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Library Resources and Services To cover: Where your books and journals are Finding out if the Library has what you need Getting what the Library doesn’t have Finding academic literature on your subject University of Edinburgh Rowena Stewart Academic Support Librarian Heriot-Watt University Rachel Whittington Academic Support & Liaison Librarian +44 (0)131 451 3215 R.Whittington@hw.ac.uk rm1406 JCMB Tel: 0131 650 5207 rowena.stewart@ed.ac.uk

Library buildings for print collections www.ed.ac.uk/is/library-locations Main Library - print book collections for Informatics, Medicine plus many AHSS print book collections) – 24/7 5th floor – Postgraduate study area Noreen & Kenneth Murray Library, Kings’ Buildings Campus. Main print book collections for Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Geology and Geophysics) 08:30 - 23:00 (weekdays), 09/noon - 19:00 (weekends) Print journals in Library Annexe, South Gyle [see inter-library loan information below] uCreate for multimedia and specialist IT facilities, including design software, A0 poster printing - www.ed.ac.uk/is/ucreate

DiscoverEd – http://discovered.ed.ac.uk Online and print, journals and books plus records of articles, theses, conference proceedings… From the Library homepage www.ed.ac.uk/is/library Library tab on MyEd www.myed.ed.ac.uk Go directly - http://discovered.ed.ac.uk/

Journals Many thousands of journals online Not always bought from every available host site Not always bought for access from volume 1 to now Some issues (even titles) only taken in print. “double quotes” force a search for the phrase.

Journals

Journals Library Annexe – Request online for physical volume/issue LINKS – for same (week)day article scans Library Annexe – Request online for physical volume/issue

Journals: article scan requests from print only journal issues

Off-campus access to online collection EASE (authentication) / MyEd (portal) VPN – access to University network + wireless access – www.ed.ac.uk/is/vpn Connecting to the network www.ed.ac.uk/is/wireless Eduroam – JANET Roaming Service : secure internet access from eduroam-enabled institution around the world - www.ed.ac.uk/is/wireless/jrs SCONUL Access scheme allows borrowing from other UK HEI Libraries - www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access

Databases for Reviewing the Literature DiscoverEd includes article level records. Default setting is to what you can read because the library has bought it.

Databases for Reviewing the Literature To find what has already been published in your field: www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-subjects > Mathematics & Statistics MathSciNet Information on millions of applied and pure Maths articles. Reviews of the articles from 1940s onwards. ZentralblattMATH Information on articles from thousands of journals. As for MathsSciNet can use MSC to focus on your research interest. Web of Science (Science Citation Index , Proceedings…) Tracking a particularly useful article through the literature since it was published. Journal Impact Factors Financial data www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-subjects > Business & Management Includes eg Datastream, S&P Capital IQ coming.

Theses Find theses awarded in your field www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-subjects > Theses eg ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global for those awarded worldwide. Includes online full-text. Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA) www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk Electronic copies of UoEdinburgh awarded theses are deposited in ERA (a printed and bound copy goes to the University Archive). Any of your academic output can be posted on ERA and its staff can advise on copyright. Edinburgh Research Explorer www.research.ed.ac.uk/ The University’s research output (not full-text). Help pages – www.ed.ac.uk/pure

Inter-Library Loan (I.L.L.) for what we don’t have 30 free per year [5 for undergraduates] then £5 per request received 2 renewals which are done via Helpdesk or I.L.L. staff. Request and monitoring form: https://ed-ac.illiad.oclc.org/illiad “Intra-library loan” Get scans (or books/physical items) from other UoEdinburgh libraries, including Library Annexe, sent to you (or the Murray Library for collection). same form No cap on number of free requests. Annexe scans/items - same (week)day if in before noon Help and Information - www.ed.ac.uk/is/inter-library

Reference management software Publishing your research Open Access (OA) - www.ed.ac.uk/openaccess Author charges’ repayment schemes. Advice (on copyright implications, next REF etc). Data - www.ed.ac.uk/is/data-management Advice on planning, storing, sharing or publishing the data your research generates. Open repository, Edinburgh DataShare. Training includes IS Digital Skills and Training classroom sessions and online course MANTRA Reference management software Eg EndNote – www.myendnoteweb.com Direct import of records Group records and attach files to them. Cite while you write Export chosen references in BibTeX format.

