2010 getting to know the library

Essential Library Skills
Lunchtime Training:
Getting to Know the Library
September/October 2010
Trinity College Library Dublin, College Street, Dublin 2

Locate your Subject Collection
Search the Library Catalogue
Borrow books
Identify Open Shelf and Closed Access locations
Request material from Closed Access
Access your Library Record
Renew books online
Seek assistance
Learning Outcomes By the end of this session, you should be able to:

About the Library

The Library has … DVD’s & Videos Course Material Online Exam Papers Books Journals & Magazines Newspapers Databases Internet Resources E-journals Theses Maps Government Publications Encyclopaedias

Campus Library Locations Berkeley Library Ussher Library Lecky Library College Park Front Gate Hamilton Library

Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher (BLU) Library Complex Business, Classics, Drama & Film Studies, Economics, Education, Geography, Geology, History, History of Art, Languages, Law, Music, Nursing & Midwifery, Official Publications, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Studies, Theology PLUS Glucksman Map Library

Hamilton Library Computer Science, Engineering, Health Sciences, Medicine, Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Pharmacy

Off Campus Locations John Stearne Medical Library Trinity Education Centre, St. James’s Hospital Health Sciences Santry Book Repository Book storage - books from here or Stacks are requested and then delivered to a Library counter

Library Opening Hours: Term-Time Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher, Hamilton and John Stearne Medical Library Monday - Friday 09:00 - 22:00 (John Stearne 09:30 - 22:00) Saturdays 09:30 - 16:00 (John Stearne 09:30 - 13:00) Opening Hours may vary . Check notice-boards and Library website

Searching the
Library Catalogues

Searching the Library Catalogue www.tcd.ie/library Click on Stella Catalogue or Library Catalogue Use the Search Box

Searching the Library Catalogue
Ronan Fanning
Independent Ireland
Dublin: Helicon, 1983

Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Or: Go to the Stella interface first Type keywords directly into Search Box

Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Type keywords into Search Box

Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Search results Click on title for details

Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Item details

Searching the Library Catalogue www.tcd.ie/library Click on Library Catalogue

Searching the Library Catalogue Type in Author Name and click on Search

Searching the Library Catalogue Search results

Searching the Library Catalogue Item details

Searching the Library Catalogue The Location column tells you where the book is shelved

Searching the Library Catalogue The Status column tells you which copies are currently available

Searching the Library Catalogue These copies can be borrowed (prefix LEN )

Searching the Library Catalogue This copy is available in the Short Loan collection at the Iveagh Hall, BLU complex

Searching the Library Catalogue This copy can be requested from Santry Stacks

Searching the Library Catalogue Other search options Link to Stella Catalogue

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals
Luke O’Neill
Immunology: how
frustration leads to
inflammation
In: Science , vol. 320,
2 May 2008, pp. 619-620

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Enter title of journal Select Journals from drop-down menu Click on Search

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Seven entries for Science. Click on link to see details

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Print and electronic versions available. Click on link to see details

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Click here to go directly to the e-journal

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Home page for Science Enter search term(s) for required article

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Required article found Click to see full text or PDF

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Full text in pdf format Read online, or print, or save to disk

How the print collection is arranged
and
Your borrowing entitlements

Borrowing Books
You need a valid TCD ID card to borrow books
Books are issued and returned at the Service Counters in the Library reading rooms
Fines for overdue books (50c per day)
Fines for overdue Short Loan Collection books (25c per hour )
Service Counter opening times during term:
30 minutes after the Library opens until
15 minutes before the Library closes

Undergraduate Lending Material
You may borrow up to four items in total at any one time from:
Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher (BLU) Libraries
LEN (with Yellow Sticker) – one-week loan
LEN (no Yellow Sticker) – four-week loan
MUS LEN – one-week loan
Plus up to an additional four P-MUS LEN – four-week loan
Hamilton Library
S-LEN – one-week loan
No four-week lending collection for undergraduates
John Stearne Medical Library
SJ – one-week loan
No four-week lending collection for undergraduates

Open Shelf and Closed Access
In addition to purchasing books, Trinity College Library Dublin is entitled to a copy of every book and journal published in Great Britain and Ireland.
Open Shelf = books available to read in the Library. This collection is divided into:
Reference Collection
Short Loan Collection
Undergraduate Lending Collection
Open Access Collection (mainly Legal Deposit material)
Closed Access = books placed in Library storage, i.e., Stacks and the Santry Book Repository. More on this later…

Open Shelf: Reference Material
Includes the prefixes REF, BIB, PER and THESIS
Journals, Reference Works, Bibliographies, Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Theses
Cannot be removed from the Library

