Essential Library Skills Lunchtime Training Getting to Know the Library Michaelmas Term 2012 Trinity College Library Dublin, College Street, Dublin 2

Locate your Subject Collection Search the Library Catalogue Borrow books Identify Open Shelf and Closed Access locations Request material from Closed Access Access your Library Record Renew books online Seek assistance By the end of this session, you should be able to: Learning Outcomes

Essential Library Skills About the Library

DVDs and Videos MapsEncyclopaediaE-booksTheses Online Resources Course Material Journals and Magazines BooksE-Journals Government Publications Databases Newspapers Trinity College Library Dublin The Library has …

Berkeley Library Ussher Library Lecky Library College Park Front Gate Campus Library Locations Hamilton Library Hamilton Library

Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher (BLU) Library Complex Business Classics Drama & Film Studies Economics Education Geography Geology History History of Art Languages Law Music Nursing & Midwifery Philosophy Psychology Social Studies Theology Glucksman Map Library

Hamilton Library Computer Science Engineering Health Sciences Medicine Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Pharmacy

Off Campus Locations Trinity College Library Dublin John Stearne Medical Library Trinity Education Centre St. James’s Hospital Health Sciences Santry Book Repository Book storage - books from here or Stacks are requested and then delivered to a Library counter

Trinity College Library Dublin Opening Hours (term-time) Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher, Hamilton John Stearne Medical Library Monday-Friday09: :0009: :00 Saturday09: :0009: :00 Library Opening Hours: Term-Time Opening Hours may vary. Please check noticeboards and Library websiteLibrary website

Searching the Library Catalogues Essential Library Skills

Searching the Library Catalogue Click on Stella Search or Classic Catalogue Click on Stella Search or Classic Catalogue Use the Search Box

Searching the Library Catalogue Ronan Fanning Independent Ireland Dublin: Helicon, 1983

Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Or: Go to the Stella Search interface first Or: Go to the Stella Search interface first Type keywords directly into Search Box

Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Type keywords into Search Box Type keywords into Search Box

Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Search results Click on title for details

Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Item details

Searching the Library Catalogue Click on Classic Catalogue Click on Classic Catalogue

Searching the Library Catalogue Type in Author Name and click on Search

Searching the Library Catalogue Search results

Searching the Library Catalogue Item details

Searching the Library Catalogue The Location column tells you where the book is shelved

Searching the Library Catalogue The Status column tells you which copies are currently available

Searching the Library Catalogue These copies can be borrowed by undergraduates & higher diploma students (prefix LEN) This copy can be borrowed by higher degree postgraduates & Staff (no prefix)

Searching the Library Catalogue This copy is available in the Counter Reserve collection at the Iveagh Hall, BLU complex

Searching the Library Catalogue This copy can be requested from Santry Stacks

Searching the Library Catalogue Other search options Link to Stella Search Link to Stella Search

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Luke O’Neill Immunology: how frustration leads to inflammation Science, vol. 320, 2 May 2008, pp

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Enter title of journal Select Journals from drop-down menu Click on Search

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals 9 entries for Science. Click on link to see details

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Print and electronic versions available. Click on link to see details

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Click here to go directly to the e-journal Click here to go directly to the e-journal

Stella Search: Journals Click here to go directly to the e-journal Click here to go directly to the e-journal Enter title of journal

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Home page for Science Select PREVIOUS ISSUES tab

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Home page for Science Select SEE ALL PREVIOUS ISSUES

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Enter required volume and page number

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Required article found Click to see full text or PDF

Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Full text in pdf format Read online, or print, or save to disk

How the print collection is arranged and your borrowing entitlements Essential Library Skills

You need a valid TCD ID card to borrow books Books are issued and returned at the Service Counters or at Fastlane Self-Service However you must come to the Service Counters to borrow and return Counter Reserve material and to have Closed Access books issued to you (More about this later) Fines for overdue LEN books are 50c per day rising to €1 per day after two weeks Fines for overdue Counter Reserve Collection books are 25c per hour Borrowing Books

Monday-Thursday 9.30am-7.45pm Friday 9.30am-4.45pm Saturday 9.30am-3.45pm Service Counter opening times during term: Borrowing Books

Fastlane Self-Service Machines Books may be borrowed & returned here (except Counter Reserve items) You can only check out books if you are entitled to borrow them You may be prevented from borrowing if you owe fines or have overdue books Take care to follow instructions on screen

Undergraduate and Diploma Lending Material You may borrow up to four items in total at any one time from:Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher (BLU) Libraries LEN (with Yellow Sticker) – one-week loan LEN (no Yellow Sticker) – four-week loan MUS LEN – one-week loan Plus up to an additional four P-MUS LEN – four-week loan Hamilton Library S-LEN – one-week loan No four-week lending collection for undergraduates John Stearne Medical Library SJ – one-week loan No four-week lending collection for undergraduates

Higher Degree Postgraduate Students You may borrow up to ten items in total at any one time Normally from Open Access or Closed Access Four items from the Undergraduate Lending Collection (if all other Open Access or Closed Access copies are on loan Students Registered with Disability Services You may borrow eight items in total, including material from Open Access and Closed Access May include Four items from the Undergraduate Lending Collection Staff You may borrow twenty items in total from Open Access and Closed Access Other Categories of Reader Further details are available from:

Open Shelf and Closed Access In addition to purchasing books, Trinity College Library Dublin is entitled to a copy of every book and journal published in Great Britain and Ireland.  Open Shelf: books available to read in the Library. This collection is divided into: Reference Collection Counter Reserve Collection Undergraduate Lending Collection Open Access Collection (mainly Legal Deposit material)  Closed Access: books placed in Library storage, i.e., Stacks and the Santry Book Repository. More on this later…

