Introduction to the Library - DELC 2009

Introduction to the library

Extensive opening hours
Provides the electronic library available 24/7
Wide variety of other resources:
books, newspapers, journals
DVDs, CDs
Historical and archive material

Finding your way around

Three floors, each with books and journals for different subjects
Catalogue terminals, PCs, printers, scanners and photocopiers on all floors
Building colour-coded for easier navigation: Languages on C Floor (Blue and Green Zones) –

at classmarkX

Floor plans available
Online Library Tour &

Finding Books Guide

Finding your way around

1044 reader places in the Library
Areas for quiet study
Silent area – Reading Room on B floor
Group study rooms on A floor
Borrow at issue desk or self-issue machine – bring your Library card
Return at desk or through letter box
Photocopy - £2 card, can be re-credited
Electronic - print, save, e-mail

Getting started with the library
Library
Card
Webpages
Passwords

The Library Homepage
http://libweb.lancs.ac.uk
The starting point for
all things
library related.

Get Help
Search the catalogue
Manage your loans
Search databases
Contact the library
Information & access

for distance learners

Online Tutorials

Find information fast with
Access to the materials in the library and where to find them
Take control of YOUR borrowing – look at what you have out & see when it needs to be returned.
Thousands of journal articles for you to use.
The best and most up to date information to help you with your studies.
A wealth of information to help you study inc dictionaries & encyclopaedias.
How to get in touch !
Email, Phone or Chat Online.
Specialist support for your subjects !
Everything you ever wanted to know about the library and its resources but were afraid to ask !

EASY NAVIGATION
You are only a few clicks away from the information you need

You can access online tutorials
to help you with your studies

Your Library Card
When you registered you would have been given a blue plastic wallet containing your library card and a handy guide to using the library.
This card not only allows you to borrow items from the library but by entering your unique
LIBRARY CARD NUMBER into the online catalogue you can manage your loans and reserve books.

Your Library Password
When you received your
Library Card you would
have also been given a
on an A4 sheet of paper
in your registration pack or
printed on a blue till receipt.
RANDOM LIBRARY PASSWORD

LOGGING IN TO
‘MY LIBRARY CARD’
You log into this useful option on the library catalogue by entering your password and library card number.
Doing so really gives you control of YOUR LIBRARY

Check what books you have borrowed and renew them up to 6 times.
Change your password and set a self-issue pin.
THESE ARE ESSENTIAL.
Keep track of books you have requested
be they main collection, short loan or from
Interlending.
Check what books you previously borrowed – useful for writing bibliographies.

Changing your Password
It is essential for the security of your library account that you change your password to something you will remember.
DO NOT TELL ANYONE YOUR PASSWORD
NOT EVEN LIBRARY STAFF !

Creating a PIN & Self-Issue
By setting a Pin Number using the form above you can now use a SELF ISSUE MACHINE to take out books when service is unavailable.
ESSENTIAL FOR LATE NIGHTS AND SUNDAYS.

Your Reading List
You will have been given a readinglist to help you on your way with your studies.
On our example reading list we have a book and a journal to read.
We’ll look for the book first using the Library Catalogue.
A Companion to Latin American Film by Stephen Hart
Silverman, Max. Interconnected Histories: Holocaust and Empire in the Cultural Imaginary. French Studies 2008 Vol.62 Issue 4 pp417-428

Searching the Catalogue
Search using the default
Keyword.
You can also search by author, title etc. by clicking on the drop down menu
Type in one
word from
the Authors name
and words from the book title
Click on GO
to start
your search

The Results
Our Search has found 1 result.
Click on the
link to see where the book is in the library.

It’s all about the book
Bibliographic Information
about the book.
The details you need for
referencing or citing it.
Information about where the book is in the library

What it all means
Classmark
& Floor/Zone.
The actual location
of the book
in the library
and on
the shelves
Item Status.
How long
the book
can be
borrowed for e.g
Long Loan = 4-6 wks
Pop Loan = 7 days
Short Loan = 3 or 24 hrs
Collection.
Which part of
the library
the book
belongs in
either
Main Collection
or Short Loan
( 3 hr or 24 hour )
Due Date
If the book
is actually
in the library
it will say
On Shelf.
A Date means
that copy is out

Getting the book to read
So in order to read the book
we know that the
only available copies are
in SHORT LOAN
at CLASSMARK YXP1c<H>
on A FLOOR
in the PURPLE ZONE
and that they can only
be borrowed for
3 or 24 Hours.

Searching the Catalogue for a Journal
Change the default
Keyword
on the drop down menu
and search by
Journal Title
Type in the title
of the journal
Change the default
Main Collection
on the drop down menu
and search only in Journals
Click on GO
to start
your search

The Results
Of which there are two.
No.s 10+11 in
the results are
the journal
we want
As well as the “Print Copy” journal we have the option to read an
e-journal, click the title or the button to do so
Click on the
link to see where the Journal is in the library.

