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20 June 2025

Blue bucket and a yellow spade on a sandy beach
20 June 2025

Us too!


16 June 2025

A small dog wearing glasses and using a laptop
16 June 2025

How to contact us


2 June 2025

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2 June 2025

Information for staff 


9 May 2025

Sunflowers
9 May 2025

Leaving? Back next year? What you need to know 


8 May 2025

A woman flying through the air holding an open umbrella
8 May 2025

Getting ready for 25-26


29 April 2025

Outside of The Hive
29 April 2025

Hive and Ask a Librarian


16 April 2025

A smiley faced daisy flower on a dark green background
16 April 2025

Take a break from your studies with Spring Sessions at The Hive


10 April 2025

Coloured pencils
9 April 2025

Join us, 14 April, 7-9pm, The Hive


31 March 2025

People browsing a table of secondhand books
31 March 2025

Latest news


20 March 2025

Neon sign saying hello
20 March 2025

How we can help (and how we can't)


7 March 2025

Easter biscuits including bunnies, chicks and happy easter messages
7 March 2025

Hive and live chat


3 March 2025

Neurodiversity awareness week logo
3 March 2025

*new sessions added*


21 February 2025

A spider plant and flying bee. Text reads: keep growing
21 February 2025

And take home a baby spider plant


4 February 2025

UW referencing guides
4 February 2025

Try the microlearning course


21 January 2025

The atrium at The Hive
21 January 2025

All welcome


13 January 2025

Lego minigigures mending a computer keyboard
13 January 2025

Interruptions to catalogue and Hive printing


6 December 2024

Yellow mug with a smiley face
6 December 2024

Join us to Study Happy at The Hive


3 December 2024

A dog wearing reindeer antlers and a dog wearing an elf hat
3 December 2024

Hive and Ask a Librarian


8 November 2024

Hive and students
8 November 2024

Join a poetry walking tour


23 October 2024

International open access week logo
23 October 2024

Watch our new video


21 October 2024

International open access week logo
21 October 2024

Join one of our drop in sessions


17 October 2024

A person watering a plant growing from their head as if nourishing their brain
17 October 2024

Library Services and the Student Life Advisors have created a wellbeing resource list


15 October 2024

Just don't painted on the side of a brick building
15 October 2024

Just don't


7 October 2024

A woman writing on a laptop in a cafe
7 October 2024

New content on the Study Skills portal


30 September 2024

The Hive at sunset
30 September 2024

Help us with projects and earn


27 September 2024

Text reads: Green Libraries Week 7-11 October 2024
27 September 2024

Join us to celebrate Green Libraries Week 2024


25 September 2024

A quirky bee holding a pile of books, standing next a sign reading £1
25 September 2024

Books for only £1


23 September 2024

Library books with blue stickers on the spine
23 September 2024

But bring your books back...


29 August 2024

Everyone is welcome
29 August 2024

A hub of knowledge, resources and guidance


11 July 2024

5 July 2024

Go for it written in scrabble tiles
5 July 2024

Embed your list on Blackboard


31 May 2024

Cardboard box with donation written in marker pen
31 May 2024

We need your books (please!)


15 May 2024

Some students walking outside The Hive
15 May 2024

Developed by students for students


8 May 2024

Bucket and spade on a sandy beach
8 May 2024

What's available, and what to do if you're leaving


9 April 2024

Study nook
9 April 2024

Space to study, space to relax


6 March 2024

A rabbit's tail and paws as it disappears into a hole
6 March 2024

Hive and live chat


21 February 2024

A pomeranian dog wearing glasses and looking at a computer screen
21 February 2024

We're on tour


20 February 2024

BoB logo
20 February 2024

Try BoB


5 February 2024

The main staircase in The Hive
5 February 2024

All courses, all years welcome


23 January 2024

Computer screen and an open book
23 January 2024

Read your way


2 January 2024

MAn holding an open book over his face
2 January 2024

We can help


11 December 2023

Christmas lights and an open book with the pages folded into a heart shape
11 December 2023

