Education

   Newspapers are great for up to date topical or local opinions on events. However, it is important to remember that newspapers are written for profit so will use attention grabbing headlines and are often factually incorrect. Often, papers have a political affiliation and this may bias their interpretation of events. As newspapers are aimed at the general public the coverage is usually too shallow for academic purposes. 

So always verify information found in a newspaper article.  

Currently you can search back issues of newspapers, including local papers, through a database called Lexis

  The library holds a very small amount of DVDs which are kept on the shelves alongside the 
  books. However, most recordings of TV programmes can now be accessed online via BoB: