Transcript York St John LIS

Introduction to the Learning Centre
Library & Information Services
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Access to services
• To find out what services are available
in the Learning Centre
• You can get access to all the facilities
on completion of enrolment
• Your student card is also your library
card
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Layout of building
• Virtual tour
• Variety of study zones & seating areas
• Quiet study room
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Borrowing & returning
• Use machines
for borrowing,
renewing or
returning
• Need student
card and PIN
• Loan periods
– 4 week loan
– 7 day loan
– 1 day loan
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Items to borrow
• As well as books, you
can borrow DVDs,
CDs
• Journals (some for
reference only)
• You can borrow up to
15 items at once
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Library catalogue
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Results screen
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Detailed record
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List of copies
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Other collections
• York Hospital
Health Library
• Languages
Resource
Centre
• Religious
Education
Centre
• Archives
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Holds
• If you want an item that is on loan,
place a hold
• Email sent when hold is ready to collect
• Check your University email!
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Checking your loans
• Choose ‘Library account’ from homepage
– Need User ID and PIN number to logon
– User ID is your student number
– PIN number will be emailed to you
• Renew on the self service points or the catalogue
• Renew 4 week and 1 week loans up to 7 times
• Fines are due if items returned late
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Computers
• Over 300
computers in IT
rooms and open
areas
• Wireless access
for your laptops
• Internet available
from halls of
residence
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Saving your work
• ‘Documents’ area on network
• Use memory sticks to backup
• ALWAYS backup your work!
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Software on PCs
• Annette can help you with
Microsoft Office software
e.g. Word, Excel,
PowerPoint
• One to ones and group
sessions:
Monday 27 Sept - Office 2010
Monday 4 Oct – PowerPoint
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Annette Webb is the IT
Trainer for students, based at
the Information & Help Desk
Printing & photocopying
• You can print out and photocopy on the same
machines in the Fountains Learning Centre
• Prices for printing/copying displayed by each
machine
• £2 free credits for new students
• You have an online account to add credit:
instructions at the first floor Help Desk
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Electronic journals & databases
• Most resources
available off-site
as well as on
the campus
• 1000s of full
text journal
articles
available
electronically
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Information & Help Desk
Ask us for help at
the Information &
Help Desk on the
first floor
– Finding books
– Using electronic
resources
– IT queries
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Library website
• Available from
the student
homepage
• Access to
electronic
resources
• Information
about using
the library &
searching
techniques
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Moodle
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And finally…
• Check out the
Library website
• Any further enquiries
come and see us at
the Information &
Help Desk!
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