10/15/20151 Welcome to the Parrott Centre: Guide for Students Find us at August 2015

10/15/20152 Our Goals To provide the Loyalist College community with quality information. To demonstrate the benefit of using information found in multiple media formats. To encourage staff and students to be critical information consumers.

10/15/20153 We’re Here For You! 8am to 7pm, Monday through Thursday 8am to 4:30pm on Fridays 9am to 4pm on Saturdays. Closed Sundays Hours may change on holidays and during the summer months; check our website for updates!check our website

10/15/20154 Anytime, Anywhere! Access any of our electronic resources on campus or from home! If you’re working from home, you’ll be asked to enter your student number and password. Your password is your birthdate in the YYMMDD format. Having difficulty? Stop by the Information Desk, or give us a call!

10/15/20155 What Can We Do For You? Our Circulation and Information Desks are staffed by information experts! Find the items you need in the Course Reserves Borrow books through Interlibrary Loan Explore out collection of Print and Electronic Resources Learn your way around with Orientations and Tutorials Get help with Copying and Copyright Book a Group Study Room, exclusively for student use!

10/15/20156 Information Desk Our friendly staff can assist you with any of the following: Learning how to use the library Finding materials in the catalogue or on the shelves Choosing and navigating the right database for your topic Creating search strategies Suggesting alternative information sources Working with computers, printers and photocopiers

10/15/20157 Course Reserves What’s a Course Reserve? Sometimes, your instructors will place an item on reserve. That means that it is available for in-library use for all students. How do I find them? Not sure if a teacher put an item on reserve? Check with them, or come in and ask at the Circulation Desk. How does it work? Bring in your student card and tell us which book you need. Once it’s checked out, you can use it in the library for as long as you need – don’t forget to be considerate of your classmates!

10/15/20158 Interlibrary Loan Need a book or article that we just don’t have? Get it through Interlibrary Loan! To request an item from another library, visit our Information Desk with the following information: For Books: Author, Title, Edition, Date of Publication, ISBN (if known) For Journals: Authors(s), Article Title, Journal name, volume, issue/ date of issue, page number We recommend at least ten days’ notice to ensure you get your request on time. Due dates and renewals of ILL items are at the discretion of the lending library. Due to copyright and viewing rights, we’re not able to provide ILL for DVD/VHS and other AV materials.

10/15/20159 Our Resources There are many different ways to locate our materials, starting with our homepage – Use OneSearch and see items from the print, eBook, and AV collections, and a selection of our online journals. Not all journal databases can be accessed through the OneSearch; the eResources tab can be used to find databases by title or subject. Access our e-resources on campus, or from home. To access e-resources from home, use your student number and your password is your date of birth in yymmdd format.

10/15/ e-Resources eBooks – read online, or on your Android and iOS devices Streaming video Audiobooks Career and job search resources Government and legal documents Statistics Newspapers and news databases

10/15/ Pathfinders Lists of resources arranged by subject area Includes books, ebooks, films, and websites Located on the website under the Pathfinders tab, or in print in the Parrott Centre. New! LibGuides will replace Pathfinders over the next few months, so stay tuned!

10/15/ Researching and Citing We’ve got the tools you need for research and citations:researchcitations APA and MLA citation guidesAPAMLA Research tips Information on evaluating resources. Available online, or in print in the Parrott Centre. Once you’ve located the information you need: or print the information Create a free account and save your information to a folder Create subject alerts - new articles on a topic will be delivered right to your inbox!

10/15/ Finding Your Way Around Working on a project and not sure where to begin? Confused about online research? Come on in and get to know us! Online Search Sessions An introduction to the library and its resources A guide to using databases An introduction to creating search queries Library Orientations Come in to the library and see everything that we have to offer RefWorks Tutorials Learn to use RefWorks to track your research and citations

10/15/ Printing and Copyright It is the responsibility of all Loyalist College students to be aware of and abide by the copying and distribution limits defined by Access Copyright and Fair Dealing. It is the responsibility of Library and Research Services to educate and disseminate copying rules and regulations via Loyalist’s website, seminars, and other commonly used forms of communication. Loyalist College’s agreement with Access Copyright supersedes the Fair Dealing Guidelines. Questions? Check our Copyright page or come in and see us!Copyright page

10/15/ Study Space 12,000 square feet of study space, including 24 computers Two group study rooms, exclusively for student use! Book study rooms at the Circulation Desk using your student card. Reservations can be made up to a week in advance. First come, first serve!

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