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Introduction to Library, Special Collections and Museums

Janet MacKayInformation Adviser, Library, Special Collections and Museums

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Who are we?

Library: 1 library, 3 sites• The Sir Duncan Rice Library

• Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences• Taylor Library

• Law, European Documentation Centre• Medical Library

• Medicine, Medical & Health Sciences

Special Collections • Rare books, archives and manuscripts

Museums• King’s Museum• Zoology Museum

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Where are we?

The Sir Duncan Rice Library

Taylor Library

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When is the Library open?

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Term time: 7 Sept – 18 Dec (SDRL 24/7 during exams)

Sir Duncan Rice Library Taylor Library

Monday 08:00 – 00:00 09:00 – 22:00

Tuesday 08:00 – 00:00 09:00 – 22:00

Wednesday 08:00 – 00:00 09:00 – 22:00

Thursday 08:00 – 00:00 09:00 – 22:00

Friday 08:00 – 22:00 09:00 – 22:00

Saturday 09:00 – 22:00 09:00 – 22:00

Sunday 11:00 – 00:00 13:00 – 22:00

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What is there?

The Sir Duncan Rice Library• Lower Ground Floor: Special Collections Centre

• Floor 1: Services

• Floor 2: Journals, microform

• Floor 3: History

• Floor 4: History of Art, Music scores, Literature

• Floor 5: Sciences, Business, Management

• Floor 6: Social Sciences, Education

• Floor 7: Psychology, Religion, Philosophy

Taylor Library (Law)• Level 1: Services, Heavy Demand

• Level 2: European Documentation Centre

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• Study environments• Individual seating graded quiet to silent• Co-labs for group work• Bookable project / group study rooms

• PCs and sockets for laptops

• Wireless throughout

• MFDs (Multi Function devices) for scanning, printing and photocopying

• Hardback Café

What facilities are there?

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How do you use the Library?

• Student card to access

• University computer username and password to access e-resources

• Student card and PIN to borrow• Speak with staff on subject floor or Information

Centre (Floor 1) to create your PIN

• Self-issue books using machines on the Floors

• Return books using Returns Room on Ground Floor

• Ask for help when you need it

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More than a building

As well as 1 million+ books and c.600 print journal subscriptions...

Virtual (electronic) library

• 500,000+ electronic books (ebooks)

• c.28,000 electronic journals (ejournals)

• Hundreds of databases

• Access on and off campus

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MyAberdeen link to Primo (library catalogue)

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Library webpages

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Primo: Books+ searches what we hold

Primo searches all of our catalogues (what we hold) and some of our databases (but not all)

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Refine results. View multiple versions

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Different formats, different editions

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Ebooks – many different suppliers

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Use PRIMO to link out to databases

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Select Category, then Sub-category

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Show Info: description and search hints

Click on the title to link out and search

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Support for your research

Information Consultants/Advisers for each school

• Claire Molloy for Education and Social Sciences

c.a.l.molloy@abdn.ac.uk

• Elaine Shallcross for Business and Law

e.shallcross@abdn.ac.uk

• Janet MacKay for Language & Literature and Divinity, History & Philosophy

j.i.mackay@abdn.ac.uk

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Help at www.abdn.ac.uk/library

• Library webpages: Subject pages; 100+ guides

• Contact us: Facebook; Twitter; e-mail; phone

• Come and see us: Subject floor staff; Floor 1 staff at Information Centre

Information skills workshops• Within Researcher Development programme

Go to www.abdn.ac.uk/coursebooking

• Repeated in second half-session

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Library etiquette

• Think of others• socialise in the café • quiet areas & Silent Study Rooms

• Mobile phones on stairwells

• Put consulted books on trolleys when finished

• Return borrowed items via Returns system

• Copyright Law• print, copy or scan 1 chapter of a book

• Library Regulations available atwww.abdn.ac.uk/library/get-started/library-regulations/

Thank you for listening.