The Open University Library
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The Open University (OU) Library enables OU students and staff around the world to access a world-class online library service. Visit www.open.ac.uk/library to get started.
Starter Pack for OU (UK) staff here: https://go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR
Starter Pack for OU (UK) staff here: https://go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR
The Internet puts a great deal of information at your disposal - but how do you know what is accurate and reliable?
This pathway from Being digital will take you through how you can evaluate people, networks and information you find online 👉 https://ow.ly/fLVU50XxZla
This pathway from Being digital will take you through how you can evaluate people, networks and information you find online 👉 https://ow.ly/fLVU50XxZla
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Internet puts a great deal of information at your disposal - but how do you know what is accurate and reliable?
This pathway from Being digital will take you through how you can evaluate people, networks and information you find online 👉 https://ow.ly/fLVU50XxZla
This pathway from Being digital will take you through how you can evaluate people, networks and information you find online 👉 https://ow.ly/fLVU50XxZla
We’re proud to share a curated list of resources exploring trans experiences, generously gathered by our incredible Trans Staff Network 👇
https://ow.ly/3Wiy50Xuw60
Their work helps create space for trans and gender-diverse colleagues to connect, share experiences and feel supported.
https://ow.ly/3Wiy50Xuw60
Their work helps create space for trans and gender-diverse colleagues to connect, share experiences and feel supported.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We’re proud to share a curated list of resources exploring trans experiences, generously gathered by our incredible Trans Staff Network 👇
https://ow.ly/3Wiy50Xuw60
Their work helps create space for trans and gender-diverse colleagues to connect, share experiences and feel supported.
https://ow.ly/3Wiy50Xuw60
Their work helps create space for trans and gender-diverse colleagues to connect, share experiences and feel supported.
Happy International Students’ Day! 🎓🌍 We're celebrating 8000+ international students in 157 countries currently studying with us. 💙
To all the students daring to dream and learn, your journey inspires us! 🤩
#InternationalStudentsDay
To all the students daring to dream and learn, your journey inspires us! 🤩
#InternationalStudentsDay
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Happy International Students’ Day! 🎓🌍 We're celebrating 8000+ international students in 157 countries currently studying with us. 💙
To all the students daring to dream and learn, your journey inspires us! 🤩
#InternationalStudentsDay
To all the students daring to dream and learn, your journey inspires us! 🤩
#InternationalStudentsDay
Today is Armistice Day, commemorated every year on the 11th of November to mark the end of the First World War and the armistice signed.
We will remember them. 🌹
We will remember them. 🌹
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today is Armistice Day, commemorated every year on the 11th of November to mark the end of the First World War and the armistice signed.
We will remember them. 🌹
We will remember them. 🌹
Green skills help us use what we know at home, in study and at work to support a healthier planet. 🌱🌍
Our resource list will help you recognise your skills, apply them in new ways, and play your part in a greener future 👉 https://ow.ly/TTJM50Xhz22
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Our resource list will help you recognise your skills, apply them in new ways, and play your part in a greener future 👉 https://ow.ly/TTJM50Xhz22
#GreenLibrariesWeek
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Green skills help us use what we know at home, in study and at work to support a healthier planet. 🌱🌍
Our resource list will help you recognise your skills, apply them in new ways, and play your part in a greener future 👉 https://ow.ly/TTJM50Xhz22
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Our resource list will help you recognise your skills, apply them in new ways, and play your part in a greener future 👉 https://ow.ly/TTJM50Xhz22
#GreenLibrariesWeek
🖤👻 Happy Halloween! 👻🖤
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🖤👻 Happy Halloween! 👻🖤
Want to enhance your skills & employability while shrinking your digital footprint? 🌱💻
Our new Digital Sustainability pathway can help you:
✅ Make your online study and work greener
