Library Intro Week 2008

Welcome to Lancaster University Library

Term Opening Hours Day Building Open Counter Services Monday 08:45–24:00 08:45–21:45 Tuesday 08:45–24:00 08:45–21:45 Wednesday 09:30–24:00 09:30–21:45 Thursday 08:45–24:00 08:45–21:45 Friday 08:45–22:00 08:45–21:45 Saturday 10:00–18:00 10:00–17:45 Sunday 10:00–21:00 Self-Issue

Borrowing Books

Find book in Library Catalogue

Make a note of

Format (book, pamphlet etc.)

Classmark

Floor/Zone

Find book on shelf

Take the book and your library card to the Issue Desk on A Floor

Self Issue Machines You can also use the Self Issue Machines on A Floor Set a PIN via My Library Card option on the catalogue

Borrowing Items

Loan Categories

Long Loan - rolling loan of approx. 5 weeks

white date label

Pop Loan - loan period of 1 week (or vacation)

yellow date label

Short Loan –

Bookable loan (3 hour max. - bookable via catalogue)

24 hour rolling loan (non bookable)

How many items can I borrow?

Undergraduates - 15

Postgraduates - 20

Library Catalogue

http://cat.lib.lancs.ac.uk

Dedicated catalogue PCs available in Library

Network PCs allow access via catalogue to

e-books

e-journals

My Library Card

Available from Library Catalogue Allows you to :

Change your Library Password

Set a PIN for Self Issue Machines

Check when your books are due

Renew books online

Check Hold Requests

Subject Librarians Librarian Office Subjects Jean Blanquet C43 Management Jenny Brine B42 Sciences Helen Clish C34 Arts Ken Harrison B41 Sciences Nicola Kilgallon A52 Religious Studies Brian Kirtley B21 Social Sciences Lorna Pimperton A44 Law, Politics Louise Tripp C42 Languages, Linguistics

Services for Disabled & Dyslexic Users Contact : Fiona Rhodes for details Tel: 5-92518 email: f.rhodes@lancaster.ac.uk

Ask a Librarian Chat or email a Librarian Available from Library Homepage http://libweb.lancs.ac.uk Or http://libweb.lancs.ac.uk/askalibrarian.htm

Library Guides Printed and online Guides/Leaflets Available to help you use the Library more effectively See Information Stand nearby Or visit http://libweb.lancs.ac.uk

Library Courses

Find out how to use library resources for your subject - including :

library databases

e-journals

See next slides and our webpage for details of Lent term courses

http://libweb.lancs.ac.uk/courses.htm

Library Courses * Drop in for a chat at any time during this period for Beyond Google - Ask a Librarian! We will try and help with any library related questions you may have! Date / Start Time Subject Room Wednesday 28th January * 10.00am - 12.00 * Beyond Google - Ask a Librarian! Training Room 1 Friday 30th January @ 2.00pm Keeping up to date with the literature of your subject Training Room 1 Wednesday 4th February @ 11.00am Business & Management : databases & e-journals Training Room 1 Thursday 5th February @ 10.30am Social Sciences : databases & e-journals Training Room 1 Tuesday 10th February @ 2.00pm Health & Medicine : databases & e-journals Training Room 2

Library Courses * Drop in for a chat at any time during this period for Beyond Google - Ask a Librarian! We will try and help with any library related questions you may have! Date / Start Time Subject Room Thursday 12th February @ 2.00pm Sciences : databases & e-journals Training Room 2 Monday 16th February @ 2.00pm English, European Languages, Linguistics & Philosophy : databases & e-journals Training Room 1 Thursday 19th February * 2.00pm - 4.00pm * Beyond Google - Ask a Librarian! Training Room 1 Monday 23rd February * 10.00am - 12.00 * Beyond Google - Ask a Librarian! Training Room 2 Tuesday 24 th February @ 2.00pm EndNote Web - organise your references Training Room 2

Network Computers

Facilities in Library include :

over 200 network PCs

Printers

Scanners

Photocopiers

Available on all floors

Photocopy cards cost £2

Copies cost 6p per page b&w

Colour copier on A Floor

Colour copies 80p A4, £1.50 A3

New this year – try our LINKS Information Skills Tutorial Available from the Library Homepage http://libweb.lancs.ac.uk

Exhibitions Library A Floor Atrium (outside the Rare Book Archive) 16th January - 23rd February - Our favourite things 27th February - 27th March - Liminal by Linda Fitzgerald 3rd April - 22nd June - The Ford Railway collection 26th June - 26th October - Archives of Lancaster University

Our Favourite Things An exhibition of favourite items chosen by Library Staff 16 th January to 23 rd February 2009 A floor – Purple Zone Lancaster University Library

Department of English and Creative Writing LIKE SOME HELP WITH YOUR ACADEMIC WRITING? In hour long one-to-one tutorials, John Murray can help you to: - IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS - DEVELOP AN ARGUMENT - GIVE STRUCTURE TO YOUR ESSAYS, REPORTS AND DISSERTATIONS - ADD FLOW AND CLARITY TO YOUR WRITING - TACKLE THE NITTY-GRITTY OF PUNCTUATION, GRAMMAR, SPELLING ETC. John is in County B205 on Mondays and Tuesdays in term time . Contact him by email, phone, or in person, and arrange an appointment. Royal Literary Fellow at Lancaster University 2008/09 , Novelist and short story writer email: j.r.murray@lancaster.ac.uk Tel: 01524 (5)94875 Room: County B205 All one-to-one meetings are entirely confidential and are independent of the university.

Security Always keep your Library Card with you Do not leave valuables unattended Please switch mobiles to silent Use our Phone Zones to make a call Do not bring food or hot drinks into the library

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