make is? Do you need to go back to notes/planning/thinking stage? Lack of confidence/Impostor Syndrome I...

You can get lots of individual support from us here at the Library . But further help is available to you from IT Services and the English Language Teaching Unit. Guided IT learning sessions In addition to taught training courses, IT Services offer help with specific queries at Guided IT Learning Sessions.  An experienced IT trainer will be available to help and assist you with your individual training needs. You need to book at least 2 working days in advance. Find out more here: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/lli/staff-development/events/courses/it/sdcct032 English language support for international  PGRs For international students, there is support for  writing academic English and giving presentations. Go to the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) website for further information: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/eltu/isp/postgraduate-researcher

Friday 17th March, 10am, LLI 0.02. Wednesday 22nd March, Bennett LT2. Book online

Company reports are an important source for anyone studying businesses and industries. We provide access to 100,000s reports through  Mergent Online and Mergent Archive .  But we still hold print reports in the Library. These are mainly from banks, building societies and the transport sector. You can find these reports with the print periodicals in the basement of the David Wilson Library. To find them using the Library search follow the steps below. 1. Go to the Advanced Search . Change Material Type to 'Journal'. 2.To find a particular company use the name of company AND "annual report" or  "annual report and accounts". Here's an example for the Alliance and Leicester Building Society: Click to enlarge 3. To search for a sector, try Bank (or Building Society or Transport) AND  "annual report" or  "annual report and accounts". Use a date range if appropriate. ...