archaeology - postgraduate library induction 2011
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Library Skills 2011
Siân Hewlett MCLIP, Assistant Librarian HSS
Why use the Library?
• Pass your Course
• Access to electronic resources
• Space for quiet study
•Expertise of Library Staff
• Catalogue search & reserve
• Catalogue specific journal articles
• Databases journal articles on a particular topic
• Inter Library Loans
• Virtual Library Tour (Library Services)
Borrowing books
Cottrell, S. (2008). The Study skills handbook (3rd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Author, Title
Shelf mark = 378.17/COT
Dewey Decimal Classification
Reserve
Topics and Advanced Search
How many books?15 x Standard Loan (4 weeks)5 x 7 day Loan4 x 3 day Loan OR 24 hour Loan
***Fines for late items***
Renew: phone 01962 827306 email: [email protected]
In person My Account
The number on the back of your Student ID / Library Card.
Inter Library Loans• £2
£2 per request
Normally arrives within 3 – 10 days
The Library Website
Searching the Catalogue for Specific Journals
Journal of the British Archaeological Association
Online resources & Journal Articles
Other useful databases
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary database
Anthropology & Archaeology – not Full Text
Bibliographic information about articles and books, provided by the Council for British
Archaeology
Maps and Map data
Electronic Journals Service
Search articles by author, title,
abstract or word in the text
Multi-subject; not always Full Text
Virtual Library Tour using the Library and
Library services
Need somewhere quiet to study?
Silent Study Area – next to the Windows on each floor
Clearing you Desk – please use the White Trolleys
Need a space to do group work? – our 7 Study Rooms
Keys are available from
the Enquiry Desk
The Study Rooms can not be booked in
advance
The Library Training Room – Middle Floor
Can be used for group work – check the door for prior bookings
Need to photocopy or
print?
Use the wall machines to add credit
Photocopiers on the Top Floor
Want to rent a DVD?
Only £1 per night!
Want to read a Newspaper?
Daily papers on the Lowest Floor
Have any Library
Questions?
Please ask at the Enquiry
Desk
