Library Services welcomes Postgraduate Researchers Gerald Watkins Library Services Subject Advisor (Government and Society; Social Policy) (ex 47574)

What do we do for you?  We look after your thesis when it’s done  Both a print copy and the online version  And along the way there’s advice on: –Physical layout of the thesis –Embargoes for commercial/data protection reasons –Copyright material (don’t wait until the last minute to redact these!)

Back to the present …  Basics of what you need to use our services  All the print and online books, journals we provide  Help and advice  All the other services, including managing your references

The Basics …  University username and password (ADF)  University ID card  Access Library Services website

The Basics: University username and password  Get this when registering  Needed to access all computers on campus  Needed to access a lot of databases and journals that University pays for; especially if you are off campus

The Basics: UID card  Gets you through the turnstiles  Borrow and renew books (renew off campus too)  Charge it up to pay for photocopying and printing

Access Library Services  Type this URL in the address box at the top of the screen   This will work from anywhere on or off campus  Most cluster PCs on campus default to Student Portal can use “Library” tab BUT Portal can log you off unexpectedly

Library Services Homepage: what it looks like (just in case the network’s down)

Library Services homepage  Major links: –On left of screen:  Opening hours  Your Library account  Help and Contacts –In middle of the screen: 

Finding what you need for your work –Link in middle of Library Services homepage –Or:

SIGN IN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Use the Sign-in link at the top right of the screen so that you have full access to everything  Publishers impose password restrictions on access to full text etc  Vital for off campus access  Enter your University username and password

searching  Enter what you are looking for in the search box – just like Google

Searching for a book

Results

Print books and ebooks  We have this particular book in two versions: –For the Online Access one; follow the View Online link to read it. –For the print copy; click on Locations to find out:  where it is kept  how long you can borrow it for  whether it is out on loan to someone else (if no copies are available use the “Reserve” linkto have it recalled for you

Library Account  “Library Account” link at top of screen  Logon using the number on your UID card  Use Library Account” to: –Renew loans and check dates due –Check fines and charges –Check on your reservations

Searching for a journal article

Journal articles  Follow the View Online link to the full text of the article

improving your search  defaults to searching for “Everything”; which may be too much  If you have too much; use Refine my Results at the right of the screen  Or limit your search in advance with the drop down menu to the right of the search box

Hint to off campus users: select – Online items option

Traditional bibliographic databases  is OK for locating known items  But it only searches what we have  For a proper literature search: Bibliographic databases in your subject  Enter name of the  Go to Find Databases at the top of the screen

Search by Subject: Category = your School Sub Category = your department

Search by name of database; e.g. ASSIA, Science Citation Index

Search by type : Official publications, Statistical sources, Newspaper collections etc

Getting help  Help and Contacts on Library homepage  Choose “Just Ask” link  Or: (45828 on campus)  Or: talk to real live people on enquiry desks in the Main Library and site libraries

Getting help; Research Support  Research Support link on Library home page:  Disseminating your research  Copyright  Subject Support  Thesis guidance  Training courses  Managing and citing references  Interlibrary loans

Referencing  I-CITE website –How to reference using different systems such as Harvard, Numbering and footnotes, with examples. –Details about RefWorks (a resource in :

Reference Management  Reference management software:  record of what you’ve consulted  formats citations, references and bibliographies  Systems supported here: –EndNote –Reference Manager –RefWorks

Note about using other libraries: SCONUL Access   You can borrow from, or have reference access to, up to three other libraries in the scheme (mainly printed material; online very limited)  Useful if they’re easier to get to than here  Register for it here – we’re your “Home” University, even if we’re not near you home!

Researcher Space in the Main Library

 For exclusive use of academic staff and doctoral researchers  Elizabethan panelling and views of campus  Exhibition of Poster Competition winners  Notice boards about research events (leave anything you want put there at the Reception Desk in Main library)