Information Services and Systems Please login... Username is your student number e.g Password – Your student number followed by your date of birth e.g /07/01/1989

Information Services and Systems Welcome / Croeso Today we’ll be looking at the library on campus, accessing online resources, and tools that will help you during your studies

Information Services and Systems Q1. Where would you go to borrow a book When I’ve looked for information before for assignments the first place I’ve gone is... 1.My friends/colleagues. 2.A library to get a book on the subject. 3.A reading list provided by my tutor. 4.Google. 5.Somewhere else.

Information Services and Systems Your Library 890,000 books and journals 24 hour opening (except Christmas day, Boxing day and New Year’s Day) Staffed hours Mon – Fri 8am–8pm Sat – Sun 10am–8pm Helpful staff! Wifi (swis.swan.ac.uk)swis.swan.ac.uk The Library also provides you with IT help and a dedicated careers team. Your Library

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Your Librarians Giles, Susan, Elen, Stephen, Clare, Katrina, Izzy We can help you with literature searching, referencing and plagiarism advice, online searching, managing your online presence, finding data and statistics..... Your Librarians bitly.com/chhslibrary

Information Services and Systems Home.swan.ac.uk myuni.swan.ac.uk is the University portal myuni.swan.ac.uk Home provides access to key resources: – Blackboard – – Intranet – iFind, the library catalogue – iFind Research, our search tool – Library web pages MyUni pages

Information Services and Systems Library Support via Blackboard Blackboard is Swansea University’s Virtual Learning Environment on the web. Blackboard provides access to: – Turnitin and submitting assignments – Class notes for your modules – Reading lists – Library support CHHS students – Mobile app Blackboard

Information Services and Systems I need to find a book for my course, where are they?

Information Services and Systems Using iFind Discover You can use iFind to: Renew your books on loan Request books that are out on loan Lets look for: A Book Eysenck, M. W., & Keane, M. T. (2015). Cognitive psychology: A student's handbook (7th ed.). Hove: Psychology Press. Using iFind

Information Services and Systems What if I don’t bring my books back on time? Overdue Charges ITEMAMOUNT NORMAL LOAN20p per day ONE WEEK LOAN50p per day OVERNIGHT/SHORT LOAN £1.50 per day 6 HOUR20p per hour What if I don’t bring a book back on time?

Information Services and Systems Online Resources You will need your Swansea University Username and Password to access our online resources. Username – Password – normal login Free online access to thousands of ebooks and ejournals through the Library...

Information Services and Systems Using iFind Discover Lets look for: A Book McGee, S. (2010). Key research & study skills in psychology. Los Angeles: Sage. Ebook collections – Dawsonera, ebrary EBSCO ebook collection. ebooks

Information Services and Systems Have you used journals (periodicals) before? 1.Yes 2.No 3.What are they?

Information Services and Systems My tutor has told me to read a journal for my course, where are they?

Information Services and Systems Using iFind Discover You can use iFind to find journals. Journals are good for: Finding the most up-to-date research Finding out hot topics in Psychology Lets look for: A journal British Journal of Psychology Using iFind

Information Services and Systems Using iFind Discover Lets look for: A journal article Bailey, R. Willner, P. & Dymond, S. (2011). A visual aid to decision-making for people with intellectual disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(1), doi: /j.ridd ejournals

Information Services and Systems Why can’t I just use Google? Quality matters! You will be expected to only use reputable, trustworthy information in your assignments from sources such as: academic library books scholarly journal articles

Information Services and Systems No Full Text Access – What can I do? Document Supply Services LibraryPlus Scheme Visiting other libraries Disclaimer! – We don’t have full-text access to everything...

Information Services and Systems Quiz!

Information Services and Systems How many items can you borrow at one time? 1. Fifteen 2. Twelve 3. Twenty Five 4. Ten

Information Services and Systems The fine per day for an overdue one week loan item is? 1.20p 2.50p 3.30p

Information Services and Systems Your Student Card is also your… 1.Library card 2.Photocopy card 3.Printing card 4.Access card to the library in the evening 5.All of the above

Information Services and Systems What can I do online, through the Library website? 1.Read books 2.Read journal articles 3.Contact my Librarians 4.Access my Swansea University s 5.All of the above

Information Services and Systems If I’ve forgotten everything from today’s Library induction I will.. 1.Try and muddle through 2.I just won’t use the Library 3.Look at the information on Library Support for CHHS and ask the Librarians for help when I need it!

Information Services and Systems Your Librarians Giles, Susan, Elen, Stephen, Clare, Katrina, Izzy Need help? Just ask Find us on