Open Shelf: Short Loan Collection
Located by the counters in the Iveagh Hall (Berkeley Library), Hamilton Library and John Stearne Medical Library (JSML)
Material :
Multiple copies of books in heavy demand
Lecture notes
Other materials deposited by lecturers
Material cannot be removed from the Library
You may borrow up to four items
Five-hour loan period – must return books to the counter
Heavy fines for overdue items – 25 cent per hour or part of an hour

Open Access Collection
Undergraduates cannot borrow this material but can use the books in the Library for study or research
If an Open Access copy is on loan and there are no lending copies available you can ask for the item to be recalled. To recall e-mail libraryrecalls@tcd.ie with relevant details. More information on the Library website

Requesting material from
Closed Access
(Stacks and Santry Book Repository)

Closed Access
80% of the Library ’ s print collection is stored in Stacks and in the Santry Book Repository
Material can be requested online or by completing a call slip
Requests from Stacks are usually delivered on the same day
Requests from Santry are usually delivered the next day
No more than five requests in one day
Material is held in the Library for three days to be collected
Undergraduates must read this material in the Library

Online Requests
Books are ordered from
Closed Access via the
Library Catalogue
Online Requests

Online Requests Click to place Online Request Closed Access items

Online Requests TCD Library, Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2 Enter Username and College Network Password Click Login

Online Requests TCD Library, Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2 Choose delivery location Insert cancel date (optional)

Online Requests TCD Library, Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2

Online Requests TCD Library, Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2 Request verified

Call Slip Requests
Call Slips
Some Closed Access materials can only be requested using Call Slips
Examples:
Closed Access journals
Early Printed Books

Call Slip Requests HOT PRESS PER 70-406 JOE MURPHY 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 0 1 Vol.24 APR 2000 Fill in Shelfmark, Journal title, and Issue details 21/10/10

Call Slip Requests HOT PRESS PER 70-406 21/10/10 JOE MURPHY 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 0 1 Vol. 24 APR 2000 Complete your name and tick your status Fill in ID number (as shown below barcode) Add date

Accessing your
Library Account

Library Account TCD Library, Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2

Renewing books
Renewing Book Loans Online

Renewing books TCD Library, Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2 Click to see items currently on loan

Renewing books TCD Library, Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2 Tick books you want to renew Click relevant button to Renew loans

Renewing books
You will be unable to renew a Library book if:
You have outstanding fines
You have overdue books
You have exceeded the amount of Online Renewals permitted:
4-week loans can be renewed once only
1-week loans can be renewed a maximum of 7 times
Books cannot be renewed by phone or e-mail
If you have problems renewing contact the Duty Librarian or Service Counter staff in person

Reserving books
If all lending copies of a book are currently on loan, you can place a reservation by clicking the Request button on the catalogue record (similar to requesting Closed Access books online)
You will be unable to reserve a Library book if:
You have outstanding fines
You have overdue books
There are lending copies available
You are trying to reserve material you are not
entitled to borrow
Books cannot be reserved by phone or e-mail
If you have problems reserving contact the Duty Librarian or Service Counter staff in person

Photocopying Facilities Cost: €4 for 64 units 1 unit = 1 A4 B&W copy 8 units = 1 A4 colour copy Machines accept €1 or €2 Comply with provisions of Copyright Act, 2000 Library Staff will not give change at Service Counters Library Photocopiers Ussher Library Basement: 3 black & white, 1 card dispenser Level 1: 2 black & white, 1 colour, 1 card dispenser Level 4: 3 black & white Berkeley Library Basement: 2 black & white Level 1: 4 black & white, 1 card dispenser Counter Reserve: 1 black & white Lecky Library 5 black & white, 1 card dispenser Hamilton Library Level 1: 4 black & white, 1 card dispenser Level 2: 2 black & white John Stearne Medical Library 3 black & white

Seeking Assistance

Seeking Assistance: Library Website www.tcd.ie/library

Seeking Assistance: Subject Librarian
Find your Subject Librarian in the A-Z Subject List

Seeking Assistance: Subject Librarian
Contact:
If you can’t find books from your reading list
If you require training or information on any of the Library’s services
For subject-related advice and expertise

Seeking Assistance: Duty Librarian
The Duty Librarian is based in the Iveagh Hall (BLU Library Complex) and the Hamilton Library
Contact us for:
Reference assistance
Guidance on the use of information resources (catalogues, databases, and electronic journals)
Information on services offered by the Library
Assistance locating material in the Library and beyond

Seeking Assistance: Library Video www.tcd.ie/library

Seeking Assistance: Training Sessions

Locate your subject collection
Search the Library’s Online Catalogues for print material
Explain how the Library’s print collections are arranged
Request items from Santry/Stacks
Access your Library Record
Renew books online
Know where to seek assistance
You should now be able to …

2010 getting to know the library

by Trinity College Library Dublin Ireland on Sep 27, 2010

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