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Dear Students, Eid Al Adha Mubarak! 💫 May this blessed holiday bring peace, happiness, and prosperity to you and your loved ones. Wishing you joyful moments, good health, and success in all your endeavors. 🌙 ❗️Please note that the LRC will be closed from May 27 to May 31 due to holidays. We will resume to regular schedule on June 1, 2026.❗️

Today, 26 May, LRC will be open until 16:45.

Enjoy your holidays and have a wonderful celebration! 💚

Dear all, 🎉 We are pleased to announce that trial access to the Pearson online platform is now available until June 20, 2026. 🔐 We are pleased to announce that trial access to 50 Pearson eBooks is now available through the VitalSource platform until June 20, 2026. 🚀 Please log in to the VitalSource platform to explore the available titles and begin using the eBooks. For more information or assistance, please contact the Learning Resource Centre. Kind regards, LRC Team

Reading smarter changes everything ✨ Not just your grades — but your focus, memory, and the way you think. Here are 6 small shifts that can help you understand books more deeply this summer 📚

📖BOOKS AND TEXTBOOKS IN LRC Many eBooks in our bookshelves are worth reading and were carefully selected by WIUT Academic Staff. No books were purchased without consideration. As exams time passed by, LRC is a quite and uncrowded place to spend your time with books. These and other books and ebooks (fiction. non-fiction, research and others) can be found in LRC. #lrcresearchsupport

🔠🔠©️ IN WHICH LRC ARE YOU TODAY? #lrcresearchsupport

Dear students,🌷 On behalf of the Book Club, I would like to sincerely congratulate all of you on the occasion of “Xotira va Qadrlash Kuni” This meaningful day reminds us to honor the courage, sacrifice, and dedication of those who contributed to the peace and future we enjoy today. Their bravery and kindness will always remain in our hearts🤍 May this special day inspire us to value peace, respect our history, and continue striving for knowledge and success. Wishing all of you good health, happiness, and great achievements in your studies and future endeavors. 🤍 Best regards, Book Club 📓

WIUT extends its sincere congratulations on the Day of Remembrance and Honour! 🇺🇿 ⠀ This day is kept in our hearts as a symbol of heroism, patriotism and bravery of people who achieved peace on Earth. May its legacy be preserved in our collective memory, reflected in our actions, our commitment to worthy endeavours, and our enduring respect and care for the older generation. ——— 9-may – Xotira va qadrlash kuni munosabati bilan barcha aziz yurtdoshlarimizni tabriklaymiz. Yurtimiz tinch, osmonimiz musaffo, mustaqilligimiz abadiy bo‘lsin, aziz vatandoshlar! Our channels: Website; Facebook; Instagram; LinkedIn; YouTube

“Sometimes happiness is simply rest.”

As we pause for the holiday weekend, we would like to remind our students and colleagues to take a moment to slow down, recharge, and enjoy a quiet rest 🤍

Please note that the LRC will be closed on 9, 10, and 11 May in observance of the holiday weekend. ❗️Today, 8 May, LRC will be open until 16:45.❗️ We will resume to regular schedule on May, 12 Wishing everyone peaceful holidays and restful days ahead 💫

📖THE ECONOMIST (09.05-15.05) The Trump-Xi summit will expose a dysfunctional duo. Mutual vulnerability is no substitute for global leadership. Why Swedish schools are going unplugged. Nordic pupils are returning to books and pens. Foreign firms: have you considered America? A report from the basement of the SelectUSA Investment Summit. Global carmakers desperately want to be more Chinese. But partnering with local companies carries big risks The remarkable revival of eBay. The internet’s flea market is back—and GameStop wants to buy i How worried should you be about hantavirus? An outbreak on a cruise ship has authorities concerned. Access to the Economist via credentials obtained from LRC staff #lrcresearchsupport

