Longer Opening Hours for the Library at RCS

Good news for staff and students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland!

Responding to readers' requests, we shall be trialling longer opening hours in the new term, starting on 30th September.  So if you've always wanted to drop into the library early on Friday evenings ... now's your opportunity!

Yes, Whittaker Library is open all summer ...

Library Summer Hours

From today (Friday 16th June 2017), we operate summer hours: 

9-5 Monday-Friday, but closed at the weekend.

Visitors are advised to check the website if you're travelling a distance, just in case there are any unexpected changes to particular days.

Staff and students, remember you can still access all our electronic resources even if you're not around Glasgow. (Do ask for more details, if you've never tried before.)  And we're getting a new library system in July, so watch out for an enhanced catalogue experience too. It'll make it even easier to source lots of relevant materials.  Watch this space ...

We're still here for a few more days this year! Whittaker Library Opening Hours

Winter Break

We're open 9-5 Monday 14th to Friday 18th December.
 

The Week Before Christmas:-

We're open 9-2 Monday 21 December
We're open 9-5 Tuesday & Wednesday 22nd & 23rd December.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is closed Christmas Eve to Monday 4th January (Inclusive)

We reopen on Tuesday 5 January 2016 , when full trimester hours resume (including evenings and weekends)

It's Not a Bank Holiday in Glasgow!

Right Now, Today

Just thought we'd let you know - the Whittaker Library at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is open all day today.  It isn't a Bank Holiday here!

Our opening hours during Trimester 3 ("the summer holidays" to most of you) are as follows:-

• Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 09.00-17.00
• Tuesdays we're open 09.00-20.00

Advance Notice

Trimester 1 begins on 21 September, when our evening openings will extend to 20.30 pm Monday to Thursday, with Fridays 09.00-17.00.  Our Trimester 1 weekend openings will appear on our website and we'll also share them here, in due course.

Reminder of Whittaker Library Holiday Opening Hours

Library Spring Break opening hours

Monday - Friday, 9.00am- 5.00pm

Easter Monday, 21st April, 9.00am- 5.00pm
Normal service continues from Tuesday 22nd April (9.00 - 20.30 pm.)

Reflective Journals, Learning Journals

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE | ECITCARP EVITCELFER

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE | ECITCARP EVITCELFER

Has your tutor suggested keeping a reflective journal?  Or they might have called it a 'learning journal'?

Have they suggested looking at the documentation that other Masters students have submitted in previous years?

Here in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Whittaker Library can help!  Take a look in our catalogue - we've done the searching for you here.

If you're not on campus today, don't worry - we have e-books which may also be useful to you, eg:-

• Reflective Practices in Arts Education (2006) click here.
• Jennifer Moon - Learning Journals (2006) click here.

Here's a direct link to our catalogue if you'd like to try searching further keywords.  Happy hunting!  

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS

• We close at 5 pm today (Friday 28th March) and are only open on weekdays from 9.00 to 17.00 pm during the vacation. 
• We're not open in the evenings or at weekends during this period. 
• Normal hours resume on Tuesday 22nd April (9.00 - 20.30 pm.) 

Whittaker Library, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Library Opening Hours

Whittaker Library

Christmas Opening Hours

Friday 13 December           9-5

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No Weekend Opening

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Monday 16 December       9-5

Tuesday 17 December    11-5

Wednesday 18 December 9-5

Thursday 19 December    9-5

Friday 20 December     9-1.45

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No Weekend Opening

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Monday 23 December      9-5

Tuesday 24 December Closed

Christmas Day to 2 Jan closed

Friday 3 January                9-5

Saturday 4 January          10-4

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Normal hours from Monday 6 January 2013

 

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* If you've forgotten to renew library books, remember you can login via the library catalogue to access your account. You need your user number and PIN.

* There are plenty of useful library guides via Mahara, and course reading lists on Moodle, should you feel inspired to do a little studying after Christmas! 

Season's Greetings from the Whittaker Library Staff and a happy Hogmanay when it comes!

Wet Bank Holiday Monday: Whittaker Library is Open!

• Had you planned on going out today?  Disappointed by the weather?
• Or have you programme notes to prepare, maybe?

We're still here!  Normal opening hours, 9 am to 8.30 pm.  See you soon!

Whittaker Christmas Greetings!

The Whittaker Library at the 

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Christmas Closure

We close at 2 pm today, Friday 21 December 2012. 

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The Library reopens on Thursday 3 January 2013.  

• We shall be open 9-5 Thursday 3 and Friday 4 January.  
• We're open on Saturday 5 January between the usual 10-4.

Helpful leaflet for late returners:- How to renew your library loans online.  (You'll need to login to your staff/student Moodle and Mahara account to access this leaflet.)

Easter arrangements

Whittaker Library

at the

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Easter closing:

We close at 3 pm on Friday 6 April.

Re-open at 9 am onTuesday 10 April 

• Drama Librarian Alan Jones has been on vacation this week, but is back on Tuesday 10 April.
• Music and Academic Services Librarian Karen McAulay is on vacation from Tuesday 10 -Thurs 12 April, and attending the IAML(UK and Irl) Annual Study Weekend from Friday 13 to Mon 14 April. 
• Whittaker Library colleagues will help any way they can whilst their colleagues are away.   Phone and email contact details available on the library webpage.

Karen will represent the Library when she receives our Excellence Award at the Annual Study Weekend.  She's also looking forward to delivering a paper entitled 'Crowdsourcing the Celtic Bard' - revealing an intriguing mix of ancient sources and modern technology!