Top 5 tips for the festive break


1 December 2023

Christmas tree with gold lights
1 December 2023

Info and advice


28 November 2023

Outside of the British Library
28 November 2023

Info and advice


17 November 2023

Very helpful. Wish I'd known about it sooner
17 November 2023

Library Services can help


7 November 2023

Multicoloured autumn leaves
7 November 2023

AI and you


16 October 2023

UKRI logo
16 October 2023

Information for researchers


27 September 2023

All books £1. Wednesday 11 October. 12-2pm at The Hive
27 September 2023

Join us for the Great Hive Book Rescue


18 September 2023

Welcome to Library Services
18 September 2023

Get to know your Library and Blackboard


15 September 2023

Stale request error message
15 September 2023

Our advice


14 September 2023

ClinicalKey: helping clinicians make informed decisions
14 September 2023

How to access our new medical ebooks


1 September 2023

Main atrium of the Hive
1 September 2023

Join us...


21 June 2023

Inflatable flamingo floating on a clear blue sea
21 June 2023

How to get in touch


19 June 2023

19 June 2023

Getting you to the help you need


16 June 2023

UKRI logo
16 June 2023

Latest news from UKRI Research England


25 May 2023

Close up of feet climbing a flight of stairs
25 May 2023

What do your students need for next semester?


11 May 2023

Ebook sos infographic header
11 May 2023

Our library student team need your help


3 May 2023

The Hive
3 May 2023

See part of our Stanbrook Abbey Press collection


26 April 2023

Close up of a person's feet climbing stairs
26 April 2023

Information for staff


19 April 2023

Stairway and lifts to level 4 of the Hive
19 April 2023

Where to go and how to get help


30 March 2023

Bunny tail and feet disappearing into a hole
30 March 2023

When is The Hive open?


7 March 2023

Lego minifigures
7 March 2023

We have lots of online help sessions available. Sign up now


28 February 2023

Sage journals logo
28 February 2023

HE negotiations are ongoing with SAGE


27 February 2023

Logo for Springer journals
27 February 2023

HE negotiations are ongoing with Springer


10 January 2023

BrowZine homepage
10 January 2023

Access articles more quickly


3 January 2023

Resource lists header
3 January 2023

If your list isn't published, your students can't see it


15 December 2022

RNIB bookshare and UW library services logos
15 December 2022

Get texts in different formats


1 December 2022

Dogs in elf and reindeer hats
1 December 2022

Availability of The Hive and the askalibrarian service


29 November 2022

Download pdf logo
29 November 2022

LibKey Nomad and BrowZine will help you find articles more quickly


14 November 2022

tea and cake image
14 November 2022

Join us at St John's for tea and cake – Thursday 1 December 1-2.


14 November 2022

Resource Lists header
14 November 2022

Let us know what you need us to buy!


14 November 2022

trees
14 November 2022

Including sessions on key subject databases and reference management.


19 October 2022

#EbookSOS ebooks are unaffordable for university libraries. We call for urgent market regulation to ensure students can learn
19 October 2022

Why does it matter?


10 October 2022

A pile of second hand book donations
10 October 2022

Best ever!


22 September 2022

All books £1. Wednesday 5 OCtober, 12-2pm. The Hive, level 0
22 September 2022

Get yourself a bargain


20 September 2022

The Hive presents Kit de Waal in conversation with BBC radio presenter Nina Das Gupta
20 September 2022

Join us on 4 October to meet an award winning author


20 July 2022

20 July 2022

Changes to journal article references


27 June 2022

Resource lists header with new blue colour scheme
27 June 2022

A bit of a makeover


20 June 2022

Bucket and spade on a beach
20 June 2022

How to contact us


10 June 2022

Lego figures mending a keyboard
10 June 2022

A heads up for Saturday 18 June


31 May 2022

Feet of someone climbing stairs
31 May 2022

What to do now


16 May 2022

Tired bloodshot eyes
16 May 2022

Thursday 19 May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Here are some handy tools to make online life a little easier


25 April 2022

Great Hive Book rescue 2022: finished with your books? Help out next years students
25 April 2022

We're collecting!


13 April 2022

Feet of someone climbing stairs
13 April 2022

Information for staff


1 April 2022

UKRI UK Research and Innovation
1 April 2022

Starting today...


