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Students sit in the Window on Korea area in Western Bank Library

Welcome to the University of Sheffield Library!

Over the next few weeks, we have a whole host of events running to welcome you to our spaces and introduce you to our services.
ebecca sits with a sketchpad at the back of an audience, facing a women giving a speech.
Rebecca Plume sketching from the symposium audience. Image credit: Fran Horner, University of Sheffield Library

Sketching to Reflect: The First Women in Circus Symposium from a Student Perspective

Rebecca Plume, student bursary recipient, takes us to the Women in Circus Symposium through her eyes as a postgraduate researcher and performer...

Ed sits at a laptop, making notes on a pad of paper

Writing History, Losing Credit: Rediscovering Rosemary Anne Sisson

Edward Frost, an MA English student, undertook a work placement in the Library during a work placement in 2026. Read on to hear about his experience of the Rosemary Anne Sisson Archive as he catalogued some of her film and television scripts.
Aaron reviewing items in the Special Collections archive

Backstage with Rosemary Anne Sisson’s Archive

The Rosemary Anne Sisson Archive held in the Library’s Special Collections, Heritage and Archives has formed the basis of two MA student work placements in 2026. Aaron Kearsley, History MA student, reflects on his experience.
Students outside the Octagon Centre during Intro Week

Liberation, libraries and learning

Shona Tulloch, SUSU Liberation Officer talks to the University Library about her exciting new role.
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Unleashing academic freedom: the case for open educational resources

In May’s blog post we addressed the issues surrounding the provision of textbooks, issues not caused by the pandemic but certainly magnified during that time.

David Blunkett standing in front of an exhibition

Archives Revealed: The Blunkett Archives

In July 2019 The University of Sheffield library was awarded a grant from the Archives Revealed programme to catalogue the archive of David Blunkett, a Sheffield MP for 28 years and former Home Secretary.
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The University of Sheffield open research prize 2021

This spring we were delighted to launch our inaugural Open research prize, supporting the University of Sheffield’s open research statement.
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The amateur historian’s role in making history accessible

Written by Alyssa Reed, master's student, Department of History, University of Sheffield, during a work placement at the National Fairground and Circus Archive.