Transcript The Library Dept of Materials

The Library
Dept of Materials
Graduate
Briefing 2006
Introduction
This is a brief introduction about the Library facilities
here in the Department.
The Department has a small but important library
dedicated to just Materials related topics.
The library is in constant use by students and researchers
alike.
It provides a study area, access to electronic resources and
a photocopier.
CONTACT
Librarian
Grace Sewell
[email protected]
Tel no. (01865) 2-73697
Academic Librarian
Prof George Smith
[email protected]
Topics
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Where is the library
Opening times
Lay out
How to find a book
How to borrow a book
Regulations
Other Libraries
WHERE IS THE LIBRARY
The Library is on the first floor of the Hume-Rothery
building in Parks Road.
OPENING TIMES
Anyone with access to the building will be able to use it at
any time.
The Library Office is staffed for 8 hours a week.
During the term (0-9weeks) Monday- Thursday 2 – 4 pm
For the vacation please see notices.
If you have any queries or questions outside of these
hours do send an email to
[email protected]
LAY OUT
Library Office
BOOK
ROOM
Self issue
JOURNAL
ROOM
Book box
Main corridor
First floor Hume-Rothery Building
Book Room
LAY OUT 2
Book Room
A guide to the classification used in the library can be found on top
of the book box.
The book box is located here for the deposit of returned items.
Computer terminal,
Journals Room
Please consult the listing on the end of stack 9 for location of items.
Bound volumes of journals are listed on OLIS and may be
borrowed.
Computer terminal
Photocopier – Cards are available from Reception HR.
HOW TO FIND A BOOK
Nearly all the books in the Library are catalogued on the Oxford
University Libraries System - OLIS
This is a union catalogue that contains over 11 millon records of
items held by College, Departmental and Central Libraries.
To locate an item connect to OLIS either on the terminals in the
library or via your own work station. Telnet and Web versions
are available
http://library.ox.ac.uk/olis
Or via OxLIP http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/
Instructions on how to use OLIS are kept near the terminals.
OLIS allow you to locate most of the Departmental stock, all
books at the Hooke Library and nearly all items held in the RSL.
Online Catalogue - BRIEF DISPLAY
ADDED NAMES
TITLE
(1 of 1 titles)
:Timp, Gregory L.
:Nanotechnology / Gregory Timp, editor.
SUBJECT
:Nanotechnology
PLACE
:New York :
PUBLISHER
DATE
:Springer,
:c1999.
ISBN/ISSN
:0387983341 (hardcover : alk. paper)
CURRENT LOCATION & COPIES HELD:
LIBRARY LOCATION
SHELFMARK
STATUS
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1. Materi
DOM Main Libr
58 TIM
DUE BACK: 29/09/05
1 item(s) in list.
Options:
Display item/piece record
# item Previous screen Extend search Limit list Full display
Reservations Review search OPAC parms New search Quit search
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HOW T0 BORROW A BOOK
The Library operates an electronic Self-issue system, this
means that you will be charging out your own books.
You will need your University card.
Please register with the Librarian on your first visit to the
Library.
Registration forms are located by the self-issue machine.
To borrow a book scan the bar-code on your University card
and then the barcode on the first page of the book.
There is on screen help and printed notices beside the
computer to assist you.
Loan periods are listed below. When the item is due you will receive,
via email, an overdue notice.
Please respond be either returning the item or renewing it.
Senior Academic Staff
three
months
Research Fellows, Visitors,
Post-docs
six weeks
Graduates/4th year students
four weeks
Undergraduates
two weeks
Readers from other
departments
one week
Books marked with a yellow band are for reference only and must
not be removed from the Library.
Bound journals may also be borrowed
but single or current issues of journals are for use in the Library
only.
The Library Office has a small collection of core collection of
Undergraduate textbooks.
These can be borrowed overnight or at the week-end
REGULATIONS
PLEASE USE THE SELF-ISSUE SYSTEM TO CHECK
OUT ALL
ITEMS THAT YOU REMOVE FROM THE LIBRARY.
When returning items please deposit In the book box
located in the book room.
DO NOT
LEAVE BORROWED BOOKS IN THE LOBBY,
IN THE LIBRARY,
RE-SHELVE THEM YOURSELVES OR SWAP AMONGST
YOURSELVES
THE ITEMS ARE YOUR RESPONDSIBILTY UNTIL THEY
HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE BOOK SLOT.
Please return all loans promptly.
Answer any communication from the Librarian
immediately
Look after all books and materials.
Please do not eat or drink in the library.
Please be a quiet as possible and switch-off mobile
‘phones.
OTHER LIBRARIES
The Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) in Parks Road is the central
library for science.
This is not a lending library and items must be consulted there.
The Hooke Library contains a collection of textbooks specifically
designed to cater for undergraduates.
It is located in South Parks Road.
Also check your own college.
Interlibrary loans
If material is not available locally, it is possible to obtain it
from elsewhere.
For this you will need an inter-library loan voucher which
you can get from the Library office.
If you then take the voucher to the RSL, they will process
your request.