News & Events
For services and systems updates, visit our IS Services Updates blog
Blackboard Learn Ultra Survey and Focus Group
25/04/2024
Information Services would like to gather student feedback on the things you like about Blackboard Learn Ultra.
This year is the first academic year of Blackboard Learn Ultra, so your feedback is important for us to assess and improve your experience.
Please complete this short survey: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/aber/blackboard-learn-ultra
Survey respondents will have the chance to win an LED desk lamp.
At the end of the survey, let us know if you would like to be a part of an informal focus group to discuss Blackboard Learn Ultra.
Have your say!
The survey will open on Monday 29th April and close at midnight on Sunday 5th May.
Food and drink in the Library
01/05/2024
You can bring hot and cold drinks in containers with lids and (not greasy or smelly) cold food into the Library.
You cannot bring any hot food, takeaway food that has gone cold nor alcohol in.
We will ask you to take your food out of the library if you break these rules. Please be considerate of the Library and the other people who use it.
Our policy in full: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/regulations/fooddrink/
Hugh Owen Library opening hours Bank Holiday 6th May
30/04/2024
The Hugh Owen Library will be open as normal on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May, but with limited staffed services. Information Services will be closed.
You can check the opening hours of our libraries on our opening hours calendar here: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/about/opening-hours/
More Books - Update
30/04/2024
In order to keep the More Books scheme open in the face of increased costs, we have had to reduce the limit of books per student from eight to five. We are sorry if this causes any inconvenience.
Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit sessions 2 - 16 May
29/04/2024
May
02/05 Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack Part One (L&T)
02/05 Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack Part Two (L&T)
03/05 Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack Part Three (L&T)
03/05 Pedagodzilla Book Launch and Pod Attack Part Four (L&T)
07/05 Generative AI Guidance for Staff (L&T Online)
09/05 Top Tips for Engaging Lectures, and why they work (L&T)
16/05 Generative AI Discussion Forum (L&T Online)
AberSkills Infographics
26/04/2024
Essays. Reports. Presentations. Academic posters. Notetaking. Task words.
- Want to understand what an assignment requires you to do?
- Need to know the meaning of a particular task word?
- Looking for guidance and material on how to write your assignments?
There's a new series of bitesize infographics 'How to write...' available on AberSkills:
New look Level E
24/04/2024
This summer, Level E (2nd floor) of the Hugh Owen Library will be changing.
We will be moving staff and student spaces around to create a larger student space and more study spaces in the southwest corner of the library. The new student study area will have views over the town to the sea and will include 6 new group study rooms.
For more details on the changes, including key dates and maps of the areas that will change, please visit our Level E changes webpage
Using the library study rooms
12/04/2024
We know it’s annoying if you want to use a library study room but they’re all booked up.
It’s even more annoying if the room is booked, but no one is using it.
Please cancel your bookings if you no longer need them – email is@aber.ac.uk – and we’ll free the room up for other students.
Digital Skills in AI and Generative AI
22/04/2024
A new ‘Digital Skills in AI and Generative AI’ questionnaire for students and staff is now available in the Jisc Digital Discovery Tool. This new questionnaire will help you to self-assess and develop your knowledge of AI in seven areas.
Please read this blogpost for further information.
AberSkills
19/04/2024
Want to know what academic skills you have?
Want to brush up on your academic skills?
Looking for guidance and resources on developing and improving your academic skills?
AberSkills is the place to go!
Information Services, Aberystwyth University, Hugh Owen Library, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DZ
Tel: 01970 62 2400 Email: is@aber.ac.uk