✅ Understand the impact of AI tools
✅ Tackle climate anxiety
👉 https://ow.ly/I58e50XhySs
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Our new Digital Sustainability pathway can help you:
✅ Make your online study and work greener
✅ Understand the impact of AI tools
✅ Tackle climate anxiety
👉 https://ow.ly/I58e50XhySs
#GreenLibrariesWeek
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Want to enhance your skills & employability while shrinking your digital footprint? 🌱💻
Our new Digital Sustainability pathway can help you:
✅ Make your online study and work greener
✅ Understand the impact of AI tools
✅ Tackle climate anxiety
👉 https://ow.ly/I58e50XhySs
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Our new Digital Sustainability pathway can help you:
✅ Make your online study and work greener
✅ Understand the impact of AI tools
✅ Tackle climate anxiety
👉 https://ow.ly/I58e50XhySs
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Our planet is under pressure... what can we do to help? 🌍
We teamed up with the OU Sustainability team to create a resource list to help you:
✅ Understand the challenges
✅ Explore solutions
✅ Make a positive impact on climate change
Start exploring 👉 https://ow.ly/VMW450XhyJR
#GreenLibrariesWeek
We teamed up with the OU Sustainability team to create a resource list to help you:
✅ Understand the challenges
✅ Explore solutions
✅ Make a positive impact on climate change
Start exploring 👉 https://ow.ly/VMW450XhyJR
#GreenLibrariesWeek
October 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Our planet is under pressure... what can we do to help? 🌍
We teamed up with the OU Sustainability team to create a resource list to help you:
✅ Understand the challenges
✅ Explore solutions
✅ Make a positive impact on climate change
Start exploring 👉 https://ow.ly/VMW450XhyJR
#GreenLibrariesWeek
We teamed up with the OU Sustainability team to create a resource list to help you:
✅ Understand the challenges
✅ Explore solutions
✅ Make a positive impact on climate change
Start exploring 👉 https://ow.ly/VMW450XhyJR
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Why deposit your research in Open Research Online (ORO)?
✔️ Meet OU’s Code of Practice
✔️ Share work freely across the globe
✔️ Boost visibility, readership and citations.
Depositing isn’t just required - it maximises impact. Start today 👉 https://ow.ly/RyhE50XcXyy
#OpenAccessWeek
✔️ Meet OU’s Code of Practice
✔️ Share work freely across the globe
✔️ Boost visibility, readership and citations.
Depositing isn’t just required - it maximises impact. Start today 👉 https://ow.ly/RyhE50XcXyy
#OpenAccessWeek
October 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Why deposit your research in Open Research Online (ORO)?
✔️ Meet OU’s Code of Practice
✔️ Share work freely across the globe
✔️ Boost visibility, readership and citations.
Depositing isn’t just required - it maximises impact. Start today 👉 https://ow.ly/RyhE50XcXyy
#OpenAccessWeek
✔️ Meet OU’s Code of Practice
✔️ Share work freely across the globe
✔️ Boost visibility, readership and citations.
Depositing isn’t just required - it maximises impact. Start today 👉 https://ow.ly/RyhE50XcXyy
#OpenAccessWeek
Sharing research data has many benefits: it gives the full picture behind findings, supports transparency, enables innovation through reuse, and opens possibilities for big data insights. 💡
Our Research Support Team can help you make your data open 👉 https://ow.ly/Q3yi50XhtfB
Our Research Support Team can help you make your data open 👉 https://ow.ly/Q3yi50XhtfB
October 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Sharing research data has many benefits: it gives the full picture behind findings, supports transparency, enables innovation through reuse, and opens possibilities for big data insights. 💡
Our Research Support Team can help you make your data open 👉 https://ow.ly/Q3yi50XhtfB
Our Research Support Team can help you make your data open 👉 https://ow.ly/Q3yi50XhtfB
Open Research Online (ORO) is OU’s free Open Access repository. Anyone can browse peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and more - even records where the full text isn’t available.
OU researchers are pre-registered to self-deposit outputs. Explore here 👉 https://ow.ly/e7Q850XcXxb
#OpenAccessWeek
OU researchers are pre-registered to self-deposit outputs. Explore here 👉 https://ow.ly/e7Q850XcXxb
#OpenAccessWeek
October 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Open Research Online (ORO) is OU’s free Open Access repository. Anyone can browse peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and more - even records where the full text isn’t available.
