Postgraduate Prospectus 2012 University of E xeter

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Library facilities in Exeter
Our new main library
Postgraduates studying with us in 2012 will
be amongst the first to experience our newly
refurbished Main Library, which is currently
undergoing a £5.8 million redevelopment.
The library will provide world-class facilities
that include:
• 24/7 study facilities and learning spaces
• more than 24 kilometres of shelving for print
collections
• state-of-the-art multimedia facilities
• over 115 public computers
• wifi availability throughout
• many key academic resources online
• double the current seating capacity
• triple the current number of group and silent
study areas
• self-service machines for book issues and
returns
In addition to the Main Library, students
in Exeter have access to two other library
facilities:
• Research Commons – our world class
research library facility has recently
benefitted from a £2 million investment and
houses special collections, including the Bill
Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema
and Popular Culture and world-class Middle
Eastern collections The study space, a hub
for researchers, provides a large, light new
reading room, multi-media seminar space and
an attractive outdoor terrace.
• St Luke’s Campus Library – housing
Education and Sport Science collections,
a £1 million investment has enabled the
installation of self-service machines, a
variety of modern working spaces including
dedicated 24/7 computing and study rooms.
Find out more at: www.exeter.ac.uk/library
Library facilities in Cornwall
The Cornwall Campus library and IT facilities
provide a comfortable and modern study
environment. The library is open 24/7 during
term-time and offers self-service facilities, a
range of different study areas, including group
and silent study, and wifi access throughout.
The majority of texts have been purchased in
recent years and the collection, which contains
120,000 books, 3,000 maps and 25,000 video/
DVD programmes with additional online
material, is continually reviewed and updated.
Archives and special collections include the
Camborne School of Mines archives, Institute
of Cornish Studies collection and literary and
performance archives. The Law collection
meets the Law Society’s stringent accreditation
standards.
Access is available to all the University libraries
with regular transfers between campuses for
requested materials. You will also be able to
benefit from the inter-loan library service
from the British Library and have access to the
University College Falmouth libraries.
Exciting developments on the Cornwall
Campus include a major expansion of the
library and teaching and learning space with
£10 million investment in the Exchange, an
extension to the existing Learning Resources
Centre (Library and IT). This will add new
research support, different types of study
spaces including informal learning, group and
quiet study with state of the art technology.
Other sources of information
Alongside the University-owned libraries, the
University also helps operate the Devon and
Exeter Institution Library – a private collection
on West Country materials and 19th century
periodicals. Additional collections include the
Exeter Health Library and Exeter Cathedral
Library. Both are run independently from the
University, but their collections are included in
the University Library catalogue.