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Your BCU Library: Year in Review 2024

2024 was an exciting year for BCU Libraries! Take a look at our summary of the ways #YourBCULibrary supported you in your studies and research in 2024 by the numbers.

Library Starter Guide

Whether you are joining BCU for the first time or returning to the university, the Library and Learning Resources team has prepared induction activities that will get you started in no time.

staff guide to resource lists

Calling all academic staff! Find out about the all new Resource List system.

Now with integration to Moodle it's easier than ever to create a list for your students to find the supporting resources they need in one place.

BCU Librarians have put together a guide detailing all the essential info.

Library Space Improvements

The School of Art library will be closed temporarily from 19 August - 4 September for improvement works.

New Library Resources

Stream thousands of movies and documentaries for free with BCU Library’s subscription to Kanopy.

Kanopy is a video streaming platform dedicated to thoughtful entertainment and one of many new resources subscribed to by the Library.

Studying from home?

Studying remotely and going to the library is possible ... when the Library comes to you. Discover how to access millions of online resources from anywhere in the world using your connected device.

Enhance Your Research Journey

If you're setting off on your research journey, find out about how the library can help you along the way with our range of services designed with researchers in mind.

Access to Westlaw UK

Westlaw UK is an online database of legal information including books, cases, journals and legislation. You can access Westlaw UK via links from our A-Z of Databases and Library Guide for Law.

Discover your digital skills

BCU encourages all students to continually improve their Digital Literacy. In order to help each individual assess and improve their skills we have joined with JISC to provide the JISC Discovery Tool.