📖TOP NEW BOOKS ON ECONOMICS IN LRC The Future of the International Monetary System. Adjustment or Reform. Fabio Masini. 2026. The book will be of great interest to readers in international monetary systems, economic governance, and international finance and banking more broadly. The Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of Technology. J.Mark Munoz. 2026. The book offers insights into future trends and their potential impact on geopolitics, offering recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders to navigate the contemporary geopolitical and geoeconomic landscape. Capital and Capitalism. The Role of Economic Calculation in the Market Economy. Eduard Braun. 2026 This book develops a theory of capital that is, at the same time, a theory of capitalism. The book will be of great interest to readers in the areas of institutional economics, history of economic thought, varieties of capitalism, and financial accounting. World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 A report produced by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and five United Nations regional commissions The Land Where Nothing Works. How Britain Lost the Plot. A. G. Hopkins.2026 The author argues here that, instead of following the free-market policies of its mentor, the United States, Britain should draw on its own history of social democracy and borrow from its neighbours in Europe, where communitarian principles continue to be upheld. These and other books can be found in Perlego paltform. Access via Perlego credentials obtained from LRC staff. #lrcresearchsupport

📖"I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then..." . On May 4, 1852, Alice Liddel, prototype of Alice from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was born. She was born in Westminster, but in 1856 her family moved to Oxford where they met a young perspective matematican Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (in future Lewis Carroll). He used to take photos of Liddel sisters and composed fairy tales, includinjg that about a girl that fell down a rabbit hole, Facts about Alice: 1. Her world follows dream logic, not rules Wonderland operates on nonsense logic—things constantly change size, time behaves strangely, and language twists meaning. This reflects how dreams work, which is why the story feels both magical and slightly unsettling. 2. She’s unusually brave for a child protagonist Unlike many children in fiction of that era, Alice questions authority figures like the Queen and challenges absurd rules. She doesn’t just react—she argues, analyzes, and pushes back. 3. The story helped shape modern fantasy The book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland broke away from moral-heavy Victorian children’s literature. Instead of teaching a lesson, it embraced imagination, absurdity, and play—something that influenced generations of fantasy writers. 4. Her size changes are symbolic Alice constantly grows and shrinks, which many interpret as a metaphor for childhood itself—feeling too big, too small, or out of place in a confusing adult world. Find and read "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in LRC #lrcresearchsupport

My unread books are gossiping about me every time I bring new ones home 😬

📖THE ECONOMIST. (MAY 2 - MAY 8, 2026). Current topics: - Oil markets are still in La La Land. Prices have risen sharply. Unfortunately, they still have further to go. - The AI supply crunch is here. Choke points are changing AI’s economics - The City of London is becoming a seven-day-a-week destination. Weekend footfall in the Square Mile has risen sharply - The rise of Temu Range Rover. Class, China and the cozzie livs in a car - The global scramble for ports The investment frenzy is driven by anxiety about China’s tightening grip on supply chains. - Elon Mask and Sam Altman bring their rivalry to court. Of the two unloved billionaires, which will the jury trust? - Coca Cola is trouncing Pepsi. The maker of the world’s second-favourite fizzy drink is becoming more like its rival. - Is exercise as effective as treatments for depression and anxiety? Some big studies say yes. Many experts have reservations. - In “The Devil Wears Prada 2”, fashion magazines are off-trend. The sequel to the hit film is about the changing world of journalism. Access is available via credentials obtained from LRC staff. #lrcresearchsupport

📢 APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION ARE NOW OPEN! Westminster International University in Tashkent announces the scholarship selection for the 2026–2027 academic year for the following scholarships: 🎓 Presidential Scholarship of the Republic of Uzbekistan 🎓 A. Navoi State Scholarship 🎓 Islom Karimov State Scholarship ❗️ Requirements for candidates: ✔️ High academic performance (at least 75% excellent grades) ✔️ Scientific research activity in the relevant field of study (articles, theses, monographs, etc.) ✔️ Active participation and achievements in various competitions ✔️ Active involvement in social, educational, and faculty activities 📌 Application procedure: 📍 Applications must be prepared in accordance with the established Regulation 📍 Deadline: from May 1 to May 15 👉 Candidates are accepted only upon dean’s recommendation! 📎 Applications must be submitted via this link 👈 ❓ For more information: ATB Room 102, Tel:71 238 74 42 (617, 627)

