A (belated) warm welcome/welcome back

October 30, 2009

A very warm welcome to new Sebe students starting at the University recently, and of course to returning students back from the Summer break.

It’s been a busy time of year for everyone, but I thought I’d just welcome all the Sebe students and let you all know that the Sebe WebPages have been revamped to make them a lot clearer and accessible. Also I should let you know about the new “Skills for Learning” WebPages on the Learning Centre’s website. This has been revised and updated over the Summer and is now a one-stop place for study skills advice and appointments, details of this semester’s InfoBites workshops, full information about the University’s referencing systems, and the EndNote support WebPages.

Finally the Harvard referencing guide has been updated to include an example list of different sources which will hopefully make the system easier to follow.

Anyway, good luck for the year ahead and keep your eyes on the blog for more updates and news regarding Sebe.

See you soon


May 8, 2009

Engineering Conferences Online (ECO) Link

ECO promotes the dissemination of important engineering research that would normally be very difficult, or impossible, to locate.

Papers are generally available free of charge on an open access basis thereby assisting the dissemination of this important research information.


HelpEngine

April 20, 2009

Just thought I’d share a great guide for engineering students which may be useful. It’s a guide that has been designed to help engineering students find the right information quickly. There are lots of great links on here to all sorts of resources. The guide was compiled by Aslib, The Association for Information Management.

It has sections for General Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and much more.


Harrison Learning Centre changes…..

March 17, 2009
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HLC

There have been a few changes here in Harrison that you need to be aware of.

At the request of users, the third floor (excluding the IT Suite) has now been designated a SILENT STUDY AREA. As you enter the floor from the central stairs or the IT Suite , you will expected to remain silent, switch mobile phones to vibrate and be considerate of others users. Staff will be patrolling the floor regularly.

The group study rooms on third floor are now SINGLE STUDY ROOMS with a PC. These can be booked as normal at the Lending Services helpdesk on ground floor. You will be expected to study individually and in silence in these rooms.

New areas for group study will be available on the second floor, still allowing groups to study together.

Please take notice of the signs in Harrison advising of group or silent study areas.

For more information regarding these changes, please ask at the information helpdesks in the Learning Centre.


InfoBites

March 10, 2009

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Just a reminder that the InfoBites information skills sessions begin next week.

We have a number of sessions at the Harrison Learning Centre throughout the next few weeks. We shall be focusing on Harvard Referencing and EndNote software, but there are also some ‘drop-in’ sessions where you can just come along and we’ll try to help you.

You can see the current timetable on the InfoBites website. Keep your eyes out for next semester’s timetable which will be going onto the website shortly.


SEBE Forums

March 6, 2009

Respected journals, Building and Contract Journal, have great forums where you can chat to your peers and colleagues about what’s happening in the industry today. It can be a great way to find advice and simply stay up to date with the latest developments and news. They also regularly run competitions where you could win Amazon vouchers!

To visit the Building forum click here.

To visit the Contract Journal forum click here.


January 23, 2009

The links below give access to a range of Free Construction Magazines.
By subscribing to these free magazines you will have the latest news, tips, trends and information in your chosen area.

Architecture——Building Management & Real Estate——Construction    Electrical——Engineering (Construction)——Interior Design, Furniture, Fashions——Landscape—— Metal, Mechanical & Machinery——Mining
Oil, Gas & Electrical Energy——Utility & Energy——Waste Management & Water Supply——Woodworking


January 21, 2009


Access to free Trade Magazine Subscriptions and Technical Document Downloads in the areas listed below:

If when you open one of the links below the following message is displayed:

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The tags links above the message should be active.

Architecture

Automation Industry

Construction

Engineering

Manufacturing Engineers

Manufacturing Automation

Design

electronics

Plastics


Free web Access to full text academic related SEBE text books

November 12, 2008


The following are links for:
Engineering
Construction
Architecture


Construction News now online

October 8, 2008

Construction News is now available to read online as well as print.

We have a subscription to Construction News which you can find in Harrison Learning Centre but you can now also read it digitally via the CN website. You can even capture digital images to use in your assignments (remember to reference where they came from though!).

The CN website also has a number of RSS feeds you may wish to subscribe to if you want to keep up-to-date with news.