Library Building Closure Sunday 18th July

The Library building will be closed on Sunday 18th July due to the refurbishment. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

No toilet facilities in Library building this Saturday 17th July

Due to the Library refurbishment work taking place over the summer vacation, there will be no access to any toilets in the Library building on Saturday 17th July. If you are using the Library building on Saturday, you will need to go to the main building and use the toilet facilities there. Please remember that you will need your student card to get into the main building over the weekend.

Library Building Closure 7th/8th August

The Library building will close at 3pm on Friday 6th August and will remain closed over the whole of the weekend of Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th August due to the refurbishment. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

Network unavailable in Library building Monday 5th July

There will be no PC or printer/photocopier access available for students in the Library building on Monday 5th July between 9am and 11am due to the work going on for the Library Refurbishment. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Want to view the Library Refurbishment?

Library staff are taking photographs of the Library refurbishment as it happens. View the latest photos on FlickR at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lis_refurb/

SPIE Digital Library extended

The library has recently extended its subscription to the SPIE Digital Library so that all journal and proceedings content is included. Previously Aston University staff and students had access only to the Micro - and Nano-Technologies segment of this resource.

SPIE is an international society advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light and publishes more than 17,000 new articles and conference proceedings each year. They operate an ‘e-first’ policy so that the latest papers are available online within just a few weeks of being presented.

Aston University staff and students now have 24/7 online access to this comprehensive resource which can be accessed via Aston e-Library. There is no login required on-campus; please use the proxy server to access this resource from off-campus.

A quick start guide and online tutorials are available from the SPIE website and these give an overview of the key benefits, including advanced searching, email alerts, and navigation through citations and related articles.

If you have any feedback or comments to make about this resource, please add a comment to this post.

Changes to service during Library Refurbishment

Take a look at our new Changes to Service webpage to find out how Library services will be affected during the building refurbishment this summer.