9 March 2022

Web of Science logo
9 March 2022

We are switching from Scopus to Web of Science


22 February 2022

A shop sign shaped like an eye
22 February 2022

Renew or return


21 February 2022

Graffiti on a wall. A face witha straight mouth and the question 'what now?'
21 February 2022

Need help?


4 January 2022

Sign reading level 4 silent study: for silent reading, reasearch and study only
4 January 2022

Additional spaces in revision and assessment weeks


17 December 2021

Two dogs wearing santa hats
17 December 2021

How to contact askalibrarian


8 December 2021

Sigiriya rock, Sri Lanka
8 December 2021

Bloodaxe poet Amali Gunesekera, plus news of future events


07 December 2021

The Hive against a blue honeycomb background. Text reads: Can you help shape the future of Library Services?
07 December 2021

We would like your help to understand what you need from a high-quality library service


12 November 2021

Students, have your say about library fines
12 November 2021

We're reviewing our policy on student library fines, make sure you have your say


26 October 2021

Study happy wherever you are
26 October 2021

Study healthier, happier, smarter


12 October 2021

Books on a display for Black History Month
12 October 2021

Here's a round up of our activity to mark Black History Month


17 September 2021

Sign reading come in, we're open
17 September 2021

Join us for referencing, ebooks, searching and more...


8 September 2021

A hand holding up a pile of books
8 September 2021

Our latest information on booking borrowing/ return for the new academic year


13 July 2021

Open door leading to the outside world
13 July 2021

Can my students read my books?


28 June 2021

Sunglasses abandoned on a beach
28 June 2021

How to find us over the summer


14 June 2021

Dartboard with a number 9
14 June 2021

You can renew your books a maximum of 9 times...


27 May 2021

Books balanced on someone's head
27 May 2021

Can we have our books back please?


18 May 2021

Woman holding an umbrella and flying through the air
18 May 2021

What to do now


13 May 2021

Woman reading in the bath
13 May 2021

Read yourself well with help from Worcestershire libraries this Mental Health Awareness Week 


27 April 2021

Someone's feet climbing a flight of stairs
27 April 2021

Information for staff


21 April 2021

Drop down File menu on a browser
21 April 2021

Sort out your files and folders and save yourself some time


14 April 2021

A desk with an open laptop, mug and flowers
14 April 2020

Some advice to help you make the most of your time online


11 March 2021

Two lego minifigures poking up through a keyboard
11 March 2021

Changes to auto-forwarding


9 March 2021

Pug wearing round glasses
9 March 2021

Give your eyes a break with some of these options to make reading online easier


22 February 2021

A hand holding a small pile of books aloft
22 February 2021

Some reminders of why you should read


2 February 2021

Water strider floating on a pond
2 February 2021

This is the final story interpreted by one of our work placement students, Zyginta Juskute. Winter is turning to spring...


26 January 2021

The moon
26 January 2021

Our work placement student, Zyginta Juskute, has translated this lovely story for us. We hope it gives you a lot of lockdown inspiration


21 January 2021

Bunch of balloons with happy and sad faces
21 January 2021

Take a look at these trials and tell us what you think


12 January 2021

Cobweb in sunshine
12 January 2021

A short tale to bring a bit of happiness


19 December 2020

Baubles and snowflakes on a Christmas tree
19 December 2020

Some festive cheer from our work placement students Hana and Zyginta


18 December 2020

University of Worcester Library Services wish you a merry Christmas. Image of lights and baubles
18 December 2020

If you're studying over the Christmas break, Library Services are still here to help.


8 December 2020

1 December 2020

1 December 2020

Studying remotely? Take care of your physical, mental and academic wellbeing with our handy Study Happy from home guide, designed to help you study healthier, happier, smarter.


10 November 2020

10 November 2020

Puzzled by citations? Baffled by reference lists? Try out the Cite Them Right tutorial and all will become clear...


2 November 2020

What every student should know


An interview with the film director of Paywall.


The Library Services homepage

We've put together some short video guides to help you navigate the new Library Services website... 


11 September 2020

Welcome to our new website. It's been designed to be accessible to all. We've made lots of improvements, including areas specifically for students...