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The University Library: Services & Catalogue

The University Library: Services & Catalogue. Programme. The location of library resources Loans and fines The Library Service catalogue MyiLibrary (electronic books) Hands-on session. Library Services and Resources.

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The University Library: Services & Catalogue

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  1. The University Library:Services & Catalogue

  2. Programme • The location of library resources • Loans and fines • The Library Service catalogue • MyiLibrary (electronic books) • Hands-on session

  3. Library Services and Resources • The University Library Service: a network of physical and electronic resources • Three campus libraries • A single Library Service • The Library Catalogue • Numerous collections (databases) of electronic data and documents • External services • The SCONUL Access Scheme • Inter-Library Loan service

  4. How many, how long, and how much From 1 October, the absolute limit will be £20.00 • You may borrow up to sixteen items • Loan periods depend on the item status: • Ordinary Loan 4 weeks • Short Loan 1 week (FT); 2 weeks (PT) • Overnight To be returned before noon the following day • Reference Library use only • Study Loan To be returned before 9.30 the following day • Fines • Ordinary Loan 30p per day • Short Loan 50p per day • Overnight £2.00 per day • Study Loan £2.00 per day

  5. Library Catalogue: Coverage • Used to discover the location and availability of physical and some electronic resources: • Books • Dissertations (undergraduate and postgraduate) • DVDs, CDs and other software • Periodicals (from newspapers to scholarly journals) Note: The Library Catalogue has a new user interface, which should make it much easier to use!

  6. Access: The University Portal https://portal.gre.ac.uk/ The Portal is a hub that gives you access to a wide range of systems and services, including: WebCT Library Catalogue Library Databases Login using your Username and Password Access problems? Use the Help link

  7. Portal: The ‘Library & Computing’ Tab Links to the library catalogue Link to the electronic databases The Portal gives you 24/7 access to most of the Library’s electronic resources

  8. Prototype Catalogue: Front Page Search box Link to related information Learning Services’ blog

  9. Example Search • The order of the words is not significant • management strategic would produce precisely the same set of results • If relevant, we could add an author’s name • strategic management claire capon • Note that the query is not case sensitive

  10. Catalogue: Initial Results Number of hits: 514 Search refinement options: Collection; Format; Subject; Author Where relevant, More options are available

  11. More… Subject Terms

  12. The Refined Result Set Number of hits: 24 Further refinement options: For example: Collection = Electronic Books

  13. The Search Refinement Process • You can go through several iterations of the refinement process. Add as many steps as you need: • strategic management = 514 • Plus Subject: international business enterprises management = 24 • Plus Collection: Electronic Books = 2 • Bread crumbs detail the route, and allow you to return to earlier stages of the search: • This method of searching is also used with the more sophisticated Library databases (Business Source Premier, Emerald, etc.)

  14. Catalogue: Refined Results Click on the title to view the record Details of location and availability; for e-books this includes a link to the resource: www.myilibrary.com

  15. ALWAYS Reserve Unavailable Items Input your ten digit Student ID number (do not include the dash before the last digit) • Reservations • Books and other resources that are currently on loan or located at one of the other campus libraries should be reserved:

  16. ‘More Search Options’ Advanced search options: • Detailed keyword searches; • Specific Author and/or Title • etc. • All of the options may be used in any combination

  17. My Library Account I The link to your Library Account that appears at the top of every page within the Catalogue Summary details Summary of any outstanding charges: fines for overdue items; invoices for lost items

  18. My Library Account II Use the tick box(es) to select the item(s) to be renewed Review the status of outstanding reservations; cancel if necessary

  19. Catalogue: Hardcopy Resources • Location • Dewey Decimal System For example: • 330 Economics • 338.5 Microeconomics • 339 Macroeconomics • 658 Management • 658.3145 Personnel Management • 658.4012 Planning and Policy Making • See the classmarks location finder, available from the Library counter

  20. “You’ll find it down there, sir”

  21. Catalogue: Access to Electronic Books From the Catalogue to the MyiLibrary database Table-of-Contents and Index

  22. Contacts Rachael Hartiss 020 8331 8158 r.hartiss@gre.ac.uk Fraser Nicolaides 020 8331 8298 nf02@gre.ac.uk William Robley 020 8331 7881 w.a.robley@gre.ac.uk OSCARS (Support for Remote Users) http://www.gre.ac.uk/offices/ils/ls/services/oscars/help

  23. Hands-On Session Try the new Library Catalogue: http://prism.talis.com/greenwich-ac/

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