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Referencing made simple
Get to grips with referencing using the new tutorial from Skills@Library.
Tuesday 23 February 2021
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Fancy an open research lunch?
Join us for a series of lunchtime talks exploring the culture and practice of…
Thursday 11 February 2021
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Comedies and Tragedies of King Charles
New acquisition from the personal library of King Charles II shines a light…
Monday 1 February 2021
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Annual Report 2019–20
The report demonstrates the Library’s achievements and celebrates staff…
Wednesday 27 January 2021
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Books are just the beginning. Our dedicated staff can help you to find what you need, access primary research material, and develop your study and research skills.
Library services
What you need to know about borrowing, renewing and returning the items you need and how to request items that we don’t have in our libraries.
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Skills@Library supports taught students to develop academic skills, through online resources, workshops, 1-to-1 appointments, drop-in sessions and teaching in the curriculum.
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Researcher@Library teams help staff and PhD researchers with open access, research data management, literature searching and increasing citations: online, in person and through workshops and events
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Delve into our outstanding collections of rare books, manuscripts, art and archives and find unique primary research material.
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There are four libraries on campus, along with two public galleries displaying rare items and artworks. There is one off-campus library in St James's Hospital.
Brotherton Library
closed
Edward Boyle Library
Open 09:00 to 24:00
Health Sciences Library
closed
Laidlaw Library
Open 09:00 to 20:00
Galleries
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Library quick start
Your guide to using the libraries at the University of Leeds.
Research quick start
Your guide to how the Library supports researchers at the University of Leeds.
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