Facilities in POLIS
Libraries
The most directly relevant libraries for POLIS staff and students are the SPS Library, the Mill Lane Library and, of course, the University Library. Note, however, that there are also several more specialised libraries in the university (e.g. in African Studies or South Asian Studies), which might be useful for some students. See below for more details.
Mill Lane Library
The Mill Lane Library has facilities which include a Mill Lane Library CamTools site
SPS Library
The SPS Library has facilities which include a SPS Library CamTools sites.
IT Resources
IT Support and Assistance
For assistance with any aspect of IT or Computing, please contact the IT Helpdesk via helpdesk@polis.cam.ac.uk or refer to the other contact details via the link below.
More on Computing and IT resources
Online Lecture Resources (CamTools)
The Department uses CamTools to publish handouts and other information to students. There are a number of CamTools sites within the Faculty, but the two main sites (together with information on how to find many of the other sites in the Faculty and on the restrictions in place for using CamTools) can be found here:
- PPS Tripos Part I site (PPS-PtI)
- PPS Tripos Part II site (PPS-PtII)
For more information, contact the Department's teaching office or visit the Computing and IT pages.
SPS Intranet
The SPS Intranet (http://www.hsps.cam.ac.uk/sps-intranet/) is a repository for various items, including meeting dates and application forms etc for Faculty/Departmental use.
Seminar mailing list
If you would like to find out about seminars and other events of interest to people within POLIS, you can subscribe to our mailing list. Please email the helpdesk if you are interested or visit the POLIS seminars mailing list page.