📖NEW 2026 E-BOOKS ON LAW ARRIVED TO LRC. An Introduction to Legal Reasoning. The book explains legal reasoning as a dynamic process grounded in case law, where judges interpret statutes and constitutional principles by comparing current cases with prior decisions. Law and the Built Environment is a core textbook for all students undertaking compulsory law modules in construction, real estate, and property management programs of study. In Your Data Will Be Used Against You, Andrew Guthrie Ferguson warns us of how the rise of sensor-driven technology, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms. Commercial Insurance Law. This edited volume explores key developments in commercial insurance law, examining both doctrinal issues and their relationship with real-world market practice. It also addresses emerging trends, offering a contemporary perspective on how insurance law is evolving in response to legal, technological, and global changes. The Criminal Law Handbook demystifies the criminal justice system for non-lawyers. It explains—in plain English—how the criminal system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and what you can expect if you end up involved in the system. Covering all the major and commonly used building contracts, Building Contract Claims considers the legal basis of building contract claims and shows what can and cannot be claimed, providing the contractor, employers and their advisors with a simple, concise, and effective source of information for use when preparing, submitting, or dealing with a claim. These and other books can be found in Perlego paltform. Access via Perlego credentials obtained from LRC staff. #lrcresearchsupport

🎓NOVEL INTO RESEARCH PAPER. Part 1 We made our attempts, turned on fantasy and imagined how the famous works could be named if they were written as research papers on Economics: “1984” → Surveillance Economies and Centralized Resource Allocation under Totalitarian Systems "Eugene Onegin" - “Social Capital, Status Signaling, and Behavioral Outcomes in Aristocratic Networks: Evidence from Early 19th-Century Russia” “The Master and Margarita” → Shadow Markets, Moral Economies, and Informal Exchange in Urban Societies “Crime and Punishment” → Rational Choice, Moral Hazard, and the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Deviant Behavior “The Alchemist” → Human Capital Investment, Risk-Taking, and Value Creation in Uncertain Markets “War and Peace” → Macroeconomic Stability, Conflict Dynamics, and Resource Distribution in Large-Scale Societies “Martin Eden” → Social Mobility, Labor Markets, and the Economics of Cultural Capital “Life of Pi” → Survival Economics: Decision-Making under Extreme Resource Constraints “Fahrenheit 451” → Information Suppression, Knowledge Economies, and the Market Value of Ideas “The Little Prince” → Behavioral Economics of Values, Scarcity, and Non-Material Utility #lrcresearchsupport

📖FAKE COAUTHORSHIP. SECRETS OF SCIENTIFIC FRAUD. A recent Nature article uncovers the hidden marketplace of academic fraud, where authorship on scientific papers is openly sold. By analyzing thousands of online advertisements from so-called “paper mills,” researchers reveal a global system in which individuals can buy co-authorship or even full authorship on research papers, often without contributing any real work. The data expose pricing structures, negotiation tactics, and the scale of this shadow economy. Costs vary depending on factors such as journal prestige, authorship position, and field of study. These findings provide rare insight into how fraudulent research outputs are produced and marketed, highlighting the industrialized nature of scientific misconduct. Importantly, the study offers tools for combating the problem. By mapping patterns in these advertisements, journals and institutions may better detect suspicious submissions and disrupt paper mills. The article underscores a growing challenge for global science: maintaining research integrity in the face of increasingly sophisticated and commercialized fraud. Full article in Nature journal (full access through WIUT campus or CISCO remote system) #lrcresearchsupport

🎉 Congratulations to Our Reader of the Month — Boymurodov Anvarmirzo Arslonovich! 🎉 The LRC proudly celebrates Anvarmirzo once again for his outstanding achievement. With deep engagement and thoughtful insight, he explored Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy — our featured book of the month — and emerged as the winner of the April quiz! 📚 His consistency, enthusiasm, and passion for literature continue to set a great example for our community. 👏 Well done, Anvarmirzo! Keep inspiring others with your love for reading! Want to become our next ‘Reader of the Month’? Stay tuned and keep reading — you could be next! Best regards, LRC Team

📣 Dear All, 🌞 Please be informed that the LRC is switching to its summer schedule starting April 25th. 📌 LRC Summer Opening Hours: 🟢 Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:45 PM 🔴 Saturday – Sunday: Closed 💫 Wishing you a productive and enjoyable time at the LRC! 📚🌿 Best regards, LRC Team