Research Students: what the Library can do for you October 2015

Introduction Services we provide Facilities on campus Online resources Resources for your subject area Training and support Searching for funding opportunities

Services we provide Online E-journals, e-theses, databases, e-books, statistical sources, legislation, patents, conference proceedings and much more On campus Books, journals, newspapers, theses Collections Access to Other libraries Document Delivery (Inter Library Loans), SCONUL

Services we provide Support & Training Training Reference Management, Advanced Literature Searching, Managing Research Data, Funding Opportunities Databases… Support Speak to a librarian by phone, , chat or in person & use the FAQ pages on Library Website

Online Resources Full-text Journals, Biographies, Databases Country Information, Encyclopaedias, Legislation, Statistics, Ebooks, Datasets, Conference Papers, Dictionaries & Thesauri, Law cases, News sources, Patents & Standards, Theses & dissertations

Joining the library Join to: Borrow from our print resources. Search the collections held on campus using the library catalogue. Use document delivery to borrow materials the OU does not have Apply for a SCONUL Access card so that you can access libraries at other universities. The Open University NAME

On Campus Library Self-service Print collections –Search using Library SearchLibrary Search Study Spaces WiFi Course materials Open Monday-Friday

Searching across sources

Selected resources for your study Art History

Open Research Online OU’s research publications repository Etheses – cleared ©

Training General Online Training Introduction to Library Services How to do a literature search Introduction to Reference Management tools Researchers Specific Training Research Career Development Support Programme

Help when you need it Contact the Helpdesk… Details are on every page of the Library website

Funding Opportunities Research Professional Funding opportunities and research news database, can set up alerts - useful for conference bursaries Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding Online Over 600 alternative funding bodies which make postgraduate grants

What if the OU Library doesn’t have what I need? Document Delivery - order books and photocopies of articles from the British Library and beyond SCONUL - Borrow from other libraries: resources/libraries-near-you resources/libraries-near-you Suggest a book - Use the ‘suggest a book’ form

Where to go next? Check the Library page on the VRE Familiarise yourself with the resources Think about attending the Reference Management training sessions Contact us if you need more help and guidance Any Questions?

Reference Management training Introduction to reference management tools 6 th & 13 th October: face to face sessions 14:00 – 15:00 Library Seminar Rooms 1 & 2 Tuesday, 6 October, 2015 via OU Live - 20:00 An overview of how reference management tools can help you keep track of your references and a brief look at some of the better known freely available tools.

Links recap Campus Library Page details Funding Opportunities Library Homepage Library Resources Page Online Training Sessions ORO SCONUL Selected Resources for your Subject