Accessibility features of Blackboard

by Caitlin Wake and Lavina Dhillon The University of Leicester relies heavily on Blackboard and so it is imperative to the university that all students can use it without any accessibility concerns. If you believe certain content or features on Blackboard are not accessible for you after reading this document, please get in contact with […]

How French libraries are dealing with COVID-19

Due to coronavirus, libraries have had to shut down during lockdown in France. After the difficult period last spring, libraries were able to open up to the crowd but of course there were some strict guidelines to follow, set up by the French government. Located in Brittany, a library had to undergo some changes in […]

Scheherazade: The power of Storytelling

Sometimes the best thing a person can do is talk about what’s troubling them and have someone listen. Isn’t this the age-old advice that people get? It isn’t fool-proof, but in articulating troubles or traumas, there’s a process of reflexivity, objectivity and camaraderie. This is also true of female storytelling in Arabic tradition; women have […]

My time with HopeRoad Publishers

by Hannah Fox, Final Year BA English Literature with Media Studies & Library Champion I am a final year BA English with Media Studies student and last year I was fortunate enough to secure an eight-month placement with independent publisher HopeRoad. Founded by Rosemarie Hudson in 2010 after realising that bookshops and libraries predominately contained […]

What is represent?

Represent is the campaign the Library is running this year to help diversify our collections. It’s important to us that our collections represent the incredible range of diverse voices of our students, staff and local population. We are keen to include more works by underrepresented voices in the Library and are asking you to recommend […]