Transcript DBS, Undergraduate Library Induction

Where is the Library Located?
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Undergraduate
Library
Aungier Street
Postgraduate Library
Dame Street
Law Library,
Portobello
Opening Hours
Term –Time
Monday to Thursday
9am-10pm
Friday
9am-9pm
Saturday
9.30am-5pm
Sundays
11am -5pm
Majority of Bank holidays(run up to exams)
The Library is open four evenings per week
until 10pm all year round.
Library opening hours remain extensive over the
summer.
Library Collections
 50,000 books
 200 print journals
 Multi-media collection (DVDs etc)
 Rapidly expanding e-book collection
 45,000 full-text e-journals and A-Z journal software
 Subscriptions to extensive portfolio of databases
 Webfeat: Enables students to search all the Library’s electronic
resources at the same time. Go to search all resources on the
Library Website to use this facility.
Accessing Library Materials
 You use your student card to borrow Library
materials
 Postgraduates can borrow 10 items at a time
 Books can be renewed twice
 Key texts are available for lending periods of two
weeks, one week, 3 days and two hours.
 The Library buys one core text per ten
students.
Fines
Fines are levied to ensure fair and
equitable access to books. If you
return your books on time, you
incur no fine.
Fines are doubled one month prior to exams to ensure that
students to not return books late during this key period.
All monies raised are ploughed back into the Library Service
Virtual Location
http://library.dbs-students.com/
Close up of Library website
Search all Resources…
Library Catalogue
(located under Search all Resources on the Library Website)
Online reservations
Accessing your Library Account
What your online Library Account Looks like..
Electronic Books (Dawsonera.com)
(under Search all Resources on the Library Website)
The Library is a one-stop shop
 Experienced Staff
 Library Classes and support on essay writing and referencing
 Self Issuing Stations
 Extensive seating
 Study rooms for collaborative study
 Photocopying and printing facilities
 Fully equipped PCs
 Wireless network
 Loan of memory sticks/calculators
 Guides available in the Library and on the Library website to all library
services and resources
For further information….
 Please consult the Library’s video and audio tours on the Library
Website. Audio tours are available in English, French, Mandarin,
Hindi, Urdu. Library staff are always on hand to assist you.
Don’t forget…
 Don’t forget to get your Library PIN so that you
can reserve and renew books online.
 Library staff are here to help you with any of your
enquiries and can be contacted by:
 Dedicated Information Points in the Library
 Phone (01-4177572)
 Email ([email protected])
 Instant Messaging (It is now possible to chat live with
Library staff via the Library Website)
 Student Blog (http://dbslibrary.blogspot.com/)
Follow the Library on…
 DBS Library Website (http://library.dbs-students.com/)
 Student Blog (http://dbslibrary.blogspot.com/)
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Flickr
An important Tip!
Books
Students that use a range of
Library resources in their
assignments: books, journals and
databases achieve higher marks
in their assignments.
Journals
Databases