OU researchers are pre-registered to self-deposit outputs. Explore here 👉 https://ow.ly/e7Q850XcXxb
#OpenAccessWeek
OU researchers are pre-registered to self-deposit outputs. Explore here 👉 https://ow.ly/e7Q850XcXxb
#OpenAccessWeek
Open Access means your work can reach far beyond academia! 🌍
Healthcare staff use it in practice, teachers bring it to students, readers in low-resource countries gain access, and curious minds everywhere can engage. 💡
Make your research go further 👉 https://ow.ly/Yo9k50XcXuy
#OpenAccessWeek
Healthcare staff use it in practice, teachers bring it to students, readers in low-resource countries gain access, and curious minds everywhere can engage. 💡
Make your research go further 👉 https://ow.ly/Yo9k50XcXuy
#OpenAccessWeek
October 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Open Access means your work can reach far beyond academia! 🌍
Healthcare staff use it in practice, teachers bring it to students, readers in low-resource countries gain access, and curious minds everywhere can engage. 💡
Make your research go further 👉 https://ow.ly/Yo9k50XcXuy
#OpenAccessWeek
Healthcare staff use it in practice, teachers bring it to students, readers in low-resource countries gain access, and curious minds everywhere can engage. 💡
Make your research go further 👉 https://ow.ly/Yo9k50XcXuy
#OpenAccessWeek
Looking to become a more confident user of digital tools?
Being digital features over 35 FREE activities designed to develop your digital literacy skills – from managing your digital identity to making the most of online networks.
👉 https://ow.ly/mKLy50X4aOM
Being digital features over 35 FREE activities designed to develop your digital literacy skills – from managing your digital identity to making the most of online networks.
👉 https://ow.ly/mKLy50X4aOM
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Looking to become a more confident user of digital tools?
Being digital features over 35 FREE activities designed to develop your digital literacy skills – from managing your digital identity to making the most of online networks.
👉 https://ow.ly/mKLy50X4aOM
Being digital features over 35 FREE activities designed to develop your digital literacy skills – from managing your digital identity to making the most of online networks.
👉 https://ow.ly/mKLy50X4aOM
What does #OpenAccess mean? 🔓 It’s research made free to read by anyone, anywhere - not locked behind paywalls.
✅ That means wider reach, more impact and compliance with funder/REF rules.
Our Research Support Team can guide you through the process 👉 https://ow.ly/BJlX50XcXmb
#OpenAccessWeek
✅ That means wider reach, more impact and compliance with funder/REF rules.
Our Research Support Team can guide you through the process 👉 https://ow.ly/BJlX50XcXmb
#OpenAccessWeek
October 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What does #OpenAccess mean? 🔓 It’s research made free to read by anyone, anywhere - not locked behind paywalls.
✅ That means wider reach, more impact and compliance with funder/REF rules.
Our Research Support Team can guide you through the process 👉 https://ow.ly/BJlX50XcXmb
#OpenAccessWeek
✅ That means wider reach, more impact and compliance with funder/REF rules.
Our Research Support Team can guide you through the process 👉 https://ow.ly/BJlX50XcXmb
#OpenAccessWeek
Struggling to find the right image to use without copyright headaches? 🤔
Bridgeman Education has thousands from museums, art collections & historical sites - all cleared for educational use!
OU staff & students can access here 👇 www-bridgemaneducation-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/en/ (OU login req)
Bridgeman Education has thousands from museums, art collections & historical sites - all cleared for educational use!
OU staff & students can access here 👇 www-bridgemaneducation-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/en/ (OU login req)
October 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Struggling to find the right image to use without copyright headaches? 🤔
Bridgeman Education has thousands from museums, art collections & historical sites - all cleared for educational use!
OU staff & students can access here 👇 www-bridgemaneducation-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/en/ (OU login req)
Bridgeman Education has thousands from museums, art collections & historical sites - all cleared for educational use!
OU staff & students can access here 👇 www-bridgemaneducation-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/en/ (OU login req)
Do your online habits have a #CarbonFootprint? 💻🌍
With our new Digital #Sustainability pathway, you'll discover:
✅ Greener online study & work tips
✅ The cost of AI tools
✅ How to cope with climate anxiety
Build digital literacy & make a positive impact. Explore now: www.open.ac.uk/libraryservi...
