November's #databaseofthemonth is WGSN Fashion. It is a leading global resource for fashion trend forecasting, design insights, and industry intelligence. #WGSNfashion

It was the #greenlibrariesweek event in Town House today. Thank you to the students and staff who attended. Lots of students have taken advantage of our houseplant give away 🌱 Special thanks to the Green Impact Team in Library & Learning Service and to Dr Purva Tavir.

We will be celebrating Mental Health Awareness Day tomorrow at Penrhyn Road, Main Building, Collaboration Space. Join us for some mindful activities #worldmentalhealthday

Construction Information Service is a must resource for engineering, construction and architecture. It comprises 26,000+ documents from over 500 publishers, including full text access to relevant construction Standards, Eurocodes , CISBE documents and technical data. #databaseofthemonth #CIS

European Newsstream is a good database to search for articles across a number of different national and local newspaper, it also includes some magazines. #databaseofthemonth #EuropeanNewsstream

August database of the month is O'Reilly for Higher Education, it is a great source of information for Technology and Business subjects #databaseofthemonth #O'Reillyforhighereducation

July's Database of the Month is LinkedIn Learning which is a great way to learn new skills during the Summer break. You can access via My Kingston or from icat 'Find a database' #databaseofthemonth #LinkedInLearning

June's database of the month is Statista. It is a must if you are looking for stats, analysis and reports on all kinds of things. I also love the 'daily data' section which has lots of lovely infographics #databaseofthemonth #Statista

If you need to check or find a reference Cite them right should be your first stop. You will find out how to format your references and lots of useful advice about citing and referencing. icat Library Search>Find a Database>Cite them right. #citethemright #databaseofthemonth

Our first database of the month is Credo Reference, it is a great place to find a definition from a credible source. Access it via icat library search 'Find a Database' #databaseofthemonth #Credoreference #dissertation #icat

KU libraries have featured in some major TV productions over the years including the Silent Witness episode 'Shadows' in 2010 and more recently 'Cunk on Life' from December 2024 You can view both of these on Box of Broadcasts.
The Town House also featured in series 6 of the Crown on Netflix.

It has been a honour to welcome our Big Read author Clive Myrie to the University this afternoon, topics included the American election, Windrush generation, belonging and finding common ground.

We are so lucky that Penrhyn Road Library is in this building with some outdoor space and amazing views 🔭

Congratulations to the Library & Learning Services team who were recently awarded a GOLD green impact award 🏅#kusustainability