Libraries
Preparing your work for Turnitin submission
Katie2025-12-16T15:36:20+00:0018/12/2025|Tags: barrington, knl, library, mendeley, mendeley reference manager, referencing, zotero|
Before submitting your work into Turnitin for similarity checking, if you have used referencing software then you may need to take some important steps first. Mendeley and Zotero integrate with MS Word by embedding field ...
Preparing for assignments and exams?
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2025-12-15T14:33:51+00:0015/12/2025|Tags: assessment, barrington, exams, knl, SOMLibrary, study skills|
Sorry! We know it seems a bit mean to mention the exams in January rather than looking forward to the break before it! However, we know many of you will be thinking about your forthcoming ...
Screening for FTSE 100 companies on Bloomberg
Karen Stokes2025-11-27T11:31:08+00:0011/12/2025|Tags: Bloomberg, company financials, company information, ftse, mirc, SOMLibrary, web-mirc-finance|
So you’re researching an index and need some data on its constituent companies? Bloomberg’s Equity Screening tool makes light work of this, not just for the FTSE, but for indices, exchanges and sectors worldwide. Type EQS ...
Library services over the Christmas period
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2025-12-09T15:43:52+00:0009/12/2025|Tags: barrington, christmas, closing, knl, opening times|
Kings Norton Library will be open 24/7 throughout the holiday period as a study space. Library staff will work until 6pm on Friday 19 December and will resume their normal working hours from 9am on ...
How do I reference social media… in the NLM style?
Jade Millar2025-11-27T11:32:40+00:0004/12/2025|Tags: barrington, knl, NLM, referencing|
Although it’s not considered to be scholarly material, you may find information on social media useful for a piece of academic work. It may be that a particular post on X or Facebook illustrates or ...
Want to improve your reading skills?
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2025-12-01T13:52:09+00:0001/12/2025|Tags: barrington, critical evaluation, knl, reading, SOMLibrary, study skills|
Are you starting to read through the mountains of journals, books or articles for your project or on your course reading list? Let’s start with a few myths about the reading process: You need to ...