With our new Digital #Sustainability pathway, you'll discover:
✅ Greener online study & work tips
✅ The cost of AI tools
✅ How to cope with climate anxiety
Build digital literacy & make a positive impact. Explore now: www.open.ac.uk/libraryservi...
October 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Do your online habits have a #CarbonFootprint? 💻🌍
With our new Digital #Sustainability pathway, you'll discover:
✅ Greener online study & work tips
✅ The cost of AI tools
✅ How to cope with climate anxiety
Build digital literacy & make a positive impact. Explore now: www.open.ac.uk/libraryservi...
With our new Digital #Sustainability pathway, you'll discover:
✅ Greener online study & work tips
✅ The cost of AI tools
✅ How to cope with climate anxiety
Build digital literacy & make a positive impact. Explore now: www.open.ac.uk/libraryservi...
If you’re a postgraduate researcher, our Research Support team provides specialised advice, training, and events to help you develop your skills and navigate the research process. 🔎📝
Explore our guidance and resources here 👇
https://ow.ly/OQFt50X758R
Explore our guidance and resources here 👇
https://ow.ly/OQFt50X758R
October 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If you’re a postgraduate researcher, our Research Support team provides specialised advice, training, and events to help you develop your skills and navigate the research process. 🔎📝
Explore our guidance and resources here 👇
https://ow.ly/OQFt50X758R
Explore our guidance and resources here 👇
https://ow.ly/OQFt50X758R
October isn’t always kind to open-air theatre! 🌧️ However, OU students and staff can stream 30 Shakespeare plays filmed live at the Globe via Drama Online... with no umbrella needed! 🎭☂️
Start the show 👉 www-dramaonlinelibrary-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/shakespeares... (OU login req.)
Start the show 👉 www-dramaonlinelibrary-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/shakespeares... (OU login req.)
October 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
October isn’t always kind to open-air theatre! 🌧️ However, OU students and staff can stream 30 Shakespeare plays filmed live at the Globe via Drama Online... with no umbrella needed! 🎭☂️
Start the show 👉 www-dramaonlinelibrary-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/shakespeares... (OU login req.)
Start the show 👉 www-dramaonlinelibrary-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/shakespeares... (OU login req.)
October 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Looking for easily-digestible resources to support your students? 🤩
Our new YouTube Shorts share quick study tips on using the online Library - from online training sessions to hidden search tricks, all in under a minute.
Perfect to pass on to #OUstudents! 👇 www.youtube.com/@TheOpenUniv...
Our new YouTube Shorts share quick study tips on using the online Library - from online training sessions to hidden search tricks, all in under a minute.
Perfect to pass on to #OUstudents! 👇 www.youtube.com/@TheOpenUniv...
September 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Looking for easily-digestible resources to support your students? 🤩
Our new YouTube Shorts share quick study tips on using the online Library - from online training sessions to hidden search tricks, all in under a minute.
Perfect to pass on to #OUstudents! 👇 www.youtube.com/@TheOpenUniv...
Our new YouTube Shorts share quick study tips on using the online Library - from online training sessions to hidden search tricks, all in under a minute.
Perfect to pass on to #OUstudents! 👇 www.youtube.com/@TheOpenUniv...
Our Archive Heritage Open Days event begins tomorrow! 📣
Come along to the Library building at our #MiltonKeynes campus, 10:30-15:30, Wed to Fri.
✨ Brand new exhibitions
🎞️ OU Archive Cinema drop-in screenings
🎶 Live music from Open Voices (Thurs 12pm)
FREE event 👉 www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
Come along to the Library building at our #MiltonKeynes campus, 10:30-15:30, Wed to Fri.
✨ Brand new exhibitions
🎞️ OU Archive Cinema drop-in screenings
🎶 Live music from Open Voices (Thurs 12pm)
FREE event 👉 www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
September 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Our Archive Heritage Open Days event begins tomorrow! 📣
Come along to the Library building at our #MiltonKeynes campus, 10:30-15:30, Wed to Fri.
