Library News

Are you ready to enhance your research, stay ahead of global trends, and make informed decisions?

Join us for an exclusive training event on Fitch Solutions, designed to empower the Cardiff Metropolitan University community with access to world-class data, financial insights, and industry analysis.

Date: 13th November 2024

Time: 14:00 to 15:00

Online: FitchSolutions Training Link

Why Attend?

• Boost Your Research: Access cutting-edge global market, political, and financial data to enrich your academic projects and papers.
• Enhance Career Readiness: Gain practical insights into finance, business, technology, healthcare, and more, making you more competitive in the job market.
• Real-World Applications: Learn how to apply these tools to solve real-world problems in finance, policy-making, technology trends, and beyond.
• Industry Relevance: Whether you’re in management, tech, healthcare, sports science, education, or art, these platforms provide essential information for strategic planning and risk management.

For further information contact: electronicservices@cardiffmet.ac.uk 

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.

This month we are all invited to join in the celebration of this year’s Black History Month.

The theme this year is Reclaiming Narratives and marks a significant shift towards recognising and correcting the narratives of Black history and culture. The aim is to shine a brighter light on stories, allegories, and histories that underscore a commitment to correcting historical inaccuracies and showcasing the untold success stories and the full complexity of Black heritage.

Explore your Cardiff Met Library’s wealth of resources via MetSearch, come and browse our Black History Month book displays at Llandaff and Cyncoed Library or check out our Anti-Racist Reading List and the Black History Month 2024 playlists on Box of Broadcasts.

If you want more information on Black History Month why not visit the Black History Month Website: https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/ where there is a great article on the 10 Books by Black British Authors You Should Read and details of a downloadable resource pack to help celebrate, educate and inspire.

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.