The “Print Journal”
AKA The one on
the shelf in the library.
Bibliographic Information
about the book.
The details you need for
referencing or citing it.
The Location
tells us this
Journal can
be found at
XS6
Details of
what
Issues
we hold.
1947-2003
Information about where the journal is in the library

Getting the Journal to read
So in order to read the journal
we know that we can find it
at CLASSMARK XS6
on C FLOOR
in the BLUE ZONE
and that it can be taken out of the library
for 7 daysas it has the status
Pop loan.

The E-Journal copy
From the initial
results list we know
to click on the
TITLE of the
E-Journal to start
the process of viewing it.
This is the screen we see
when we do that.
Click here to
get full text
More
Bibliographic
Information
about the Journal

The SFX Window
Tells you where to find
FULL TEXT.
Details of the
publication .
Oxford University Press starts with 1947 in the archive database then covers 1996 to current day in the current database.
Click the link to the database you want to use.
We can see that FULL TEXT is available.

The Database display
The Contents of the current issue open up
Find the article you wish to read. Click on the
FULL TEXT
or PDF Link
to view the
original article.

The end result : FULL TEXT
You have
the options
to
PRINT
SAVE
or
why not just
READ
the article!

Using Metalib Off-Campus
Using a clever piece of software called EZProxy you can access Metalib
from any computer anywhere in the world!

The Process of Logging on
Click on the
MetaLib – Off campus
link on the library
homepage
CoSign
holgatea
Username
Password
3. This CoSign window
appears. Sign in with your
NETWORK Username &
Password.
Click Login
2. This page will then
appear. Read the
instructions and click on
the EZproxylink

You now have Full Access
You will not be asked for further passwords
or have to pay to view articles
Look it now knows that you are a
Lancaster Student

MetaLib QUICK SEARCH
How to search if you have a topic or key words
e.g. Berlusconi and television

1. Type in your Keywords e.g. Berlusconi and television
4. Click on GO
To begin your
search.
2. Choose
How to
Search e.g.
Author
Title
Subject
SIX KEY DATABASES in the
Languages/ Literature Set.
3. Choose the Languages/Literature set.
This will search the databases most
relevant for your studies.

The Exciting bit…
You can watch MetaLib searching the Six Key
Languages/Literature Databases
It tells you how many results it finds
but only displays a maximum of 180.

MetaLib displays the articles it has found in order of rank.
Change it to year to get the most up to date information first.
The Results
You can see basic information about each article in the list.
And importantly which database it is contained in.
This example is in Academic Search Complete.

Getting Full Text
By each article found by MetaLib you will see some icons
Clicking on the FULL TEXT icon
will take you to a list of databases
where you can read the complete
article
Clicking on the SFX icon will search
again to locate FULL TEXT if it is available.
Sometimes you can only get a
citation or abstract.

The SFX Window
FULL TEXT.
Details of the
publication
and the article.
Click the link to the database you want to use.
We can see that FULL TEXT is available from 1999 to the current issue in Sage Premier.

The end result : FULL TEXT
SagePremier opens up at the article we want.

MetaLib FIND E-JOURNAL
How to search if you know the specific journal you need to read e.g. ‘The Italianist’
or by subject type.

The LIST !
An alphabetical listing of the 28,000 +
Journal titles in MetaLib
Click on the title of
the journal
you wish to look at

The SFX Window
FULL TEXT.
Details of the
publication .
Click the link to the database you
want to use.
We can see that
FULL TEXT is available from 2005 in Ingenta Connect.
Sometimes the most recent issues are not available in one database, SFX will let you know if they are available in an alternate database.

The Database display
Ingenta Connect opens up at the Journal we want.
We need to click on the year and number we wish to look at.

Issues & Contents
The contents of this issue open up. Choose an article you wish to read then follow the pdf link for full text.

MetaLib SUBJECTSEARCH
Gives you a list of databases for your subject and allows you to search across them.

Key resources for European Languages are listed followed by other useful resources
Click on a database name to enter one database or tick to do a keyword search across several databases
(like Quick Search)

MetaLib FIND DATABASES
If you know the name of a database you want to use e.g. NetLibrary or Oxford Reference Online

Use Oxford Reference Onlinefor dictionaries

The LIST !
Click on the title of the database

Click on Bilingual Dictionaries

Click on a Dictionary!

And finally…
If you need any help please contact me!
Louise Tripp
Subject Librarian: Creative Writing, English, European Languages, Linguistics & Philosophy
Room C42
Tel. 01524 5-92546
Email:l.tripp@lancaster.ac.uk