But please ask the Helpdesk staff if you have questions etc. Borrowing Books 60 books – PGRs (50 for PGTs, 30 UGs) - including up to 3 Reserve books. Standard loan = 12 weeks. Short loan = 1 week Reserve books = up to 3 hours or overnight Self-issue and self-return But please ask the Helpdesk staff if you have questions etc. www.ed.ac.uk/is/library-borrowing

Which Library? For information on the different experiences you can have with ebooks see: Navigating ebooks (pdf)

Getting books on loan Sign-in [EASE authenticated]: Request early returns for you to borrow next. Find as many results as there are to find (esp off-campus). See loan period defined for you. See previous as well as current loans. Save records. Save searches to run again.

Renewing Books Most books (excluding Reserve books) may be renewed for up to: 18 months in total, ie from first issue date, for (STANDARD) 12 week loans. 4 months for (SHORT) 1 week loans. You can’t renew if: you’ve reached the limit. the book’s been requested. your fines are too high. If you think it’s none of those, contact library staff and they’ll be able to help.

Borrowing Books Fines for overdue books: 20p per day for standard books / 40p per day for short loan books [maximum £10] One day’s grace. On day two of being overdue, a fine equals the cost of two days being overdue. N.B. £1 per day for overdue recalled books [maximum £10] 2p per minute for overdue reserve books [maximum £25] Paying online: DiscoverEd My Account area.

Suggest the Library buys Something Books: www.ed.ac.uk/is/RAB Journals etc – me (Academic Support Librarian) or Aram Karakhanyan (School rep)

Contacting Information Services (IS) IS.Helpline@ed.ac.uk for learning technology, IT or Library enquiries: Self-service portal: www.ed.ac.uk/is/selfservice Phone: +44 (0)131 651 5151 Follow: IS Helpline Alerts@isalerts - https://twitter.com/isalerts IT Support Desk (Main Library, no booking required) www.ed.ac.uk/is/it-support-desk Schools providing IT support for their staff &PGRs - www.ed.ac.uk/is/helpline > Local Schools Helpdesks. Staffed IS Helpdesk in each Information Services managed library.  Level 1 in the Murray Library. - www.ed.ac.uk/is/library-locations Copyright information - www.ed.ac.uk/is/copyright Copyright enquiries team – copyright@ed.ac.uk Heriot-Watt University Information Services www.hw.ac.uk/is Subject Guide - http://isguides.hw.ac.uk/maths Handouts/Slides - http://isguides.hw.ac.uk/maths/mathshandouts Essentials: www.hw.ac.uk/is/library-essentials.htm www.hw.ac.uk/is/it-essentials.htm

Help – Academic skills support Specific library-related topics, 30mins: semester Tuesdays (NKML) & Thursdays (Main Library). Literature review clinic (NKML, 1:1, 30mins): semester Wednesdays 12.30-1.30pm. Finding Academic Literature - Science and Engineering (IAD) www.ed.ac.uk/iad/postgraduates Digital Skills and Training - ww.ed.ac.uk/is/skills Courses (classroom and online), manuals, videos from Lynda.com Thesis Hub - www.ed.ac.uk/is/skills/thesis-hub [online, self enrol] MyEd Events for booking Skills Development/Power Hours - www.hw.ac.uk/is/skills-development.htm Rowena Stewart (Academic Support Librarian, University of Edinburgh) rowena.stewart@ed.ac.uk rm1406 JCMB Tel: 0131 650 5207 Rachel Whittington (Academic Support & Liaison Librarian, Heriot-Watt University) r.whittington@hw.ac.uk Book an appointment: https://isguides.hw.ac.uk/maths