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Library 24-hour Spaces

The Library offers 24-hour spaces to Ulster students & staff.  24-hour access includes study environments, social learning spaces and access to computing, printing, scanning & photocopying facilities.  Staffed opening hours include enquiry services and support, borrowing and access to bookstock. Check the Library Opening Hours page for more detail.

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Self-service laptop lending

The Library has launched self-service laptop lending with a 96 laptop unit on the first floor of Belfast library. Laptops are available for 4hr loan periods to use anywhere on campus. Belfast library also offers a new UV-C unit to sanitise a laptop in just 15 seconds. Coleraine & Magee campus libraries continue to offer ‘over the counter’ laptop lending during opening hours.

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Past exam papers

Reviewing past papers is an excellent revision technique that helps you to establish how well you have covered various topics and identify any areas you need to cover in more depth. You can access past papers in the exam paper archive (login using your University ID and password).

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Library Updates

Thu 21 Sep 2023

RefWorks Workshops: Semester One

Thu 21 Sep 2023

Harvard Referencing Workshops: Semester One

Thu 21 Sep 2023

OSCOLA Referencing Workshops: Semester 1

Tue 18 Jul 2023

E-Resource Trial: Cite Them Right

Library Opening Hours

Library Opening Hours

The Library Service offers 24-hour spaces to Ulster students & staff.  24-hour access includes study environments, social learning spaces and access to computing, printing, scanning & photocopying facilities.  Staffed opening hours include enquiry services and support, borrowing and access to bookstock.
Term-time (staffed) opening hours begin Monday 25th September 2023 (weekend opening from Saturday 30th September).

Summer staffed opening hours (until 24/09/23 inc.)
DayOpenClosed
Monday-Thursday 8.45am 5pm
Friday 8.45am 4pm
Saturday & Sunday   CLOSED

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USearch

USearch, the Library's discovery service, offers a Google-like search across many of the Library's databases...

Databases

Lists Library databases & e-resources available to support teaching, learning & research. Access details, descriptions,...

Electronic Journals

Use the Journal Finder page to search the Library's electronic journal collection. Search for a...

E-Books

There are 25,000+ eBook titles on the Library Catalogue and the collection is continually being...

OpenAthens Guide

Many of the Library's databases & e-resources are protected using OpenAthens. You can login to...

Reading Lists

Access the Library's reading list catalogue, designed to guide you to the books, journals &...

Exam Papers

Access to online past exam papers. Exam papers can be searched by course reference number...

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