Open Shelf: Reference Material  Includes the prefixes REF, BIB, PER and THESIS  Journals, Reference Works, Bibliographies, Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Theses  Cannot be removed from the Library

Open Shelf: Counter Reserve Collection  Located by the counters in the Iveagh Hall (Berkeley Library), Hamilton Library and John Stearne Medical Library (JSML)  Material: Multiple copies of books in heavy demand Lecture notes Other materials deposited by lecturers  Material cannot be removed from the Library  You may borrow up to four items  Five-hour loan period – must return books to the counter  A book return box will be available outside barrier at the reserve end of the Counter so that students can return reserve items after 7.45 when Counter is shut  Heavy fines for overdue items – 25 cent per hour or part of an hour

Open Access Collection  Undergraduates cannot borrow this material but can use the books in the Library for study or research  If an Open Access copy is on loan and there are no lending copies available you can ask for the item to be recalled. To recall an item with relevant details. More information on the Library website

Requesting material from Closed Access (Stacks and Santry Book Repository) Essential Library Skills

Closed Access  80% of the Library’s print collection is stored in Stacks and in the Santry Book Repository  Material is requested online or, if it is a journal or Early Printed Book, by completing a call slip  Requests from Stacks are delivered to your choice of Library Counter, usually on the same day  Requests from Santry are usually delivered the next day  No more than five requests in one day  Material is held in the Library for three days to be collected  Undergraduates must read this material in the Library  When finished with the material, return it via Fastlane and place it in the book return box beside the machines as instructed, or if you wish to use it again come to the Counter and we will keep it for you

Online Requests Books are ordered from Closed Access via the Library Catalogue or Stella Search Essential Library Skills

Online Requests Click to place Online Request Closed Access items

Online Requests Enter Username and College Network Password Click Login

Online Requests Choose delivery location

Online Requests Submit request

Online Requests Request verified

Online Requests Click to place Online Request Closed Access items

Online Requests Enter Username and College Network Password Click Login

Online Requests Select a copy, choose delivery location, and submit request

Online Requests Request verified

Call Slip Requests Call Slips Some Closed Access materials can only be requested using Call Slips Examples: Closed Access journals Early Printed Books

HOT PRESS PER Call Slip Requests JOE MURPHY Vol.24 APR 2000 Fill in Shelfmark, Journal title, and Issue details 21/09/12

HOT PRESS PER Call Slip Requests 21/09/12 JOE MURPHY Vol. 24 APR 2000 Complete your name and tick your status Fill in ID number (as shown below barcode) Fill in ID number (as shown below barcode) Add date

Accessing your Library Account Essential Library Skills

Library Account

Renewing books online Essential Library Skills

Renewing books Click to see items currently on loan

Renewing books Tick books you want to renew Click relevant button to Renew loans

 You will be unable to renew a Library book if: You have outstanding fines You have overdue books You have exceeded the amount of Online Renewals permitted: 4-week loans can be renewed once only 1-week loans can be renewed a maximum of 7 times  Books cannot be renewed by phone or  Online renewing - books are due back before the time the Library starts to close on the assigned date and not midnight on that date (so before 9.45pm Mon-Fri and before 3.45pm on Sat)  If you have problems renewing contact the Duty Librarian or Service Counter staff in person Renewing books

 If all lending copies of a book are currently on loan, you can place a reservation by clicking the Request button on the catalogue record (similar to requesting Closed Access books online)  You will be unable to reserve a Library book if: You have outstanding fines You have overdue books There are lending copies available You are trying to reserve material you are not entitled to borrow  Books cannot be reserved by phone or  If you have problems reserving, contact the Duty Librarian or Service Counter staff in person Reserving books

Photocopying, Printing and Scanning Essential Library Skills

Photocopying, Printing and Scanning Trinity College Library Dublin  Multi-functional Devices (MFDs) are available for photocopying, printing and scanning.  Comply with provisions of Copyright Act,

Trinity College Library Dublin Photocopying, Printing and Scanning

Trinity College Library Dublin Photocopying, Printing and Scanning  Crediting your print account Crediting your print account  Printing instructionsPrinting instructions  Scanning instructionsScanning instructions  Photocopying instructionsPhotocopying instructions  PricesPrices  MFD and kiosk locationsMFD and kiosk locations  Getting helpGetting help The IS Services web pages contain information on…

Trinity College Library Dublin Photocopying, Printing and Scanning

Seeking Assistance Essential Library Skills

Seeking Assistance: Subject Librarian Contact your Subject Librarian if….. - you cannot find books from your reading list- you require training or information on any of the Library’s services- For subject-related advice and expertise

Trinity College Library Dublin Reference assistance Guidance on the use of information resources (catalogues, databases, and electronic journals) Information on services offered by the Library Assistance locating material in the Library and beyond Duty Librarian Service based in Iveagh Hall (BLU Library Complex) & Hamilton Library Seeking Assistance: Duty Librarian

Seeking Assistance: Library Website

Seeking Assistance: Video Guides Video Guides are Video Guides are Library TourFastlane Self-ServiceBLU ExplainedHamilton Library Explained John Stearne Medical Library Explained

Seeking Assistance: Training Sessions Getting to know the Library DateTimeVenue Monday, 24 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Thursday, 27 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Thursday, 4 October13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Getting the most from the Online Catalogue DateTimeVenue Tuesday, 25 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Friday, 28 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Tuesday, 2 October13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Online the Library DateTimeVenue Wednesday, 26 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Monday, 1 October13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Wednesday, 3 October13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library

Locate your subject collection Search the Library’s Online Catalogues for print material Explain how the Library’s print collections are arranged Request items from Santry/Stacks Access your Library Record Renew books online Know where to seek assistance You should now be able to …