✨ Brand new exhibitions
🎞️ OU Archive Cinema drop-in screenings
🎶 Live music from Open Voices (Thurs 12pm)
FREE event 👉 www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
Come along to the Library building at our #MiltonKeynes campus, 10:30-15:30, Wed to Fri.
✨ Brand new exhibitions
🎞️ OU Archive Cinema drop-in screenings
🎶 Live music from Open Voices (Thurs 12pm)
FREE event 👉 www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
Looking for your next great read? 📖 Tomorrow is #NationalReadABookDay! 🎉
#OUstudents & staff can enjoy thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines & more through Overdrive - all on your own device. 📱💻
Start browsing to see where your next book takes you👉 open.overdrive.com (OU login req)
#OUstudents & staff can enjoy thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines & more through Overdrive - all on your own device. 📱💻
Start browsing to see where your next book takes you👉 open.overdrive.com (OU login req)
September 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Looking for your next great read? 📖 Tomorrow is #NationalReadABookDay! 🎉
#OUstudents & staff can enjoy thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines & more through Overdrive - all on your own device. 📱💻
Start browsing to see where your next book takes you👉 open.overdrive.com (OU login req)
#OUstudents & staff can enjoy thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines & more through Overdrive - all on your own device. 📱💻
Start browsing to see where your next book takes you👉 open.overdrive.com (OU login req)
✉️ You're invited to The Open University Archive's Heritage Open Days. Step into the past with:
✅ Guided campus tours (booking req.)
✅ Brand new exhibitions & displays
✅ OU Archive Cinema – drop-in screenings
✅ Live music from Open Voices
FREE event 👉 www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
#MiltonKeynes
✅ Guided campus tours (booking req.)
✅ Brand new exhibitions & displays
✅ OU Archive Cinema – drop-in screenings
✅ Live music from Open Voices
FREE event 👉 www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
#MiltonKeynes
August 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
✉️ You're invited to The Open University Archive's Heritage Open Days. Step into the past with:
✅ Guided campus tours (booking req.)
✅ Brand new exhibitions & displays
✅ OU Archive Cinema – drop-in screenings
✅ Live music from Open Voices
FREE event 👉 www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
#MiltonKeynes
✅ Guided campus tours (booking req.)
✅ Brand new exhibitions & displays
✅ OU Archive Cinema – drop-in screenings
✅ Live music from Open Voices
FREE event 👉 www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
#MiltonKeynes
Do you have #OUstudents starting Level 1 this autumn?
Encourage them to get a head start with our free, badged Digital Information Literacy course! 👇
learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....
They’ll build essential #studyskills & earn a digital badge to show off online.
Encourage them to get a head start with our free, badged Digital Information Literacy course! 👇
learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....
They’ll build essential #studyskills & earn a digital badge to show off online.
July 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Do you have #OUstudents starting Level 1 this autumn?
Encourage them to get a head start with our free, badged Digital Information Literacy course! 👇
learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....
They’ll build essential #studyskills & earn a digital badge to show off online.
Encourage them to get a head start with our free, badged Digital Information Literacy course! 👇
learn1.open.ac.uk/course/view....
They’ll build essential #studyskills & earn a digital badge to show off online.
Back by popular demand! 🤩 Join our FREE guided campus tours during #HeritageOpenDays and uncover the fascinating history of the OU’s #MiltonKeynes site.
📍 Betty Boothroyd Library, Walton Hall
📅 17–19 Sept
🎟️ Book now: www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
Plus, enjoy exhibitions & the OU Archive Cinema!
📍 Betty Boothroyd Library, Walton Hall
📅 17–19 Sept
🎟️ Book now: www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
Plus, enjoy exhibitions & the OU Archive Cinema!
July 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Back by popular demand! 🤩 Join our FREE guided campus tours during #HeritageOpenDays and uncover the fascinating history of the OU’s #MiltonKeynes site.
📍 Betty Boothroyd Library, Walton Hall
📅 17–19 Sept
🎟️ Book now: www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
Plus, enjoy exhibitions & the OU Archive Cinema!
📍 Betty Boothroyd Library, Walton Hall
📅 17–19 Sept
🎟️ Book now: www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...
Plus, enjoy exhibitions & the OU Archive Cinema!