Academic facilities and study support
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Libraries The Sir Michael Cobham Library is on Talbot Campus and on the Lansdowne Campus you will find the Bournemouth House Library and The Graduate Centre Learning Zone in the Executive Business Centre. Subject Librarians provide advice on information resources for assignments, dissertations and research as well as guidance on referencing and avoiding plagiarism. Staff also offer one-to-one appointments and group information skills sessions. The Library tab and Academic Skills tab in myBU provide help and guidance on library and study skills related topics that you can access online.
study areas to group rooms, technobooths and social learning spaces. Students undertaking clinical placements at a hospital within the area will also be able to access their hospital library. Use of the Bournemouth University Library is subject to its rules and the Library Service Statement. www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library
Information Technology (IT) support and facilities
As part of your course induction you will need to attend a library introduction to find out how to use the library and, in particular, how to access the 85,000 e-journals and report series, and 111,000 e-books available to you anywhere, anytime.
There are Open Access Centres on both Talbot and Lansdowne campuses which give you access to computers and printers 24 hours, 7 days a week. Most learning and teaching areas and key university buildings have Wi-Fi.
All the BU libraries have Wi-Fi and you will also find a variety of study spaces, from silent
IT telephone support is available to students 24 hours, 7 days a week by calling +44
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