Library News

Cardiff Metropolitan University holds a Copyright Licensing Agency Higher Education Licence, which allows copying of text and images from books, journals and magazines, subject to certain limitations. The new CLA Higher Education Licence (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2027) has recently been published and includes some new features:

• There has been an increase in copying extents for journals – You can now copy or request two articles per journal issue (or 10%, whichever is greater), or up to a whole issue if the contents are dedicated to a specific theme.
• Collaborative research projects – Researchers are now able to share content with other UK HEI's (that hold a CLA licence) in connection with collaborative research projects.

For the full extent limits and conditions of our CLA Licence, please see the CLA’s guidance and the library's webpages on Copyright. 

Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes challenges with reading, writing, and spelling. It is often a hidden disability, both because many people with dyslexia develop good coping strategies that mask their struggles, and because the effort implementing these strategies can take is invisible to those around them. This week (7.10.24-13.10.24) the British Dyslexia Association is running their annual campaign to raise awareness, with the theme “What's Your Story?”. You can find out more about the campaign, as well as ways to access support if you or someone you know struggles with dyslexia, on their website.

If you are a student here at Cardiff Met, Student Services can provide lots of specialist study support for people with dyslexia. To find out more, visit the i-Zone or Student Services page on MetCentral.

We have a wide range of databases that will provide access to academic resources, such as academic journals, books, newspapers and videos. Some are subject specific; others cover a wide range of subjects, and all can be accessed via the Databases A-Z.

To get you started we’ve put together a short video ‘Introduction to Databases’ and a useful guide to using the Databases A-Z. For further help, please book an appointment to see an Academic Librarian or come along to one of our workshops.