The document provides information about Library Central, including the various library locations at Hartford, Learning Zone, Winsford, London Road, and HE Study Room. It states that there were over 146,000 visits to Library Central last year. Students can visit Library Central to use computers, print, photocopy, borrow resources, research, or study quietly. It provides the opening times for the different library locations and describes the electronic and physical resources available, including databases, e-books, internet access, books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs. Students need their ID card to borrow items or use printing/copying services.

1. Welcome to Library Central

2. We are : Hartford Library

3. We are: Learning Zone

4. We are: Winsford Library

5. We are: London Road Library

6. We are: HE Study Room

7. 146931 What does this number mean?

8. The number of visits to Library Central last year On average every full time student visited our centres 74 times last year, which is approximately twice a week!

9. Why might you visit Library Central? To use a computer To print some work out To use a photocopier To borrow a resource To do some research To find somewhere quiet to work

10. Hartford Opening times TERM-TIME Monday 8:30 am – 4:45 pm Tuesday 8:30 am – 4:45 pm Wednesday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm Thursday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm Friday 8:30 am – 4:15 pm Hartford IS open during vacations.

11. Winsford Opening times TERM-TIME ONLY (Hartford open during vacations but please ring 01606 720646 or ask inside for details) Monday, Thursday Friday 9.00 am – 4.00 pm Tuesday – Wednesday 9.00 am – 7.00 pm

12. London Road Opening times TERM-TIME ONLY (Hartford open during vacations but please ring 01606 720646 or ask inside for details) Monday, Wednesday, 9.00 am – 12.45 pm Thursday, Friday 1.30 pm – 3.00 pm Tuesday 9.00 am – 1.00 pm

13. Electronic Resources Online databases E books – look them up on the library catalogue http://library.midchesh.ac.uk Internet Moodlehttp://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk/ Resources for Courses http://www.netvibes.com/midchesh_library#Welcome

14. Real resources that you can touch Books Magazines and newspapers CDs both music and audio DVDs Real resources can be looked for on our catalogue Available online @ http://library.midchesh.ac.uk anytime, anyplace, anywhere

15. Validating Universities Manchester Metropolitan University http://www.library.mmu.ac.uk/ University of Chester http://www.chester.ac.uk/campus-life/learningresources

16. Borrowing You will need your ID card in order to borrow anything You can borrow 8 items for 3 weeks (London Road for 2 weeks) One week loans include very popular books, CDs, DVDs and magazines Fines will be charged for overdue items

17. Logging in On the first line type in the six digit number off yourstudent ID card. On the second line type in your password which is your postcode in lower case with no spaces Example CW8 1LJ becomes cw81lj Change your password to something memorable

18. College email Your college email address is: logon number@student.midchesh.ac.uk Check your email often! We use it to let you know about books waiting for you to collect Messages from student services about activities in college Tutors will contact you about course related matters

19. How to use a computer You can drop in to one of our centres You can book a computer in advance on http://pcbooker.midchesh.ac.uk You can use one for up to 2 hours at a time If you need more time just ask library staff Priority is always given to people doing college work

20. Think before you print! Not long ago, Your printing is limited. 300 sheets for the academic year. Don’t waste paper! Colour printing is available over the counter at 30p a sheet He couldn’t see The wood for the trees. SAVE PAPER! Think before you print

21. Photocopying Colour and black and white copying available in all centres Money must be put on your student ID card at the college shop to do copying Prices 3p for A4 black and white. A3 is 6p 15p for colour A4. A3 is 30p

22. Water only in a sports bottle

23. ALWAYS ask us for help!